Request Comics

Archives of the Alternate

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 02:40:10 -0700

The Request
Lewis Powell wrote: A Borges-style comic about various interesting comic ideas that would be made worse by actually being completed.
The Comic

The Commentary
These are all comics that I considered making at one point. Trust me, they're better this way. Credit for requests within the comic, in order of appearance: William, no-genius, Lewis Powell, Anonymous, and Chenjesu.

Couch Smashers

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 03:21:32 -0700

The Request
Anonymous wrote: Classic gamer comic: Two guys sitting on a couch playing a video game
The Comic

The Commentary
Fun fact: When Albert came over to make this comic, he didn't realize it would involve having ice cubes thrown at him.

Request Comics Book Corner 2

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 05:57:41 -0700

The Request
Farren wrote: The next installment of Request Comics Book Corner.
The Comic

The Commentary
"Awesome children's book author" describes Daniel Pinkwater no matter which of those nouns you see "awesome" as modifying.

Goatspotting 101

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 06:59:44 -0700

The Request
Harry wrote: Make a comic about how to determine whether a given object is a goat or not.
The Comic

The Commentary
Goatspotting 102 covers separating sheep from goats. This mainly involves comparing tails.

Fire Safety

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 04:36:34 -0700

The Request
John wrote: You know the quote about the concept of fire safety? 'We now also see how number can come to be thought of as arrived at by abstraction from things. What is actually obtained is a concept, in which the number is then discovered. Thus, abstraction often does, in fact, precede the formation of a judgment of number. The confusion is the same as if it were said: the concept of fire risk is obtained by building a half-timbered house with wooden gables, thatched roof, and draughty chimneys.' So, something about fire safety.
The Comic

The Commentary
This comic should not be seen as representing official Big Basin Redwoods State Park policy, even though some of the seven S's are pretty heavily based on the fire safety pamphlet I got there.

Emily Adventure

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 04:24:33 -0700

The Request
Emily wrote: Ben and Emily have an adventure. Or whatever, we just hang out. Either way, you incorporate some of the Emilies I have supplied here.
The Comic

The Commentary
You should check out Emily's comic, Irish Breakfast. It's made by someone who's been in this comic, so you know it's good.

Anchor Day 2010, Part Two

Wed, 04 Aug 2010 04:26:11 -0700

The Request
Farren wrote: A comic where everyone dies at the end.
The Comic

The Commentary
I forgot to mention in part one that I'll be updating every other day this month. I also didn't mention that this exciting two-part series is entirely based on real events.

Anchor Day 2010, Part One

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 00:17:03 -0700

The Request
Farren wrote: A comic where everyone is totally oblivious to impending doom except one person.
The Comic

The Commentary
Don't worry, you won't be waiting long on part two. And if you read carefully, you may even be able to get some foreshadowing for the events in it already!

Lake Trip

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:49:51 -0700

The Request
Lord Finisher wrote: Anything you want, but as insane and/or unhinged from reality as possible.
The Comic

The Commentary
This one speaks for itself, I think.

Special Archive Offer

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 20:52:38 -0700

The Request
Mathgrant wrote: An infomercial for the 'Random' and 'Archive' buttons on Request Comics, because those things totally warrant an infomercial.
The Comic

The Commentary
To use the archive and the random strip selector, just scroll up to the top of the page and look for the links there! Or use the ones in this paragraph.

Yotta Know Mammals With Hobbits

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 21:50:13 -0700

The Request
Dave wrote: Pieces from a board game playing a different board game?
The Comic

The Commentary
I'm glad to see that this game has a page on BoardGameGeek.

Murray's Cake 2

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:57:48 -0700

The Request
Farren wrote: A sequel to the Request Comic least in need of a sequel.
The Comic

The Commentary
Remember part one? Of course not! It didn't need a sequel, and was actually a kind of lackluster strip.

Receipt

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 05:06:07 -0700

The Request
Chenjesu wrote: Good reasons to keep your receipts.
The Comic

The Commentary
Identifying details have been blurred out, but if you guys keep leaving your receipts around, I might stop covering for you like that.

July Schedule

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 03:25:16 -0700

The Request
Chenjesu wrote: What's the update schedule for July?
The Comic

The Commentary
Obvious referent.

Marmadreams

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 06:10:44 -0700

The Request
BiggerJ wrote: If you took any other photos of the Marmaduke movie, arrange them into a comic about the nightmares the film has undoubtedly given you.
The Comic

The Commentary
True fact: I do sometimes dream in panels.