Pilcrow & The Asterism

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

A house with vanity issues: now that's a foundation built on insecurity.

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82: Coaxed Comeback - March 29, 2024 (F)

Panel 1

[Pilcrow and the Asterism are standing outside in a rainy field in their bird-headed humanoid forms of a crow and three-eyed flamingo. Pilcrow is wearing an orange turtleneck under a brown suit, and the Asterism is wearing a dark orange full-length dress.]

Pilcrow: "How do you lure back a runaway house? With nostalgia?"

The Asterism: "Or jealousy. Let's pretend we're better off without it."

Panel 2

[The two pose in a social media photo, pretending to enjoy themselves. The post has the text "Loving the great outdoors!"]

Panel 3

[The manor starts to fade back into existence.]

Pilcrow: "Nothing like exploiting the vanity of an inanimate object."

Panel 4

[The two are now standing in a parlor in the Black Manor, it having fully reappeared around them.]

The Asterism: "Welcome home to us!"

Pilcrow: "Hehe. Sucker."

The Asterism: "Pilcrow! Shhh!"