A Holiday Harlequinade pts 1-6
Someone asked why A Holiday Harlequinade wasn't up on Patreon all in one go. The answer is, I don't know. But for those who want to open their presents early, here it is. If you prefer to enjoy it in two-page bursts on the website... DON'T READ ON!
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Loved this JA. Also: I was thinking about a series of variant covers based on businesses running along the A1 but you got there first
Pulse and Cocktails was exactly 69 miles from my house when I lived in Letchworth Garden City. This fact never ceases to please me.
As much as a surprise as it was to see Tom and Fit Mum, Kirby and Ditko were REALLY unexpected. (But welcome!)
Alas, poor Steeple. I wish it had worked out better for you financially because I really enjoyed it! A final volume would have been lovely. Such is life.
“Not today” is the perfect answer to “It’s going to be your balls isn’t it”
Kirby and... and Ditko? Great Caesar's Ghost!
OMG, I love Susan Ptolemy even more now. Didn't think it was possible.
In the US there is a chain grocery store called Wegman’s, it took me a slightly embarrassing amount of time to realize that Weegman’s was not a legally distinct cartoon parody. Anyway this was great!
Weegman’s is real… and it’s spectacular
Okay, now I want a pork pie.
V happy to see that Grendel lives on in your heart and mind! Cartoon Johnny’s expectations of who Brian wanted him to meet almost caused an embarrassing office guffaw. Also the Conan warning. The whole thing is both self indulgent and delicious. Merry Christmas!
YES
This has everything, Mr A, truly we are blessed. #SinisterDes #LovelySusan
All we want for Christmas is more comics with Fit Mum.
As the owner of a year's supply of regret-flavoured Gaviscon, I applaud the veracity of this comic.
Yes, I read 100 web comics and the JA ones always have the best dialog.
That last line is brilliant.
The Steeple Milo Minara variant cover had me in stitches.
Such a fun holiday treat John! I love all your character choices for the Christmas Carol staples!
Extremely fun, and also I'm going to have to see if I can track down that Milo Manora variant.
I love this comic! I would buy a t-shirt with just the boy saying "Aren't all their pork pies the same size, mister? I mean, roughly?"
Thanks John, great stuff as always, and I look forward to going through it at a slower pace on the website over the next couple of weeks. I know it probably wouldn't work for a main release, but I think this style actually really works for you, the rougher drawings, minimal colour palette, use of interesting brushes/textures... very enjoyable!
This is my new favorite piece of art!
Oh my god John. This is amazing. To my knowledge / recollection you've never done self-references in your work. So how did you become SO GOOD at them!?
When you say "self-references", are you referring to the fact that Tom-Grendel-drawn-by-John looks like a young version of John-drawn-by-John?
There is no part of this that isn't perfect. "Don't make comics about Conan" killed me. Happy Holidays, John.
Oh how fantastic! Weighed down with a quarter century of comic continuity! These chains are yours! I'm just wearing them for dramatic effect!
I’d say the weights have been slowly getting lighter after Wen-Tack ended, with the stories moving away from Tackleford for better horizons.
God bless you , every one.
I'm going to read it in discrete chapters, like an advent calendar, but I wonder if you could post it as a PDF we could download?
It's GLORIOUS. It's even better than the Muppets version AND THAT IS NO MEAN FEET. i meant feat but whatever
Wonderful. I’d pay good money for a fully inked and coloured version.
I think that would remove what I like about it somewhat but I’m glad you liked it.
LOVE U XXXX
You have created the best from a bit of undigested potato. Well done!
Dickens wishes his Christmas story was this good
Thank you very much.
Deca Decadence. Oh for when December was the tenth month. Then the people really lived.
Truly Christmas... uhhh ... December 10th has arrived early this year - God bless us, everyone!
I couldn't help myself, and now I feel like I've just eaten all my calendar chocolates in one go. It's glorious!
Brilliant! Surely some of your best work
I enjoyed this a lot.
Loved this very much! And indeed Weegman's do make exceedingly good pies. Make your New Year's resolution to be just 10% less hard on yourself. Thanks for all your work.
I think that I've pulled a muscle cackling, and my office neighbour has just stuck his head round the door to ask if I'm okay.
Bloody marvellous stuff, John! Merry chrimbo to you and yours!
More of Susan is already the greatest gift of all
Was in the middle of reading that very comment on the comic page when suddenly I’m notified of this patreon upload
Yes, if I hadn't responded so fast, maybe I wouldn't accidentally have posted it to all the tiers instead of $3 and up but the email's gone out now so MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE I suppose (weeps)