Pilcrow & The Asterism

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

End of the universe? Sure, but what about tonight's game?

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101: Cable Apocalypse - May 29, 2024 (W)

Panel 1:

[The Pilcrow hovers in a chaotic space where great eyes between tentacles stare at him in his form of an ophanim-like ball of crow feathers, beaks and eyes.]

Pilcrow: "The cosmos whispers to me of a calamity! An impending apocalypse is nigh!"

Panel 2:

[The view switches to a living room in the Black Manor. The Asterism is sitting on a couch in front of a TV that is blank with static as Pilcrow walks in. They are in their bird-headed humanoid forms of a three-eyed flamingo and crow. The Asterism is wearing a comfortable sweater. Pilcrow is wearing a fashionable lavender suit.]

The Asterism: "Worse yet, the cable's out. We're going to miss tonight's game!"

Panel 3:

Pilcrow (annoyed): "The cosmos is not warning me about your television woes!"

Panel 4:

The Asterism: "Well, at least the TV keeps me grounded in this strange dimension. Now let's get that cable fixed!"