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alt text on a previous strip also said “it’s little caesars” regarding the campaign pizza, so I’m guessing she got the same brand since it seemed to be a hit on campus already
Dominos pizza has a weird ebb and flow. It’s good for a while, then they gradually cheapen it until it’s disappointing, until they get enough complaints and make it good again and the cycle restarts.
Maybe that’s it. It’s been a long time since I had Domino’s, since even in college it was considered the low end of cheap delivery pizza. “Domino’s Death Disks”
I beg to differ. She is a college student (where do they put all that food??), plus it’s her birthday. I doubt Sarah is the kind of person who would restrain herself from eating an entire pizza on her birthday if she wanted to, just to avoid a stomachache/pizza hangover. She would then probably use the resulting regret and misery as further evidence to support her “people are selfish idiots, including myself” worldview. : )
No, she’s got two boxes, one on top of the other. And she apparently couldn’t wait until she got back to her safe place, since the top one is open to reveal one slice missing — and if you look closely, you’ll see it hanging out of Sarah’s mouth.
To be fair, the box is almost the same color as the door right behind it, so it blends in pretty well unless you look closely. I missed it too, until I went looking. Cut your eyes some slack ;D
I am with Joyce in this one. I have been in Sarah’s place and it isn’t funny. You only stare at a tv and eating your food while everyone else is talking and having something to laugh at. Sure, they not always talk about something you like and some of them may not be people you are friends with, but the self isolation will make you hate yourself and then hate the world. Why be in that party if you arent even going to interact with others? Sarah could have said no to attending and Joyce wouldn’t have been able to move her since Sarah has stated she “runs on apathy”.
ah but party adjacent? I haven’t been given a room to isolate myself in, but being around people I do know for company without actually interacting has been positive for me tbh. You have freedom to join in if you choose, but you’re also allowed to decide to not join in without people around you feeling snubbed or trying to entice you to go with the flow if you don’t feel like it
Among other things, I have auditory processing issues. If I’m at a typical party, the sound in the room coalesces into one big sonic ball and I can’t understand what anyone is saying even they’re talking directly to me. It can get overwhelming and frustrating.
But I’m not anti-social! I like being around people who are having a good time. I just can’t always interact with them in the way that they expect. A quiet retreat space can help a lot.
And of course there’s a DoA strip, there is always a DoA strip. It me.
Hey, I think I have that too, with the auditory issues! Just wondering – is it an ear thing or a brain thing for you? Like, I got my ears checked and apparently they’re great, but I still can’t hear what people are saying… Basically, how do I google this XD
Google “Auditory Processing Disorder.” Sometimes it’s called “Central Auditory Processing Disorder” or CAPD. In the google world there’s not a lot of solid information about specifics, but you can get a good overview.
I’ve never gone in for a diagnosis. I’m just going off my life experience, plus what I know of CAPD, which I first learned about from someone who had it.
For example, if I’m even in a four-person group, and two of them start going off on their own conversation, I have a hard time carrying on a conversation with the other remaining person, because the cross-talk all blends together and I can’t separate the words easily.
For unrelated reasons, I had my hearing checked out recently, and apart from very mild age-related hearing loss, it’s normal. So I’m going with brain thing.
Also when googling, it’s important to realize that just like “color blindness,” “auditory processing disorder” is an umbrella term that covers a wide spectrum of issues.
If there’s enough of a crowd and I’m with multiple different-voiced people (pitch, timber, etc) I may have to point my ear at someone to hear them clearly, while another person’s speech I get clear.
I also don’t mind background noise speech, but can get really irritated by one person whose talk I can hear from ~50 feet away when they’re right next to the person they’re conversing with.
Abysswatcher1993, I would feel like you also, but I’m not sure Sarah would feel the same way. Plus she’s got Dina to talk to—Dina was going to be in that room too.
