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Ugly Hill- A Daily Comic Strip by Paul Southworth [[PETER and HASTINGS are in the men's room. HASTINGS is making repairs to his "HARTWELL KILBURN" disguise with Scotch tape.]] / PETER: You took a job as Gooseberry's CAMPAIGN MANAGER?! You don't know anything about politics! / HASTINGS: RRGH! I know! / PETER: Plus if he ever finds out who you REALLY are,...
Ugly Hill- A Daily Comic Strip by Paul Southworth [[SAMANTHA MUDRICK reacts to some paperwork PETER has given her.]] / MUDRICK: A LEAVE OF ABSENCE?! / PETER: Mr. Kilgore asked me to deliver the paperwork. / MUDRICK: I'd heard Ned had offered him a job as manager of his campaign, but given the...SITUATION, I never thought he'd accept. / PETER: I...
Ugly Hill- A Daily Comic Strip by Paul Southworth LORE THE LANDLORD: ...and this is your room. / KARL KILGORE: Looks like there used to be ceiling beams up there. What happened? / LORE THE LANDLORD: Eh, we've had a lot of suicides in the last few months, even for a halfway house, so we yanked 'em out. / KARL: Why would anyone want to kill themselves...
Ugly Hill- A Daily Comic Strip by Paul Southworth [[Exterior of the Gas 'n Bloat.]] / DAN THE MANAGER: And if you have any gang tattoos, you'll have to cover them up. / KARL KILGORE: Check. / [[KARL affixes his little name tag.]] / KARL: So, uh, do you employ a lot of ex-cons? / DAN: Convenience stores employ three kinds of people: Teenagers, stoners,...
Ugly Hill- A Daily Comic Strip by Paul Southworth ELI (sipping on a soda): I'm just working at "Gas n' Bloat" so I can pay for my night classes. <> / KARL: Wow. HUH. Gettin' that diploma? Good for you, kid. / ELI: Come on, Dad, I know that tone. Don't do that. / KARL: WHAT TONE? I'm not doing anything! / ELI: YOU never graduated high...
 
Ugly Hill- A Daily Comic Strip by Paul Southworth [[ELI storms down the street, KARL a ways behind him. Everything's blue, since it's after dark.]] / ELI: WHO URINATES ON A LOTTERY MACHINE? / KARL: It wasn't ME! Some PUNK KID must have done it while my back was turned! / ELI: Dan didn't buy that story. WHY SHOULD I? / KARL: Because I'm your FATHER!...
Ugly Hill- A Daily Comic Strip by Paul Southworth [[KARL sits on a park bench.]] / KARL: I really screwed up this time. Or at least Eli THINKS I did, which is just as bad. / KARL: I wish I could just PAY for his night classes, but I can't afford that. / HOMELESS GUY: I don't know you. / KARL: There's got to be a responsible, legal way that an ex-con...
Ugly Hill- A Daily Comic Strip by Paul Southworth SNUG: Hey, you got like a million messages on your machine, man. / ELI: They're all from my dad. Just ignore them. / SNUG: Are you STILL mad at him? You sound like your brother. / ELI: Thanks to KARL, I'm out of a job and my GED is on hold until I can find a new one. / KARL (on the machine): Hey Eli,...
Ugly Hill- A Daily Comic Strip by Paul Southworth ELI: Why did you drag me all the way out to the middle of nowhere? I had to take three buses and ride a fat kid on a skateboard to get here. / KARL: I wanted to prove that I've changed! Really this time! / ELI (rolls eyes): Look, I don't-- / KARL: And to give you THIS. / [[KARL hands ELI a wad of...
Ugly Hill- A Daily Comic Strip by Paul Southworth [[ELI and KARL are walking down the street at night.]] / ELI: This seems like kind of a bad area, Dad. This is where you WORK? / KARL: A guy can get used to anything if the price is right. / ELI: Even getting stabbed? / KARL: The trick is to walk BETWEE the blades. Well, here we are! / ELI: HERE? A dirty...
 
