History Webcomic / CheapThrills

* ArtShift: Best known for this, S. E.’s art style for ''Cheap Thrills'' would change significantly when proceeding from one chapter to the next.

*** A flashback sequence in Chapter 2 is done in a much simpler style.

** Chapter 4 is ''very'' stylized with a vibrant color scheme, [[spoiler: even Jeordie’s meth-fueled nightmares towards the end of the chapter, which almost qualify as paintings]].

''Cheap Thrills'' was a [[NotableFurryWebcomics furry]] slice-of-life/romance webcomic drawn by S. E. Case featured either [[http://cheapthrills.xepher.net/ here]] or [[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/vivisectionbob/ here]] (includes sketches and preview art). Published between 2006 and 2012, the story starts out with a teenage rabbit named Jeordie Maaltajik, living a high life of booze, drugs, and girls... until he finally settles down with a childhood friend of his, Bethany O'Hearn, a tabby cat who has her own problems with her broken and abusive family. On the sidelines with their own subplots are Erik and Anna, Jeordie's other childhood friends; and Frank, Jeordie's and Anna's drug dealer with a messed-up life of his own.

After suffering a bit of a ScheduleSlip into the fourth chapter due to ArtistDisillusionment and [[WhyFandomCantHaveNiceThings unrealistic expectations by some of the readership]] (of which S. E.'s frustration came out in a TakeThat [[https://web.archive.org/web/20150420221052/https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/3611192/ blog post]] months beforehand), publication of the strip abruptly stalled in December of 2012. It was [[OrphanedSeries presumed to have been ended]] with an unresolved {{cliffhanger}}, and the artist [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere withdrew from the furry fandom and public life altogether]].

After a prolonged six-year absence, a teaser graphic for "Rigsby, WI: 2019" was [[HesBack quietly uploaded onto the dormant website for ''Cheap Thrills'']], featuring Bethany and Jerodie in human form. Since then, the artist - now revealed as S. E. Case - [[CareerResurrection re-emerged]] [[https://rigsbywi.tumblr.com/post/175291680919/honestly-how-have-you-been-its-been-so-long-and with intentions]] to ContinuityReboot the comic under the ''Rigsby, WI'' title in early 2019 (featured [[https://rigsbywi.tumblr.com/ here]]), this time with the characters in human form.

* ArtShift: Best known for this, S. E.’s art style for ''Cheap Thrills'' changed significantly with the change in chapters.

* {{Cliffhanger}}: Presumably unintentional. [[http://cheapthrills.xepher.net/comics/comic380.html The final installment of ''Cheap Thrills'']] had Bethany waking up to see a severely withdrawn Jeordie in their living room. [[spoiler:After hugging him, [[AccidentalDiscovery Bethany discovered his meth pipe]] and asked "Where’d you get this?"]]
** It was eventually followed by [[http://rigsbyusa.tumblr.com/post/50078623194/if-you-were-wondering a blog post from the author six months later]] explaining that the comic just couldn't continue.

* CreatorsFavorite: Elizabeth and Faris. Both were also fan favorites, but while developing their characters and personalities in the strip, S. E. became very attached to them. [[spoiler: So much so that [[https://web.archive.org/web/20171123134015/http://www.furaffinity.net:80/view/4548773/#cid:33904537 she expressed regret for having them be killed off]]]].

-->''[[spoiler:”...also writers, do you ever get attached to some of your characters, [[http://cheapthrills.xepher.net/comics/comic234.html and then feel bad]] when [[http://cheapthrills.xepher.net/comics/comic235.html something bad has to happen to them]]?”]]''

* ArtShift: A flashback sequence in chapter 2 is done in a much simpler style.

** [[spoiler: In addition, the author also made [[https://web.archive.org/web/20150512041814/https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/1381313/ a cryptic blog post]] apologizing in advance to readers for “[[http://cheapthrills.xepher.net/comics/comic233.html ...this other thing thats gonna happen...]]”]]
-->[[spoiler:”...also writers, do you ever get attached to some of your characters, [[http://cheapthrills.xepher.net/comics/comic234.html and then feel bad]] when [[http://cheapthrills.xepher.net/comics/comic235.html something bad has to happen to them]]?”]]

