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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
Brian
Most of Lyle's "appearances" are technically unexplainable. Just ask him yourself!
Kral
Love this one
Oppido
Lyle and his Hitchcock cameos! https://achewood.com/2006/06/23/title.html
Chris Onstad
The latter, but what little boy would not rejoice at cowboy boots? Worth considering for an upcoming “drip.”
Chris Onstad
Around the corner. Done!
Chris Onstad
Doesn’t it though? Thank you for noticing.
Doctor Link
So it turns out Onstad won’t be replaced by AI, but by a pleasant man named Spencer. This feels very on-brand.
Matt Amis
Gonna use "Yes, it does." in conversation immediately.
Datura
later, 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
i 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
i've had good experiences with people named spencer
Ezra Knickelbine
Where does Phillipe run to with his manuscripts?
Meadow Green
Philippe’s little “honorable” face
Tom
Really thought this was a rough Onstad draft mistakenly posted in a lower tier at first. That is High Praise for Spencer!
Cecilia Westbrook
We all knew Spencer was destined for great things. He is an honoral man, and I am not obbulgated to say that.
Lisa Taylor
I could not love Phillipe more (and: is he wearing cowboy boots? or just a garden variety low-heeled business shoe?).
Julie (HiDeeHoGal)
"Bucky" instead of "Buck" is a very Philippe detail.
Jenn
Oh fantastic. I always loved these little stories and this felt 100% Onstad
Matthew Harris
If only these were the hands (flippers) that built America
Cody Richmond
And it was an explanation. Heart emoji.
Lynsey McCoskey
"Yes, it does." 10/10
W. C.
"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!
Bungus Bronbo
Beyond 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
Matt Mitchell
Definitely could pass as “authentically archival”
Benzy
I imagine Philippe's mind is already full of ideas for stories about the Adventures of Lucky, Bucky, and Spuds.
Ethan Lavery
A pair of clubs is a great detail.
Josh Egbert
As the kids say, this is giving Philippe.
bootblacking
$100 to make a bad man change his ways, what a bargain
