0086 — Honeymoon Shorties #3/6
Added 2024-09-27 17:00:05 +0000 UTCFor the next two weeks, while we're away on our honeymoon, I'm running three new strips a week, M-W-F. These are ultra-classic, single-row Achewood strips like you saw in 2001.
I'm posting three a week instead of the usual one-on-Friday because, frankly, posting short strips makes me feel insecure about providing enough value for you, even though I love how this set of six captures the old absurdist flavor of original Achewood. It's me, not you.
Why am I doing short strips at all? Because they show an essential element of the Achewood approach, and it's also becoming a pleasant custom for me to do these during my vacations. They make use of the scratch-and-dent part of my writing file — weird little ideas that can't carry a long-form strip.
Please enjoy the change-up, and when I return, you will probably see a comic about what it's like to honeymoon in Italy during a transportation strike. (Hint: Ray will sit in one restaurant in Minori and eat Pasta alla Garlic Butter until his systolic becomes a hum, like the electric pump of an aquarium).
Comments
As well you should have.
C C
2024-10-01 23:12:59 +0000 UTCWe've seen at least one half-sibling. IMO it's possible LN is actually Ray's kid but for a bunch of reasons he's being passed off as a nephew.
GruntyGinMan
2024-10-01 15:15:29 +0000 UTCYeah that's a good question. The name "nephew" implies that Ray is his uncle, but we have never seen Ray have any siblings. Maybe it's more of a great-uncle situation, and Sondra has a sibling whose grandkid is Little Nephew. Hrmmm.
2scrogz
2024-09-30 20:13:39 +0000 UTCThere comes a time...
2scrogz
2024-09-30 19:56:19 +0000 UTCI dressed as Lil' Nephew for Halloween once. Nobody got it. And I judged them for it.
lohohonez
2024-09-28 22:36:24 +0000 UTCspecially since he was only recently consigned to another dimension by one. Maybe he got his own for revenge or to see if he could do the same and I dunno banish garbage.
Andrew Eason
2024-09-28 11:51:18 +0000 UTC*sees reply notification from "toilet cobra"**thinks, I guess that's another one of those ne'er-do-wells who'll tell me Ray is celebrating Pat growing out his hair, or something**is surprised nay astonished to find a helpful answer*. It is both humbling and a blessing to have one's prejudices confounded! Now complete the circle and send me a shitpost reply :) [Actually, thank you for the explanation! M'brain got old, I guess.]
Andrew Eason
2024-09-28 11:47:55 +0000 UTCI think he's celebrating his successful attempt at parenting. He told LN to clean his room and had what he considers to be "the talk" at the same time, now he can stop thinking about his ward again for a year or two
Toilet Cobra
2024-09-28 09:57:48 +0000 UTCNever took Ray for a Rick guy. Now I feel inclined to spelunk in the archive and seek a canon line…
Cody Richmond
2024-09-28 01:06:58 +0000 UTCray's, these days.
Ruxine
2024-09-28 00:58:32 +0000 UTCI, for one, appreciate these wonderful shorties! Happy honeymoon, you cleverest of lads!
Adam Beautiful
2024-09-27 20:54:05 +0000 UTCwhose kid _is_ Little Nephew anyway?
Sedric And Charlie
2024-09-27 20:16:00 +0000 UTCIs this my new favorite strip? Is it?
Nicholas Williams
2024-09-27 20:06:28 +0000 UTCI assumed he was jazzed (hmm, rocked?) that he found motivation for LN to clean his mess.
Greg Sienkiewicz
2024-09-27 19:45:37 +0000 UTCBeing in trouble is a fake idea.
Dan W
2024-09-27 19:27:18 +0000 UTCI'm imagining a shirt or bar glass with fancy lettering that says If You Throw Up, Check Google Why
Lynsey McCoskey
2024-09-27 19:10:09 +0000 UTCLittle. Fricking. Nephew. Hallelujah.
Julie (HiDeeHoGal)
2024-09-27 18:40:46 +0000 UTCMy interpretation: Ray immediately drops and stopped caring about everything in the prior three panels, and is now doing his own thing. Classic Ray.
Bungus Bronbo
2024-09-27 18:13:21 +0000 UTCAgreed. All killer no filler
Oppido
2024-09-27 18:07:00 +0000 UTCDid the time come to imitate Jack White again?
Oppido
2024-09-27 18:05:07 +0000 UTCIf you’re trying google to check why you threw up and it seems like it’s taking a long time it’s because I’m on google to check why I threw up, I’ll be off in a sec
Anthony Thompson
2024-09-27 18:01:31 +0000 UTCI straight up don’t understand the last panel and. Feel no shame in asking for your assistance in gleaning the necessary.
Andrew Eason
2024-09-27 18:00:37 +0000 UTCAnd a hearty chuckle issued forth.
Josh Egbert
2024-09-27 17:59:35 +0000 UTCYeah it’s mostly for kids
Anthony Thompson
2024-09-27 17:58:59 +0000 UTCI need to try this approach with my kids. "If you clean your room you can fuck anyone that you can persuade fo fuck you back."
J Hardy Carroll
2024-09-27 17:34:52 +0000 UTCIt’s very nice to see the Ric again
Jeff Holt
2024-09-27 17:26:04 +0000 UTCIt may seem a bit old-fashioned of Ray to be relieved that his nephew likes girls, but anyone who's seen him try to shoot the shit with Pat about his sex life should understand that this is more about Ray knowing his own core competencies. There are several nigh-inevitable conversations in Little Nephew's future that will be awkward enough as is.
Douglas Wykstra
2024-09-27 17:19:20 +0000 UTCI wonder if Little Nephew is BOC
Derek Adams
2024-09-27 17:16:54 +0000 UTCI spat out my drink. Best one so far
Alex Woods
2024-09-27 17:16:43 +0000 UTCRay doesn't even care for guitar that much, but he just couldn't let Bensington Butters outbid him for George's Ric when it came up at the Syndicate charity auction
Don Rowe
2024-09-27 17:16:14 +0000 UTCThe magazines ruined everything
Yelahneb Unicornucopiax
2024-09-27 17:09:41 +0000 UTCAnytime anything happens to me, I always check Google why.
Shawn Clark
2024-09-27 17:04:57 +0000 UTCThis is about all you can really do for them at this age
Matthew Harris
2024-09-27 17:04:17 +0000 UTCRay's parenting style isn't for everyone
Josh Egbert
2024-09-27 17:02:41 +0000 UTC
