Interestingly Strange
Interestingly Strange is a ghost comedy webcomic written and illustrated by sypsart that centers on retail workers disgruntled with their jobs at a haunted grocery store. It is divided into three "eras" including Version 1, Deboot, and Phantom Pains. Story comics consist of multiple pages, while short comics consist of one.
Central Characters
| Character | Debut | Appearances |
|---|---|---|
| Bagger | #11 | 59; 7 specials |
| Guy Patel | #11 | 56; 7 specials |
| Anna Fiona | #14 | 36; 6 specials |
| Nicole Hamburg | #16 | 22; 6 specials |
| Ronda Kent | #23 | 20; 5 specials |
| Clint Martinez | #63 | 12; 4 specials |
| Claire Cruz | #76 | 10; 6 specials |
Specials
Deboot
| Cover | Episode Title | Artists | Release Date | # of Pages | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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#56 - The Girl Next Aisle | sypsart (writer-illustrator) | December 31, 2016 – January 10, 2017 | 17 | Guy spills the beans on his feelings for Nicole! |
Phantom Pains
Phantom Pains consists of Interestingly Strange comics centering on the paranormal happenings surrounding Store Box beginning with Newly Hired, Kinda Salty and its introduction of a half-ghost named Claire Cruz. This is the first major storyline to actually have a narrative, tying directly into the events of WRD, currently consisting of six specials.
| Cover | Episode Title | Artists | Release Date | # of Pages | Description |
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#80 - Newly Hired, Kinda Salty | sypsart (writer-illustrator) sleeprelker (cover illustrator) |
October 17, 2018 – July 17, 2019 | 27 | The Store Box morning team meets their new night shift manager for the first time. |
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#86 - The Night Shift | sypsart (writer-illustrator) ueeyasu (cover illustrator) |
October 31, 2019 | 20 | Guy, Bagger, and Claire work the night shift, but things aren’t as normal as they seem… |
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#87 - It Came From The Sewers! | sypsart (writer-illustrator) ids5621 (cover illustrator) |
March 29, 2021 | 10 | Something’s lurking in the unisex restroom, leading Claire and Anna to investigate. |
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#90 - A Ghastly Encounter | sypsart (writer-illustrator) rrhaes (cover illustrator) |
October 21, 2021 | 23 | Guy, Bagger, and Claire work graveyard and get more than they signed up for… |
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#96 - New Horizons | sypsart rrhaes (cover illustrator) |
February 27, 2022 | 10 | Six months after the closure of Store Box, its former employees find themselves in a new era of their lives. |
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#103 - Undead Dread | sypsart (writer-illustrator) ids5621 (story) |
December 17, 2022 | 15 | Claire finally tells the group about how she died when an uninvited guest arrives. |
Side Series
WRD
Main article: Tales from Outer Space
Tales From Outer Space is a science-fiction comedy anthology webcomic created by sypsart based within the same galaxy as CLEG that introduces various new characters and planets.
External Links
| Space Comics Characters | |
|---|---|
| CLEG Crew | Blaster Canon • Laser Beam • Espee Tronic • Gexus • Astra Naut • Ozo Laya • Astro Bal • Elec Tronic |
| Mother Industries | Mike Denzel • Ariel Reyes • Amy Gators • Jermaine Kent • Nina Kent • Andrea Royd • Rez Sparks • Allison Lightfire • Brittany Stardimmer • Stacy Indigo |
| Zenorians | Edaru • Julom • Reyna • Vexon • Yori • Weya |
| Robotopians | Garbage • Eyeball • Paddle • Signal • Boto |
| Galonians | Omuda • Momo • Zye • Sparkav • Zeta • Gamma • Alsa • Magnum |
| Flarthlings | Phom • Cheface |
| Other | The Hookers • Space Worm • Lone Plutoni • Delta Robot • Pal • Mack |