Fan strip: Philippe, in "The GAMBLING GAME"!
Added 2024-05-09 17:00:06 +0000 UTCPlatinum Knucklehead-Chochacho Spencer Harris created this riff on those Philippe strips where he writes little stories at a typewriter. I liked it so much that I asked to post it here, and he was all too happy to share it with you. I humor myself that the tone of this type of strip is a delicate thing to capture and sustain, and he did not make a single misstep.
My mini-interview with Mr. Harris:
"I remember finding out about Achewood somewhere around 2008 via a few people who were slightly older and cooler than I was - although we were all on IRC together, where the yardstick for “cool” looks a little different. As I was 17 at this point, most of the more refined references would take a while to click for me, but there was so much else in the writing that appealed to me immediately that it didn’t matter. I always liked that there was room in the world of the strip (even under the same roof) not just for burnouts like Lyle and sadsacks like Téodor, but also for a sweet little guy like Philippe who draws out aspects of each of them that - I don’t expect it’s too outré to suggest - they may never have otherwise known they had."
Fifty dollars a card!
An unexplained appearance by Lyle!
Comments
Most of Lyle's "appearances" are technically unexplainable. Just ask him yourself!
Brian
2024-09-12 17:34:56 +0000 UTCLove this one
Kral
2024-06-03 05:58:32 +0000 UTCLyle and his Hitchcock cameos! https://achewood.com/2006/06/23/title.html
Oppido
2024-05-10 20:40:32 +0000 UTCThe latter, but what little boy would not rejoice at cowboy boots? Worth considering for an upcoming “drip.”
Chris Onstad
2024-05-10 06:42:22 +0000 UTCAround the corner. Done!
Chris Onstad
2024-05-10 06:39:40 +0000 UTCDoesn’t it though? Thank you for noticing.
Chris Onstad
2024-05-10 06:39:18 +0000 UTCSo it turns out Onstad won’t be replaced by AI, but by a pleasant man named Spencer. This feels very on-brand.
Doctor Link
2024-05-10 06:30:03 +0000 UTCGonna use "Yes, it does." in conversation immediately.
Matt Amis
2024-05-10 02:36:29 +0000 UTClater, philippe will not want to see them. perhaps he will announce that it is ok to dispose of them. later still, he will regret this
Datura
2024-05-09 23:49:54 +0000 UTCi imagine to show them excitedly to the rest of the house. i believe that cornelius would be responsible for making sure they are kept in a neat fashion and not used for sopping up lyle's many pukes or teodor's many regrets
Datura
2024-05-09 23:48:54 +0000 UTCi've had good experiences with people named spencer
Datura
2024-05-09 23:46:33 +0000 UTCWhere does Phillipe run to with his manuscripts?
Ezra Knickelbine
2024-05-09 22:11:20 +0000 UTCPhilippe’s little “honorable” face
Meadow Green
2024-05-09 21:04:40 +0000 UTCReally thought this was a rough Onstad draft mistakenly posted in a lower tier at first. That is High Praise for Spencer!
Tom
2024-05-09 20:01:39 +0000 UTCWe all knew Spencer was destined for great things. He is an honoral man, and I am not obbulgated to say that.
Cecilia Westbrook
2024-05-09 19:02:57 +0000 UTCI could not love Phillipe more (and: is he wearing cowboy boots? or just a garden variety low-heeled business shoe?).
Lisa Taylor
2024-05-09 17:42:48 +0000 UTC"Bucky" instead of "Buck" is a very Philippe detail.
Julie (HiDeeHoGal)
2024-05-09 17:42:12 +0000 UTCOh fantastic. I always loved these little stories and this felt 100% Onstad
Jenn
2024-05-09 17:35:43 +0000 UTCIf only these were the hands (flippers) that built America
Matthew Harris
2024-05-09 17:35:01 +0000 UTCAnd it was an explanation. Heart emoji.
Cody Richmond
2024-05-09 17:23:38 +0000 UTC"Yes, it does." 10/10
Lynsey McCoskey
2024-05-09 17:18:57 +0000 UTC"The dealer is just doing his job" wherein Philippe unintentionally sums up how most mass barbaric acts are allowed to occur. He is the sage of our generation. Great fanfic!
W. C.
2024-05-09 17:17:19 +0000 UTCBeyond the words, what really makes this an impeccable homage is Phillipe's expressions. But oh my God the words. "Cheaters never win." I'm glad Phillipe exists in achewood cuz he's too pure for anywhere else
Bungus Bronbo
2024-05-09 17:13:38 +0000 UTCDefinitely could pass as “authentically archival”
Matt Mitchell
2024-05-09 17:09:46 +0000 UTCI imagine Philippe's mind is already full of ideas for stories about the Adventures of Lucky, Bucky, and Spuds.
Benzy
2024-05-09 17:07:41 +0000 UTCA pair of clubs is a great detail.
Ethan Lavery
2024-05-09 17:06:52 +0000 UTCAs the kids say, this is giving Philippe.
Josh Egbert
2024-05-09 17:03:53 +0000 UTC$100 to make a bad man change his ways, what a bargain
bootblacking
2024-05-09 17:03:38 +0000 UTC
