Feb26
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!
As for this comic…
Were you expecting this? Were you ready for this? Were you wanting this?
Probably not. Well, you’re welcome.
I, um. I didn’t expect it to happen so fast.
He and Colin look a bit alike. I guess you have to look like someone.
Well, he and Colin look a bit alike in the same way that almost ALL my male characters look a bit alike, because I have limited art skills.
Eyes, nose, mouth , yeah, I get it.
I think it’s mainly the nigh-exact silhouette of the beard.
I can only draw one beard.
And I can only grow one beard. That’s the same thing, right?
As near as damnit.
I was expecting something like this, because you said this would happen, but I was NOT ready. There was no possible way to be ready.
Good job.
Now I do want to see each other main character’s reaction.
Whoops, sorry, that’s meant to be in the main thread.
I know, right? It’s so cool.
I knew Satan was losing his powers, BUT THIS IS RIDICULOUS!!!! I don’t even wanna know what’ll happen if his daughter sees this!
Well, he’s just a sad, sad man now. You know. Like me.
yeah, there´s only a tiny bit of shadow left on his horn….i wonder what´ll happen next, given his new couch-potato-lifestyle i´d say he´ll soon develop a paunch, but who knows? if his shadow can vanish, the horns might shrink or just fall off too….which leads me to two big questions: where is the shadow and the title of supreme evil overlord going to? and whats stopping tracee from going back to howlers – both to make money and to find a new sugar daddy. i mean, SHE is still hot!
Well, Tracee COULD go back to work at Howlers. But that would be work. It’s hard to work when you haven’t for a few years.
Talk about your surprise reveals.
Of the worst variety.
Hmmm… no more paradise by the dashboard light, eh?
I was expecting something like this, because you said this would happen, but I was NOT ready. There was no possible way to be ready.
Good job.
Now I do want to see each other main character’s reaction.
Well, we may condense the reactions. They’ll probably be equal levels of shock.
Next week’s page – four panels of Colin, Puck, Daphne, and Phoebe’s “shock” faces…
It’d get old by panel two.
Do them like an Andy Warhol painting.
Kinda curious. Is this the way you have always drawn him and then you just shaded his face? So, you would have always known what he looked like or was this a new discovery for you as well?
Pretty much. The lines of this face are the same as the one in shadow.
I think he used to have more hair?
He NEVER had hair. Another curse he deals with.
2 points here:
1. That is extremely jarring.
2. He was made for loving you, baby.
Tonight he’s gonna lay it at your feet.
He’s ALWAYS been old. At least as far as this comic has run. As Satan, I assume he’s been around since creation.
He just now LOOKS old.
… And still not as old as his true age.
Indeed. One might say he looks pretty good for being thousands (millions?) of years old.
If he’s literally as old as creation, billions.
Unless it’s the biblical creation. Where the universe is younger.
Lots of things have been created. The universe. Earth. Dairy Queen.
The Earth WAS created, but then it had to be demolished by the Vogons for a hyperspace bypass…
No shadow on his face…better watch out that he doesn’t get a sunburn…
I don’t think Satan can burn. Probably fireproof.
Wow, this has been a long time coming!
And decidedly not worth the wait.
Wow! What a shocking reveal! Satan is ABE VIGODA!!
Not the intended likeness, but … not wrong.
But does he SOUND like him. And does he get dancers?
I love that a bit of the shadow is still on the left horn.
Well, it’s not completely gone. Just mostly.
WOW, What a plot twist!!
Heavily foreshadowed and thoroughly expected, but a twist nonetheless!
Harshing my sense of wow, man….
So what’s next for this cursed path of sin redemption? The horns gonna start dissolving? Will buds of angel wings appear on his back?
Nah, the horns won’t go anywhere. And he’s not turning good, per se. Just … less bad.
You’d think she’d show him a little sympathy 😉
How did she wake up with perfect hair and makeup ?
There’s a reason I leave the closet door with the mirror on it slid open at night so it isn’t the first thing I see in the morning.
Well, her hair ISN’T perfect. You’ll see there are a few stray hairs out of place. And as the makeup, I just have a standard default coloration for each character and it’s hard for me to deviate.
One would think that she -may- have, I don’t know, touched his face in all the time she’s been with him?
