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People Who Hate DON'T GET AROUND MUCH ANYMORE! / [[Athena and Lizz stand together. Somebody walks into the room and glares at Athena.]] / [[A pair of people walk into the room and whisper about Athena.]] / [[Another somebody walks into the door and looks at Athena furiously.]] / Athena: Well, I think the number...
Look At Your Face Phoebe: The mean candy store lady likes me. / Ross Currier: She likes me too! It's funny, all these people in town who are supposed to be so mean, they all like me! I wonder why? / Sarah Currier: LOOK AT YOUR FACE!! / Ross Currier: The mean bakery lady? She likes me too. Maybe it's just because...
actionathena.com ? Archive ? Look At Your Face Phoebe: The mean candy store lady likes me. / Ross: She likes me too! It's funny, all these people in town who are supposed to be so mean, they all like me! I wonder why? / Sarah: Look at your FACE!! / Ross: The mean bakery lady? She likes me too. Maybe it's just because we're all assholes, so we...
Planz WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO: / Graduate [[Four issues of Burn Book]] / SUMMER ROADTRIP [[People in car going "Woo!"]] / ATTEND CCS!!!!!! [[white river junction, comics, comics, COMICS]] / JOB IN MINNEAPOLIS [[Minneapolis skyline]] / APARTMENT W/PHOEBE [[Apartment interior]] / BOOK! [[My first ...
BACK Sarah Currier: Am I the ONLY ONE in this house who can change a battery?! / Phoebe: I REFUSE to change the smoke alarm battery because I hate them. / Athena: Batteries? / Phoebe: Smoke alarms. They're SO annoying. In my house, I won't have any. / Sarah Currier: The alternative to smoke alarms is...
Pictures and Words Athena: I used to be all about words. / Athena: They came pouring out of my mouth. / Athena: And onto the page. / Athena: There are so many things I need to say. / Athena: And I'd like to say them as accurately as possible. / Athena: But... / Athena: Over time... / Athena: I find I have become...
 
Excuses, Excuses Trying to help Phoebe come up with an excuse to bail...but I did not get enough sleep last night. / [[Phoebe's phone goes bzz bzz bzz.]] / Phoebe: What excuse should I tell Janet? / Athena: Um, tell her you're in the middle of something. / Athena: Or that you have a plan.
The Saint Paul House [[Four drawings of the St Paul house, on Laurel Avenue, where Athena once lived with Chris Schodt and Ian.]]
Homesick [[Athena's stomach rumbles.]] / Athena: Oof. / [[Athena puts her hands to her mouth.]] / Athena: Urp. / Athena: VOMM / [[Athena throw up spectacularly.]] / [[Athena sits and stares at the pile of vomit. It says "homesick."]]
Hourlies 8:45 AM / Woke up. / Athena: ugh. / Talked with a lady in CORC about finding grad school $$ / 9:45 AM / Went back to my warm room. / Thought about working on "Hick." / Athena: I miss coffee. / 10:45 AM / Worked on Hick. / Athena: grumble grumble / ...and read blogs. / Athena: hee hee / 11:45 AM / LUNCH: grilled...
actionathena.com ? Archive ? Cute Preppy Boys Athena with cartoon bubble with a heart with exclamation point. / Hansome preppy young man / Athena pointing to previous frame: See that? that's the kind of preppy guy I always figured I'd date at college. / Athena: It hasn't worked out that way. / Athena: Dudes like that tend to go for girls like...
 
Thus She was certain that everyone hated her. / THUS / Everyone did. / Athena: See?! I was RIGHT!!
In Defense of Bitching IN DEFENSE OF BITCHING / For as long as I can remember, I have loved to bitch. / Athena: bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch bitch! / (My definition of "bitching" being to rant, gripe, badmouth, trashtalk, and generally tear to pieces those people and institutions you find disagreeable.) / Athena:...
actionathena.com ? Archive ? In Defense of Bitching For as long as I can remember, I have loved to bitch. / Athena: bitch, bitch, bitch, bitch, bitch, bitch, bitch, bitch, bitch / (My definition of "bitching being to rant, gripe, badmouth, trashtalk and generally tear to pieces those people and instituteions you find disagreeable.) / Athena: bunch of assholes,...
Money Athena: Fucking dip ink! I can never get it to turn out right. / Athena: But regular pens look so unprofessional. / Athena: I've had bad luck with art supplies, lately. Spent more money on them than I'd like to... / Athena: God, MONEY! That's all I'm thinking about these days. / Athena: $16,000...
Hey Mr. Arnstein IN THOSE SPARE MOMENTS THIS SPRING WHEN I AM NOT MAKING COMICS, I AM...ROCKING OUT TO GIRL MUSIC. / Athena; I'm Mrs. OH MY GOD that Britney's shameless / Athena: It's TOO LATE to make it right, I prob'ly wouldn't if I could / Athena: 'Cause I was there when you said FOREVER and ALWAYS / Athena: Hey...
Madelyn Hartke and the Dumb Fingers MADELYN HARTKE AND THE DUMB FINGERS
 