Ugly Hill- A Daily Comic Strip by Paul Southworth [[KARL introduces his boss, who is the hobo from the park bench in the strip from a 5/23/08.]] / KARL: Eli, this is my boss, Mr. X. / MR. X: HEY! What's with Eyebrows McFatbody? / KARL: This is my son. He's coming along with me on my route tonight. / [[MR. X begins digging at the top of a car battery...
Ugly Hill- A Daily Comic Strip by Paul Southworth ELI: Okay, I give up. What exactly IS your new job? SPILL IT. / KARL: Organ harvesting! / SURPRISE! / ELI (little red skulls in his eyes!): Org--WHAT?! WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?! / KARL: But Mr. X says I'm only retrieving organs that were harvested from HIS BODY over his sordid career as a professional...
Ugly Hill- A Daily Comic Strip by Paul Southworth KARL: Okay, maybe organ harvesting's not the NOBLEST profession, but LOOK AT THIS STACK OF CLAMS! I'll be retired in a month! / ELI: I DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT! Come on, we're going home. / KARL: Eli, NO! I can't just WALK AWAY from this! / ELI: HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT? Is the money THAT important to...
Ugly Hill- A Daily Comic Strip by Paul Southworth KARL: I would NEVER sabotage your education, and I wanted to prove it by paying your tuition. / ELI: Well thanks, but organ harvesting should never be a means to an end. We need to get you out of this. / KARL: I could use this chloroform to drug my boss and escape with my eyes intact... / KARL:...
Ugly Hill- A Daily Comic Strip by Paul Southworth [[KARL douses a hanky with chloroform.]] / [[KARL comes up behind MR. X.]] / KARL: Hey, uh Mr. X...could you smell this chloroform? I think it went bad. / MR. X: DO I LOOK LIKE AN IDIOT? / You probably blew your snot ALL OVER that thing! Just give me the bottle. / [[MR. X sniffs the bottle.]] / <http://uglyhill.com/d/20080604.html
 
Ugly Hill- A Daily Comic Strip by Paul Southworth [[ELI is depositing a large pile of cash and a note outside the police station, to KARL's dismay.]] / KARL: DON'T BE A FOOL, SON! / ELI: This is FILTHY ORGAN HARVESTING MONEY! I'm leaving it here. I'm also leaving a note telling the police where to find Mr. X. / KARL: But how will you pay for school...
Ugly Hill- A Daily Comic Strip by Paul Southworth SNUG: Your dad was HARVESTING ORGANS?! SICK! / ELI: His heart was in the right place. / ELI: We anonymously turned his boss and all the money over to the cops. / SNUG: MAN. So, signing up for your next class, huh? I thought you were broke? / [[Silent panel of ELI looking rather uncomfortable.]] / SNUG:...
Ugly Hill- A Daily Comic Strip by Paul Southworth [[We are seeing the B&W original of an episode of PETER's online comic strip, "SASQWATCH 2813."]] / TRUNK DEADFALL (a sasquatch): Are you sure we're in the right place? / FLANK THE CHUPACABRA: This is where the moss oracle said we'd find the secret entrance to U.N.S.E.E.N.'s headquarters. / TRUNK: She...
Ugly Hill- A Daily Comic Strip by Paul Southworth [[PETER looks dejectedly at his monitor.]] / PETER: ONE reader! I've been posting my comic strip online for almost a year, and I still haven't cracked ONE?! / PESTILENCE: But "Sasqwatch 2813" is a post-apocalyptic MASTERPIECE! / [[GRANT is also there, holding a Monster Manual.]] / PETER: There are...
Ugly Hill- A Daily Comic Strip by Paul Southworth [[PETER is dejectedly kneading a mound of clay.]] / ART TEACHER: Peter, put away that comic strip, I...Hey, are you actually doing the project I assigned? / PETER: Yeah, no one was reading my comic, so I quit. / GLENN: You draw a comic strip? SO DO I! Ever heard of "Circus Maximus?" / [[GLENN has sculpted...
 
