Head Nibbling
Strip Info
- Title
- Head Nibbling
- Date
- April 18, 2019
- Tags
- couch, Egg & Toast, head nibbling, Netflix, TV, weird
Transcript
- Panel 1 : Int. Living Room – Night
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Egg & Toast sit on the couch watching TV. Wrapped on in blanket, Egg lays their head on Toast, who looks over at it.
- Whenever we’re alone…
- Panel 2 : Int. Living Room – Continuous
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Toast slowly opens their mouth.
- …I know I can count on you…
- Panel 3 : Int. Living Room – Continuous
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Toast opens their mouth and nibbles lightly on Egg’s head.
- …to nibble on me like a weirdo.
- Panel 4 : Int. Living Room – Continous
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Toast continues to nibble. Egg looks up.
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- Egg
- Please don’t eat my head.
- Toast
- Don’t tell me how to love you.
Weekend FOMO
Strip Info
- Title
- Weekend FOMO
- Date
- April 8, 2019
- Tags
- fomo, Instagram, Sarah, social interactions, social media
- Notes
-
Inspired by the great Nathan W. Pyle, this comic is one of my favorites of all I’ve done (so far).
Transcript
- Panel 1 : Int. Home – Monday
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Sarah sits on a stool, looking folorn. On the adjacent table, Instagram steps up.
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- Why so sad?
- Sarah
- -Sigh- My weekend was lame.
- Panel 2 : Int. Home – Continuous
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Instagram perks up.
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- Wanna see pics of your friends having fun without you?
- Panel 3 : Int. Home – Continuous
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Sarah glares at Instagram
- Panel 4 : Int. Home – Continuous
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Sarah slumps further. Defeated.
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- Sarah
- -Sigh- Kinda….
- Yeah y’do! C’mon!
Normal Selfies
Strip Info
- Title
- Normal Selfies
- Date
- April 4, 2019
- Tags
- bffs, cell phone, couples, Egg & Toast, selfies, smart phone, ugly selfies
Transcript
- Panel 1 : Int. Void – Whenever
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Close up on a series of 6 selfies of Egg & Toast, each increasingly ridiculous and heavily filtered.
- Panel 2 : Int. Void – Continous
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Smliling, Egg & Toast look at their phones.
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- Toast
- Have we ever sent each other a normal selfie?
- Egg
- Nope.
Sensitive Toothpaste
Strip Info
- Title
- Sensitive Toothpaste
- Date
- March 27, 2019
- Tags
- emotional bandwidth, needy friends, Sarah, sensitive toothpaste, social interactions, toothpaste
- Notes
-
Transcript
- Panel 1 : Int. Grocery Store – Afternoon
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Standing in the toothpaste aisle, Sarah examines a box of “Sensitive Toothpaste.”
- Panel 2 : Int. Bathroom – Night
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Sarah brushes her teeth. On the counter next to her, the tube of Sensitive Toothpaste looks up at her with big eyes.
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- Sensitive Toothpaste
- Are you mad at me?
- Panel 3 : Int. Office – Day
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Sarah sits at her desk, trying to work. She looks at a string of text messages on her phone.
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- Sensitive Toothpaste (via text)
- I just feel like… if she was -really- sorry, she’d text me back
- Sensitive Toothpaste (via text)
- I’m not overthinking right?
- Sensitive Toothpaste (via text)
- Lol don’t answer that 🙂 🙂 🙂
- Panel 4 : Int. Bedroom – Night
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Sarah is in bed, under the covers, trying to sleep. Sensitive Toothpaste creeps up over her shoulder.
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- Sensitive Toothpaste
- I feel like we never talk anymore.
The Age Old Question
Strip Info
- Title
- The Age Old Question
- Date
- March 20, 2019
- Tags
- bff, burgers, couples, Egg & Toast, food, frustration, sushi, tacos
Transcript
- Panel 1 : Int. Living Room – Evening
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Toast sit on the couch, playing a video game. Over their shoulder, Egg sits ast the table, looking at a laptop.
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- Egg
- What do you want to eat tonight?
- Toast
- Whatever. You pick.
- Panel 2 : Int. Living Room – Continuous
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Egg offers a suggestion.
-
- Egg
- Pizza?
- Toast (OS)
- Nah.
- Panel 3 : Int. Living Room – Continuous
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Egg offers another suggestion.
-
- Egg
- Tacos.
- Toast (OS)
- We just had tacos.
- Panel 4 : Int. Living Room – Continuous
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Annoyed, Egg offers another suggestion.
-
- Egg
- Burgers.
- Toast (OS)
- Too Greasy.
- Panel 5 : Int. Living Room – Continuous
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Patience gone, Egg offers yet another suggestion.
-
- Egg
- Sushi.
- Toast (OS)
- Too Fishy.
- Panel 6 : Int. Living Room – Continuous
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Egg stand behind Toast, face screwed up in frustration. Oblivious, Toast keeps playing their game.
-
- Egg
- What do you want to eat tonight?
