The Characters

Things

They are the heart of the web comic. They make me happy, I hope they make you happy too. I often think of them as a duo and I thought they would prefer it if I kept them together on the cast page. When referred to singly they prefer zir, ze or they.

Comics: 439
Recent Appearance: 624: Visiting
First Appearance: 1: The Sun

Bunson Hoppydew

He may well be the best pink bunny ever! BunNSOn Hoppydew is also a beloved roller derby mascot. He is my muse (along with his dad, roller derby referee Mike Hammer).

Comics: 253
Recent Appearance: 625: Dance Party with Danny Ngan
First Appearance: 24: Legs appear

boot

Of all the characters on the page, boot is my oldest friend. Boot's based on the steel capped boots I bought when I turned 18. I'd always wanted steel capped boots and those boots have never let me down. We walked many miles together, carried a lot of heavy stuff together, have brushed off a lot of mud. Boot might look gruff, and you certainly wouldn't want to mess with boot... but underneath it all, I think that boot might be the most caring of all the characters.

Comics: 119
Recent Appearance: 625: Dance Party with Danny Ngan
First Appearance: 16: Fulfillment of Socks

Mayara

Mayara is a Tamarin seed sized Tamarind. She's pretty fabulous. Some day, she will show you the cosmos (it's one of my grand plans, but like a grand plan it's intimidating).

Comics: 73
Recent Appearance: 625: Dance Party with Danny Ngan
First Appearance: 173: Small and small

socks

Socks, great companions, if tricksie. Independent, assertive, adventurous. Sometimes they lie.

Comics: 56
Recent Appearance: 625: Dance Party with Danny Ngan
First Appearance: 15: Socks

Chuffles

Comics: 49
Recent Appearance: Things 2017 Calendar, fabric, giftwrap or wallpaper!
First Appearance: World Fantasy Con Sketches

Pumpkin Cat

This is PUMPKIN CAT. You can never underestimate a carved pumpkin cat, truly a mighty beast.

Comics: 29
Recent Appearance: Things 2017 Calendar, fabric, giftwrap or wallpaper!
First Appearance: 69: pumpkins and puss cats

rollerskate

Roller derby has a way of infecting everything. I like roller skates. I think of them as the semi-wild pony. The bucking bronco of the comic.

Comics: 26
Recent Appearance: A 2016 Calendar
First Appearance: 38: Shoes

flowers

Sometimes flowers have a mind of their own.

Comics: 20
Recent Appearance: Things 2017 Calendar, fabric, giftwrap or wallpaper!
First Appearance: 63: Fresh Flowers

Mumma Bear Tank

Comics: 20
Recent Appearance: 600: Bodily Autonomy
First Appearance: 143: Tanking mumma bear (part 1)

Liz

Comics: 19
Recent Appearance: 623: Taking the dog for a walk
First Appearance: 422: Return of the Revenge of the Hands, Part Two!

monorail bunny

Bunson Hoppydew and I got to meet the real Monorail Bunny. He is tiny, cute and a very nice chap. We were very excited, but for some reason he inspired this somewhat creepier version. The Monorail Bunny in this comic is quite disturbing - he's like a creepy lurking wizard with magnets.

Comics: 16
Recent Appearance: A 2016 Calendar
First Appearance: 89: another bunny? Part 1

hand

Ewwww! Hands! Those things that come on the end of arms! What are they doing here? They don't belong... I mean legs are one thing, but arms?

Comics: 13
Recent Appearance: 621: Hand washing songs and poetry
First Appearance: 107: Hands

Maggie

Comics: 10
Recent Appearance: Things 2017 Calendar, fabric, giftwrap or wallpaper!
First Appearance: 411: Maggie

Fred and Winifred

Comics: 4
Recent Appearance: 452: how to leave?
First Appearance: 449: What is this place?

slingshot

Comics: 1
Only Appearance: 254: slingshot

chufflews

Comics: 1
Only Appearance: Chuffles Misses the Moon, Page 2