There are more subtly executed comics with stories that are as subtle as their execution but those are usually made by folk trying to be sensitive, not funny.
joestork » con2 months ago
That was an extremely necessary response, ngazin.
Kind of like this one.
gumfish » pro1 years ago
I kept wondering why the tiny animal had elephant feet.
syrinx » pro1 years ago
Why are people marking this lame? that song is dope.
zefiel » neu11 months ago
woah woah, tell me what it was called!
zeroasalimit » neu11 months ago
Here Comes A Special Boy. You can download it from their website. I'd give you a direct link, but the URL doesn't change. :(
jar » pro9 months ago
Amen. That's an awesome song. Freezepop for the win.
gormster » neu4 months ago
Actually, that wasn't this comic, it was this one.
johnnyrocker » neu1 months ago
Actually, there are references to both strips in the song.
But yes you're right that is the primary one.
thegeniusofcristina » pro1 years ago
Classic Beauty.
saurkraus » pro1 years ago
His eyes follow me where-ever I go!
jack » neu6 months ago
Who is marking this conversation as lame? It is:
(a) hilarious.
(b) true, Philippe does look like he could be a penis, especially early Philippe. Everyone thinks this. Do not deny it.
(c) a rare opportunity to hear a feminine perspective on Achewood/Acheworld.
Keep it up ladies. Philippe appreciates your thoughts.
rowboat » pro6 months ago
Philippe must NEVER know!
wittyname » neu4 months ago
The thought of people wanting to masturbate to a 5 year old, regardless of any species, is probably where the lames came from
ford » neu3 months ago
I'm going through the archive again and this conversation made me laugh. Retardo if you manage to do this, remember to scream "Here comes a special boy!"
catgrl131 » pro2 months ago
Quite literally the special boy comes.
farqussus » neu3 weeks ago
closely followed by the special girl.
gormster » neu4 months ago
Retardo is actually a guy.
em2 » neu3 months ago
Thank you for your thoughts, Nolan.
gormster » neu4 months ago
Retardo! This is not squirt.org! Take your horny comments over there where they can be appreciated.
And I think you know what I mean by appreciated.
drskradley » neu3 months ago
The thought of anyone wanting to stick Philippe in their ass makes me want to vomit with rage.
afastidioushat » pro1 years ago
The words "Philippe is standing on it" have been permantly etched into my mind.
twoply » pro9 months ago
It always reminds me of when Mr. belvedere accidentally sat on his goods and had to be rushed to the ER by his boys. How can a man recover from that. Some crispy Stellas, that's how!
tekende » neu2 months ago
Oh my god. I suddenly find that I'm very glad I never watched that show.
boots » neu3 months ago
This was the first strip i saw, it's had me hooked ever since
starforth » pro1 years ago
Say what you will about this strip, but ask yourself: is it possible to read it and NOT click the button to see the next one? I submit to you that it is not.
digdugz » pro1 years ago
It started all of this, so you have to love it.
deimosrising » neu1 years ago
How do his pants stay on that is what I want to know
nause » pro1 years ago
Did they ever get that drum machine figured out?
satellitetv » neu1 years ago
Look how bemused Philippe is
billyamericana » neu1 years ago
There is a DaDaist slant to this that I just love.
amberjunk » pro1 years ago
This strip is important because it made me keep reading. Classic.
mortshire » pro1 years ago
man, philippe can have a good time doing anything.
jokercross » neu1 years ago
The really early strips are weird. They're funny, but almost in a completely different way than later strips.
rodneystubbs » neu1 years ago
agreed. I love the early days because so many are like 3/4 of typical linear jokes, but my brain can't quite figure it out and so just laughs anyway.
the_jon » pro1 years ago
when i was first turned on to achewood, it had already been running for a year or so and my friend said "don't worry about what shows up, just click archive and start from the beginning." this strip is what made this comic what it is, it makes no sense but at the same time it makes all the sense in the world. everytime i tell someone about achewood i say the say thing, read the first strip first.
