Initiation
Posted on March 21, 2011 by Nick Wright

He has a bright future in HR Consulting.

43 thoughts on “Initiation”

  1. Minty

    What the? Pervous wasn’t invited? He’s the life of the party!

    1. Minty

      Oh, kickass. First.

    2. David Herbert

      Somebody has to be the assistant manager.

  2. Sara E.

    I love Les, in the background of the first panel…covered head to toe. That’s a nice touch.

  3. David Herbert

    So, shirts come off next week or something?

    1. Minty

      Patience, Dave. Nick is telling a story, not selling you porn.

      1. Lokitsu

        He’s not?? Dammit Nick, I want my $5 back!

      2. David Herbert

        With this comic, is there much of a difference?

        I kid, I kid.

        1. Nick Wright

          Clearly your webcomic journey is just beginning and has yet to take you to such hotspots as Slipshine, Oglaf, and former TG advertiser SuperBoobs/WLP Comics.

          Seriously, if you want porn/nudity, there are much more efficient ways of delivery than TG. 🙂

        2. David Herbert

          I know, I was kidding.

          I need to remember I can’t throw in my winning smile to let people know I’m not serious about shit I say on the ‘net.

        3. chumash99

          That’s why god invented smiley-faces. 😉

        4. Geoff Appleby

          I always thought that if it was said on the net, it wasn’t serious. period. 🙂

        5. Uranium Bullet

          But Slipeshine costs money.

        6. Techhead

          Quote:
          “…selling you porn.”

      3. Nick Wright

        Word.

    2. Mravac Kid

      Shirts, nothing. We’re waiting for the bras to come off. 🙂

  4. RotSman

    Purvous makes everything funnier, and Aya makes everything better. I want an “Aya and Alex go to college” spin off so bad it’s not even funny. ^_^

  5. Frey

    Oh man… if I had a nickel for each time I’ve been told that I’m getting fired today…

    1. RotSman

      Does it go something like this? “Good night, Westley. Good work. Sleep well. I’ll most likely kill you in the morning. “

      1. FWATANG

        oh, dread pirate robinson, what will we do with you. 🙂

        1. Lokitsu

          That’s the Dread Pirate Roberts.

          No one would surrender to the Dread Pirate Robinson.

          😉

        2. Archelis

          What? the swiss family Robinson trained their ostrich how to buckle swash and took up a lucrative career in privateering.

  6. BumblebeeZ3

    So…does the Assistant Manager from across town have anyone else at the store with him besides Purvous? I’m guessing not many if so.

    1. Lokitsu

      I’m guessing there’s a load of part-timers we just never see.

    2. Cokehead

      Once, the store I worked at had to operate for about 6 hours with 3 managers and one PT worker. The day after a blizzard. It was busy.

      So glad I booked it before the mad rush at opening time.

  7. That Jewish Dude

    Oh Les… Seeing you covered like thatfrom head to toe makesme want to say something…

    YOU ARE NOT A MOTHERFUCKING VAMPIRE!!!!! GET IT THROUGHT YOUR THICK SKULL ALREADY!!!!! YOU DO NOT DRINK BLOOD, YOU DO NOT BURN IN THE SUN, AND YOU ARE NOT COOL!!!!! GET A FUCKING LIFE!!!!!!!!

    -TJD

    P.S. FIFTEENTH!!!! I AM THE FIFTEENTH COMMENT HERE!!!!!

    1. Greenwood Goat

      Heh. He might not be a vampire, but he does drink blood and his pale skin probably would burn pretty badly in the sun (unless it’s all foundation). He certainly won’t be cool though, togged up like that (why doesn’t he lurk in the shadow of the tree, I wonder). As for the last comment, he’d probably just reply “I have. The blood is the life.” and go back to looking moody.

    2. Sara E.

      Easy there, man. Here, have a Xanax.

  8. The Negro Guy

    The Negro Guy says Purvous should run the store for a day…oh the destruction to be had.

    1. Chaos

      Oh don’t worry. I’m sure Purvous is unpredictable enough to overwhelm this poor, unsuspecting slob.

      He’ll either be king of the store, or tied up in the dairy cooler before the day is over, methinks.

      1. Passerby

        Depending on who has seniority, that may technically be the case.

    2. Lokitsu

      I’ve noticed that folks like Purvous can be very good at their job as long as they stick to routine. They occasionally know the rules better than managers. Or at least, they follow them better.

  9. Geoff Appleby

    My, what a fine looking assistant manager. I heard he’s going to become a series regular – right Nick? 🙂

    1. Nick Wright

      Why not give him his own series?

      Assistant Manager Geoff Macintosh stars in the hot new webcomic Treading Lightly!

      1. Thesn

        Fo’ surious?

        1. Nick Wright

          hahahano

  10. =

    Got to say, any comic with Purvious is a good comic indeed. For a second, I almost thought Les looked liked Moose from Ranma 1/2 as well.

    Hopefully the new manager is a regular, he seems like he could be a boundless amount of comedy.

    Great work though Nick, it was quite hilarious to be honest.

  11. Ghost

    There never seems to be enough Purvous. I can see some sort of spin-off especially for him being quite successful if it were ever created.

    And surely Les had something a little more “vampiric” in his wardrobe than what looks like a grey tracksuit, gloves and a dou li hat…

  12. Pink Freud

    Purvous reminds me of the little girl in The Exorcist

    “You’re gonna die up there”

  13. Ginger

    I was beginning to worry about the store, but then I saw Purvous was at the helm, and the world breathed a collective sigh of relief.

    1. The Caucasian Guy

      What crack have you been smoking? Get me some. NOW!

  14. BriGuy

    Hey look, Les is Raiden! TEST YOUR MIGHT!

    1. Minty

      Les wins. Vamprality!

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