delzhand
+6 -0
This strip is... hard to define. It's very... stark.
This strip is... hard to define. It's very... stark.
patkun
+107 -0
"They fall in among the trash and become it and are gone"
Pure poetry.
"They fall in among the trash and become it and are gone"
Pure poetry.
dzieger
+16 -0
I hate "me too" posts, but I gotta say, that was exactly my thought. This is poetry. A lot of achewood is poetry. Hell, someof the characters seem to speak in blank verse as often as not. Genius.
I hate "me too" posts, but I gotta say, that was exactly my thought. This is poetry. A lot of achewood is poetry. Hell, someof the characters seem to speak in blank verse as often as not. Genius.
hipjiverobot
+4 -0
One of the best Achewood comics, and one with no joke.
One of the best Achewood comics, and one with no joke.
bhlaab
+0 -0
A comment left by bhlaab was marked lame too many times and excluded. (marked lame by ocarinak, riotdejaneiro, Overmedicated, Deusoma, GMM, hikikomori, logic, Doc_Rostov, tragicone)
A comment left by bhlaab was marked lame too many times and excluded. (marked lame by ocarinak, riotdejaneiro, Overmedicated, Deusoma, GMM, hikikomori, logic, Doc_Rostov, tragicone)
hipjiverobot
+5 -0
You're an awful person.
You're an awful person.
atticusonline
+4 -0
me too
me too
tragicone
+1 -0
This is why Onstad writes the best comic in very many years.
This is why Onstad writes the best comic in very many years.
fourninefoxtrot
+2 -0
"They fall in among the trash and become it and are gone"
This line puts me in mind of this poem:
These, in the day when heaven was falling,
The hour when earth's foundations fled,
Followed their mercenary calling,
And took their wages, and are dead.
Their shoulders held the sky suspended;
They stood, and earth's foundations stay;
What God abandoned, these defended,
And saved the sum of things for pay.
A.E. Housman
"They fall in among the trash and become it and are gone"
This line puts me in mind of this poem:
These, in the day when heaven was falling,
The hour when earth's foundations fled,
Followed their mercenary calling,
And took their wages, and are dead.
Their shoulders held the sky suspended;
They stood, and earth's foundations stay;
What God abandoned, these defended,
And saved the sum of things for pay.
A.E. Housman
tombsgrave
+2 -0
The scariest Achewood ever. Zell and Cory are deeply unsettlin', and thus awesome.
The scariest Achewood ever. Zell and Cory are deeply unsettlin', and thus awesome.
i_love_kate
+0 -1
Oh, sure. They're ugly, so there's something scary about them.
Oh, sure. They're ugly, so there's something scary about them.
scorpio_nadir
+3 -0
Time has gnawed at them like a coin until there is nothing left of them for themselves.
Jackie Leven
Time has gnawed at them like a coin until there is nothing left of them for themselves.
Jackie Leven
cheeks_jd
+2 -0
Man, the standing ones face is FUCKED.
Man, the standing ones face is FUCKED.
jesler729
+20 -0
Well I mean
At least he can stand
Well I mean
At least he can stand
professorhazard
+0 -2
I hope Philippe has a decidedly masculine voice.
Otherwise, I don't want to know why two blind people know he is a "little boy".
I hope Philippe has a decidedly masculine voice.
Otherwise, I don't want to know why two blind people know he is a "little boy".
sje46
+0 -0
You can tell a little boy's voice apart from a little girl's.
You can tell a little boy's voice apart from a little girl's.
norsef
+0 -0
I'm not sure they're blind. In the previous strip the guy pointed at Phillipe.
Not all blind people are magic.
I'm not sure they're blind. In the previous strip the guy pointed at Phillipe.
Not all blind people are magic.
honesttom
+29 -0
Zell and Cory... Trouble Man and No-No... Emeril and Spongebath... Are short poetic guy/tall silent guy duos allocated to every part of the Achewood universe?
Zell and Cory... Trouble Man and No-No... Emeril and Spongebath... Are short poetic guy/tall silent guy duos allocated to every part of the Achewood universe?
soticoto
+0 -2
Onstad been watching too many Kevin Smith films.
Onstad been watching too many Kevin Smith films.
numberkillinger
+21 -0
any amount is too many
any amount is too many
mustconcentrate
+4 -0
I chubbied this so hard I sprained my chubbying finger.
I chubbied this so hard I sprained my chubbying finger.
tragicone
+0 -0
I will have you know that I enjoy Kevin Smith films.
I will have you know that I enjoy Kevin Smith films.
woodenteeth
+0 -0
I have watched a couple and not been horrified or felt like I have wasted my time.
I have watched a couple and not been horrified or felt like I have wasted my time.
firesign
+2 -0
That is a case of Tall, Extremely Talkative Irritating Asshole Guy/Not Quite As Tall (But Not Really Short) Silent And Poetic Guy.
Very different from Short Poetic Guy/Tall Silent Guy.
