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Master Recs: Webcomics (Vol. 4)

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April 18, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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I'm holding on to what's familiar yet, in doing so, I have become trapped in a prison of my own making - much like a character from #OctopusPie.
Bluesky have better not go the way of Twitter, I do not want to repost this entire thread on Redsunset or whatever the next app will be!
OK, that's it.
February 21, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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I do not know if said notion should be cause of jubilation or ennui. I feel as though no time has passed yet the years won't stop coming, and in the midst of all that turmoil, here I find myself typing on my ancient PC, about to post on yet another social media website.
#OctopusPie
February 21, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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FINAL 2025 EDIT: this was bizarre, experiencing the comic vicariously through the eyes and thoughts of a version of myself that no longer exists. Actually, what's even more befuddling is that I am still posting about #OctopusPie on the same computer I had back then. Nothing changed!
February 21, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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Goodbye and thanks for all the pie.
#OctopusPie
Cover art for "Octopus Pie" volume 3. Cover art for "Octopus Pie" volume 1. Cover art for "Octopus Pie" volume 2. Photograph of a real life octopus pie.
February 21, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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Thank you so much, Meredith Gran, for this relatable, funny, depressing, inspiring, grounded, absurd comic about Life and Love. #OctopusPie will stay with me for a very long time. That is, until the Age of Irony will have made a comeback and I'll pretend to like it ironically.
February 21, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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It's able to capture the fears, anxieties, the existential dread that plagues us while also reminding us of the happiness we might miss out on whenever our heads ensnare us into a labyrinth of doubt. Finding the strength to Want and Need is how we grow as people.
#OctopusPie
February 21, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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To say this is now one of my favourite readings would be a gross understatement. I consider #OctopusPie to be one of the most important, quintessential works of my generation.
February 21, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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As I write this, many feelings are welling up in my stomach. I've been reading this comic for the better part of four months and it feels as if a life's journey has reached a beautiful, understated catharsis along with these characters, these people... these friends.
#OctopusPie
February 21, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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This is it. The final panel of #OctopusPie. It's over.
One tiny panel lost in a sea of white. "It's 75 dollars. That's it?!"
February 21, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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This is a pay-off ten years in the making.
#OctopusPie
Five panels. Eve and Hanna hug it out. "I wouldn't be without you" is a powerful statement.
February 21, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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"Hi, everybody! It's me, the Moment Interrupting Fairy!"
#OctopusPie
Three panels. Hanna and Marek have somewhat of a reunion but the moment is ruined by Eve drunkenly dancing into the shot. Will is cringing.
February 21, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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Thank you! Goodnight!
#OctopusPie
The stage crumbles with every major member of the cast on top of it.
February 14, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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I feel like I don't deserve to be this happy with a comic.
#OctopusPie
Three panels. Mar cannot fathom just how happy she is with Jane. It makes her question whether she's been dreaming it all or not. Jane tells her to dance with her. So, they do.
February 14, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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ESTUANS INTERIUS IRA VEHEMENTI
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2025 EDIT: making your friends believe you have actually named your own child SEPHIROTH is an outstanding prank.
Three panels. BEST GIRLS Mar and Jane compliment a friend of theirs for her cute baby. They ask for the infant's name: it's Sephiroth. It's actually Steven but the mother was feeling impish.
February 14, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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YES.
#OctopusPie

2025 EDIT: YES.
First four panels. Eve sings on stage in front of a cheering crowd. Hanna joins her in the singing after a gentle push from Will. Three panels. Eve sings on stage in front of a cheering crowd. Hanna joins her in the singing after a gentle push from Will. Last two panels. Eve sings on stage in front of a cheering crowd. Hanna joins her in the singing after a gentle push from Will.
February 14, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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Hanna's anxiety and regrets catching up to her are, once more, portrayed in a uniquely memorable way. The author plays around with the available means of expression provided by this art form.
#OctopusPie
Six portrait-sized panels, each framing Hanna in various states of emotional turmoil. A darkness spreads from behind the entire *wall* of portraits, enveloping Hanna.
February 14, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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Larry? I knew it! The clues were there the whole time!
#OctopusPie
Hanna catches Larry and his bandmate making out in a storage room. The "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" conspiracy board meme based on the famous "Pepe Silvia" scene from the show.
February 14, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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JULIE IS BACK!!! I NEVER FORGOT!!!
#OctopusPie

2025 EDIT: you might remember her from a million posts ago.
Julie is on the stage now. Quitting her job at Olly's was a good decision for her. She's a lesbian now. The last panel with Julie for many, many years. She leaves Olly's store looking back with a smile.
February 14, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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This was Eve's "rival" from all the way back to the beginning of the comic. I've got to say, it's a massive improvement.
#OctopusPie

2025 EDIT: punching fascists is the best activity.
Eve is catching with her old rival. She has her roller derby team and a healthy nazi-punching hobby in the weekend.
February 14, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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We must protect the children from all the badness in the world!
#OctopusPie
Millennial woman, Eve, has a face-to-face interaction with a small infant. She cannot quite grasp at the idea of it.
February 14, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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I do not believe what I am seeing right now.
Hold my beer, I've got to sing!
#OctopusPie

2025 EDIT: the end draws near.
Larry and the band are performing a cover of Will Smith's "Wild Wild West."
February 14, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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She is going to murder him later.
#OctopusPie
Two panels. The singer of Jackie + The Absolute Vultures is singling Eve out from the crowd. She is the CRAPtivating guest of honour, after all.
January 30, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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What up, semi-prominent character?
#OctopusPie

2024 EDIT: the Bryan Lee O'Malley influence is strong here.
Two panels. An indie concert for Eve's Unemployment Spectacular! The band's name is Jackie + The Absolute Vultures.
January 30, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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😭
#OctopusPie
Three panels. Eve and her mother are definitely going to have The Talk now.
January 30, 2025 at 1:15 AM