Wickedly amusing
webcomic by
Jeffrey Rowland. The cast is composed of shallow and embittered newscaster
Zoe Day, her "video clerk by choice" roommate
Gina Jackson, the intelligent and childish
Neal Wyckoff and his slacker roomate
Roger Debenedittis.
Helmet the lurking shadowy figure and his talking
Donkey play the recurring villian/hero roles. The plot lines usually revolve around either
WIGU-17, Zoe's place of work, or various bizzarities of the four friends. The art's a clean cartoonish style, but it's the
humor that makes it worth reading. Witty,
absurd and absolutely without morals. So far, plot lines have involved a car fueled by anger, Neal's unhealthy obsession with
Ricky Martin, the boys' encounter with the
Son of God posing as a hobo, and evil genetic experiments creating half-human/half-bear warriors. But it's an absurdity that works well together. Unfortunately, the strip ended
September 17, 2000 with a number of shocking endings for the crew.
Neal Wyckoff and
Donkey can be found in
Jeffrey Rowland's next creation,
Project Thingy.
The strip's archives may be read at www.whenigrowup.net