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As for this comic...
Yay! We got to 500! And it's mostly thanks to you guys, providing your support over the years.
I was refreshing and correcting my 'Thanks' page today where all my patrons are listed, and the process required that I type out the names of all my patrons. I gotta say, it was eye-opening because it actually took a while. The knowledge that each of those names is a real person who really likes my stuff enough to throw some money my way each month is kinda humbling.
It's not just the patrons, of course. Everyone who reads this comic has contributed in some way to this comic's existence.
Thanks, people. None of this would exist if it weren't for you.
Puck 500
JUNE VOTING INCENTIVE UP NOW!
More bonus car wash comic stuff! Good times!
VOTE TO BE SO VERY, VERY KIND!
As for this comic...
Yay! We got to 500! And it's mostly thanks to you guys, providing your support over the years.
I was refreshing and correcting my 'Thanks' page today where all my patrons are listed, and the process required that I type out the names of all my patrons. I gotta say, it was eye-opening because it actually took a while. The knowledge that each of those names is a real person who really likes my stuff enough to throw some money my way each month is kinda humbling.
It's not just the patrons, of course. Everyone who reads this comic has contributed in some way to this comic's existence.
Thanks, people. None of this would exist if it weren't for you.
Indy (Comics) 500 Winner!
You made it half-a-thousand laps! CONGRATULATIONS!!! – so many others crash and burn and never see this goal.
But don’t throw down the checked flag yet: the crowd is still roaring and demanding more!
Especially now that we’re in the middle of a deep mother-daughter discussion. Is Puck saying that she does not really value altruism, but she values the friendship of the altruistic and so plays along?
(Now would be a good time to head over to Patron….)
I feel like getting to #500 in a webcomic (especially a laregly unpopular webcomic like mine) is more a monument to stubbornness than an actual achievement. But I thank for the vote of confidence.
As for Puck’s point here, I think that this is more an acknowledgement that friendship with the right person can be a path to becoming a better person. Or at least acting like a better person. It’s not just for the sake of the friendship. It’s more that the friendship provides a scaffold to self-improvement. While also offering friendship.
On what grounds do you condemn your comic as “largely unpopular”? You’re currently 30 on TWC, with 2280 votes this month alone, so you’re not doing that badly. Congratulations on a great achievement!
Well, it must be noted that TWC is mostly a list of less popular comics. Only people hungry for readership actively encourage voting. The REALLY popular comics aren’t even on the list. But I guess everything is relative. There are tons of comics that are less popular. But when I look around, all I see are comics that have better art and bigger audiences that pull in tons of money through Kickstarter or Patreon, and I feel like garbage.
Most of those more-popular webcomics would be in the category of “so famous I never heard of them”. Most of the webcomics that I follow, I discovered by browsing topwebcomics. The rest, I mostly found because they used to be print comics. In both cases, they were in a place I could go to browse through the selections (topwebcomics, comics shops, Comixology), and sample something that mildly interested me until I was hooked. I can’t think of any I found solely by word of mouth, that hooked me so quickly that I was immediately motivated to add a new URL to the list that I regularly monitor.
Well, that is the great thing about TWC: it does provide an avenue for people to find the comic. I have to say that any success I have is due in large part to TWC’s support and exposure.
I’m pretty sure I’ve found most comics I read due to crossovers and fanart exchanges between authors. But topwebcomics is probably second.
Yeah, I should totally be doing more crossover stuff. It just takes time. And lots of effort. And requires that you know other comic people, and I sadly am friends with very few.
Such stubbornness is not not an achievement. My mom complained about my stubbornness for decades and by golly my web comic went nowhere.
Be proud. This is great.
Well, thank you sir. It’s easier to be stubborn when you’ve got other people to be stubborn with. And that’s why the readers and the commenters are so critical.
Indeed.
Congrats on the big 500! There’s something special about the 500th comic featuring our favorite Puck explain what it’s like to be a bad person surrounded by decent members of society.
Puck’s is a perspective that I understand because I live it. I am not a very good person. I’m selfish, mercurial and have more offences at my beck than I have thoughts to put them in, imagination to give them shape, or time to act them in. And yet I am surrounded by some really good people (my wife being the most prominent of the bunch) who give me something to aspire to. I don’t stack up next to the good people, but they constantly provide me with examples of how I can be better.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
Okay, some would say that it would be trite and irritating to see someone type out all the numbers 1 to 500. However, when you type all the names, that’s just your way of saying thank you. Or as my french teacher once joked about saying thank you in the Missouri Ozark region. “Mercy Bucket”
495, 496, 497, 498, 499, 500!
