catachresis
+19 -1
This is kind of a plot-dev strip.
All the plot-dev strips before were sort of OK OK THERE'S A PUNCHLINE 3/5 FOR NOW
This one is precious, like a glass egg. 5
This is kind of a plot-dev strip.
All the plot-dev strips before were sort of OK OK THERE'S A PUNCHLINE 3/5 FOR NOW
This one is precious, like a glass egg. 5
djwhiterabbit
+8 -0
precious like a glass egg indeed. i appreciate the strips that require interpretation of events that seem to make little sense or have no point of origin (such as the entire cartilage head series). they force you to look at them closely and wonder which elements have significance, and which don't.
for example, why are these two characters named "Trouble Man" and "No-No"? is there significance to the names...?
precious like a glass egg indeed. i appreciate the strips that require interpretation of events that seem to make little sense or have no point of origin (such as the entire cartilage head series). they force you to look at them closely and wonder which elements have significance, and which don't.
for example, why are these two characters named "Trouble Man" and "No-No"? is there significance to the names...?
barrylegg
+36 -0
I'm guessing these characters are named after the record label - Troubleman, and a band on that label - Bride Of No No.
Pretty obscure label, very obscure band.
I'm guessing these characters are named after the record label - Troubleman, and a band on that label - Bride Of No No.
Pretty obscure label, very obscure band.
stuart
+2 -0
Holy shit. This and the middle piggy having eaten roast beef.
Holy shit. This and the middle piggy having eaten roast beef.
tekende
+0 -0
Did you make that up?
Did you make that up?
tekende
+0 -0
To answer my own question, I did find a band called Bride of No No.
Have not yet found a label called Troubleman.
To answer my own question, I did find a band called Bride of No No.
Have not yet found a label called Troubleman.
epicurus
+0 -0
Last four panels, yes.
Last four panels, yes.
tombsgrave
+8 -0
The saddest and eeriest Achewood strip.
The saddest and eeriest Achewood strip.
firesign
+2 -0
Up until Phillipe began treating Chapstick as a food source, that is...
Up until Phillipe began treating Chapstick as a food source, that is...
dj_douche
+0 -0
Imagine what Beef's feeling, thinking Molly has died in the fire..
Imagine what Beef's feeling, thinking Molly has died in the fire..
nathanielperson
+0 -1
While I'm happy my vote pushed this one up to 4.4, I'm sad and puzzled that it's so low.
While I'm happy my vote pushed this one up to 4.4, I'm sad and puzzled that it's so low.
centipede_damascus
+22 -0
Trouble-man and No-no are the ghosts of 1930s animated short features.
Trouble-man and No-no are the ghosts of 1930s animated short features.
darthemed
+8 -0
For some reason, they seem like the Deadland versions of Emeril and Spongebath to me. Hanging around, making occasional appearances. But now they've been abandoned. It is a sad thing.
For some reason, they seem like the Deadland versions of Emeril and Spongebath to me. Hanging around, making occasional appearances. But now they've been abandoned. It is a sad thing.
stuart
+1 -2
EVERYTHING in Achewood is the ghost of a 1930s animated short feature.
EVERYTHING in Achewood is the ghost of a 1930s animated short feature.
rachel
+0 -0
yeah that is exactly exactly what I was thinking, that these dudes are some kind of creepy onstad interpretation of a really fucked up 1930s cartoon. aagh, so good
yeah that is exactly exactly what I was thinking, that these dudes are some kind of creepy onstad interpretation of a really fucked up 1930s cartoon. aagh, so good
randyjohnson
+0 -0
no-no is the tall guy right?
I wish he would return some day
no-no is the tall guy right?
I wish he would return some day
imitationcrab
+1 -0
The cat in the briefs is No-No
The cat in the briefs is No-No
julia
+1 -0
"All souls did burn." I think Onstad reads Augustine.
"All souls did burn." I think Onstad reads Augustine.
mambonassau
+6 -0
it's like a cormac mccarthy novel in miniature.
it's like a cormac mccarthy novel in miniature.
spinynorman
+1 -0
Seriously, them and Nice Pete give a real McCarthy-apocalyptic feel to Achewood.
Seriously, them and Nice Pete give a real McCarthy-apocalyptic feel to Achewood.
dak
+3 -0
Alt text : "sister i need wine"
I wonder if Onstad is a Guided by Voices fan.