''Cheap Thrills'' was a [[NotableFurryWebcomics furry]] slice-of-life/romance webcomic drawn by S. E. Case featured either [[http://cheapthrills.xepher.net/ here]] or [[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/vivisectionbob/ here]] (includes sketches and preview art). Published between 2006 and 2012, the story starts out with a teenage rabbit named Jeordie, living a high life of booze, drugs, and girls, until he finally settles down with a childhood friend of his, Bethany, a tabby cat who has her own problems with her broken and abusive family. On the sidelines with their own subplots are Erik and Anna, Jeordie's other childhood friends; and Frank, Jeordie's and Anna's drug dealer with a messed-up life of his own.

* {{Cliffhanger}}: Presumably unintentional. [[http://cheapthrills.xepher.net/comics/comic380.html The final installment of ''Cheap Thrills'']] had Bethany waking up to see a severely withdrawn Jeordie in their living room. After hugging him, [[AccidentalDiscovery Bethany discovered his meth pipe]] and asked "Where’d you get this?"

After a prolonged six-year absence, a teaser graphic for "Rigsby, WI: 2019" was [[HesBack quietly uploaded onto the dormant website for ''Cheap Thrills'']], featuring Bethany and Jerodie in human form. Since then, the artist - now revealed as S. E. Case - [[CareerResurrection re-emerged]] [[https://rigsbywi.tumblr.com/post/175291680919/honestly-how-have-you-been-its-been-so-long-and#notes with intentions]] to ContinuityReboot the comic under the ''Rigsby, WI'' title in early 2019 (featured [[https://rigsbywi.tumblr.com/ here]]), this time with the characters in human form.

After a prolonged six-year absence, a teaser graphic for "Rigsby, WI: 2019" was [[HesBack quietly uploaded onto the dormant website for ''Cheap Thrills'']], featuring Bethany and Jerodie in human form. Since then, the artist - now revealed as S. E. Case - [[CareerResurrection re-emerged]] with plans to ContinuityReboot the comic under the ''Rigsby, WI'' title in early 2019 (featured [[https://rigsbywi.tumblr.com/ here]]), this time with the characters in human form.

* {{Cliffhanger}}: Presumably unintentional. [[http://cheapthrills.xepher.net/comics/comic380.html The final installment of ''Cheap Thrills'']] had Bethany waking up to see a severely withdrawn Jeordie in their living room, After hugging him, [[AccidentalDiscovery Bethany discovered his meth pipe]] and asked "Where’d you get this?"
** It was soon followed by [[http://rigsbyusa.tumblr.com/post/50078623194/if-you-were-wondering a blog post from the author six months later]] explaining that the comic just couldn't continue.

''Cheap Thrills'' was a [[NotableFurryWebcomics furry]] slice-of-life/romance webcomic drawn by S. E. Case featured either [[http://cheapthrills.xepher.net/ here]] or [[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/vivisectionbob/ here]] (includes sketches and preview art). Published between 2006 and 2012, the story starts out with a teenage rabbit named Jeordie, living a high life of booze, drugs, and girls, until he finally settles down with a childhood friend of his, Bethany, who has her own problems with her broken and abusive family. On the sidelines with their own subplots are Erik and Anna, Jeordie's other childhood friends; and Frank, Jeordie's and Anna's drug dealer with a messed-up life of his own.

After suffering a bit of a ScheduleSlip into the fourth chapter due to ArtistDisillusionment and [[WhyFandomCantHaveNiceThings unrealistic expectations by some of the readership]], publication of the strip abruptly stalled in December of 2012. It was [[OrphanedSeries presumed to have been ended]] with an unresolved {{cliffhanger}}, and the artist [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere withdrew from the furry fandom and public life altogether]].

After a prolonged six-year absence, a teaser graphic for "Rigsby, WI: 2019" was [[HesBack quietly uploaded onto the dormant website for ''Cheap Thrills'']], featuring Bethany and Jerodie in human form. Since then, the artist - now revealed as S. E. Case - [[CareerResurrection re-emerged]] with plans to ContinuityReboot the comic under the "Rigsby, WI" title in early 2019.

