Annotations Every Day - Written by T Campbell & Flo Kahn - Illustrated by John & Jason Waltrip
Guilded Age
The Saga of the Working Class Adventurer – New comics every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday!
Tiger, Tiger
Petra Nordlund
A young noble lady steals her brother's identity and his ship to find love and adventure, and to write a book about the fascinating life cycle of sea sponges!
El Goonish Shive
Dan Shive
WARNING: This comic often ignores the Laws of Physics
[un]Divine
Ayme
A highschool senior thought giving up his soul for a demon was a good idea. It wasn't.
Far to the North
Allison Shaw
Kelu turns to the monsters of her remote mountain home when her family is held hostage by outsiders.
Girl Genius
Phil Foglio, Kaja Foglio
In a time when the Industrial Revolution has become an all-out war, Mad Science rules the World...with mixed success.
KISMET
Jaki King
As interplanetary war threatens the Perseid system, a scientist ventures to the far reaches of space in her search for the truth: is humanity the master of its own fate, or is destiny truly inescapable?
Real Science Adventures
Brian Clevinger
Spin off stories and other adventures from the world of Atomic Robo!
2 Slices
RJ Morel
After a case of mistaken identity, will awkward Daisuke find help from excitable Mamo, or will his love life be thrown completely off track?
Goblins
Ellipsis
A fantasy RPG as told through the eyes of the low-level monsters.
Whomp!
Ronnie
A depressed, portly, hirsute anime fan stumbles through life in the ever-pursuit of chicken nuggets and other life-shortening indulgences.
Fairmeadow
Kendra P. / KP
A wayward soldier finds herself in a pacifist commune deep in the wilderness of a war-weary land. Living in isolation brings her closer to those she was sworn to kill than she could ever imagine - but also threatens to tear the place apart.
Killjoys
Flatw00ds
When two disgraced ex-feds fall backwards into trouble with the clown mafia, getting out in one piece is gonna be no joke!
Knights Errant
J.R. Doyle
Wilfrid's humble quest for revenge becomes bigger and bloodier by the day.
Obelisk
Ashley McCammon
In 1908 New York, a young woman struggles to put her life back together in the wake of her father's death - until she discovers a vampire in the shambles of her inheritance.
Awaken
Koti Saavedra/Flipfloppery
Superpowers, monsters and conspiracies. Piras, the spoiled Dameschi heir, fights to recover his identity after becoming a terrorist!
Star Trip
Gisele Weaver
Jas is a human taken from her home planet on a trip across the galaxy she will never forget.
Wilde Life
Pascalle Lepas
Oscar decided to rent an old haunted house, and that's when things got weird...
Go Get a Roomie
Clover
Experience the queer journey of an upbeat hippie and the friendships she makes along the way! A tale of self-discovery and love of many forms.
Cyanide & Happiness
Explosm
Satire, dark humor and surreal humor.
Between Failures
Jackie Wohlenhaus
The low stakes adventures of an assorted group of 20 somethings trapped in the declining years of American retail. They are naughty and say lots of swears.
Shaderunners
Alex Assan, Lin Darrow
A ragtag band of bootleggers open a speakeasy for bottled colour in the greyscale city of Ironwell.
Monster Pulse
Magnolia Porter Siddell
Four kids run afoul of a creepy secret organization's experiments, which turn their body parts into fighting monsters. Part sentimental coming-of-age story, part monster-training shonen manga, with just a bit of sci-fi body horror.
Come Hell or High Water
Jenny/Star, Mori
Prince Gladimir was never meant to fall for a pirate. Swearing off love for duty, the threat of war propels him back into the Captain’s world of high seas and high stakes. Their relationship could be the thing to save the kingdom of Yvoire - or destroy it.
Folklore
Adam Ma, Colin Tan Wei
A superhuman horror story focused on a small band of survivors trying to navigate a war-torn world in the aftermath of the Federation’s collapse.
Empowered
Adam Warren
A sexy superhero comedy (except when it isn't) about the never-ending struggles of a plucky but very unlucky young superheroine.
Demon's Mirror
Harry Bogosian
Based loosely off of "The Snow Queen", a story by Hans Christian Andersen, we see things take a different turn as the demons become central characters, and the side characters stick around. Yup, that's the only differences. Enjoy!