Aside from the fact that she’s not actually going to be alone (Dina’s definitely going to be in there, and I’m thinking that Billie will be in there too), I doubt Sarah wanted to go in the first place. Remember, Joyce was literally dragging her here in the last comic.
Welllll, sitting party-adjacent alone by your own choice beats being among the people but still feeling isolated. (I’ve been trying to interact more with people recently, which makes it just more obvious that I’m coated with some kind of social teflon. Next time, just gimme a room and a cat, please.)
Yea…no. Introverted people that do not have the mental energy to be around large groups of people and are actually much happier if they can spend time alone exist. Having a room adjacent to a party that lets Sarah choose to talk to people if she actually wants to is a good solution, but Joyce is kind of sabotaging it here by guaranteeing that Sarah will be immediately bombarded with focused social interaction the second she exits the room. People like Joyce who refuse to comprehend that introverted people do not always need to be “helped” are infuriating.
Being a natural extrovert I cannot comprehend Sarah in this moment. Like I understand a mood like this exists but I can’t imagine what it’s like or why.
No disrespect it’s just wow so different than how I live
I know it’s very hard to comprehend. I feel the same way when I meet people who are extroverts. “You LIKE all the noise and the crowds and chaos?? :O” was pretty much how I responded to a friend whom I asked why she loved going to live concerts.
Pretty sure she did say no (Joyce was dragging her to the party in the last comic). Plus, I don’t think that this was intended to be a joint party until this in-comic morning, so she wouldn’t have been involved if Becky hadn’t found out it was her birthday.
Prediction – if asshole squad crashes the party, Sarah being hidden in the other room will save the day. They won’t see her coming. Here’s to hoping she brought her bat
Toedad: “Haha, now we hold everyone at the party hostage, because we are clearly good people.”
Blaine: “Did you check the inner room?”
Toedad: “Why would I ever want to do that?”
Joyce… these limits you speak of, they operate in the opposite direction than you’re thinking.
You’re an extrovert; if you go too long without socializing, you get uncomfortable and initiate something. There is no meaninful drive to avoid socializing (in general, as opposed to with specific people you’re awkward with).
Sarah isn in introvert; if she spends too long socializing, she gets uncomfortable and seeks peaceful seclusion. There is no meaningful drive to socialize.
But Sarah seems to go beyond that. I’m an introvert and I know that feeling well, but Sarah seems to have adopted it as a lifestyle for reasons beyond just introversion. A place to retreat to when the socializing is too much is great. Going to the party just to spend all your time in the retreat is well beyond that.
Sarah’s approach is partly innate and partly performative – likely stemming from last year’s traumas. Joyce pushing her boundaries has definitely been good for her, as we’ve seen in her few unguarded moments. At the same time, Joyce is likely to go too far, but Sarah is also likely to withdraw too far to keep up her misanthropic image.
This. Combine it with the fact that Joyce and Becky, which at this point comprise about half the people at this party, are both very, uh, let’s go wtih “expansive”, and my socialising batteries would be drained in about 2 minutes flat. The side room IS the social option right now – the other option is leaving outright.
All they have to do is let Sarah do her own thing. Then, they can sneak off to the laundry room, give Danny the boot, and make out on top of the washing machine.
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you’d think that’d’ve been the first thing she got before going in in the first place
…
maybe Becky found a cat after all and that’s the cat’s share
Great, now THIS browser isn’t storing my prefs anymore EITHER
The only cat so far in this comic is blowjob cat.
“One of her limits is that she gets hungry. Another is that she’ll have to use the bathroom at some point. See? She’ll come out eventually.”
“Joyce, that room has an en suite”. “…. Dang it.”
Get The Door–It’s DOMINO’S.
Looks more like Little Caesars. Orange box.
Also the alt text says “hot and ready,” which is one of their things.
alt text on a previous strip also said “it’s little caesars” regarding the campaign pizza, so I’m guessing she got the same brand since it seemed to be a hit on campus already
*somewhere in the city, Galazzo is emitting the Wilhelm scream*
Which, somehow, still manages to sound like “Fools!”
