Death to Cupid (repost)

 

This was originally posted on February 10, 2022. It was a Valentine's Day comic, but I think it fits for Halloween too. I didn't have any inspiration for Halloween this year (I don't really like the holiday - too many creepy things) but one of my kids has a koala suit and the other has a fairy costume. They're both cuties. 

Text:
Title: Death to Cupid
Death: Stop making people flirt with me!!!
Cupid: No

Death to Cupid

 Just a reminder for a holiday next week :) Not much to add to the comic, just a play on 'flirting with death' - thought it would be funny to have Cupid making people fall for Death. Interesting note on Greek mythology - some list Eros/Cupid as a child of Nix, who has many children including Thanatos/Death. So you could interpret this comic as having sibling banter. 

Text:
Title: Death to Cupid
D: Stop making people flirt with me!!!
C: No

8-bituary

 

I was mentioning that my husband got me an amazing 8-bit Christmas shirt and then my brother-in-law inspired this comic. Happy Birthday to him! The shirt is really comfy and the design is just amazing. The NES is a rather old game system and I think the one from my childhood (actually a little before my childhood) is still running in my grandparents' basement. Many good memories from that system with the stomp pad and the orange duck hunt gun. 

The pun is blending '8-bit' with 'obituary'. I like the aesthetic of 8-bit games and the sound of 8-bit music (check out The Greatest Bits). Also 'console' as a noun is a game system and as a verb means to comfort. 

Text:
A: Nooooo - my NES console died!!!
B: Want me to write up an 8-bituary?
A: ...
B: Would that... console you?

Dead Phone

My phone decided to give up the ghost today (it bricked itself in church this morning). It saddens me :( Tech support confirmed that it is a goner - it won't even turn on (I could force it to the boot loader screen but when I cleared my data then it totally bricked itself). Good news is my new phone should be here tomorrow.

Death Was Arrested

Oh, we're free, free, forever we're free, 
Come join the song of all the redeemed!

(Something for which to be thankful)