Alt text : "sister i need wine"
I wonder if Onstad is a Guided by Voices fan.
buttermoths
+0 -0
It would appear the he, or at least Teodor, thinks that 5% of their songs are not complete jag-off. Don't know if that makes him a fan or not.
It would appear the he, or at least Teodor, thinks that 5% of their songs are not complete jag-off. Don't know if that makes him a fan or not.
luckypyjamas
+0 -0
i'm pretty sure that's what it takes
i do like about 5% of their songs, but i like those songs enough to consider myself a fan, i suppose
i'm pretty sure that's what it takes
i do like about 5% of their songs, but i like those songs enough to consider myself a fan, i suppose
phthoggos
+0 -0
Still though, that's about 30 songs
Still though, that's about 30 songs
luckypyjamas
+2 -0
naw man, they've got about 30 songs average on all their albums
between 20 and 30 typically
so i was overestimating how much i like
maybe 5-10%
i like the songs everyone likes okay
naw man, they've got about 30 songs average on all their albums
between 20 and 30 typically
so i was overestimating how much i like
maybe 5-10%
i like the songs everyone likes okay
iandorrinson
+2 -1
ohhhhh shiiiiiit
ohhhhh shiiiiiit
i_love_kate
+1 -0
Heaven was a very small building. Certainly doesn't fit the Revelations template. And now he's standing outside of it.
This perplexes me.
Heaven was a very small building. Certainly doesn't fit the Revelations template. And now he's standing outside of it.
This perplexes me.
drskradley
+2 -0
There's also a distinct lack of topaz. I recall there being other jewels and stuff mentioned in Revelations for the metaphorical bejewelling of Heaven, but for some reason I only remember topaz at the moment. It's been a while since I hit the New Testament prophecy. Read it all in one sitting, I dare ya.
It's a lovely word, though - "topaz." Makes me feel happy.
There's also a distinct lack of topaz. I recall there being other jewels and stuff mentioned in Revelations for the metaphorical bejewelling of Heaven, but for some reason I only remember topaz at the moment. It's been a while since I hit the New Testament prophecy. Read it all in one sitting, I dare ya.
It's a lovely word, though - "topaz." Makes me feel happy.
slab64
+3 -0
It's my stupid, ugly birthstone. If that's what Heaven is going to be full of, I'm glad that the Rapture is probably going to sneak up on me before I can repent.
It's my stupid, ugly birthstone. If that's what Heaven is going to be full of, I'm glad that the Rapture is probably going to sneak up on me before I can repent.
thesyndicate88
+0 -0
Chubbied for November birthday.
Chubbied for November birthday.
vandenbos
+0 -0
Heaven is bigger on the inside than it is on the outside.
Yeah, sure, just like the TARDIS.
Heaven is bigger on the inside than it is on the outside.
Yeah, sure, just like the TARDIS.
unsentletter
+0 -0
> Heaven is bigger on the inside than it is on the outside.
Yeah, sure, just like the TARDIS.
Yeah, like the TARDIS or Tank Girl's tank from the original Hewlett & Martin comics...
> Heaven is bigger on the inside than it is on the outside.
Yeah, sure, just like the TARDIS.
Yeah, like the TARDIS or Tank Girl's tank from the original Hewlett & Martin comics...
death
+0 -0
This was my first achewood strip. Ever since I wanted to find out what strange turn of events resulted in this.
This was my first achewood strip. Ever since I wanted to find out what strange turn of events resulted in this.
vymora
+1 -0
I have yet to see a strip of this era that matches the complexity of Achewood. Heaven just burnt down.
I have yet to see a strip of this era that matches the complexity of Achewood. Heaven just burnt down.
professorhazard
+0 -0
Blister was also in Molly's building. Does that mean he was sent to Earth, alive?
Blister was also in Molly's building. Does that mean he was sent to Earth, alive?
fidelio-roo
+2 -0
The tall black one reminds me of Jason comics.
The tall black one reminds me of Jason comics.
hellofditties
+0 -0
5 for making my spine shiver. This is a beautiful strip, it has such a nightmarish quality to it.
5 for making my spine shiver. This is a beautiful strip, it has such a nightmarish quality to it.
dasuta
+0 -0
I am immediately drawn to a quote delivered in 3:10 to Yuma.
"You Will Burn. This Town Will Burn!"
I am immediately drawn to a quote delivered in 3:10 to Yuma.
"You Will Burn. This Town Will Burn!"
mattylite
+2 -0
God damn this is spine-tingling. There I was, all high on robot ass from a few strips ago, all laughin' it up, then this kicked me right in my human ass. The pain is so . . . apocalyptic.