I wonder if this is the same pizza the DeSanto campaign was passing out. Has Becky misappropriated campaign assets?
You called it
Campaign assets are for misappropriating. Get over it.
Ask any politician.
And if it is wrong, it isn’t impeachable.
The Constitution doesn’t say anything about pizza.
This is officially listed as a fundraising party.
Man, I haven’t had Domino’s in decades. They made some good pizza.
Dominos pizza has a weird ebb and flow. It’s good for a while, then they gradually cheapen it until it’s disappointing, until they get enough complaints and make it good again and the cycle restarts.
Maybe that’s it. It’s been a long time since I had Domino’s, since even in college it was considered the low end of cheap delivery pizza. “Domino’s Death Disks”
Also it’s a stack of 2 boxes, she definitely intends to stay in there long.
I wondered why she bothered carrying a slice in her mouth.
Prevents her from being obligated to speak.
Sarah, save some pepperoni pizza for Dorothy (provded Becky doesn’t notice).
Was that TWO entire pizzas?
Don’t worry, Joyce …. she’ll be coming back out for something to drink before too long.
Unfortunately you don’t need a spoon to eat pizza http://www.dumbingofage.com/2018/comic/book-8/03-faz-is-great/sacklunch/
It might be one… that line could represent a fold in the cardboard.
Either way, birthday or not, asshole move, Sarah. It’s unlikely you’re eating all of that (those?) in one sitting.
I beg to differ. She is a college student (where do they put all that food??), plus it’s her birthday. I doubt Sarah is the kind of person who would restrain herself from eating an entire pizza on her birthday if she wanted to, just to avoid a stomachache/pizza hangover. She would then probably use the resulting regret and misery as further evidence to support her “people are selfish idiots, including myself” worldview. : )
Hey, her “Sophomore 15” needed backup
Isn’t Dina also in the social anxiety room? She might be sharing.
That’s what I was thinking too.
She did say earlier that she’d also be in that room when inviting Sarah.
Dina hasn’t shown up yet, I think. Becky says Danny was first on the scene and we’ve seen everyone else arrive.
Dina’s been in there the whole time. No one has noticed her yet.
Every so often, when Sarah looks over at the box, another piece has vanished.
Kensou has it–that’s the lid of one pizza box.
No, she’s got two boxes, one on top of the other. And she apparently couldn’t wait until she got back to her safe place, since the top one is open to reveal one slice missing — and if you look closely, you’ll see it hanging out of Sarah’s mouth.
I saw her eating the removed slice already.
But I didn’t see the second box underneath! My eyes must be tired.
To be fair, the box is almost the same color as the door right behind it, so it blends in pretty well unless you look closely. I missed it too, until I went looking. Cut your eyes some slack ;D
Oh, now I see the second box. I’m assuming one for Sarah and one for Dina.
Priorities. Gotta get your priorities right.
Never before has Sarah represented me so closely. Truly this is a great day.
Same
Joyce, stop being a pill.
again, apathy, Joyce
apathy and pizza
this is the second time I’ve laughed my ass off over someone spitefully eating pizza, A+ storyline
Called it
Like hunger. That’s a limit. Wait long enough, and Sarah will have to leave the room to poop.
And then it turns out that that room has a built in bathroom suite.
I’m actually starting to wish that this morning’s events had been a harder/more lasting check on Joyce’s worst tendencies.
She got dumped and wants to make her friend happy in the way that makes herself happy. If anything Sarah should probably have asked more questions.
They say the best gift for someone else if something you’d want.
That’s the kind of thinking that leads to bowling balls named Homer.
Who are “they” who say this? I want to take out a hit on them.
