NEW VOTING INCENTIVE! IT'S MANGA MARCH!!
Puck is turning into a sci-fi manga this month! Vote each week to see the full pic take form!
VOTE FOR THE OTAKU IN YOU!!!
As for this comic...
Nothing much to say about this one. When in doubt, make jokes at Colin's expense. I have a playbook. I like to follow it.
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NEW VOTING INCENTIVE! IT'S MANGA MARCH!!
Puck is turning into a sci-fi manga this month! Vote each week to see the full pic take form!
VOTE FOR THE OTAKU IN YOU!!!
As for this comic...
Nothing much to say about this one. When in doubt, make jokes at Colin's expense. I have a playbook. I like to follow it.
If we wanted to get philosophical this could lead to a discussion about a persons evilness being limited by how much power they have.
Also, good comic
Indeed. What did Christ say about the rich and their ability to get into heaven? I think he said it was super easy.
Barely an inconvenience!
wealth is proof of their salvation.
note- this statement may contain sarcasm. it may also be a paraphrased quote. please read responsibly.
Oof. When they said “Pride goeth before the fall” I guess they meant it “goes out” in the manner of an injured kneecap.
What’s worse? Having no pride or having no shame?
Interesting question. On the face of it, having no shame is worse. Conversely, speaking as someone who struggles with self-esteem, having little or no pride in oneself is no bowl of cherries.
Of course, the very worst is to have no shame and too much pride…
No shame and too much pride is called ‘politician’.
Hey being a geek is a prideful thing to have.
I am very prideful of my Transformers collection. So yeah.
You joke, but I do show off my Legacy BlackZarak figure to every guest who comes to our home.
Mine is hidden away in my collection room, where no one ever sees it. Because no one I know actually would want to see it.
I stopped collecting those a long time ago. Mine have gone to the wind.
Is it cool?
It is cool. A big robot two feet tall. He has a base mode and a scorpion mode. His head comes off, and forms a robot, and then that robot’s head comes off and forms an even smaller robot. See, this is the kind of coolness that is very lame to most people.
“See, this is the kind of coolness that is very lame to most people”
Sounds neat. Did you decide each robot has its own personality or is it like one mind with many bodies?
It’s … complicated. The weird, bizarre world of the Headmasters has multiple interpretations. In Western media, the little robots were separate entities (humans and aliens) that bonded and connected to the bigger robots. And in the Japanese media, the little robots were the only ones in control and the larger bodies were just lifeless vehicle-like ‘transtectors’. And there is no established dynamic with BlackZarak, because he’s actually a Headmaster possessed by the evil force of Devil-Z, a non-corporeal evil entity, who … uhp, it’s getting lame again.
“It’s … complicated.”
Complicated. It sounds like the published narative and the toy are supposed to work in parallel.
I kept collection after I stopped watching the show and collecting the comics. I might have missed out.
It’s never too late to get back in. My son wasn’t alive for most of it, but he’s enthusiastically watched every show from every continuity with me. He is now, ironically, also too old to really care about Transformers, so now we both match.
“It’s never too late to get back in.”
No time, no money, not really interested. But I’m glad you and him have that. 🙂
Smart. Very smart. It’s a pricey train to ride.
Does this now mean twice as much on egg rolls and General Tso’s?
Break the bank, baby!
Puck? Colin? I hope it’s not me.
It might be.
Eep!
Is it just me, or is Miranda not enjoying the entertainment?
Star Wars can be bland.
Star Wars is the definition of bland now. I hate how the fact that I like Star Wars has become, in 2024, as lame as saying, “I like (insert random professional sports team here).” I am basic. I am bland. And I am just a little embarrassing to everyone around me.
Some of the current stuff’s pretty good. I haven’t had the time or energy to see much of it, but it’s not all nothin’.
I’ve seen almost all of it. There are some good bits. There are some bad bits. Lots of ‘meh’ bits.
They made such a mistake in dumping the old books. They should have just made Heir to the Empire the plot of the 7-9th movies.
Would have been better than what they got, certainly.
Could at least score points with “Read the Star Wars Books before the studio threw it all out”.
There is some good gruesome organic horror juuust on the edge of the Galaxy Far Far Away and they’re called the Yuuzan Vong.
Oh, don’t worry. They’ll go back and cannibalize elements of the ‘Legends’ universe and put them into the shows in half-hearted, watered-down forms.
I expected the answer to be, “everyone!”
Every guy, at least.
Is there a translation for the text on the manga pics?
I’m sure you can figure it out. 😉
Is that your way of saying “I have no idea what it means, I just strung together random characters”?
More likely those are not random but copied from some existing pics with different characters.
Dude, it means something. Throw it in Google Translate.
Is there a text version someplace?
I looked, and hey you can do it! Save the image, go to Google Translate, go to the Image tab, load the image and look at Puck being called Pack.