Also, wrinkles don’t appear just on the face…
Well, yeah, but it’s one thing to touch and another to see. Seeing is believing.
One wonders where the shadow went. Considering his luck, maybe Colin.
It’s dissipated into the hearts and minds of wicked men.
So, into the Cabal? Do they get face shadows too?
Nah, the shadow is purely a Satan thing. Something about the darkness of damnation.
It is clearly time for “Puck, Mistress of Darkness” to assume command.
She’s more ‘Puck, Mistress of Amoral Shrugs’.
Cassandra Peterson might have something to say about that: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassandra_Peterson
You mean like Awesome?
I Wonder if Pheobe or Puck can be as expressive with their ears as Satan can be?
Heck, I wonder if any of Puck’s faerie or Satan’s demonic relatives will ever pay a visit? Then again, Colin would probably spend a week hiding under the couch
Considering what the Fay used to get up to I’d prefer the demons
For the ears question, yes. They can emote with ears. For the ‘additional fantasy cast’ question, I feel like the comic is so crowded with characters right now, the last thing I should do is add more. Though that might not stop me.
Well, that’s very true and your restraint is probably very wise..
Plus Puck would have to annex the crack house next door to get any more visitors to fit in the comic strip right now
No room! No room!
There IS a wedding coming up.
I now have a vision of Hell’s Council hiding in the toilets during the reception if Redcap (or worse) turns up from Puck’s side of the family
Guess there’s a lot of reasons why she never talks about them
Hey, maybe Satan can gift Colin a sword made of Hellforged cold iron?
Puck might object though
Why would Phoebe’s relatives be involved? I mean, she’s obviously Maid of Honor (but why not Daphne???) but why would Satan be involved?
I recently just discovered your comics but honestly I wish I found them way sooner. I’ve had to sit through a bunch of boring long winded business presentations at work recently and I like to look busy on my laptop, when I’m actually just catching up on all the puck lore for a good laugh. Curious to see where you take some of the new arcs you’ve introduced, I’m rather excited to see more of your work!
A new reader? Whoa. I haven’t gotten a new reader in … years. I thought new readers for independent webcomics died out in 2016. You are a rare, endangered breed. And I welcome you. If I can provide even a moment of distraction from meeting he’ll, it’s all worth it.
Oh god it’s so cursed.
This one actually made me cackle out loud at this late hour. Satan sans shadow is… disturbing.
COL? ‘Cackle out loud’? Probably not gonna catch on.
I’m guessing Tracee hasn’t awakened from regret sex before?
She’s probably been wondering what she’s been drinking these last … years.
Strangely enough, this is a complete encapsulation of how I wake up every morning.
From the cough and the groan, to the (mine is only a pee) hard on; to the realization of how old and decrepit I am.
Cruel EG, cruel.
It’s a metaphorical self-portrait. The fact that you an I are simpatico is out of my control.
Re: Puck’s relatives. She had to deal with Colin’s family – specifically Heather – so it’s only fair that Colin has to deal with HER family…
Also, Tracee invoking the word “god” while being literally in bed with Satan is so meta it’s brilliant.
Or so inconsistent it’s broken. But I prefer your take.
Headcanon: Satan’s voice is Senor Cardgage.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToJlOND8TfU
While I greatly appreciate the Strongbad ref, Satan’s voice is (in my head) much closer to J.K. Simmons’.
I knew it was coming, but I was not expecting his face to look like that.
Though, to be fair, the only other idea of what I thought he would look like would be Father from KND (from Operation ZERO).
Did you have any thoughts on doing a slow reveal, like from the mouth upward, or doing a Two-Face sort of look? Or was ripping the shadow from the face all at once the only way to go?
In comedy, nothing is slow. Gotta rip the bandaid off.
Is Puck cosplaying DIRTY PAIR?
No, just HEAVILY INSPIRED by Dirty Pair. Because no anime ever spoke to me more than Dirty Pair. And that will tell you exactly how old I am.
Well, what does Tracy expect? Everyone knows he’s older than Puck and everyone else she knows put together. :))
He’s doing pretty good, all things considered.
Yeah, he is! As far as Kiss is concerned, I don’t really like that band, but I admit, some bands I do like, like Cheap Trick, seem to like them. Weird, huh?
I am a mild fan of Kiss. They had some good songs. Had a great live show. Had an okay video game in the late 90s.