morganization » neu1 years ago
it gets a five because it is the first and it sets the tone for the rest perfectly
doublethumbfist » pro1 years ago
This should be on the flag.
jamers » pro1 years ago
I love how Philippe is not only standing on it, but he's standing on it in a corner, happily oblivious. There's really no other place for him to stand; that much is obvious.
rapid_roy » pro1 years ago
the subtle awesomeness of this strip still amazes me...
fuckyoufriday » neu1 years ago
Come on Teodor, I thought you were the music guy. That drum machine looks pretty simple to me. Then again, Onstad played up the animal qualities of the characters earlier on (they don't know how to drive, they need to use clandestine methods to get fast food delivery from humans, the whole animal underground concept wasn't really there yet, etc.).
rach4ael » neu1 years ago
this is my all time favorite strip
everything_is_a_hat » pro1 years ago
This man is genius.
leon_sumbitches » pro1 years ago
So classic, so newbie, I hope my comic series starts out as good as this!
alejandroadam » neu1 years ago
I think the fact that the strip evolves and develops from something so basic is awesome
they are hell of different and the subtle humor dosen't work very well in them.
twohundredninety » neu7 months ago
I think that, for the most part, the newer strips are better than the really old ones. But this one, the very first, is brilliant and ranks among my favorites.
deadaluspark » pro1 years ago
lots of dudes say this is their favorite strip, and come on, it IS a good strip, but it sucks next to the novel that is now achewood canon. the strip was good, but once roast beef and ray showed up, it was gold. those fellas are straight up rude.
lateadopter » neu1 years ago
Ray and Roast Beef definitely changed the strip completely, and one of the funniest arcs is when they took the road trip to Bakersfield ("A turd with a bullet in it ain't exactly 5 O'Clock News Ray"), but Ray is over-used nowadays. There are other great personalities, like Cornelius, Teodor, Lie Bot, and Lyle, who just don't get any time on-stage anymore. One of my favorite arcs was when Onstad made Teodor help him pack and ship some merchandise. Teodor was all oppositional about it, and expressed his annoyance by refusing to cover his winky. I'd just like to see more of the rest of the Achewood cast.
molesticide » pro1 years ago
this strip is brilliant.
i don't get it, personally.
but it took MAJOR sac to have this, an incomprehensible joke without a punchline, be the first strip of your ongoing comic.
i salute the man for this. this achievement sets Onstad as one of my creative heroes. if i could die in an opium den over a period of several years surrounded by piles of fruit being fed to me by naked girls, with only ONE companion on an adjacent couch to play card games with, i would choose chris onstad as that companion.
it used to be oscar wilde.
max » con1 years ago
This strip basically challenged me to keep reading Achewood. "You will not like this comic" this strip said. It is kind of punk like that. I am glad I picked a fight with this strip.
swarm_of_bears » neu1 years ago
Looking back, this strip has a strange and surrealist feel to it compared to the others. I want to know what made Onstad start his comic out with this strip instead of something else.
tetrisattack » pro1 years ago
The closest thing to pure happiness I've ever seen.
direhaggis » pro1 years ago
Certainly the most original and, to me, the best online comic nowadays. Most strips lack the balls for a punchline like this.
tinhand » neu1 years ago
I love how they don't seem to consider asking him to move.
shoinan » pro11 months ago
The strip does not have a standard punchline. Whatever you say about it, it's a typical example of Achewood's surreal universe and has become an iconic strip for its fans. For fans with a knowledge of the strip it does have humour... As a first strip of a comic it is truly bizarre. But if I had to buy any Achewood strip this might be the one. Probably not though, I might have to get the one where Ray orders Pat to say good things about Ray's dick. :D
roland » pro11 months ago
Its sort of like a really good mixed drink, suble, but then WHAM it hits you
lucas » neu7 months ago
Did it really hit you? Or are you still in the dark about it? Because, I get it but it's not a WHAM effect.