I appreciate the appreciation, good sir.
I really thought Robin was going to start channeling Yoda here.
He was always a Master of the Obvious.
Oh yeah …
HAPPY 500th !
Try for 1000 – pleeze
O M G
The new TWC Sidebar Ad with Papa Snorf and Phoebe is AMAZING !!!
By far the best ever !
this is starting to sound like a self-help group – welcome to jerks anonymous, where we try to learn how to supress our more socially unacepted tendencies
Hey, there’s always a J.A. meeting in your area! Reach out and get help today!
@Peya Luna
Is THIS Self-Help ?
I must have had it all wrong 😛
And it was SUSAN that taught me how to make this emoticon ” 😛 “.
Susan … come back.
We all miss you.
(and mebe even Buggle does)
This is really touching. The way Puck is trying to help Daphne. I’m just waiting, in vain no doubt, for Daphne to hug Puck in a moment of insanity.
Expecting a hug might be too much. Not sure Daphne has ever willingly hugged anyone ever.
Who’s the lady in Panel Three behind them? If that’s a Star Trek uniform, it looks like Captain Janeway.
@Robert Nowall
Captain Janeway is actually in every panel.
She was, at this time, employed as a Server.
Everyone has to start somewhere !
Remember, when making important plans: there’s a right way, a wrong way and a Janeway.
Random waitress? Though the hair does have a certain Janeway vibe…
@EG
Technically, isn’t TAKING ORDERS a prime function of a Waitress ?
Servers, on the other hand, just deliver food.
They can supply an extra fork if you dropped yours on the floor (klutz), but that’s it.
It’s very rare to have actual Waiters or Waitresses employed at Proms and like events.
Yes, you are correct. ‘Server’ is the correct term in this capacity. I dunno. I just know they always seem to be wearing vests at these venues.
@EG
In addition to my esteemed position as Official PRESIDENT of the TRACEEE Fan Club, I am also a huge fan of Captain Janeway (though I actually watch Voyager for SEVEN OF NINE).
Sadly, although I have an odd fascination with the BORG QUEEN, Baldie (my human pet), forbids viewing of Star Trek Voyager anymore.
Between my Night Terrors every time the Borg Queen appears, and my … um … “Horny Terrors ?” that Seven of Nine is responsible for, I guess he’s right.
On the other side, that hint of a beard on panel 1 is suspiciously similar to one see in TNG…
I would NEVER strangle a screaming child.
That requires you to get closer to the noise.
Better to throw objects at them from a distance until they run away.
You speak from experience. Obviously.
I suppose when you’re old enough to have met Shakespeare. you actually do learn some perspective!
Even awful people can sometimes possess sage advice.
Lemme put it this way. The idea of acting like a better person is pretty intimidating, but dissappointing someone you love is actually worse.
I would wholeheartedly agree.
Congrats on the 500.
I assumed Puck caused the kid to scream.
You may be right in that assumption.
You know, I did NOT notice that Puck hadn’t specified who’s child she was talking about. And in Puck’s case, she’s got two to pick from. My mom would have picked up on that.
I find it interesting that Daph’s observation is that it’s hard, not why should she do it. She likes Tyyyyyler, she likes Tyyyyyyler. 😀
Nothing did NOT happen in this strip. Daph was handed an epiphany. A lot happened. Which is cool because The Order of the Stick did that joke.
Yay Ounce! Ounce, ounce ounce! Woooooooooo! Why are you looking at me like that? I just think it’s better than “Twenty-eight and a bit grams”. It has nothing to do with with this unit conversion app I’m trying to sell.
Fun fact: willpower can ONLY be measured in ounces.
… because an ounce is a type of cat, amirite?
An ounce of courage is worth a pard of strength.
They prefer to be called Giraffes now.
Lots of things can. Credibility. Truth. Sincerity. Swords.
Very true. It is the best unit of measurement for abstract concepts.
Indeed!
And swords.
P.S. Congratulations. I forgot to say it. I’ve got to say, I really enjoy it.
Makes me wonder if it was Daph that was screaming…
Unlikely. But possible.
Baby: WAAAAAAAHHHHHH
Daph:WAAAaAahhhAAaaaAAA!?@#
Puck: I’mma kill this child
Mom: Which one?
Puck: Yes
Something like that entirely.