Ugly Hill- A Daily Comic Strip by Paul Southworth [[GLENN is looking at some of PETER'S strips.]] / GLENN: This is good stuff! How come you only have one reader? / PETER: I assumed it was due to the fact that I am terrible. / BLUE FINHEAD: NAH! I'll post a link to your strip on my site, and maybe you'll get some extra traffic. / CAPTION: The next...
Ugly Hill- A Daily Comic Strip by Paul Southworth GLENN: Well, I'm stumped. Your strip should be ROLLING in readers by now! / PETER: Hey, are these your drawing materials? / GLENN: Oh, yeah. I use heavyweight card stock and a special pen from Finland. / PETER: I draw on notebook paper with a ball point pen. / GLENN: Well, whatever works for you,...
Ugly Hill- A Daily Comic Strip by Paul Southworth [[PETER has gotten TOM to buy him the expensive Finnish pen.]] / PETER: Thanks, Dad. I know this is just what I need to get more people reading my webcomic. / TOM: No problem, but how will anyone even know what kind of pen you're using? / PETER: Well, they won't, but they WILL notice that the professionalism...
Ugly Hill- A Daily Comic Strip by Paul Southworth [[Split panel showing PETER and PESTILENCE having a phone conversation.]] / PETER: I can't go to the movies tonight. I need to work on my strip. / PESTILENCE: I thought you quit? / [[Same as first split panel.]] / PETER: I did, but then I upgraded my materials. Plus Glenn said I should do it in color...
Ugly Hill- A Daily Comic Strip by Paul Southworth [[GLENN shows off his new Wacom tablet.]] / GLENN: And look, you draw right on the screen! Just got it yesterday. / PETER: Wow! It's awesome, Glenn. Really great! / GLENN: I bet if you got one of these puppies, you could cut your production time in HALF! / PETER: Yeah, I dunno. It's pretty expensive. / I...
 
Ugly Hill- A Daily Comic Strip by Paul Southworth [[PETER and ELI are walking in the woods. PETER is frustrated.]] / PETER: I've upgraded all my materials, my strip is looking better than ever, and I still only have ONE READER! / ELI: Who cares? / PETER: If no one's going to READ it, why should I waster my TIME?! / ELI: Because you like doing it?...
Ugly Hill- A Daily Comic Strip by Paul Southworth [[We're looking at a black-and-white original of PETER's webcomic, "Sasqwatch 2813." FLANK THE CHUPACABRA has been grabbed by a giant tentacle--perhaps from the "Squid Bat" shown at the beginning of this story?]] / FLANK: Shoot it! SHOOT IT WITH YOUR MANY GUNS! / TRUNK DEADFALL: These are just for...
Ugly Hill- A Daily Comic Strip by Paul Southworth [[ELI has put on a shirt and tie and is wearing a watch. HASTINGS is holding the headpiece of his "Hartwell Kilburn" disguise.]] / ELI: YOU'RE NOT READY YET!? The reception's in 20 minutes! / HASTINGS: I have a PREVIOUS ENGAGEMENT. / ELI: We RSVP'd MONTHS ago! You can't duck our cousin's wedding;...
Ugly Hill- A Daily Comic Strip by Paul Southworth GOOSEBERRY: You're well on your way to B.I.C.L.O.P.S. brotherhood, Kilburn. / [[GOOSEBERRY holds the diamond-tipped arrow from yesterday. It has blood on it. HASTINGS/HARTWELL has a drop of blood running between his eyebrows and his shirttail is burned.]] / HASTINGS/HARTWELL: O-on my WAY, sir? / GOOSEBERRY:...
Ugly Hill- A Daily Comic Strip by Paul Southworth HASTINGS/HARTWELL: This is IT! After hours of humiliating initiation rituals, I'm almost a member of B.I.C.L.O.P.S.! / HASTINGS/HARTWELL: I only wish I could be inducted under my true identity instead of in this fraudulent and itchy disguise. / [[He scratches his nose and chin.]] / [[He grins broadly....
 

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