On The Couch - Surly Queen https://surlyqueen.net/series/on-the-couch/ 'Life on a Stick' & 'On The Couch' Comics Thu, 18 Dec 2025 05:01:15 +0000 en-US Happy Halloween 2021 https://surlyqueen.net/comic/happy-halloween-2021/?sid=5755 https://surlyqueen.net/?post_type=comic&p=8244 SurlyQueen Sun, 31 Oct 2021 14:56:25 +0000

Surprise!

I really didn't think I  was going to do one of these this year, but as we got closer and closer to Halloween, I found myself thinking up what I would be dressing up the Couch characters as. Pretty soon I had almost the full roster in mind and I hated to waste the ideas I'd come up with. I can't promise I'll continue this tradition indefinitely, but as long as it's fun for me to come up with costume ideas for them I'll probably continue to post them!

Happy Halloween Everyone!

Editing to add the answers! 

From left to right:

Pine and Sausage: Joe Exotic and a tiger (Tiger King)

Gatekeeper: Korra (Legend of Korra)

Delria: Mothra (Mothra)

Tacit: The Cookie Crook (Cookie Crisp mascot)

Rummy J: Teela (Masters of the Universe: Revelation)

Scurvy: Nibbler (Futurama)

Kurochka: Krampus (Ha haaa, based on my own design)

Wendy: Wammawink (Centaurworld)

PoJo: Loki (Marvel Cinematic Universe)

Cricket: Isabelle (Animal Crossing: New Horizons)

Jazz: Lady Dimitrescu (Resident Evil Village)

Taffy: Lion (Steven Universe)

 

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Surprise!

I really didn't think I  was going to do one of these this year, but as we got closer and closer to Halloween, I found myself thinking up what I would be dressing up the Couch characters as. Pretty soon I had almost the full roster in mind and I hated to waste the ideas I'd come up with. I can't promise I'll continue this tradition indefinitely, but as long as it's fun for me to come up with costume ideas for them I'll probably continue to post them!

Happy Halloween Everyone!

Editing to add the answers! 

From left to right:

Pine and Sausage: Joe Exotic and a tiger (Tiger King)

Gatekeeper: Korra (Legend of Korra)

Delria: Mothra (Mothra)

Tacit: The Cookie Crook (Cookie Crisp mascot)

Rummy J: Teela (Masters of the Universe: Revelation)

Scurvy: Nibbler (Futurama)

Kurochka: Krampus (Ha haaa, based on my own design)

Wendy: Wammawink (Centaurworld)

PoJo: Loki (Marvel Cinematic Universe)

Cricket: Isabelle (Animal Crossing: New Horizons)

Jazz: Lady Dimitrescu (Resident Evil Village)

Taffy: Lion (Steven Universe)

 

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#1062 The End https://surlyqueen.net/comic/1062-the-end/?sid=5755 https://surlyqueen.net/?post_type=comic&p=8160 SurlyQueen Fri, 13 Aug 2021 04:01:50 +0000

On the Couch gets top billing today, as this is the final strip in the series.

It's been a fun 10 years creating and sharing stories about this wacky cast of characters. Wendy going to "imagination boot camp" and realizing her own power was an old idea that I had, but knew it would have meant the end of the strip, if I ever told that story. When I initially decided to end the strip, I had trouble figuring out what I would do to give it a proper send off and finally, I circled back to the idea and realized that that was the ending I wanted.

So, one last madcap adventure followed by harkening back to one of the earliest comics but with a different twist became a fitting end. These characters are still a big part of my life and I know most of them will still grace the pages of my personal sketchbook for years to come as they offer me unsolicited advice and provide a bit of whimsy, and I hope they brought you all a little bit of laughter along the way.

As always, thanks for reading!

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On the Couch gets top billing today, as this is the final strip in the series.

It's been a fun 10 years creating and sharing stories about this wacky cast of characters. Wendy going to "imagination boot camp" and realizing her own power was an old idea that I had, but knew it would have meant the end of the strip, if I ever told that story. When I initially decided to end the strip, I had trouble figuring out what I would do to give it a proper send off and finally, I circled back to the idea and realized that that was the ending I wanted.

So, one last madcap adventure followed by harkening back to one of the earliest comics but with a different twist became a fitting end. These characters are still a big part of my life and I know most of them will still grace the pages of my personal sketchbook for years to come as they offer me unsolicited advice and provide a bit of whimsy, and I hope they brought you all a little bit of laughter along the way.

As always, thanks for reading!

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#1061 Perfectly Normal https://surlyqueen.net/comic/1061-perfectly-normal/?sid=5755 https://surlyqueen.net/?post_type=comic&p=8157 SurlyQueen Tue, 10 Aug 2021 04:01:25 +0000

Ya'll didn't really think I'd leave you like that, did you? 

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Ya'll didn't really think I'd leave you like that, did you? 

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#1060 Waking Up https://surlyqueen.net/comic/1060-waking-up/?sid=5755 https://surlyqueen.net/?post_type=comic&p=8148 SurlyQueen Fri, 06 Aug 2021 04:01:29 +0000

Anybody?

...

It's so quiet...

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Anybody?

...

It's so quiet...

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#1059 Something https://surlyqueen.net/comic/1059-something/?sid=5755 https://surlyqueen.net/?post_type=comic&p=8145 SurlyQueen Tue, 03 Aug 2021 04:01:05 +0000

Well....That's something...

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Well....That's something...

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#1058 Do Something https://surlyqueen.net/comic/1058-do-something/?sid=5755 https://surlyqueen.net/?post_type=comic&p=8134 SurlyQueen Fri, 30 Jul 2021 04:01:45 +0000 ]]> #1057 Not Far Away https://surlyqueen.net/comic/1057-not-far-away/?sid=5755 https://surlyqueen.net/?post_type=comic&p=8131 SurlyQueen Tue, 27 Jul 2021 04:01:53 +0000

Meanwhile....

Wendy considers the consequences of her actions. 

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Meanwhile....

Wendy considers the consequences of her actions. 

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#1056 New Challenge https://surlyqueen.net/comic/1056-new-challenge/?sid=5755 https://surlyqueen.net/?post_type=comic&p=8121 SurlyQueen Fri, 23 Jul 2021 04:01:11 +0000

Rummy J, the unexpected hero?

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Rummy J, the unexpected hero?

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#1055 The Usual Methods https://surlyqueen.net/comic/1055-the-usual-methods/?sid=5755 https://surlyqueen.net/?post_type=comic&p=8118 SurlyQueen Tue, 20 Jul 2021 04:01:17 +0000

Things seem to be going totally fine.

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Things seem to be going totally fine.

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#1054 Unsung Heroism https://surlyqueen.net/comic/1054-unsung-heroism/?sid=5755 https://surlyqueen.net/?post_type=comic&p=8109 SurlyQueen Fri, 16 Jul 2021 04:01:33 +0000

Something, something, something, keep your head when everyone around you is losing theirs, then you'll be able to grab the Vienna sausages, my son. 

Or something poetic like that.

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Something, something, something, keep your head when everyone around you is losing theirs, then you'll be able to grab the Vienna sausages, my son. 

Or something poetic like that.

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