There is no ‘puh’ sound in Japanese. The closest they have is ‘pa’.
That’s fair, but I’m trying to tempt people into trying it themselves. It’s likely not working
Thanks for the explanation. I never noticed before that Google Translate had an image option.
Me too. It’s not an obvious option. I had to google the question.
He should focus on green and envy too. He missed those.
oh, there´s plenty people being greedy and jealous out there as well….i think the main thing he´s lacking nowadays is temptation – the devil is supposed to lead good people astray and make them fall from grace. at this rate, phoebe is more ‘evil’ than her dad, with her looks+job at howlers she´s most definitely tempting various married males to want to break their vows 😉
But Phoebe is not willful or active in her temptation. In that regard, she’s no more sinful than an ice cream sundae. It’s not her fault that she tempts those around her.
I’d say Phoebe would be more of the confection we down South called a “sin cake” (also known as Death by Chocolate).
Good call.
I suspect this Satan’s shtick is to lead by example.
Hey, you don’t need money to be envious! That’s a growth opportunity for him!
“Who among you in that room is without sin? Let him or her throw the first stone.”
That guy had some good quips, man.
Miranda throws the first stone being an innocent. what sin has she committed?
Wrath. So much wrath. And greed. Toddlers are awful, awful people.
You may be lazy, hungry and horny Satan but where is your quintessential trait Satan.
Where is your Pride Satan, the mother of all sins, your most demonic trait. That which defines you.
Cultivate your Pride Satan. Revel in your wrath and vengeance.
All the sins will easily return to you if you just fill yourself with Pride.
Else we will end up with the new anti-christ, Colin of Hamilton, a pale reflection of the dark glory that once was.
The palest.
Tell you what you need to get your evil back, Satan.
You need a IHeartRadio Podcast and a national spot on AM talk radio.
Ooh. Now THAT is evil.
Ummm . . . is this what is known as an intervention? If so, it’s . . . I mean, an intervention to correct Satan’s slide into sort-of benign conduct seems to be . . . for that lot, very typical!
This is not an intervention. This lot is too slothful for an intervention. This is a wake for Satan’s lost legacy. They acknowledge the loss, they shrug, and they move on.
Sloth+Gluttony+Lust = “Too lazy to give a fat f*ck”
That describes today perfectly 🙂
I am, in this comic, mainly creating a self-portrait. The fact that my self-portrait is split up over half a dozen characters is just a ruse to disguise the fact.
Big question is why he gives a flip about the shadow of evil leaving him or not?
He’s still Satan. Have eons of pride just suddenly up and walked out the door?
Not walked out the door, as much as withered due to a lack of water. And the water in this case is money.
I’d say Puck has Wrath pretty well covered. Daphne can tackle Greed. No idea about Envy – that seems to be the one sin your characters don’t express semi-constantly.
Envy is a sin with little comedic potential.
Oh, I wouldn’t say that….
https://www.puckcomics.com/?comic=puck-250 – https://www.puckcomics.com/?comic=puck-272
Were those examples of envy? I felt like that dynamic was different.
In my opinion, yes. I don’t believe the kind of judgement that Colin’s sister ladles on everyone is derived from a true sense of superiority, but an over compensation for a lack of self-esteem and likely an unhappy marriage.
Heather enters the home acting superior and judgey, but is out of her envy of the kind of family life Colin has with Miranda. And given that Heather basically lives in a world of internal self-loathing, her envy of others drives her to make callous, caustic remarks in a pathetic attempt to bring everyone down to her emotional wretchedness.
We joke about the family dynamics among the central characters in this strip, but despite the antics, it is a happy, healthy home life. Which is something Heather clearly does not have. Thus, ENVY.
Nicely put. And 100% right. But I was just talking about the sins of the primary cast. They are alternately wrathful and slothful and lustful and such, but generally low on the envy.
Furthermore ….. the fight between Tracee and Heather is all about Envy. Each banks their reputation on their desire for others to look upon them with envy. They look upon each other and it becomes a game of one-upsmanship about who should be looked upon with greater envy.
Its the same as when two so-called “alpha” members of a species meet up and end up clashing for dominance. Only in this case, “alpha” is not the right word, because neither is the “alpha” they perceive themselves as being.
Well, to relate to the Seven Deadly Sins, I have to relate it to the cast of “Gilligan’s Island” before I remember which is which…
When was the last time Puck tried to find work? Colin supports his extended family and next panel should have had him dealing with that comment with Puck.
Well, she’s taking care of the baby. Any job she got would need to pay enough to warrant the daycare costs. And I don’t think Puck would be pulling in much beyond minimum wage.
Puck’s getting close to encouraging Satan to be more evil. Is she careless or is she so mischievous that she can’t help herself?
Careless, selfish, thoughtless. Many words for it.