Pilcrow & The Asterism

A webcomic about the unsettling corridors of a manor where cosmic enigmas and mundane musings collide.

Ouch. I think I'll just stick to some escapist fiction for now.

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60: Tome's Gaze - February 5, 2024 (M)

Panel 1

[Pilcrow and the Asterism are sitting in armchairs in the library of the Black Manor in their bird-headed humanoid forms of a crow and three-eyed flamingo. Pilcrow is wearing a mustard-colored suit and red tie. The Asterism is wearing a gray gown with pearls. Pilcrow is holding a book and examining it.]

Pilcrow: "Behold! A tome that is claimed to read its reader instead of the other way around. I'm diving in, expecting a deep, introspective journey."

Panel 2

[The book's eyes emerge on the page, examining Pilcrow.]

Book: "Hmm."

Panel 3

[The book starts to speak.]

Book: "You wrestle with cosmic mysteries, but the mystery of cleaning up after yourself remains unsolved."

[Pilcrow looks dismayed.]

Panel 4

The Asterism: "Satisfied by your sojourn into self-discovery?"

Pilcrow: "Ouch. I think I'll just stick to some escapist fiction for now."