ambala
+6 -0
I like Mr. Bear's Vanna White-esque sweeping arm gesture.
I like Mr. Bear's Vanna White-esque sweeping arm gesture.
woodenteeth
+3 -0
For whatever reason I skimmed this post and read "Vanilla Ice-esque" sweeping arm gesture, and immediately was scanning my mind for the Ice Ice Baby film clip and remembered a couple of similar gestures.
My memory is a very well-maintained garbage tip apparently.
For whatever reason I skimmed this post and read "Vanilla Ice-esque" sweeping arm gesture, and immediately was scanning my mind for the Ice Ice Baby film clip and remembered a couple of similar gestures.
My memory is a very well-maintained garbage tip apparently.
billyamericana
+4 -0
Never have seen the "executioner's axe" 'stache in real life. It'd be a treat.
Never have seen the "executioner's axe" 'stache in real life. It'd be a treat.
em2
+1 -0
What's interesting is that it's a regression of the 'stache back to how it was pre-"Sex Funeral."
What's interesting is that it's a regression of the 'stache back to how it was pre-"Sex Funeral."
biff
+2 -0
I have seen it in real life. The guy who was sporting it was probably in his mid 50s.
It was so enormous, so spectacular, so phenomenal, that I immediately went home and shaved my wimpy little mustache right off.
I have seen it in real life. The guy who was sporting it was probably in his mid 50s.
It was so enormous, so spectacular, so phenomenal, that I immediately went home and shaved my wimpy little mustache right off.
scorpio_nadir
+2 -0
Awww. A true executioner.
Awww. A true executioner.
mortshire
+0 -0
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A comment left by mortshire was marked lame too many times and excluded. (marked lame by straw, MrMojoRisin, Overmedicated)
craigola
+5 -0
I too need to borrow some money.
I too need to borrow some money.
gumfish
+6 -1
This is the best strip ever. At least the best of the early ones.
This is the best strip ever. At least the best of the early ones.
straw
+3 -1
I have a hard time disagreeing with this. Lyle's line is just priceless. Lyle's line IS Achewood! :kicks pennyarcade into a well:
I have a hard time disagreeing with this. Lyle's line is just priceless. Lyle's line IS Achewood! :kicks pennyarcade into a well:
rowboat
+0 -0
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A comment left by rowboat was marked lame too many times and excluded. (marked lame by tekende, Deusoma, dizneedave, Aaron_Haynes, achilleselbow, usversusthem)
straw
+1 -0
Ok, well I don't see why you get lamed and I don't but ok. Completmentary chubby for you, Mr. Riot (because I assume that your name is Rowboat Riot).
Ok, well I don't see why you get lamed and I don't but ok. Completmentary chubby for you, Mr. Riot (because I assume that your name is Rowboat Riot).
ford
+0 -0
Stupid dick jokes > Stupid "It's hard raising a teenager" jokes
Stupid dick jokes > Stupid "It's hard raising a teenager" jokes
ford
+0 -0
I don't wanna come flying to Penny Arcade's defense, but comparing them unfavorably to newspaper pap is a little low.
I don't wanna come flying to Penny Arcade's defense, but comparing them unfavorably to newspaper pap is a little low.
ford
+1 -0
I also wanted to note that i did not lame you.
I also wanted to note that i did not lame you.
saint
+16 -1
classy...asking an otter toddler for money as you guest on a show in a cardboard box.
classy...asking an otter toddler for money as you guest on a show in a cardboard box.
lolcatdeluxe
+6 -0
Later Lyle gets sneakier, using "Cunty the Sardine" to extort money from Philippe. As long as the little Otter is having fun, so what? Ray will probably drop some cash the kids way soon. It is Achewoodomics in action.
Later Lyle gets sneakier, using "Cunty the Sardine" to extort money from Philippe. As long as the little Otter is having fun, so what? Ray will probably drop some cash the kids way soon. It is Achewoodomics in action.
aelindil
+5 -0
And somehow Achewoodomics still works better than Reaganomics.
hell yes i went there
And somehow Achewoodomics still works better than Reaganomics.
hell yes i went there
nigelchaos
+0 -0
Take *THAT* "morning in America!"
also, chubby.
Take *THAT* "morning in America!"
also, chubby.
nonorganon
+4 -1
The time before Mr Bear was established as old and worldly is really awkward.
The time before Mr Bear was established as old and worldly is really awkward.
alejandroadam
+0 -0
not really.
not really.
twohundredninety
+1 -0
Yeah. In retrospect, at least.
Yeah. In retrospect, at least.
direhaggis
+3 -0
The fake TV is an element I miss in the later strips.
The fake TV is an element I miss in the later strips.
tinhand
+0 -1
I agree that it seems weird looking at earlier strips written before the characters were really given personalities. Less satisfying...it seems like a whole different comic.
I agree that it seems weird looking at earlier strips written before the characters were really given personalities. Less satisfying...it seems like a whole different comic.
shoinan
+1 -0
All these earlier strips are very Phillipe-central. As fantastic a character as he is, the introduction of Ray and Roast Beef are fundamental to Achewood's success.
However little gems of character development appear, and we learn a little more about Lyle here, and his atypical relationship with Phillipe.
All these earlier strips are very Phillipe-central. As fantastic a character as he is, the introduction of Ray and Roast Beef are fundamental to Achewood's success.
However little gems of character development appear, and we learn a little more about Lyle here, and his atypical relationship with Phillipe.
radishes
+12 -0
I absolutely adore this one. As best I can tell, the reason is the word "Listen" followed by a comma in the third panel.