samorama » pro11 months ago
It's Beautiful.
lawdog » pro11 months ago
The drum machine will be brought back in Achewood's final season, to devastating effect.
audhumla » pro11 months ago
achewood may never end
zeroasalimit » neu11 months ago
God I hope not. The last comic I was in love with was 1/0 and I always get sad at the end. :(
lux » neu4 days ago
I know. You watch Ghanny walk away in his new body and it all feels wrong. It was even worse when it was updating, because you knew the ending was coming at 1000 and every day was a countdown.
spectre » pro11 months ago
How it all began . . . cryptic, elliptical, homely.
claynferno » pro10 months ago
jackvanburace » neu10 months ago
I'm assuming this, the very beginning, is where Philippe starts looking like he's maybe retarded, eh?
petestart » pro9 months ago
One cannot fault the start of such a great comic strip. I am sure this has been done before, but much like most things on the internet I shall do it again and review every single strip. Luckily I shall do it better.
Here goes:
The beauty of the first strip of a comic is that no character development is required, unlike, say, a pilot. All that exists here is a simple absurd outcome that, as far as I am aware from the history of Achewood, was merely something that amused Onstad and he therefore wanted to put out on the internet.
robertbevandalton » pro9 months ago
i am so happy, right now.
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coldfrog » neu8 months ago
The fact that the number of strips I've read may affect my ranking means I'm going to have to read from the beginning again. This is not a complaint.
j03y » pro7 months ago
here comes a special boy
jesus_h_christ » neu6 months ago
why the heck does teodor have a drum machine, anyway?
joeyramoney » neu5 months ago
i'm glad it got better.
thegrouch » con5 months ago
Have to agree, not funny. Glad it got better.
grombly » neu5 months ago
is there like some jerk on here that is laming everyone who thought this comic was funny
baryonyx » neu4 months ago
The one that started it all.
While the generation of strips preceding the Party may be generally inferior to those that came after, I still find this strip completely and utterly hilarious.
achilleselbow » neu1 weeks ago
I think you're wrong, for what it's worth. After the party is when Achewood became:
1) like a lot of other webcomics in the sense of being more character and storyline-based, enabling him to create many strips that aren't funny or original at all but simply move the story arc along.
2) almost exclusively focused on Ray and Beef. I find Ray's personality and way of speaking quite grating, to be honest, and Beef can get pretty repetitive at times.
The reason that one is inclined to think that post-party Achewood is better is because it's still awesome in its own way, and because there are now a lot more post-party strips which means there are more great later strips than early ones by sheer number. But I think that if he'd continued in this style it would have been just as good, if not better. And I still think that there will never be a better strip than Lie Bot's Ass.
baryonyx » neu1 weeks ago
Reeeeally. This is the makings of an epic debate right here.
In regards to your first point, Onstad rarely skips a panel without at least some throwaway stab at humor, much less a strip, even if it is moving along some larger arc; almost all the dialogue carries a steady stream of quirks and innovative wordplay. As for original, pretty much everything about Achewood is so original that if you read it without being properly acclimated to the strip's unique tone chances are you won't even enjoy it.
And while yes, Ray and Beef have moved into the spotlight somewhat, I find this preferable to the pre-Party equivalent: Teodor, Cornelius, and Lyle were all more or less the same bland character and Philippe was just a straight-up retard instead of a slightly nostalgic commentary on five-year-olds. And while Ray and Beef's respective dialects may get somewhat tiresome now and again, I would sooner take that than the similar repitition of one-off jokes about booze you find in the earlier strips.
susurrus » neu4 months ago
i found it funny AFTER i read through the archives. not sure why.
em2 » neu4 months ago
Yes.
tellumo » pro4 months ago
That drum machine utterly confounds me.
Perhaps it is because I cannot read Japanese.
luckypyjamas » neu3 months ago
it is truly a god among drum machines, one of the most distinctive sounds (along with the 808, used for hip hop and such)
though personally i prefer the tr-606, aka Big Black's weapon of choice
wonelove » pro4 months ago
Ah.