I am with Joyce in this one. I have been in Sarah’s place and it isn’t funny. You only stare at a tv and eating your food while everyone else is talking and having something to laugh at. Sure, they not always talk about something you like and some of them may not be people you are friends with, but the self isolation will make you hate yourself and then hate the world. Why be in that party if you arent even going to interact with others? Sarah could have said no to attending and Joyce wouldn’t have been able to move her since Sarah has stated she “runs on apathy”.
Remember that Dina is also going to be in that room!
ah but party adjacent? I haven’t been given a room to isolate myself in, but being around people I do know for company without actually interacting has been positive for me tbh. You have freedom to join in if you choose, but you’re also allowed to decide to not join in without people around you feeling snubbed or trying to entice you to go with the flow if you don’t feel like it
I’m often in Sarah’s place, but I am on the Autistic Spectrum so I run out of juice fast and need a retreat
Among other things, I have auditory processing issues. If I’m at a typical party, the sound in the room coalesces into one big sonic ball and I can’t understand what anyone is saying even they’re talking directly to me. It can get overwhelming and frustrating.
But I’m not anti-social! I like being around people who are having a good time. I just can’t always interact with them in the way that they expect. A quiet retreat space can help a lot.
And of course there’s a DoA strip, there is always a DoA strip. It me.
Hey, I think I have that too, with the auditory issues! Just wondering – is it an ear thing or a brain thing for you? Like, I got my ears checked and apparently they’re great, but I still can’t hear what people are saying… Basically, how do I google this XD
Google “Auditory Processing Disorder.” Sometimes it’s called “Central Auditory Processing Disorder” or CAPD. In the google world there’s not a lot of solid information about specifics, but you can get a good overview.
I’ve never gone in for a diagnosis. I’m just going off my life experience, plus what I know of CAPD, which I first learned about from someone who had it.
For example, if I’m even in a four-person group, and two of them start going off on their own conversation, I have a hard time carrying on a conversation with the other remaining person, because the cross-talk all blends together and I can’t separate the words easily.
For unrelated reasons, I had my hearing checked out recently, and apart from very mild age-related hearing loss, it’s normal. So I’m going with brain thing.
Also when googling, it’s important to realize that just like “color blindness,” “auditory processing disorder” is an umbrella term that covers a wide spectrum of issues.
Thank you
I understand what you’re saying (pun intended).
If there’s enough of a crowd and I’m with multiple different-voiced people (pitch, timber, etc) I may have to point my ear at someone to hear them clearly, while another person’s speech I get clear.
I also don’t mind background noise speech, but can get really irritated by one person whose talk I can hear from ~50 feet away when they’re right next to the person they’re conversing with.
Abysswatcher1993, I would feel like you also, but I’m not sure Sarah would feel the same way. Plus she’s got Dina to talk to—Dina was going to be in that room too.
Aside from the fact that she’s not actually going to be alone (Dina’s definitely going to be in there, and I’m thinking that Billie will be in there too), I doubt Sarah wanted to go in the first place. Remember, Joyce was literally dragging her here in the last comic.
Welllll, sitting party-adjacent alone by your own choice beats being among the people but still feeling isolated. (I’ve been trying to interact more with people recently, which makes it just more obvious that I’m coated with some kind of social teflon. Next time, just gimme a room and a cat, please.)
Yea…no. Introverted people that do not have the mental energy to be around large groups of people and are actually much happier if they can spend time alone exist. Having a room adjacent to a party that lets Sarah choose to talk to people if she actually wants to is a good solution, but Joyce is kind of sabotaging it here by guaranteeing that Sarah will be immediately bombarded with focused social interaction the second she exits the room. People like Joyce who refuse to comprehend that introverted people do not always need to be “helped” are infuriating.
Relatable, Sarah
I relate with Sarah so much right now.
Didn’t stack beforehand… freshman move.
Being a natural extrovert I cannot comprehend Sarah in this moment. Like I understand a mood like this exists but I can’t imagine what it’s like or why.
