NEW NOVEMBER VOTING INCENTIVE!
It's Thanksgiving for 90% of my readers, so that means weird Phoebe cosplay! If you've ever wanted to see a devil girl dress up as a sexy pilgrim, then, well, I think it's safe to say that this is your only chance. Better vote while you can!
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As for this comic...
So we finally see the dresses that Phoebe's been cooking up for herself and Puck. Puck's is reasonably classy. Phoebe's is unreasonably over-the-top. No surprises there.
This comic, by the way, was at least partially inspired by the fact that I mistakenly put in a speech bubble when I should have put in a thought bubble in a comic a few weeks ago. It just got me musing on the importance of speech versus thought bubbles, in comics and in real life.
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NEW NOVEMBER VOTING INCENTIVE!
It's Thanksgiving for 90% of my readers, so that means weird Phoebe cosplay! If you've ever wanted to see a devil girl dress up as a sexy pilgrim, then, well, I think it's safe to say that this is your only chance. Better vote while you can!
VOTE FOR PUCK! SAY YES TO THE BLUNDERBUSS!
As for this comic...
So we finally see the dresses that Phoebe's been cooking up for herself and Puck. Puck's is reasonably classy. Phoebe's is unreasonably over-the-top. No surprises there.
This comic, by the way, was at least partially inspired by the fact that I mistakenly put in a speech bubble when I should have put in a thought bubble in a comic a few weeks ago. It just got me musing on the importance of speech versus thought bubbles, in comics and in real life.
Yowza !!
Two exclamation marks? I was going for three.
!
(it’s a straggler)
Bah, Humbug.
The girls are HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@pat
EG is NOT going to beech to you about lack of exclamation marks, that is a fact.
🙂
If a hot redhead in a skin-tight dress, who also happens to be your wife and the mother of your child, isn’t good enough for you, then I don’t know what to say, Colin.
Mebe Colin’s favorite color is Blue ?
(and if he says anything – Black & Blue)
Where’s an upvote when you need one?
Agreed!
I need to note that my wife read your comment and heartily approved. So well done, sir.
[E.G.]:
I should point-out, Good Sir, that Puck’s final words here are NOT rhetorical — she’s basically fishing for further compliments. My suggestion to Colin is:
– Do NOT mess with her makeup.
– Do NOT ‘muss’ her hair.
– This ‘fishing’ on her part suggests that she’s looking for more than just words.
… with all this in mind, I’m thinking he should lightly hug her, while gently nibbling on her shoulder, & muttering,
“MMmm-m-m-m … freckles … my FAVORITE!”
If she tries to push him away, yield slowly, while using a “Gomez Addams”-type voice to say,
“You KNOW what that DOES to me!!!”
In any event, don’t let her go without first whispering to her:
“I am SO – VERY – LUCKY, to have you in my life.”
… & if you have any regard for your life AT-ALL, You! Will! Mean! It!
You have the survival instincts of an oft-hunted animal. I’m sure they serve you well.
Have to say, I think I like Puck’s dress better. Pheobe might be sexier, but Puck’s dress has an undeniable air of elegance!
(yeah, I know, my age is showing)
Yeah, I agree. Phoebe’s dress may show more skin, but Puck’s is just more stylish IMO.
You guys all have such class. We run a classy joint around here.
To be honest, I’m in agreement. My age is showing too.
No, Puck *is* prettier. Phoebe is just showing more cleavage.
Well, to a simple mind, cleavage = attractive. You are just far too advanced.
What can I say? I’m a sucker for fair-skinned redheads…
Agreed!
The freckles on the shoulders just add to the innate hotness.
I’m a big fan of freckles. I know they’re not cool in certain circles, but those circles aren’t mine.
Eh, I like Puck’s best, it’s classy and elegant and reveals just the right amount.
Phoebe’s reminds me of a half peeled banana.
I love that description of Phoebe’s dress. It’s perfect.
Feel free to use it if opportunity arises.
How often I – and perhaps we all – wish we could change our speech bubbles to thought bubbles IRL!
As for the dresses: some like fire, some like ice. There’s really no wrong answer as long as you keep it in your thought balloon.
Nicely said, good sir. Nicely said.
While both ladies are beautiful, Puck’s outfit would turn heads at the MET gala. Phoebe, on the other hand, looks like she’s dressed for the AVN awards show.
Sorry Phoebe.
well, thats just phoebe´s style, though considering that they´re going to an event with mostly teenage guest i DO think her dress is inapropriate – my teachers would have complimented her out of the hall wearing something like that.
also, i´m wondering what kind of dark magic she´s using to keep the dress up – realistically, there should at least be some sort of mesh in the deep ‘v’ to keep it from falling apart
@Peya Luna
Phoebe has thousands of itty bitty, invisible trained demons that flit to and fro and keep everything in place.