It Ain't Easy Bein' Div III IT AIN'T EASY BEIN' DIV III / On Friday I was being awful self-pitying about being back at Hampshire. / [[Sex noises.]] / Over Janterm, all of my modmates because un-single. / So I went to the library to write in my JOURNAL. / Athena: Like a goddamn 15-year-old-girl. / And I bitched on the phone to my...
Ira Glass Loves The O.C. HERE COMES JONAH / Jonah: They're nice, it's just that, y'know, niceness is not exactly conducive to... / Athena: Being funny? / Jonah: Yeah, or-- / Athena: Having fun? / Athena and Jonah: HA HA HA HA HA
I Have Opinions About Popular Television Shows! Lizz: Ugh, I hate it when straight girls make out with each other in front of boys for attention. / Nate Wootters: I'm pretty sure I've propositioned all of my guy friends at some point. Just, y'know. Putting it out there. / [[Pause.]] / Jonah: You've never propositioned ME-- / Nate Wootters: You're...
Lovely Spam, Wonderful Spam Chris Semple: What time did you get up this morning, Athena? / Athena: Around 8:30. / Chris Semple: Hmmm. Ohhh. Okay. Okay, I'll buy that. I will buy that. / Athena [[suspicious and annoyed]]: What time did YOU get up this morning? / Chris Semple: I NEVER WENT TO BED! / Athena: Then I don't...
Lovely Spam, Wonderful Spam Chris Semple: What time did you get up this morning, Athena? / Athena: Around 8:30. / Chris Semple: Hmmm. Ohhh. Okay. Okay, I'll buy that. I will buy that. / Athena [[suspicious and annoyed]]: What time did YOU get up this morning? / Chris Semple: I NEVER WENT TO BED! / Athena: Then I don't...
Poopy Underwear Diana: Um, hey guys, can I use your bathroom? / Hannah: Sure! What's up with yours? / Diana: Well, the upstairs one isn't so bad. There's just dried pee all over the seat. I think someone was drunk and...missed. / Athena: And the downstairs bathroom? / Diana: Oh, well, in that one, there's a pair...
 
Drag Ball Nick Drozd [[speaking to Athena]]: Oh, there was something I was meaning to tell you... / [[He pauses, trying to remember.]] / Nick Drozd: Oh yeah! I was asking a friend if it's stylish to roll your shirt sleeves up over a sweater, and he said... / Nick Drozd: ...only if you want to look like Ellen...
Plot Twist [[Athena hovers above the Midwest, a jet pack on her back, a suitcase in each hand. She stares down at the state of Minnesota, which has an arrow on it point to Northfield. She smiles, a heart issuing from her mouth.]]
Things That Lonely Middle-Aged Women Like Athena: Okay so it would appear that I am allergic to caffeine. / [[Athena sniffs at a hot cup of coffee, from which the word "evil" steams out.]] / Athena: Folks, this is a major bummer. / Athena: CATS and CAFFEINE are basically my two great loves, yet my body has rejected both. / Athena: I really...
Gonna Say Balls Ian: Man, I'm gonna miss the...SHIT out of you. / Chris Schodt: Aw! / [[Pause.]] / Chris Schodt: You were gonna say balls, weren't you? / [[Ian nods, shaking with laughter.]]
I Think I'm Gonna Like This Gap Year Thing Athena: I think I'm gonna like this gap year thing! / [[Athena tosses a beret into the air. A totally unnecessary Mary Tyler Moore reference.]] / By living at home, I can save money, working at a not-TOO-stressful job... / ...maybe two! / Or maybe teach a class at the Northfield Arts Guild? / Athena...
 
The Terrible Twos [[Athena stands, naked but for party hat and party popper, with an evil grin.]] / SOMEBODY IS 2 YEARS OLD TODAY!
Dixie DIXIE: By Athena Currier / Athena: My family bought Dixie the summer I was twelve. / Athena: She cost 400 dollars. / Sarah Currier: Sigh... / Athena: She's supposedly a Jack Russell Terrier. But we have our doubts. / Athena: She's built like a brick. One summer she got hit by a car... / Dixie: YELP! / Athena:...
actionathena.com ? Archive ? At Least I’m Still Showering Athena pulling off clothing: Okay. Just gotta go take a shower real quick now and / Athena naked: And then i can start in on that assignment and / WAIT. I'M NAKED. / Athena wraps towel around herself: Geez, Athena. You know you have HOUSEMATES. / Athena toweling off: Okay now. I've just gotta...
Pillow Talk Rock Hudson carries Doris Day through the streets of New York City, with her bed sheets and all, at the end of the film "Pillow Talk."
Some Really Dorky Fan Art InfoMania: / Ben Hoffman, Sarah Haskins, Conor Knighton, Brett Erlich, Sergio Cilli, Bryan Safi.
 

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