I wasn’t expecting that….like, really on point, Puck
I shouldn’t be surprised, Colin can’t be only one throwing out moral backhands
I’d say this one is less a moral backhand and more a gentle moral offering presented on a silver platter. But yeah, everyone gets a chance to preach to Daphne. It’s the law.
Very perceptive of Puck. And Daphne seems to at least have heard Puck’s word. Not sure she’ll follow, but hey, progress. As Percy the rentman said when he grabbed Andy’s penny (tossed at the beginning of a soccer game) ‘A penny ‘ere, a penny there . ..”
Is that an Andy Capp ref? Hot dang, I didn’t know people made those anymore. Warms my heart.
Ahh… That third panel is just SO satisfying! ^_^
Well, I am pleased that I can provide you with even a modicum of satisfaction in comic form.
If Phoebe complains to Puck about Puck’s behavior, she should just smile and say, “Well, Phoebe, you can always go back and live with your Dad.” 😉
At which point Phoebe can say “give me the 200 grand you owe me.” Puck is in no position to take the moral or practical high ground over Phoebe.
On the one hand, Puck. On the other, Satan. Neither is worse. Just different.
@ChrisH
That is interesting.
Daffy was quite likely 10 to 12 (in human years), when she was abandoned at Robin’s doorstep.
Although nasty as wet dirt, Daffy could certainly pick out “Dad” in a lineup.
And “He” owes megabucks in Child Support !
Also “this screaming kid at the mall”—Daphne, right?
That would be a twist.
What a great sentiment in this one EG 🙂
Also, congratulations on 500 comics!
Thanks, man!
Congrats on page 500!!! It’s already been said, but I think it’s really cool that this milestone ends on a moral high-note!
Thanks. And not sure this really counts as a moral high note, but I’ll take it. More a moral middle note?
I like how Puck’s speech balloon gets darker in each panel. I imagine her voice getting slightly deeper and more ominous with each panel.
That and Daphne has concentric gold rings around her like the shockwave from an explosion.
I do like my gradient fills.
The 500th comic, and it encapsulates the premise perfectly!
I’m pleased to hear you feel that way.
:3
@Buggle
“encapsulates”
A word used far too rarely – especially when used so perfectly in context.
BUGGLE RULES !!!!
Oh, yeah, too. Neglected congratulations on your five hundredth.
500 pages. Congratulations! Also, Puck’s got some interesting insight into Phoebe that also helps explains why she’s still single. She’s not going to find a lot of guys who can measure up to her standards up in Canada.
Nah, don’t strangle the kid. Get a squirt gun and spray them until they go away. Bonus points if you fill it with something noxious.
That works with cats. Kids are hit or miss with the squirt gun. You run the risk of looking like you’re game for play time. And you’re inviting them to spray you back with something. Not sure what the something would be, but I’d rather not risk it.
That’s a great point. Spray the parent(s) instead I guess.
THAT is a good idea. Makes me ant to carry a squirt gun on me, just for the purpose.
@EG
“THAT is a good idea. Makes me ant to carry a squirt gun on me, just for the purpose.”
Not me.
I hate ants.
They itch.
@EG
Oh … wait.
“Canadian” Ants are prolly real polite and pleasant.
Not like American ants.
BTW, why are there so many Web Comics based on CAT-GURLS, and so few on ANTS ?
A Mystery.
Simple.
Ants =/= Cute
Ants =/= Sexy
Cat + Girl = Cute + Sexy
Ants do not feature into any such equation
Ants are a nonstarter. Witness the Pixar movie “A Bug’s Life”. That company could make a box office hit out of anything … except ants.
Arthropoda in general have a hard time in pop culture.
And with good reason. Insects, spiders, etc are horrifyingly different from mammals in almost every way. About the only bugs that anyone’s been able to make “cute” are butterflies and ladybugs. As an entomophobe, its not easy living in coastal NE sometimes. Every frikken restaurant is plastered with pictures and cartoons of lobsters and crabs. (shudders)
Yes, I find it remarkable that one of the world’s most successful rock bands, The Beatles, are rarely depicted humorously as their insect name sake. (I like dragonflies, but I could do fine without most of the rest.) :p
Remember that Muppets skit on Sesame Street with the Beetles? It did happen. But I only remember it once.
YaY! Well done. You’ve come from a black and white local comic to a web series. 🙂 😀
Not sure whether that is progress or not, but let’s pretend it is. 😉