Paint the Town Red
Windy, Winter Jay Kiakas
Winona runs a werewolf shelter with partner in crime, Odile in the Gothic city of Merlot. One day they take in an injured vampire, and soon unravels many of the dark secrets of Merlot.
Sam & Fuzzy
Sam Logan
Troubled by gangster rodents, lovesick vampire stalkers, or confused ninja assassins? Don't panic! Sam and Fuzzy are here to help. (For a reasonable fee.)
Hazy London
Scotty
A story about messy relationships. From friendly foes to crazy families. Nothing is black and white, just full of color. But, all colors can get a little hazy...
Tove
Severin
The end of the world is coming, and Tove doesn't want to be a hero, but SOMEONE has to look after her little brother.
Demon Studies
Miyuli
Four students summon and study potentially dangerous demons within the walls of the mysterious Summerland University.
Drugs & Wires
Mary Safro, Io Black
Dan used to be a VR operator until his brain got fried by malware. Now he's stuck delivering packages in a post-Soviet hellhole all while trying to adjust to his new life and find some answers.
MASKLESS
kickingshoes
In a world where people can wield the magic of elemental Masks, all Ashe wants to do is help. Maskless and useless, with dreams of fire and smoke on the back of his tongue, he finds himself on a strange, dangerous path to uncovering the secrets of these incredible objects, and the source of the monsters plaguing his home.
The Otherknown
Lorian Merriman
Chandra is a 12-year-old accidental time traveler with a reluctant new dad, who happens to be a member of a feared galactic crime syndicate.
No End
Erli, Kromi
A queer romance about people attempting to build lives in a cold, post-apocalyptic world ravaged by hordes of undead.
Anacrine Complex
Sae Cotton
A superhuman heist involving probably too many pigeons than entirely necessary.
Heart of Gold
Eliot Baum, Viv Tanner
A pianist with failing eyesight seeks out a priest with a miraculous healing touch, drawing him deeper into a world of miracles and curses.
Guilded Age
T Campbell, John Waltrip, Florence Machina
Welcome to the saga of the working-class adventurer! Enjoy the complete story with new annotations daily!
The Lonely Vincent Bellingham
Diana Huh
Vincent is an unkind man looking to disappear, and finds himself in the care of a vampire and her two wicked children.
Wychwood
Varethane
When Tiara's pyrokinesis is finally noticed, she is captured by a magical research organization for study. If she cooperates, she could be helping to save humanity from a dire threat - but can she trust them?
Spinnerette
Krazy Krow, Rocio Zucchi, Pablo Rey
When a lab accident gives Heather Brown spider powers and six arms, she does what any midwest comic geek would do: Become Ohio's #3 superhero!
Lunar Blight
Studio CARTRIDGE, Laura Lee
Lunar Blight is a gothic horror story about an elite knight serving a moon cult who must choose between upholding his honoured duty or condemning everything he’s grown to know.
Solstoria
Angelica Maria
After her brother goes missing, Samantha vows to become a Knight and help those around her in the Kingdom of St. Helena.
The Witch Door
Anni K.
Katariina Lehto discovers her neighbor is a witch called Jousia Muotka. Jousia introduces Katariina to the strange people and places beyond the witch door...
How to be a Werewolf
Shawn Lenore
Malaya Walters was bitten by a werewolf as a child. After being raised by her human family, she faces the chance to learn what being a werewolf is really like as an adult.
Dumbing of Age
David M Willis
Joyce has been homeschooled her entire life until now, when she's suddenly a freshman in college! Things don't go well.
Countdown to Countdown
Velinxi
Iris Black is a self-proclaimed inventor with the curious ability to bring his drawings to life, and yearns to find a space where he can use his powers freely.
Lighter Than Heir
Melissa Albino
A young Volant woman joins the military in an effort to upstage her war-hero father.
Sunshine Boy
Moosopp
New-kid Kelly is sweet but naive. Luckily, he's got his outgoing neighbor Grey in his corner.
Atomic Robo
Brian Clevinger, Scott Wegener
The robot punches monsters and bad robots and one time he was a cowboy.
Nerf Now!!
Josué Pereira
A cute webcomic about fanservice, video games, and... love. Mostly video games, though.
Clockwork
Chikuto
Cog Kleinschmidt is a diligent, quiet worker at the Mercia Fortress, the world power's leading stronghold. His orderly life is thrown into chaos when an enemy kingdom sends a diplomat for peace talks. This diplomat needs something from Cog - whether he agrees to their terms or not!
