Thread 149099465

Do you like those elf and human comics?

No.

Elves are made for Santa domestication

>>149099465 (OP)
I liked the skeletor copycat comic more

>>149099532
What's this from?

>>149099613
Unfortunately that didn't go viral.
Twitter artists are completely enslaved by the algorithm, if something blows up then that's what you do forever and if you stop then nobody cares about you.

>>149099465 (OP)
>>149099532
Where do fairies (called Elves in Europe for some reason) fall into this equation?

>>149099670
>(called Elves in Europe for some reason)

Elves are their real name. The word fairy comes from the Fair Folk, one of the names they're called to appease them. And elves were pretty much aliens before aliens were a thing. Think about it: mysterious beings from another world who have powers beyond mortal ken and an inhuman mindset, and are prone to abducting humans for nefarious purposes. Does that describe aliens or fairies?

>>149099670
The Fae Folk are not to be trusted due to their capricious and sometimes downright malicious behavior.

>>149099465 (OP)
They’re the best
>>149099532
True

>>149099465 (OP)
No but I would love to fuck the tall elf lady

>>149099744
>Does that describe aliens or fairies?
>Implying they aren't the same thing
>>149099766
So is it safe to say Fae Folk are the originals, then Elves, and somehow christmas elves came last?
>>149099816
That wedding dress is really pretty.

>>149099922
Read Lords and Ladies.

>>149099670
Brown elf is cute

>>149099465 (OP)
Yes

>>149099465 (OP)
The humor is honest and soulful, but cringe and unfunny most of the times.
This one made me laugh a bit m

>>149099974
>part of the discworld series
I'll definitely get to eventually. Thanks for the recommendation.

>>149099465 (OP)
NO STOP FUCKING POSTING THEM

>>149099670
Elves and Fairies(or Fae) are complicated because both words have been used as fairly catch-all terms for other beings.
The Christmas Elf are arguably originally "nisse" or "tomte", more closely related to Kobolds and Brownies than to the elves of either mythology, tolkien or even folklore generally. Elves only in the catch-all sense. The garden gnomes people know today come from the same kind of family as these.

>>149100341
Never

>>149100528
Really interesting, thanks for the breakdown. I had no idea Kobolds didn't originate from DND.

>>149101001
Nta but IIRC they come from germanic mythology.
Miners would suffer the effects of cobalt poisoning and attribute it to magical creatures that lived in the mines (Kobold comes from cobalt obviously).

>>149099465 (OP)
>>149099532
I want more of this

>>149099670
What everyone else said, but in lore it's much like the Legend of Zelda.

>>149100332
Dwarf wiped his bum on her nose

>>149099465 (OP)
I enjoy them

>>149099465 (OP)
It helps if you understand the joke.

>>149099613
>>149099645
It's a hard life the one of an artist, you gotta hold on tight to whatever you can until you are in a position where you can actively do other stuff. Besides, it does feel good to have something you made gain traction, though it might become a burden after a while.

That being said, I wish he worked on his other comics at least a little bit, still.

>>149100332
I like when Human is with his boys.

>>149100335
It is fucking criminal that Discworld isn't more popular.

>>149100210
Dawg got that dog in him and put it in the wolf.

>>149100210
foreshadowing

>>149100059
>Unbirthing
Merrivus is into some nasty shit.

As someone who remembers Merrivus posting in HYW threads, I'm happy for his success. I just wish it was for something more interesting.

>>149100332
This one gets a chuckle out of me

>>149099465 (OP)
>no "die human, die" tattoo

>>149099465 (OP)
Joncomics did it better

>>149108226
>Elf called Legolas
>Don't put him on Lego duty
This is why your operation's falling apart, Nick.

>>149099645
>>149105986
Yeah if you compare Arlokk and Elf, it was clear which one was getting more attention. Plus, Arlokk was already running for a while, so he might revisit it once he gets some new ideas for it.

>>149099816
She and the little pink one need more art, hopefully they get fleshed out in the future. We just know they are both older than the main elf. I know the pink one shows up in Arlokk, so I gotta sit down and read through it some day I've only just read random comics.

>>149103648
Its early jokes were a little too repetitive for for my taste, but when "Elf and wolf" came out in July '24, I think it really came into its own, comically and artistically. The whole strip has a clear, crisp joke, and a new brand of creative humour that really gives the panels a big boost. He's been compared to Joncomics, but I think Merrivius has a far more honest, soulful sense of humour.

In '25, Merrivius released this; "Where all Elves go", their most accomplished strip. I think their undisputed masterpiece is the fourth panel. A joke so funny most probably don't even notice the details. But they should, because it's not just a funny face and outlandish scenario. It's also a personal statement about the comic itself.
Hey Paul!

>>149099816
Based fellow High Priestess appreciator. Best girl.

>>149108226
>>149099465 (OP)
>there's a fat bastard out there dressed in red abducting elves

>>149108437
Yeah the other elf is from Arlokk, but even there she appears very sporadically though.

He also had another series that featured a future robot wife, that one got put to the side for now, too.

>>149099532
>3,000 years later and still rebellious
Santa is slacking

It's crazy how comic strips managed to survive and they don't feel dated. Maybe it's because I'm old and I like these things

>>149099645
Attack of the Deadly Fir Trees.

