Good evening! I'm fresh back from TCAF, so here's a new comic.
Did you know Octopus Pie celebrated its 10th birthday on Sunday? May 14, 2007 my babies. Whatta ride.
Panel 16 is Gwen and Mr. Laser (forgot his real name) mentally adding Marigold to the list of people they will tell the police about should their baby ever go missing.
If this does end soon, I look forward to your next comic. You have made amazing characters that we have all fallen in love with, and I can't wait to see what you do in the future.
To see Marigold go from fearing she'll repulse her partner with her baby love (a sign previous partners might've read as a desire for more commitment, and would, in Marigold's mind, cause them to pull away), to Jane's easy acceptance and even encouragement of this part of Marigold, to the actual baby embrace … ahhh. :')
Everyone here has a deep understanding of relationships and commitment and metaphors and whatnot and I'm here thinking: "remember that time when Eve skateboarded off a roof?"
Oh, gosh. As a fellow gal with her girlfriend I gasp everytime she acts "mom like". Dang, I hope Jane and Mar have all the happyness. In caps. ALL OF IT.
This really warmed my heart. Plus, the coloring and lighting fit's perfectly. OctoPie is such a great art ref.
Happy 10th, OctoPie. Thank you for being here.
Thank you so much for telling us this stories, Meredith.
I like how we never really get to see a full-on view of the baby's face. No sparkly cute fan service, just a cranky-looking lump. But we see Marigold's reactions!
Did a full readthrough of the archives. First time I had read through this I had completely forgotten that Marigold was Jewish at this point. There's something really ironic that the Sephiroth name reveal was presented to the Jewish woman and the anime fangirl. I love how different their reactions are to the familiarity of that name.
39 thoughts on “#1012-1014 – hold the baby”
wykstrad
Panel 16 is Gwen and Mr. Laser (forgot his real name) mentally adding Marigold to the list of people they will tell the police about should their baby ever go missing.
Smashtastic
John…or Mr. Yoga, or Mr. Lasik
Epiphany
More like their mental tally of people who can babysit for free.
wykstrad
The list can be used for multiple purposes.
David
Could Jane be any more perfect. (no)
Arianod
That's just what Mar is thinking.
Arianod
Mar's faces <3 All of them.
Joe
If this does end soon, I look forward to your next comic. You have made amazing characters that we have all fallen in love with, and I can't wait to see what you do in the future.
peakpointmatrix
Aw they're gonna be such moms you guys.
rob
Such fucking moms, indeed
Heater
Happy mother's (of a sort) day! 🙂 Thank you for creating this.
cranberry
JANE!!!!!!!!
metroidlunch
Sephiroth is totally a reasonable name to give your child!!
notlegato
yeah, i'm having a kid and naming it metroidvania.
streever
Mine will be "Rogue-lite"
Kyle H.
Happy 10th, OP. <3
Shariku
Dance, Marigold. Dance the night away.
NemoProprius
PAnel 14 broke my heart but that last panel? DAMN!!! Mar's eyes are gold!!
Myrtle
To see Marigold go from fearing she'll repulse her partner with her baby love (a sign previous partners might've read as a desire for more commitment, and would, in Marigold's mind, cause them to pull away), to Jane's easy acceptance and even encouragement of this part of Marigold, to the actual baby embrace … ahhh. :')
notromanroman
Everyone here has a deep understanding of relationships and commitment and metaphors and whatnot and I'm here thinking: "remember that time when Eve skateboarded off a roof?"
jimmy_s
At this point in history Steven is _way_ weirder
Miss Finefeather
Because of Steven Universe, expect a resurgence eventually.
Alex
"And the valedictorian for the class of 2032 is [peers closer] Michael 'Steven Rose Quartz' Michaelson."
CasualObserver
It's cool, isn't it? How all of our pent up emotions and repressed feelings that we hold inside can leak right out of our eyes!!
NemoProprius
Had to Google "Sephiroth" to understand the joke. Ah… to be old! *sighs* ^_^
Brendan
The game was made in 1997. Are you 50?
soo
Final Fantasy 7 came out 20 years ago. So even people who understand the reference are going to be old.
Rimwolf
I must be really old: the only Sephiroth I'd ever heard of has something to do with Kabbalah mysticism.
Chloe Jane
ohhhhh, this is my first time commenting and I've started crying as soon as Mar did. I LOVE THIS COMIC! <3
Chelsea
Can confirm, babies is catching
polive
"What's the name?"
"xX_Sephiroth666_xX"
macc_08
Oh, gosh. As a fellow gal with her girlfriend I gasp everytime she acts "mom like". Dang, I hope Jane and Mar have all the happyness. In caps. ALL OF IT.
This really warmed my heart. Plus, the coloring and lighting fit's perfectly. OctoPie is such a great art ref.
Happy 10th, OctoPie. Thank you for being here.
Thank you so much for telling us this stories, Meredith.
sthetic
I like how we never really get to see a full-on view of the baby's face. No sparkly cute fan service, just a cranky-looking lump. But we see Marigold's reactions!
bardkun
Ah, god.
I wanna be a dad. My wife wants to be a mom. Mothers day drove it home. This comic drives it home even more.
Hedgewolf
And suddenly the music changes to strings:
Estuans interius
Ira vehementi
Estuans interius
Ira vehementi….
Jordan Sparks
Whatever they do, I hope they don't teach that baby how to use a long sword or cast Meteor.
soo
When my kid was that age, we used to call her the "ovary exploder" when we would hand her to our female friends.
JustMe
The baby's eye in panel 18! "Nooooo! is that really my name?!"
Moopamoop
Did a full readthrough of the archives. First time I had read through this I had completely forgotten that Marigold was Jewish at this point. There's something really ironic that the Sephiroth name reveal was presented to the Jewish woman and the anime fangirl. I love how different their reactions are to the familiarity of that name.