I absolutely adore this one. As best I can tell, the reason is the word "Listen" followed by a comma in the third panel.
synnah
+0 -0
That's pretty much the reason I gave it a 5, too. My favourite early strip.
That's pretty much the reason I gave it a 5, too. My favourite early strip.
hereward
+1 -0
True for the grammar analysis but also the line, as well as being characterful, breaks out of the context and anything you were expecting. This is actually one thing Achewood often doesn't do nowadays.
True for the grammar analysis but also the line, as well as being characterful, breaks out of the context and anything you were expecting. This is actually one thing Achewood often doesn't do nowadays.
wonelove
+0 -0
Lyle is pausing after the word 'listen' to add a dramatic element to his situation.
Lyle is pausing after the word 'listen' to add a dramatic element to his situation.
quarantine
+0 -0
Lyle is basically the only character who hasn't changed.
Lyle is basically the only character who hasn't changed.
cailetshadow
+3 -0
It's a lot like real TV, actually...
It's a lot like real TV, actually...
qeramah
+15 -0
Not much different than PBS, really.
Not much different than PBS, really.
weekendofsound
+1 -0
Classic Lyle.
Classic Lyle.
crumpetsandtea
+0 -0
dress shirt with sleeves ripped off, indeed classic Lyle
dress shirt with sleeves ripped off, indeed classic Lyle
cousinted
+0 -0
Fun fact: Lyle wasn't seen for a week after this strip ran.
Fun fact: Lyle wasn't seen for a week after this strip ran.
laserblade
+0 -0
This is the first one that really clicks with me.
This is the first one that really clicks with me.
i_love_kate
+8 -0
One of the few instances that I can claim that Achewood vocab or phraseology has entered my everyday use. Whenever I'm introduced to someone in what I consider an overtly important way, my first instinct is always to rest my elbow on something and say "Listen, I need to borrow some money."
One of the few instances that I can claim that Achewood vocab or phraseology has entered my everyday use. Whenever I'm introduced to someone in what I consider an overtly important way, my first instinct is always to rest my elbow on something and say "Listen, I need to borrow some money."
cpnglxynchos
+0 -0
i, too, do things like this.
a chubby for you.
i, too, do things like this.
a chubby for you.
snowman
+0 -0
The last panel.
The last panel.
coco
+0 -0
If it had been the Mr. Bear Play, Lyle would have been breaking the fourth wall in the worst way.
If it had been the Mr. Bear Play, Lyle would have been breaking the fourth wall in the worst way.
chachibenji
+1 -0
Early on Achewood seemed to be about a bunch of stuffed animals doing anything to keep boredom away.
This is one of my early favorites just because Lyle epitomizes the worst thing that can happen when watching TV.
Early on Achewood seemed to be about a bunch of stuffed animals doing anything to keep boredom away.
This is one of my early favorites just because Lyle epitomizes the worst thing that can happen when watching TV.
tekende
+5 -0
This is not the worst thing that can happen when watching TV.
The worst thing that can happen when watching TV is clearly displayed in The Ring.
This is not the worst thing that can happen when watching TV.
The worst thing that can happen when watching TV is clearly displayed in The Ring.
chachibenji
+2 -0
If a stuffed tiger hit me up for money I would be buggin on a level harder than that of some chick coming out of a TV to get me.
D:
If a stuffed tiger hit me up for money I would be buggin on a level harder than that of some chick coming out of a TV to get me.
D:
aristagoras
+0 -0
This may be my favorite Achewood strip that doesn't feature Lie Bot.
This may be my favorite Achewood strip that doesn't feature Lie Bot.
cpnglxynchos
+0 -0
... for your health!
... for your health!
alexlike
+0 -0
A modern day "Mr Bear Show" would be a gem of tele-visual entertainment at a time filled mostly with rubbish reality TV and sketch shows.
A modern day "Mr Bear Show" would be a gem of tele-visual entertainment at a time filled mostly with rubbish reality TV and sketch shows.
johnnyrocker
+0 -0
I love this one. So good.
I love this one. So good.
sparhawk
+0 -0
The question is; is Lyle talking to Phillipe at home or Connie in the studio? If it's the former we may be able to get such as a discussion of the insidious influence of commercial media and how it's trying to get all our money hey no don't take my money I need that money for me going.
The question is; is Lyle talking to Phillipe at home or Connie in the studio? If it's the former we may be able to get such as a discussion of the insidious influence of commercial media and how it's trying to get all our money hey no don't take my money I need that money for me going.
wonglers
+0 -0
Lyle is really not very different from the people on real tv.
Lyle is really not very different from the people on real tv.
tekende
+0 -0
This is Lyle's version of PBS's fundraiser.
This is Lyle's version of PBS's fundraiser.
cobra_lionfist
+0 -0
Lyle is the best.
Lyle is the best.
generalfunk
+0 -0
as do i
as do i
carlyle
+0 -0
This strip is actually really adorable until panel three.
This strip is actually really adorable until panel three.
shatneresque
+0 -0
Oh my god Achewood started when I was nine people what the hell am I doing here what the hell I was NINE.
Oh my god Achewood started when I was nine people what the hell am I doing here what the hell I was NINE.
nice-on-water
+0 -0
WHAT IN THE HELL I WAS 13 WHAT IN THE HELLLLL.
WHAT IN THE HELL I WAS 13 WHAT IN THE HELLLLL.
nice-on-water
+0 -0
Or 12, whatever.
Or 12, whatever.
nice-on-water
+0 -0
This might be the earliest comic I ever gave a 5.
This might be the earliest comic I ever gave a 5.
aperson
+0 -0
[B]POOPS
teezee
+1 -0
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