That is a case of Tall, Extremely Talkative Irritating Asshole Guy/Not Quite As Tall (But Not Really Short) Silent And Poetic Guy.
Very different from Short Poetic Guy/Tall Silent Guy.
snoozebar
+116 -0
Nobody else will appreciate this story besides you, Acheworld.
I live several towns over from Chris Onstad. Which is mostly amusing - he often references nearby stores or landmarks and I get that "oh haha that's actually real world place " feeling. Is charming.
We had a grody old couch that needed disposal, so my boyfriend rented a truck, we tossed it in, and halfway there I realized we were taking a couch to the transfer station . I remember this strip, and am mildly creeped out/pleased. Then we arrive.
The transfer station is a giant warehouse, dim, with pinpoint lights casting a horrible, washed-out light. You make out twenty foot mounds of mangled things. Next to you, a dead-eyed Mexican wearing a mask shovels waste like his family depends on it. Covering the floor is a runny sludge, which looks like if you touched it, they'd be forced to cut bits of you off to save your life.
Even my Achewood-illiterate boyfriend is creeped out. We dump the couch and get the fuck out of there. No one should go to the transfer station at all if they can help it.
Nobody else will appreciate this story besides you, Acheworld.
I live several towns over from Chris Onstad. Which is mostly amusing - he often references nearby stores or landmarks and I get that "oh haha that's actually real world place " feeling. Is charming.
We had a grody old couch that needed disposal, so my boyfriend rented a truck, we tossed it in, and halfway there I realized we were taking a couch to the transfer station . I remember this strip, and am mildly creeped out/pleased. Then we arrive.
The transfer station is a giant warehouse, dim, with pinpoint lights casting a horrible, washed-out light. You make out twenty foot mounds of mangled things. Next to you, a dead-eyed Mexican wearing a mask shovels waste like his family depends on it. Covering the floor is a runny sludge, which looks like if you touched it, they'd be forced to cut bits of you off to save your life.
Even my Achewood-illiterate boyfriend is creeped out. We dump the couch and get the fuck out of there. No one should go to the transfer station at all if they can help it.
unsentletter
+0 -0
holy crap, snoozebar! wow. what town was this particular transfer station in?
holy crap, snoozebar! wow. what town was this particular transfer station in?
niggar
+3 -0
They collect violets and daffodils. You wouldn't want to put them in your mouth.
They collect violets and daffodils. You wouldn't want to put them in your mouth.
jonmw
+0 -0
Most flowers are edible. Try it!
Most flowers are edible. Try it!
woodenteeth
+1 -0
My secret shame!
My secret shame!
shemmjacc
+0 -0
Best arc. I love Achewood when it gets... horrifying.
Best arc. I love Achewood when it gets... horrifying.
o2b
+1 -0
What is up with Phillipe's shoes? Is he wearing pilgrim shoes?
What is up with Phillipe's shoes? Is he wearing pilgrim shoes?
vymora
+0 -0
Those are Phillip's normal shoes. They are usually obscured by his pants.
Those are Phillip's normal shoes. They are usually obscured by his pants.
jonmw
+0 -0
His other, non-ridiculous pants.
His other, non-ridiculous pants.
baryonyx
+2 -0
I...I can hear Zell's rasping voice when I read this.
I...I can hear Zell's rasping voice when I read this.
tragicone
+0 -0
I dunno, i somehow give Zell a light and high voice with a deep yet obscured southern accent.
I dunno, i somehow give Zell a light and high voice with a deep yet obscured southern accent.
jonmw
+0 -0
I thought light and high, but also somewhat hoarse/raspy.
I thought light and high, but also somewhat hoarse/raspy.
soticoto
+0 -1
Kitten-Huffers?! O_O;
Kitten-Huffers?! O_O;
tellumo
+0 -0
What I tell you three times is true. . What Onstad tells you thrice three times about Zell and Cory is so true that you should run from the very thought of them.
And never, never put it in your mouth.
What I tell you three times is true. . What Onstad tells you thrice three times about Zell and Cory is so true that you should run from the very thought of them.
And never, never put it in your mouth.
jonmw
+0 -0
Which one is Zell, and which one is Cory?
Will we EVER know?
Which one is Zell, and which one is Cory?
Will we EVER know?
i_love_kate
+1 -0
Actually, they collect truffles.
Actually, they collect truffles.
snowman
+0 -0
I'm on my second trawl through the archive, rating everything this time, and it just occurred to me -- I can't remember the last time I gave a strip anything less than a 5. Incredible.
I'm on my second trawl through the archive, rating everything this time, and it just occurred to me -- I can't remember the last time I gave a strip anything less than a 5. Incredible.
madisonsquare
+0 -0
I can say it! I will say it nine times!
I can say it! I will say it nine times!
I love Philippe, and I like how Zell and Cory help and protect him. Thank heavens for the moonless night to protect his fragile little mind.
Oh, me too... and by that I mean I feel thankful that they're looking out for him, despite the Circumstances.