- Toast
- Whatever. You pick.
Sheet Cake Rules Everything Around Me
Strip Info
- Title
- Sheet Cake Rules Everything Around Me
- Date
- March 16, 2019
- Tags
- baking, competition, correct opinions, fancy cakes, food, Kevin, Sarah, sheetcake, smoking
- Notes
-
When I first posted this comic, I got some comments misinterpreting it as being about white male privilege. I can see how one might read that into it, so I redrew it with Sarah. Same joke – just hopefully a little more clear.
Transcript
- Panel 1 : Int. Auxiliary Hall – Day
-
Two Judges look over Chef Alexis’ cake. One of them has a clipboard. Alexis stands alongside it with a smile.
-
- Judge #1
- …And what have we here?
- Chef Alexis
- This is a peanut butter banana cake with whipped ganache.
- Panel 2 : Int. Auxiliary Hall – Moments Later
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Two Judges look over Chef Rie’s cake. Rie stands alongside it with a smile.
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- Judge #1
- …And this?
- Chef Rie
- A chocolate hazelnut cake with salted caramel sauce.
- Panel 3 : Int. Auxiliary Hall – Moments Later
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Two Judges look over Kevin’s cake. He stands nearby, arms crossed, smoking.
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- Kevin
- This is a yellow sheet cake I bought at the grocery store.
- Panel 4 : Int. Auxiliary Hall – Later
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Kevin stands on the winner’s pedestal at the #1 spot. A large trophy at his feet. Still smoking, he holds his arms out as if to say, “What do you want from me?” Alexis sits at second place, upset. Rie sits at third place, sad.
The Correct Volume
Strip Info
Transcript
- Panel 1 : Int. Living Room – Evening
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Close up on the upper-righthand corner of a TV screen. A green overlay reads “Volume: 67”
- Panel 2 : Int. Living Room – Continuous
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Egg and Toast sit on their couch, watching said TV. Toast holds the remote. Wrapped in a blanket, Egg lays next to them.
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- Egg
- Turn it up to “70,” please.
- Panel 3 : Int. Living Room – Continuous
-
Toast pauses.
-
- Toast
- Why?
- Egg
- It has to be a mulitple of 5.
- Panel 4 : Int. Living Room – Continuous
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Toast looks confused.
-
- Toast
- …Why?
- Egg
- Ssssh! I’m trying to watch!
My Most Valuable Skill
Strip Info
- Title
- My Most Valuable Skill
- Date
- February 20, 2019
- Tags
- job interview, Kevin, microwave, power move, salmon, social interactions
Transcript
- Panel 1 : Int. Office – Day
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Kevin sits across a desk from a middle-manager who is looking at Kevin’s resume while clicking a pen. A cup on the table tells us this is Brad.
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- Brad
- So. What would you say is your most valuable skill?
- Panel 2 : Int. Office – Continuous
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Across the desk, Kevin deadpans.
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- Kevin
- Heating up fish in the office microwave… and pinning it on other people.
- Panel 3 : Int. Office – Continuous
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Brad’s eyes bug out as someone cries out from the other room.
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- Someone (OS)
- Ugh! What stinks?
Oh c’mon, Brad!
- Panel 4 : Int. Office – Continuous
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Kevin smiles a shit-eating grin.
The Power of Waffles
Strip Info
Transcript
- Panel 1 : Int. Bedroom – Day
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Egg lays in bed. Wrapped in a purple comforter. Toast stands at the foot.
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- Toast
- Are you getting out of bed today?
- Egg
- No.
- Panel 2 : Int. Bedroom – Continuous
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Egg doesn’t move.
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- Egg
- The world is hot garbage. I live here now.
- Panel 3 : Int. Bedroom – Continuous
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Toast makes an offering.
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- Toast
- I made waffles.
- Panel 4 : Int. Dining Room – Moments Later
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Egg & Toast sit at a little table. Eating waffles. Toast is all smiles. Egg is still wrapped in the comforter.
-
- Egg
- Damn you.
I’m. Dumb.
Strip Info
- Title
- I’m. Dumb.
- Date
- February 6, 2019
- Tags
- dumb things people do, Everyday Stupidity, injury, Kevin, microwave
Transcript
- Panel 1 : Int. Kitchen – Evening
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INSERT – A hand holds a microwave burrito box. It reads:
Microwave Instructions
1. Remove burrito from wrapper
2. Microwave on HIGH for 4-5 minutes
3. LET STAND FOR 2 MINUTES
CAUTION: CONTENTS HOT - Panel 2 : Int. Kitchen – Continuous
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Holding said burrito box, Kevin stands in front of his microwave. It DINGS. Done.
- Panel 3 : Int. Kitchen – Continuous
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Kevin opens the microwave door. Flames shoot up from the burrito inside.
- Panel 4 : Int. Kitchen – Continuous
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Kevin picks up the molten burrito and is about to put it in his mouth.
-
- Kevin
- (thinking)
I’m sure it’s fine.