The times before alt-text.
captainphaze » neu4 months ago
The primordial comic soup from which all greatness came.
em2 » pro3 months ago
Why is this not a five by default?
mattylite » pro3 months ago
This is the future. In the future, stuff can be funny without having to be all . . . funny.
foetus_punch » neu3 months ago
Madness? THIS...IS...ACHEWOOD!
Throw it all away for a reference to a poorly made, historically inaccurate movie.
comrade_tom » neu2 months ago
Hehehe hella sassin' on "300"!
Chubbied due to mutual distaste for frank miller and his cinematographic manglings.
kelissamunz » neu2 months ago
Between staring at the absolute Zen contained in Philippe's expression and listening to "Here Comes a Special Boy," I think I've found the recipe for true oneness with the universe.
baryonyx » neu2 months ago
Seriously, I cue up that song every time I read a strip with Philippe in it now.
lunchbox » neu2 months ago
I always imagine the theme song to Achewood as "Bottle of Wine" as performed by The Fireballs.
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But yes you're right that is the primary one.
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(a) hilarious.
(b) true, Philippe does look like he could be a penis, especially early Philippe. Everyone thinks this. Do not deny it.
(c) a rare opportunity to hear a feminine perspective on Achewood/Acheworld.
Keep it up ladies. Philippe appreciates your thoughts.
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they are hell of different and the subtle humor dosen't work very well in them.
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i don't get it, personally.
but it took MAJOR sac to have this, an incomprehensible joke without a punchline, be the first strip of your ongoing comic.
i salute the man for this. this achievement sets Onstad as one of my creative heroes. if i could die in an opium den over a period of several years surrounded by piles of fruit being fed to me by naked girls, with only ONE companion on an adjacent couch to play card games with, i would choose chris onstad as that companion.
it used to be oscar wilde.
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Here goes:
The beauty of the first strip of a comic is that no character development is required, unlike, say, a pilot. All that exists here is a simple absurd outcome that, as far as I am aware from the history of Achewood, was merely something that amused Onstad and he therefore wanted to put out on the internet.
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While the generation of strips preceding the Party may be generally inferior to those that came after, I still find this strip completely and utterly hilarious.
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1) like a lot of other webcomics in the sense of being more character and storyline-based, enabling him to create many strips that aren't funny or original at all but simply move the story arc along.
2) almost exclusively focused on Ray and Beef. I find Ray's personality and way of speaking quite grating, to be honest, and Beef can get pretty repetitive at times.
The reason that one is inclined to think that post-party Achewood is better is because it's still awesome in its own way, and because there are now a lot more post-party strips which means there are more great later strips than early ones by sheer number. But I think that if he'd continued in this style it would have been just as good, if not better. And I still think that there will never be a better strip than Lie Bot's Ass.
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In regards to your first point, Onstad rarely skips a panel without at least some throwaway stab at humor, much less a strip, even if it is moving along some larger arc; almost all the dialogue carries a steady stream of quirks and innovative wordplay. As for original, pretty much everything about Achewood is so original that if you read it without being properly acclimated to the strip's unique tone chances are you won't even enjoy it.
And while yes, Ray and Beef have moved into the spotlight somewhat, I find this preferable to the pre-Party equivalent: Teodor, Cornelius, and Lyle were all more or less the same bland character and Philippe was just a straight-up retard instead of a slightly nostalgic commentary on five-year-olds. And while Ray and Beef's respective dialects may get somewhat tiresome now and again, I would sooner take that than the similar repitition of one-off jokes about booze you find in the earlier strips.
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Perhaps it is because I cannot read Japanese.
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though personally i prefer the tr-606, aka Big Black's weapon of choice
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The times before alt-text.
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Throw it all away for a reference to a poorly made, historically inaccurate movie.
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Chubbied due to mutual distaste for frank miller and his cinematographic manglings.
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