God damn this is spine-tingling. There I was, all high on robot ass from a few strips ago, all laughin' it up, then this kicked me right in my human ass. The pain is so . . . apocalyptic.
the_voice
+0 -0
These guys are awesome and terrifying.
These guys are awesome and terrifying.
edwell
+4 -0
In Achewood, there are more fires in Heaven than in Hell.
In Achewood, there are more fires in Heaven than in Hell.
possums
+1 -0
wemt
wemt
keir
+0 -0
This is one of my favourites.
"All souls was taken then. All souls did burn."
There's such a spine chilling poetic simplicity to this one.
This is one of my favourites.
"All souls was taken then. All souls did burn."
There's such a spine chilling poetic simplicity to this one.
mrclumpy
+0 -0
I don't even remember the narrative that brought this story to pass, and it's one of the best ones I've ever read. "wemt", "all souls did burn", rabbit with a corncob pipe and a stovepipe hat. . .
I don't even remember the narrative that brought this story to pass, and it's one of the best ones I've ever read. "wemt", "all souls did burn", rabbit with a corncob pipe and a stovepipe hat. . .
bathcat
+1 -0
The start of a short, lovely homage to Al Columbia.
The start of a short, lovely homage to Al Columbia.
fattypneumonia
+0 -0
Chubby for knowing who Al Columbia IS.
Chubby for knowing who Al Columbia IS.
shutup_shutup
+1 -0
If there's one sentence in all of Achewood that I could hear and adore over and over again forever, it's "All souls did burn."
If there's one sentence in all of Achewood that I could hear and adore over and over again forever, it's "All souls did burn."
nice-on-water
+1 -0
I dunno, "That big bell gonna come rining'/And send all the children to Hell" has the same haunting ring.
I dunno, "That big bell gonna come rining'/And send all the children to Hell" has the same haunting ring.
hateandwar
+0 -0
I like to think that Lie Bot's plan all along was to reunite Beef and Molly, and he just needed the whole Uncle Culepepper set up as an excuse to murder Beef.
I like to think that Lie Bot's plan all along was to reunite Beef and Molly, and he just needed the whole Uncle Culepepper set up as an excuse to murder Beef.
genequagmire
+0 -0
Steely Dan II from Yokohama?
Steely Dan II from Yokohama?
puguglypress
+0 -0
That gray sky is so much scarier than a black one
That gray sky is so much scarier than a black one
fattypneumonia
+2 -0
Had a girl
Now she's gone
She left town
Town burned down
Nothin' left, but the sound
Of the front door, closing
Forever.
Had a girl
Now she's gone
She left town
Town burned down
Nothin' left, but the sound
Of the front door, closing
Forever.
mal3
+0 -0
I remember when this strip first came online...until that point, the Super Secret Ice Cream shop was my favorite and decidedly most emotionally challenging strips.
But this...Onstad continually outdoes himself. I wish I had a quarter of his talent.
I remember when this strip first came online...until that point, the Super Secret Ice Cream shop was my favorite and decidedly most emotionally challenging strips.
But this...Onstad continually outdoes himself. I wish I had a quarter of his talent.
robocop
+0 -0
he talks like a cormac mccarthy character.
he talks like a cormac mccarthy character.
maidenathene
+0 -0
This is pretty much why i love this whole arc, other than its about Roast Beef.
This is pretty much why i love this whole arc, other than its about Roast Beef.
A comment left by asherdan was marked lame too many times and excluded. (marked lame by ezcmac, Thorfinn, DiamondMonster, GeyserShitdick, SoManyWhales, lk, alejandroadam, Saint)
Its my desktop at work.
It's my desktop too.
And it should REALLY be a t-shirt.
A wallpaper that came out of this? Do you mean you set this image as your wallpaper or is there one based on it? If it is the latter, how do I get it?
You'll find it at the 'www.achewood.com' frontpage, at the bottom right-hand corner. It's called Trouble Man & No-No, and it's faaabulous. It's STILL my desktop.
despite snorting derision and confusion, likewise.
Haven't seen your avatar before, but my mental re-creation of that avatar voicing the word "faaabulous" absolutely chills the blood, man...
I chubby you and retract my previous threat to your reproductive health.
I retract my SCREW YOU, MAN.
I would retract something if I had something to retract, but I'm still amused by the interaction between you two. ^_^
8 horrible people were so focused on laming asherdan that they were willing to deny the greatness of this wallpaper. Fuck. You.