Ménage à 3 Universe Comics

At this point I’m convinced they are actually going to be a couple completely by accident.

Roxie does seem to have attained Butt-Monkey status, doesn’t she?

One does wonder how much could happen thanks to Zadie being confused and Roxie being too embarrassed to quibble.

New strip. Zoning policies, and clues being distributed, perhaps setting up for some confused conversations when Zadie gets home and meets Aaron.

New strip. Superhero universes are required to have phases these days, I gather.

New strip. Feelings are difficult.

Edited by Spindriver on Feb 13th 2020 at 1:17:15 PM

Some new strips have popped up.

We've got internal screaming: https://pixietrixcomix.com/pixie-trix-comix/throw-myself-into-the-job

We've got sibling rivalry: https://pixietrixcomix.com/pixie-trix-comix/your-tone-makes-me-suspicious

And we've got romance: https://pixietrixcomix.com/pixie-trix-comix/a-bit-more-assertive

And plenty more where that came from!

By the way, even if people who liked Ménage à 3 have given up on Pixie Trix Comix, the new Kickstarter for this lot is worth a look. One of the things it covers is a new colour comic extending the story of Ménage à 3.

Not given up, just a bit wary. New strips are interesting.

Aaron commits to something! NO WAY THIS CAN GO WRONG!

https://pixietrixcomix.com/pixie-trix-comix/probably-too-late

And STOP COMPARTMENTALISING:

https://pixietrixcomix.com/pixie-trix-comix/you-hungry

PTC update

Kiley's back!!! She was probably my favorite character in Ma3; I'm so glad to see her returning in what looks to be a major capacity.

(edited for clarity)

Edited by Twiddler on Oct 27th 2020 at 8:25:41 AM

There's a discussion in Image Pickin' about the change to the page pic on Sticky Dilly Buns, if anyone is interested in chiming in.

Too late...

Looking at the comments under the latest Pixie Trix Comix, it ticked off a lot of people the wrong way, and I can see why. A joke about forcing a guy into sex change surgery is in unusually poor taste even by this series' standards (which, while crass, has handled trans issues more gracefully before). And Sharon's Karma Houdini status, with people automatically taking her side over Aaron's, no matter what she throws at him, is also getting really tiresome.

For reference

The next strip shifts things a bit, but is one of those moments in a story where the reflex reader response is "Fine, good, but... Ah... What took them so long?"

Ah yes, this helps a little bit. And of course it's Julian, probably the most likeable member of the cast, who calls out Sharon for her shit.

And Ramona who’s livid about it.

Or to put it another way — the people who come to Aaron’s defence against transgender-related jibes are his lover and an intersex character...

Tracy's an awful person who also forced Gary into some shenanigans he didn't agree to (remember the whole "give James a blowjob" arc?), but I was more surprised that Felix went along with Sharon's assholery. Perhaps Felix was mad at Aaron for his homophobic/biphobic comments; or he didn't think about what he was doing, considering all the idiocy at his workplace; but still it felt out of character for a Nice Guy like him.

Edit: I missed his thought bubble first, saying: "My stretch goal is less creator grandstanding". So he's backing it because he's fed up with Aaron's Drama Queen behaviour. Still a douche move.

Edited by Snicka on Feb 9th 2021 at 7:02:48 PM

"awful" seems a stretch for what is clearly intended to be comically exaggerated social obliviousness. Plus we just saw, a few strips ago, an instance of her realizing she was making someone uncomfortable and becoming contrite.

I wasn't too happy with the previous strip, but this one has made me feel a lot better about the direction of this scene.

Edited by Twiddler on Feb 9th 2021 at 11:07:37 AM

Tracy has grabbed the Idiot Ball this time. Grabbed it in a way that makes her look especially bad, certainly, and yeah she's flawed to begin with, but her specific obnoxiousness in these last couple of strips is mostly plot/comedy mandated stupidity.

And Felix is a serious professional artist complaining about adolescent prima donna behaviour from a couple of amateur writers with whom he's obliged to work — and he's written by a serious professional artist. If he's not as sympathetic to Aaron as he could be, I can't help suspecting that there's a bit of personal feeling from Giz in there.

So, the cat is out of the bag now, isn't it?

https://pixietrixcomix.com/pixie-trix-comix/yaoidar

Woof... well, good that it came to a head, so to speak.

Roxie is a French-Canadian treasure. And everyone else is still an idiot.

https://pixietrixcomix.com/pixie-trix-comix/you-can-only-be-an-uke

I wonder when will julian accept his own bisexuality.

You mean Aaron? Julian's the buff stubbly one.