Or double-backed adhesive tape.
We’ve already clearly established that Phoebe’s outfits do not follow the restrictions of gravity. Though if I were to guess, I’d say such an outfit requires some form of rigid structure or underpinning, including stiff wires, double-sided tape and a whole lot of luck.
Velcro. Lots and lots of Velcro.
Attached to what?!? Velcro’s gotta cling to something!
Why can you simply say she’s using magic for that effect?
Or magic. Magic is also good.
Perhaps that fabric clings to Phoebe because it wants to.
Who wouldn’t?
Oh you.
Me, for one. Phoebe’s not my idea of a hot date.
You made me Google ‘AVN Awards Show’. And you immediately made me wish I hadn’t.
I wonder what the thought balloons will say when he gets an eye full of Daphne.
Colin is not the overly protective type. I think his thought balloons will be mostly empty.
Both of their dresses suits them.
I am curious which comic you’re referring to when you should have put in a thought bubble rather than a speech bubble.
As for me, I tend to think a lot and then never say any of it, causing a lot of people to wonder if something is wrong with me…
The strip was #463. I’ve fixed it, but when it first ran, Puck’s thought bubble in panel four was a speech bubble. It actually took a while for anyone to notice it and bring it to my attention, but yeah.
Puck is stunning and gorgeous! Red hair and freckles are my kryptonite.
Then this comic is for you, Superman.
Colin might be dumb, but he’s not stupid!
He might be stupid, AND he might be done, but he’s learned from Pavlovian training that painful things come from verbally reacting to Phoebe.
Like Mr. Smacky.
And Mr. Clue-By-Four and The Chair Leg of Truth if Mr. Smacky isn’t enough!
All eyes on Phoebe all night !
Simply Spectacular.
Tho I wonder if a small glove that would cover her Tail Barb might be just the detail that would bring her outfit from a TEN to an ELEVEN ?
That’s weird. No.
@EG
Yeah, we can’t have anything WeIrD in Puck !
“Hot Mary Mother with Gravy!”, I am so adding that to my lexicon (with permission of course). It is right up there with, “Sweet fancy Moses” and “Christ on cracker”.
Yep, agreed.
It felt like the best type of sacrilege.
C-Colin my boi are you JOKING!? Your wife is hot! I’ll take her if you don’t want her dude.
Colin appreciates Puck. He just can’t stop appreciating other women too. It’s a problem.
That’s fair, and I will admit i’ve fallen victim to this too but, damn it puck looks awesome and deserves all the appreciation right now.
I once explained to my step sister that the reason men still look at other women while with someone else because they’re comparing them to the standard their current woman is setting. More than often not, the outcome is “she looks good, but not as good as the one I’m currently with.”
It’s when the man stops looking is when she should be worried.
When the man stops looking, he’s dead, right? That’s what you’re saying, right? Because that’s when guys stop looking.
Actually, I was implying that the moment a man stops looking at other girls, he’s either actively cheating, found someone to cheat with, or contemplating breaking up.
Or dead.
As for Phoebe…didn’t Cher wear something like that to the Academy Awards?
Indeed. Cher and Phoebe definitely share a certain something in terms of their fashion choices.
Like I’ve said before, Colin has a lot more on the ball than people credit him for. Frankly, Colin should be Premier, or even Prime Minister; 10 years of living with Puck, Phoebe and Daphne is preparation for anything! A neighbouring country threatens war? Piece of cake. Alien invasion? Ho-hum. “Dudes, these are the three women I live with, plus the cutest daughter any man has. Now, you can surrender now when I’m in a good mood, or later, when I’m not. Your choice.”
I hold to the idea that Colin is not really smart, but merely a survivor. He is a rat trapped in an elaborate cage with various shock panels and such. He knows how to avoid the shocks, and acts entirely out of self-preservation. He’s just so adept at it that it almost appears to be intelligence.
Yeah, that does make sense, I just figure Colin ought to get a little respect for sticking around. . . . I also wonder how his students will feel about him, once they see his wife, her roommate . . . will U of T English courses be the hot ticket for Hamiltonian high-school students?
U of T? We don’t talk about that place ‘round these parts. That’s Big Smoke talk! To be honest, you will find very few U of T grads in Hamilton. Mostly because they have better places to be.
Another instance for Mr. Smacky?
If he’d said something, perhaps. But he didn’t. He’s growing. By tiny degrees.
We’re talking 1/x type of degree aren’t we? Or is the equivalent or corresponding temperatures like the following example using the high temperature of Miami from yesterday: 30 degrees C/86 degrees F.. 30/86 = 0.384. So maybe near boiling water.