No disrespect it’s just wow so different than how I live
Imagine the feeling you get being around people. But take away the peoppe.
I know it’s very hard to comprehend. I feel the same way when I meet people who are extroverts.
“You LIKE all the noise and the crowds and chaos?? :O” was pretty much how I responded to a friend whom I asked why she loved going to live concerts.
But now Sarah’s gonna have to leave that room again eventually, since she didn’t get any water or pop to drink with that pizza.
should’ve closed that door, Joyce.
Now you gotta wait for her to go to the bathroom.
“AWFUL thoughtful”?
Seems to me that Dorothy would be very scrupulous about her grammar, and say, “awfully thoughtful”.
Heh. Fundamental misunderstanding of introversion/extraversion. Having her limits is likely why she’s holed up in a side room in the first place.
Something tells me Sarah is to be a Chekhov Gun in the oncoming comics
I mean, she’s at least Chekhov’s Bat.
What’s that quote from that high school girls movie I never got around to watching? “The limit does not exist”?
Calling it now: Sarah heard what Joyce said and did this deliberately to mess with her.
Some people have limits on how long they can be isolated.
Others have limits on how long they can be around people instead.
Joyce is an extrovert, and she doesn’t understand.
Extroverts just don’t get it, and introverts don’t want to deal with people long enough to explain. It’s a vicious cycle.
I definitely understand where Sarah is coming from, but it’s a bit much to be doing this at her own party. Next time just say no.
Pretty sure she did say no (Joyce was dragging her to the party in the last comic). Plus, I don’t think that this was intended to be a joint party until this in-comic morning, so she wouldn’t have been involved if Becky hadn’t found out it was her birthday.
Prediction – if asshole squad crashes the party, Sarah being hidden in the other room will save the day. They won’t see her coming. Here’s to hoping she brought her bat
Toedad: “Haha, now we hold everyone at the party hostage, because we are clearly good people.”
Blaine: “Did you check the inner room?”
Toedad: “Why would I ever want to do that?”
Oh no! She has Pizzas. She really do not need anyone now.
that scowl
Joyce… these limits you speak of, they operate in the opposite direction than you’re thinking.
You’re an extrovert; if you go too long without socializing, you get uncomfortable and initiate something. There is no meaninful drive to avoid socializing (in general, as opposed to with specific people you’re awkward with).
Sarah isn in introvert; if she spends too long socializing, she gets uncomfortable and seeks peaceful seclusion. There is no meaningful drive to socialize.
But Sarah seems to go beyond that. I’m an introvert and I know that feeling well, but Sarah seems to have adopted it as a lifestyle for reasons beyond just introversion. A place to retreat to when the socializing is too much is great. Going to the party just to spend all your time in the retreat is well beyond that.
Sarah’s approach is partly innate and partly performative – likely stemming from last year’s traumas. Joyce pushing her boundaries has definitely been good for her, as we’ve seen in her few unguarded moments. At the same time, Joyce is likely to go too far, but Sarah is also likely to withdraw too far to keep up her misanthropic image.
I see nothing performative.
I’d do this. Being forced to socialize eats up way more spoons way more quickly than socializing by choice does.
Giving into Joyce’s attempts to bulldoze her boundaries would do nothing but reduce the amount of socializing Sarah could do.
This. Combine it with the fact that Joyce and Becky, which at this point comprise about half the people at this party, are both very, uh, let’s go wtih “expansive”, and my socialising batteries would be drained in about 2 minutes flat. The side room IS the social option right now – the other option is leaving outright.
Come on, Joyce. This is your chance to have uninterupted Dorothy-time. Don’t blow it!
All they have to do is let Sarah do her own thing. Then, they can sneak off to the laundry room, give Danny the boot, and make out on top of the washing machine.
hot and ready indeed
Pizza party for 1.
I thought the word was misanthrope, not misanthropist. Are they both legit? If so, what’s the diff?