Patrik the Vampire
Bree Paulsen
Patrik loves to knit, bake, and help his friends while dealing with his own demons... like his thirst for blood because, oh yeah--he's a vampire.
Guilded Age is co-written by T Campbell & Flo Kahn, and illustrated by John Waltrip. Site design by Samantha Kyle. Fonts by Blambot.com.
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Never, ever do what? DO WHAT, SUPER SECRET CAPTION!? D:
Never, ever let a webcartoonist leave a convention with unsold merchandise.
now….to wait for the kickbacks to come rolling in…
Well, sometimes, the wrong people (Read: Not everyone likes everything) are at a convention, which can lead to unsold merchendaise.
Happens even to the best known out there.
Follow anyone after the con, unless explicitly invited.
That makes sense. These people are people, people!
I find that exceptionally hard to believe. :|
Say things like “the tireds” and “the moneys” which I totally agree with. Don’t do that.
Print more books than you can sell, I’d guess? Or maybe just try to sell books at a convention at all.
Never, ever create webcomics hoping to support a family that way?
You have all taught me so much. c:
The cardboard boxes that the unsold books were shipped in are much too small to raise a family in.
Never ever start a family. It isn’t worth it, no matter what the brain-washed fools tell you. DENY THE BIOLOGY.
So JJ followed Joel aaaaaall the way hope from the convention? Kinda creepy.
… He’s a leg-breaker who’s about to threaten Joel’s family to make him pliable, and following him home is what’s creepy?
Regardless of what he’s going to do, following someone home is still creepy.
Threatening someone with violence to their loved ones is reprehensible and manipulative. Following people to their homes is creepy.
It’s not creepy in this context, but it IS terrifying.
Terrifyingly creepy. ;)
Any threat that JJ might verbalize is gonna be redundant, at this point. Joel is already imagining the worst.
“Oh, you’re only gonna kill us in our sleep? That’s a relief. I thought you were gonna threaten to violate us, kill us, and eat us, but not necessarily in that order.”
“Hey! Gimme a little credit, here. I’m a professional problem solver, not some webcomic reading stalker! … You know what? Forget killing you and your family. If you don’t tell me what I need to know, I’m gonna e-mail your home address to each and every one of your readers!”
“NNNOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooo…..!!!”
Shouting Frigg, stop arguing with yourself! =P
Joking aside, I don’t remember this mustachioed character. Can anyone link to a page where he was introduced? Or is he new?
Click on his tag and it’ll show you all the pages he’s been in.
How can you not remember seeing Robin Williams before? o_O
New question to ponder. Do you prefer.
“Daddy why is that man holding a gun to your head?”
Nah. Any good (in the ‘skills’ sense, not the ‘morals’ sense) thug knows that ‘Daddy, why is that man holding a gun to my head?’ is far more effective.
He doesn’t need a gun. He can pull of questions like “Daddy, why is this man holding my neck in this fashion?” or worse “Daddy, why does this man stand behind me and holds my shoulders?”
On a more positive note, this may be not a thug, but a benevolent giant, or rather, the Gastoninan Moustache Commander whose name I forgot who liked the heroes. (Or its equivalent/player/coder)
But JJ doesn’t need to make any additional threats. His very presence at Joel’s house is a threat. He doesn’t need to do anything except ask his questions and go, because Joel is almost certainly smart enough to know the score here.
Also, Shanna explicitly told him not to be a hero and that if anyone came looking for her, just tell them what happened and don’t worry about protecting her.
Except for the fact that we already know who this is, and he’s not a benevolent giant.
I’m appalled and a little bit jealous of how quickly you make jokes involving implied violence against children.
Practice makes perfect.
It’s not really a joke, though. I mean, playing off of Sharkie’s comment means the phrasing comes out a bit humorously, I suppose, but my point is serious – the implication, given what JJ says in the last panel, and the fact that this is generally how his type operates (both fictionally and IRL), is that he’s not there to threaten to hurt Joel, but to hurt his family.
I don’t think it’ll literally involve him holding a gun to Gracie’s head – in fact, like Dean says, Joel should be smart enough to get the threat without JJ having to say it out loud, and they’d both probably prefer to finish this without Gracie and Emily even seeing JJ – but, yeah, the bones that JJ’s going to break if Joel doesn’t give him what he wants aren’t likely to be Joel’s.