It has been a while since Phoebe changed her Hair Style, but this week’s episode confirms she made a wise decision !
Old Hair
I’m glad you approve. Still.
Don’t worry Puck! Sexy red beats sexy blue every time.
;))
I don’t know why, but I felt that the red needed to go to Puck here.
Phoebe ALWAYS shows more skin. That will never change.
It is a defined, unquestionable rule.
Based on past experiences, I have to think that Colin will be lucky to get out of there in one piece. At the very least whiplash from trying not to be causght ogling Phoebe.
Well, whiplash is just sort of an occupational guy hazard. It’s best to always have a neck brace lying around the house, just in case.
I was about to make a comment on the history of thought bubbles, or speech balloons in general (cf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speech_balloon), but with the passing of Stan Lee, I’m just going to spend some time reading tributes to the legend and leave the comics trivia for another week. Excelsior!
I will miss Stan. Many thoughts on his passing. Few I can easily articulate here. All I can say is that he lived long enough to see himself deified. Not many can ever claim that.
The man lived a long and impactful life. At 95, he lived through a lot, and made a huge impact on not just his chosen profession, but the world in general. The world may be lesser for his loss, but the legacy he left behind and the characters he created will live on forever.
Personally my vote for belle of the ball still goes to Puck. She looks ten times better in her dress.
That seems to be the consensus. And I won’t argue with that.
I imagine most folks will just wonder what kind of social life these adults have that they decided to get THAT dressed up for an adolescent dance at the middle school.
I suppose it’s a little sad, from a certain point of view. But Puck is a stay-at-home mom who doesn’t get out very often and is reveling in the opportunity, and Phoebe missed out on her own prom and is weirdly trying to recreate the experience as an adult. So they have their reasons. Kinda.
I’ve got to say that I prefer Puck’s look. There’s a level of elegance and maturity in her style that Phoebe’s outfit lacks.
That seems to be everyone’s opinion. Except Colin. I think Colin is just easily swayed by cleavage.
wait puck is in canada????? i ether forgot or didn’t notice…….i dont know whats worse
Well, it’s been mentioned many times, but a big deal is never made of the Canadian setting, so I think it would be easy to miss.
@EG
Many are relieved Puck is set ON EARTH, let alone Canada (which is so far North, it is in danger of flying off entirely).
And has ANY Humans in it.
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Everybody’s an Alien.
These two are soon to be hated by every teenage girl at the prom. Those are some dam sexy dresses.
As an adult, you are going to either be ignored or hated by teen girls. Honestly, hated is almost the more appealing option.
Phoebe’s talents are wasted at her regular work she should be a fashion designer. Pucks retro 70′ early 80’s dress is fantastic. Phoebe’s dress looks like she should be in a beauty pageant.
Well, she’s a girl of many talents.
Honestly, Colin should’ve worn a dark purple suit, a pair of lightly tinted glasses, and bought a cane because with the trio of lovely ladies he’s escorting to the prom, he’s practically a pimp.
He doesnt have the swagger to pull it off.
Note to Colin: Don’t stare, Puck will catch you. If you do stare, tell her you were wondering why Phoebe felt the need to flaunt herself so shamelessly, then shake your head, like you’re sad, or something. Option B is go, “Meh,” then turn and openly and lasciviously ogle your wife. Option C is to play dead and hope she buys it.
You speak like a man well versed in navigating treacherous waters.
I’m a guy, I’m thirsty AF, and my fiance is jealous. Yeah, I know these waters.
Colin’s been leveling up his Husbando skills!
He’s trying. Really he is. Learning as an act of sheer self-preservation.
I prefer Puck’s dress.
The colour really suits her, and it’s more classy.
(Not to mention, it probably doesn’t require the use of double-sided tape somewhere.)
You and everyone else.
@EG
Not me.
I’m going with the BLUE BABE 100%.
(classy is not in my vocabulary)
Y’know, it JUST NOW hit me that Colin is literally the only default human in their household.
Well, Miranda is half-human. And Tyler is human too. Some token humans present.
Well, I’m sure they’ll be plenty of humans at the prom. I can’t wait!
I know how I would like the plot to go- the phrase “killing with kindness” comes to my mind. 🙂
This plot line is almost certainly not going anywhere anyone expects. That’s a big part of the fun for me here.
@EG
I, for one, am intrigued.
Hopefully, at the rate Puck progresses, I pray I live long enough to see !
On a note that has nothing to do with Puck, We lost two legends this week, Stan Lee died on Monday, and Roy Clark died on thursday.
Stan, Thank you for your work, and thank you for all the Inspiration you brought to the comic world.
Roy, you were truly one of the greats, and all the guitar chops I stole from you, I promise will never forget where they came from! thank you for being a personal inspiration.