''Cheap Thrills'' is a [[NotableFurryWebcomics furry]] slice-of-life/romance webcomic featured either [[http://cheapthrills.xepher.net/ here]] or [[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/vivisectionbob/ here]] (includes sketches and preview art). The story starts out with a teenage rabbit named Jeordie, living a high life of booze, drugs, and girls, until he finally settles down with a childhood friend of his, Bethany, who has her own problems with her broken and abusive family. On the sidelines with their own subplots are Erik and Anna, Jeordie's other childhood friends; and Frank, Jeordie's and Anna's drug dealer with a messed-up life of his own.

The comic is divided into chapters, where each chapter jumps forward [[TimeSkip several months later]] and changes the art style, [[ArtEvolution always for the better]].

Undergone a bit of a ScheduleSlip. May or may not have been ended.

* TheStoner: Jeordie and Bethany smoke weed together in one of the early pages of chapter one in a forest. Jeordie's parents were also hippies in the late '60s and upon finding his weed stash, his father says he'll flush it down the toilet. He and Jeordie's mother proceeded to [[CrowningMomentOfFunny smoke it themselves]].

* AmbiguouslyBrown: Jeordie is said to look like this {{in-universe}}, due to having a Sudanese father and American Indian mother.

* AbusiveParents: Bethany's mother.
* {{Adorkable}}: Jeordie. Mirza.
* AlphaBitch: Sally

* BadassBoast

* ButchLesbian: Anna
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Bethany and Jeordie

* DeadpanSnarker: Anna and Bethany
** The author herself.

* DysfunctionJunction

* EmbarrassingOldPhoto: At least three of them for Jeordie.
* FlatWhat: [[spoiler: Bethany's reaction to Erik's talk about marrying Pam.]]
* ForeShadowing: [[spoiler: Jeordie gets a lecture on being careful with drugs. A few pages later, he finds out why.]]
** The latest chapter, based on a conversation with his father and certain visual evidence, seems to be foreshadowing that [[spoiler: Jeordie has become a meth addict due to stress.]]

* {{Irony}} / DramaticIrony: Bethany's mother believes divorces are for people who don't make the effort to save their marriage; meanwhile her husband has clearly lost all interest in his family (assuming he had any to begin with).
* JerkAss: Jeordie (particularly in Chapter 1). He gets (slowly) better.
** Also Gladys, Bethany's mother. She starts getting a bit better when she notices [[spoiler: Jeordie pays more attention to her kids than her own husband does]].

* PettingZooPeople

* ShotgunWedding: Bethany believes that her parents only got married because her dad got her mom pregnant, and one of Bethany's greatest fears is getting pregnant herself and winding up in a loveless marriage like theirs.
** This also applies to [[spoiler:Erik and Pam]] though they haven't yet gotten married.

Undergone a bit of a ScheduleSlip.

* BannedFromArgo: Frank is [[http://cheapthrills.xepher.net/comics/comic257.html not allowed on school property anymore]] thanks to getting caught selling drugs. Several times.

* [[spoiler: DeadLittleSister: Faris, Jeordie's little brother]]

* BigBeautifulWoman: Bethany

* WhamEpisode: Jeordie and Anna find some shrooms and decide to take them. It... goes badly. [[spoiler: First Jeordie rips out a chunk of Anna's hair. Then [[ItGetsWorse because Jeordie's in no condition to get his brother from soccer practice, his mom goes, and they both die in a car crash]] ]]. Jeordie still blames himself for it.

* Adorkable: Jeordie. Mirza.

* FurryConfusion: Both anthropomorphic animals and regular animals exist in this world. For example, [[http://cheapthrills.xepher.net/comics/comic370.html Marty (An anthropomorphic possum) performing taxidermy on a regular possum.]] Posted with that page to the artist's FurAffinity page was this:

* UglyCute: Frank.

** Also Gladys, Bethany's mother.