Pilcrow & The Asterism

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

When you throw ideas around, be careful they don’t throw you around.

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98: Upside Philosophy - May 13, 2024 (M)

Panel 1

[Pilcrow and the Asterism are in a dining room in the Black Manor having tea in their bird-headed humanoid forms of a crow and three-eyed flamingo. Pilcrow is wearing a lavender suit, and the Asterism is wearing a white button-up and khakis.]

Pilcrow: "Do you ever think gravity is just a suggestion?"

The Asterism: "No, Pilcrow, wait!"

Panel 2

Scene: Objects around the Manor crash into the ceiling as gravity reverses.

Panel 3

[The two stand up, now on the ceiling. The table is toppled. The Asterism's shirt is covered in tea stains.]

The Asterism: "How many times have I asked you not to ponder reality during tea time?"

Panel 4

Pilcrow: "Sorry, I was just trying to change our perspectives."

The Asterism: "Well, now I have to change my clothes as well."