>>149109220
It's cool right?
It isn't just you either, people still enjoy this format, thankfully. It's charming and delivers the punchline well

>>149108744
It’s ok. Kids like it

>>149100332
>Tags: facesitting, interracial

>>149109220
>>149110431

>>149100059
I wonder if it would have been funnier with a censor-bar

>>149099465 (OP)
What do we know about Elf anyway?

>>149099465 (OP)
is there a meme image of someone chuckling, then smiling, then blank faced looking, then looking tired? I need it....for reasons

>>149099465 (OP)
One joke.
Still funny.

>>149110521
>>149110431
>>149110521
why does /co/ love this but then hypocritically hate Swords?

>>149110763
I think so, it'd be less repetitive, but I guess some people would assume she said some IRL nono word, and that would bring in some headache to the author.
>>149110521
It is repetitive sometimes, but it's still nice to read now and then

>>149099636
>>149099465 (OP)
>>149099816
I ship her with my DonutSteel female Drow OC who draws deranged pictures of them burning down human villages together anf gifts her human skulls on her birthday

>>149099670
Like another anon said, faerie's (fae) are more of a catch all term. Shit like Banshee's and Ghost Dogs and Dullahan all fit into that too. Seelie and Unseelie Courts categorize them a bit more, but that's a lot to get into. The elves seen in things like LOTR are probably primarily stylized after beings like the Faerie Queen Fand that the Celtic Hero Cu Chulainn cheated on his wife with. Probably mixed with some influence from the likes of Freyja from Nordic mythology and Vanir traditions. The Fae Queen that turned Tam Lin into her Faerie Knight (A Welsh tale if I'm not remembering incorrectly?) is probably another part of why modern elves now have a penchant for sorcery, forest residences and capricious trickery. Though they kind of decided to white-wash away the whole 'fae men are coming for your daughters' side of it, probably felt too uncomfortable for what now is seen as a whimsical species. All of this intermingled with more generalist folklore, of course.

>>149099465 (OP)
need someone to make an edit with kruber and kerillian

Sex with elves.

>>149114790
Cursed post, keep /our guys/ out of this shit.

>>149099670
The 'winged flower-fairies' that a lot of people primarily associate with the word have a kinda interesting history.
The roots seem to lie with things like Michael Drayton's Nymphidia and Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" making fairies small, harmless and easily mistaken for bugs, even wearing bug clothing.
The first winged fairies arguably show up in Pope's "The Rape of the Lock" in 1712, though the tiny winged beings are called gnomes and sylphs there.
Then some artists would use this portrayal and popularize it until we got Peter Pan and Thumbelina to further cement the image.
The Disney Peter Pan movie probably cemented the image of the tiny winged fairy more than anything else.
Tolkien apparently railed against these creatures.

>>149115147
Fairies are just Celtic elves. Tolkien knew this.

>>149099465 (OP)
yeah they're fun
don't know why people get so buttflustered about them

>>149099465 (OP)
I think they're kinda cute. Like reading an average Garfield comic, where its a quick read, maybe a smirk, and then moving on.

this one's for you one joke poster.

>>149099465 (OP)
Don't really do it for me, though I prefer the ones with Orc+Dwarf, or the other Elves.

I also suspect if the auhtor was more rapid fire / scattershot with the comics I'd probably like more by sheer volume.

>>149100059
ayy lmao

>>149114972
it'd be funny + theres a valentines day vermintide comic already

>>149116404
OK, so he stole a joke from Joncomics instead of re- doing his one joke

>>149117738
People can have similar ideas without stealing

>>149100528
A quick glance at the Wikipedia for Brownies (folklore) gave me a hearty chuckle.

>>149108166
She doesn't speak German.

>>149113383
For every 1 good Swords comic, there's 20 more boring or repeated comics.

>>149115566
She drank McDonald's Sprite.

>>149099670
Rebuilding Britain, with some luck kicking the damn sand niggers out of Europe

>>149108698
TRY GETTING A RESERVATION TO THE ELVEN TEA PARTY NOW YOU FUCKING STUPID BASTARD!

Arlokk was based but elf is fine too.
Also, he doesn't post new comics that often (3-4 a month) so they don't annoy me that much

>>149099465 (OP)
I realized there's 50 comics of these now. Maybe i'll storytime them sometime

>>149099465 (OP)
no

>>149099670
Why do those dragons look like they're built for fucking?

>>149099465 (OP)
Only when /co/ck enjoyers bring them to my attention.
Then there’s a slight exhalation through the nose.

>>149114972
Give Kruber a Brett class instead of having a Brett character was fucking retarded and out of place

Elf comic is fun

>>149121516
Why did she turn into Viktor Orban?

Based orc

>>149122683
because he needs all the exposure going against Magyar

>>149122683
It's tonnin seteli

>>149122872
Neat

It's a nice comic and I enjoy the fanart that's being made.
Wish it had a better name though, if it wasn't still so poopular I wouldn't have been able to find it again because how many elf comics are there.

>>149123276
It's named Elf comic because it's funny

Torn because the comic is just one joke over and over again but the guy is a pretty good artist when he wants to be which i enjoy

>>149102053
>>149101001
It was also said that if you were kind to the Kobolds, leaving a treat for them, then they would help you find veins of ore.