Request Comics

Snowed In

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:16:08 -0800

The Request
Dave Lerner wrote: An excuse to eat ice cream.
The Comic

The Commentary
For the record, that's Neapolitan ice cream with chocolate syrup.

February Contest

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:29:28 -0800

The Request
BiggerJ wrote: Hold a contest, wherein you list an even number of past comics. At least one of these has to have been marked as a 'good' idea by its submitter, and at least one has to have been marked 'bad'. Give a prize, like a guaranteed request fulfillment, to the first person who correctly tells you which were marked 'good' and which were marked 'bad'. This, of course, won't work (or will it?) if you have never used any ideas marked 'bad'.
The Comic

The Commentary
For reference: #3, #13, #30, #33, #46, #56, #104, and #111. Enter the contest by posting your guesses in this forum thread. It will stay open until either someone gets them right or February ends. As the request suggests, the prize is a guaranteed request fulfillment. (Provided your request doesn't require me to do something I really don't want to do. This part's kind of subjective. I'm mainly trying to avoid having to do "squawk like an imbecile and shit on your desk" kinds of ideas.) This can be a request you've already submitted, or a new one if you haven't sent in any.

Werewolves, Part Six

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:51:30 -0800

The Request
Dave Lerner wrote: The most violent Request Comic ever!
The Comic

The Commentary
Looks like we're closing up January with nudity and violence. Well, light violence. Turns out grabbing and shoving are enough to make something the most violent strip I've done. I think the daily update month was mostly a success. The strips were sometimes posted an hour or two later than they really should have been, which saddens me, but hey, there's one for each day. This month now makes up more than a quarter of the archives, which is pretty cool and has proven to me that I can make strips a lot faster than I was letting myself do them before. As with January, the announcement of February's schedule will be part of the first February strip. Don't worry, you won't be waiting too long. In the meantime, you can reread from the start of January.

Bear Squad Bares All

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 03:29:23 -0800

The Request
Unwinder wrote: GET NAKED
The Comic

The Commentary
Yes, there will be more Bear Squad strips eventually. No, they won't all involve me being naked.

Mirror Island

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 03:10:32 -0800

The Request
Zeb wrote: I want a comic in which the photographer can be seen in a reflection.
The Comic

The Commentary
Remember, all appearances of Terror Island characters in Request Comics are non-canon. In canonical Terror Island, Greenteen exists in the present day alongside Blueteen, with no time travel involved.

Colorful Plastic Balls

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 02:53:01 -0800

The Request
Anonymous wrote: I request a comic about the happenings in, around, behind, above, below, at, for, with, of, and unto the kingdom.
The Comic

The Commentary
Terrified Islanders was originally a clan for Terror Island fans, but Request Comics fans who play Kingdom of Loathing are allowed to join too. Message Ziltang in game for details. By the way, that preposition stuff in the request was a reference to my favorite item in the game. At least, that's how I'm interpreting it.

Still More ZANY PUNS!

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 04:43:00 -0800

The Request
Lewis Powell wrote: A pun on 'Vice President.'
The Comic

The Commentary
This is my entry into the world of political comics.

Dominion Drolleries: Pirate Ship

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:52:28 -0800

The Request
Chenjesu wrote: A webcomic with extremely poor formatting.
The Comic

The Commentary
This strip combines my love of the game Dominion with my love of distracting gimmicks. If you want something focusing on just the first of those, maybe check out Dominion Comix instead.

Pretzel Letters

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:38:37 -0800

The Request
TomtheFanboy wrote: I would like to see someone try and spell out a message with pretzels by biting parts off, making letters out of the bits left.
The Comic

The Commentary
Doing this by biting was surprisingly hard. I think you'd be able to get better letterforms from using a knife or something.

Penny For Your Thoughts (Get It?)

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:29:42 -0800

The Request
g0m wrote: PENNIES talking about BEING MONEY! Because that's what they are.
The Comic

The Commentary
For comic number 111, here's a tribute to the 1-cent coin.

Cast Page 2

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 23:48:20 -0800

The Request
nash wrote: A new cast page including Heart Bear.
The Comic

The Commentary
This is a followup to the first cast page. When this one becomes outdated, as all cast pages will in time, why not request another updated one?

Astronomy Facts!

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 02:43:26 -0800

The Request
Chenjesu wrote: A comic about the difference between revolution and rotation.
The Comic

The Commentary
This one goes out to all the crazy tomato-haters who read the comic. Speaking of tomatoes, someone who would know better than me points out that in the recent comic on ketchup, the Malay word in question actually means soy sauce. I think what happened might be that it used to mean fish sauce, but Merriam-Webster didn't bother to tell me that by "Malay" they meant "Malay as of hundreds of years ago." Anyway, thanks for letting me know about that, Tiara!

Silent Explanation

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 04:37:19 -0800

The Request
Zohar wrote: An explanation of why you stopped making the comics for so long, using mime theater. Very happy that you're back, BTW!
The Comic

The Commentary
So, are you still happy that I'm back?

Soapsnack

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 02:46:13 -0800

The Request
Ari Brill wrote: Soap doesn't taste good.
The Comic

The Commentary
I can still taste it.

T-REX I LIKE TO CALL IT CATSUP

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 02:07:54 -0800

The Request
William wrote: A ripoff of Dino Comics with Terror Island characters.
The Comic

The Commentary
"Leading theory" means it's what the first dictionary I checked said.