You’re appalled by the mere suggestion of hypothetical fictional violence performed on a drawing by another drawing, neither of which are representative of non-fictional, non-drawn humans?
To be fair, that last part isn’t strictly true – Joel Watson is a real person, as are his wife, Emily, and their daughter, Gracie. (One of the reasons I’m pretty sure JJ’s never going to have to threaten them directly, nor follow up on his threats – it’d just be a bit too much, knowing that the Watsons are only slightly fictionalized.)
I’m appalled you didn’t read the rest of the comment.
I’m just jealous.
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You should have Joel draw a guest strip where he’s beaten for information. Not every day that you get to draw your own torture scene!
Wow. There are so many “Never evers” in this scene. Don’t follow cartoonists home. Don’t let them leave with stuff on the table. Don’t try to carry it all yourself. Don’t accept that creepy guys help…
> Don’t accept that creepy guys help
Sometimes creepy guys help, and you’ll have to learn to accept that.
Sometimes creepy guys help and there’s no easy way to get rid of them. Sometimes you should really make sure you bring a less-creepy person along to make sure things don’t go from “creepy” to “bodily-harm-y”.
…What I’m trying to say here is that it’s not about social stuff, like thinking a person is weird or awkward. It’s about self-preservation. It’s about noticing that someone is acting… wrong, somehow?… before they escalate, in case that is what they intended all along.
People being socially awkward is fine. But certain types of socially awkward, most notably not respecting (or recognizing) another person’s boundaries, are big, flashing warning signs.
Like Dr. Shelly Cooper (the last part of the second paragraph, not the first part)
Okay, I know that “Hurrican reality” is the designated bad reality, but still, it is not WH bad. (regardless if Fantasy or 40k)
So, I hope that this isn’t going to badly for the author avatar, because I not only respect the authors for not making their characters stu’s, but also, because I do not want to have the Big guy as a more dark than with kinda guy.
Also, the Hurrican reality needs a gentle giant badly.
I don’t think Joel is one of the authors.
That mustache is very familiar.
“I mustache you a few questions, sir”
“Moust of which will involve ache in some shape or form.”
“Sorry to beard you at your home like this.”
how could you NOT trust a man with a moustache that large?
The mustache is Best’s alt.
I love how that joke never gets old, at least for me. Hah!
You insult Gordito Delgado, good sir!
So this is how he turns out when he doesn’t grow up in a world where super intelligent dinosaurs from space invade Earth and enslave humanity…
Joel is seeming an awful lot like Maes Hughes all of a sudden..
Ouch. Good reference, but now I’m even more scared of what’s going to happen.
Wait, does that make Shanna Edward Elric? Mother issues…seeking the truth…getting the Man’s boot up her ass…there are some similarities.
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You seem to be speaking from experience Phil.
Yeah, that guy is still on his couch.
So long Joel, nice knowing you
So that’s why Hijinks Ensue didn’t update for a week or so!
I keep thinking Big Dan Teague from O Brothere Where Art Thou when I see this guy. John Goodman would be a shoe-in for a live action version.
Hmmm, totally seeing a slightly bulkier Robin Williams personally
I get the feeling that JJ doesn’t do ANYTHING he doesn’t have to if he can get what is needed with the minimum of effort. Joel never spoke about the missing five before now, has shown zero interest in opening that can of worms, and seems perfectly willing to keep his trap shut in the future. If his cooperation can be easily bought, coerced, or even gotten for free thanks to Shanna’s instructions to give them everything they want…I don’t get the sense that JJ will resort to the level of mess that violence/murder/visceral threats that people are worrying about/suggesting.
Maybe that’s what they want you to think. “Yeah, this guy’s a gentleman and a professional.” Then, the sharp instruments come out.
Nah. He’s a pro. He might get kicks from this, but that’s not what it’s about. It’s a job, and you don’t msn messes you have to clean up or whack people for free. If he was messy Hurricane wouldn’t have turned to him. If he does kill them it’ll be because they’re loose ends, but he’s much more likely to say he’s a private investigator and then heavily use intimidation without giving up any information.
Agrecian: he is perfectly capable of doing much harm and inflicting of pain and sorrow, but he would rather not let it get that far, unless the job specifically called for it
dont do what? be a super awesome dude bein helpful?
butseks?
damnit, the fans are breaking his “no creeping” rule by following him home again