Roy Clark, I must admit, I had to Google. Not a big country music guy. But after I Googled him, I was like, “Oh, that guy! Yeah! I … kinda know that face.” Didn’t know he’d just died either. Huh.
On the Stan Lee side, I am just quite literally wiping the tears out of my eyes after listening to Kevin Smith’s tribute to Stan Lee on ‘Fatman Beyond’. (You’ll find it on Youtube.) So many Stan stories. And Kev breaks down at a few points and it really got to me. The stories are f#$%ing hilarious, though. Worth a listen, if only to hear about the time Stan Lee threw shade at Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols … at a kids’ poetry reading.
Stan Lee to me will always be the creator of Fantastic Four. Even as a kid, I wasn entranced with the concept of a super that didn’t really want to be one because of those comics. I see his influence and psychological insights in almost every comic I read, including this one!
Roy Clark was more than just another guy on Hee Haw. If you’re a Beverly Hillbillies fan, he did all the guitar work in the background music, and you can here his influence in a lot of other music, not just country. For example, Lights by Journey, or just about anything by the stray cats (First time I heard “Rock this town”, I thought it was Roy Clark playing the guitar). Crowded House, Red hot Chili Peppers… the list goes on and on.
I will raise my glass and shed a quiet tear to both of these legends, and will sing Excelsior in a bluegrass style.
RIP, Mr. Lee. You made many readers happy, and will continue to do so.
“The sad thing isn’t that we die so old, it’s that we die so young.” – Oscar Wilde
Well, he had a good innings. We should all be so lucky to live a good, long life. And I mean, I know he had some sadness in his life and the last year was a bit rocky, but all in all, I think things came up Stan Lee most of the time.
Trying to figure out why Puck’s dress seems so much better.
Maybe it’s because its line steers the gaze up from the hips and boobage to her perfectly delightful face, using the lace and the edging as pointers that say “when you’re done, my face is up here, gentlemen!” whereas the lines of Phoebe’s dress direct the gaze to the boobage and the curves inward and stops with no directive high, creating a socially awkward moment but more importantly deemphasizing Phoebe’s sweet face. Just because the face is never in the dress doesn’t mean it’s not part of the outfit.
Or I may be thinking too hard.
I thought it was because Phoebe’s dress says “My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard”, whereas Puck’s dress says “It doesn’t matter what you think of me, what’s important is what I think of YOU”
Well, you have nicely hit on an intentional design element that I put in to differentiate the dresses: the direction lines and flow are inverted, with Puck’s forming an A while Phoebe’s forms a V. I felt it fit, though. So much of Phoebe’s design is suggestive of that V, from her horns to the chevron tip of her tail.
As we all know, elves don’t really exist, so obvious what is going on here… Puck is a vampire and Phoebe a succubus, and they are looking for fresh young victims. (Red dress is big giveaway, hides the blood stains)
Is that why they have prominent canines? Huh. Learn something new every day.
@Monster Hunter
they are looking for fresh young victims.
Thanks a lot, Captain Buzzkill.
I’m way past Kittenhood.
(On the other hand, Phoebe left her glasses at home……)
She’s got contacts. She sometimes drops the glasses.
@EG
Nope, nope….
Her contact prescription ran out.
New contacts are still on back-order.
She’s blind as Mr Magoo.
I’M GOING TO THE PROM WID PHOEBE !
@EG, werewolves hate silver, and vampires hate garlic. Just remember those two facts, and I’m sure this webcomic will be a worldwide hit.
😉
@ChrisH
Huh….
An aged Vampire might still be able to hold a job at one of those CASH FOR GOLD places where they buy precious metal.
“Here, Count, check out this here Necklace for me”
“YEARGHHH !!!!!” “GET IT AWAY !!!!!”
“Solid .925, eh ? I think we got a deal at $50, miss.”
@SalemCat, ;). I don’t really expect werewolves to show up here. But that’s OK with me, there’s fairies, a dog girl, and even Old Scratch and his kid, so there’s plenty of wacky fun ahead, I’m sure.
@ChrisH
Never forget EMILY THE CAT-GIRL.
And her “Special Powers”.
@EG, aw, heck, without cats and girls, the whole Internet would collapse! 🙂 😉
@ChrisH
And Aliens !
@SalemCat, I won’t forget. Now we just need to wait. 🙂
You crazy Canadians and your gravy.
Puck’s dress really works with her freckles.
Phoebe just DOES that to clothes. I don’t think she can help it. The dowdiest thing would turn out like . . . well a bland French maid’s outfit, but even something mildly attractive looks like that thing.
Pucks dress is actually pretty nice, I’d say. A bit retro.
She is a fairy of ancient lore.
I just like the interplay of lace and freckles. It makes the freckles look, to me, like part of the design.