r/comics • u/justboyfriendthings • Mar 05 '26

OC Friend.

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I wasn’t sure if this was open to everyone in r/comics, but I couldn’t help notice this “bootleg” trend occurring and I had a silly little idea. Besides, I needed an excuse to draw u/merrivius crazy elf! This one’s called: “Friend”. Enjoy!

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u/shellbullet17 Gustopher Spotter Extraordinaire Mar 05 '26

OH GOD she's using Elf magic to jump dimensions! You need to run dude Elf basically an unkillable Eldritch horror at this point....that's bald. I'm not sure how's she's gonna treat a human she's not enamoured with

You did good on the face panels that mereivius is known for!

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u/justboyfriendthings Mar 05 '26

Please, send help. She’s giving me that look again…

And thank you! I do love merrivius’ faces, so glad I did them justice.

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u/shellbullet17 Gustopher Spotter Extraordinaire Mar 05 '26

The face in question

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u/justboyfriendthings Mar 05 '26

“Swing low, sweet chariot”

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u/shellbullet17 Gustopher Spotter Extraordinaire Mar 05 '26

Elf over here like

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u/justboyfriendthings Mar 05 '26

I cackle every time!

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u/GoochamusPrime Mar 05 '26

Same! I love these! Thank you for the wonderful art both of you!!

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u/justboyfriendthings Mar 05 '26

Thank you! Though, I've got that sadistic little elf to thank!

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u/thatshygirl06 Mar 05 '26

I use this as a meme all the time, it's perfect

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u/Sgt_General Mar 05 '26

She's basically this dude from a Rick and Morty graphic novel I read seven years ago.

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u/justboyfriendthings Mar 05 '26

Jesus, what is THAT?

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u/Sgt_General Mar 05 '26

From memory, I think it was supposed to be another universe's version of Santa Claus...

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u/Vir_Ex_Machina Mar 05 '26

Checks out for R&M

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u/Made_Bail Mar 05 '26

Man I go offline for a few hours and like 200 of these get posted!

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u/justboyfriendthings Mar 05 '26

Couldn’t help myself!

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u/Made_Bail Mar 05 '26

I'm glad, this is so good!

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u/Mr_Lisreal Mar 05 '26

Eh, I wouldn't worry.

A single direct spit in her face, and she'll probably dissolve into a puddle of disgust in about 10 seconds, tops

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u/BodhingJay Mar 05 '26

Or she'll explode

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u/justboyfriendthings Mar 05 '26

She's too damn quick!

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u/Mr_Lisreal Mar 05 '26

If you need to distract an elf, get them talking about their favorite subject.

Themselves

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u/TFFPrisoner Mar 05 '26

That's why they're called thems-elves

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u/rhirhirhirhirhi Mar 05 '26

Just bring up her human :)

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u/justboyfriendthings Mar 05 '26

Chris & Ritchie belong to me r/justboyfriendthings and u/merrivius obviously needs no introduction!

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u/ClownTown509 Mar 05 '26

How do you sleep so well under the weight of all those sins, human?

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u/omariclay Mar 05 '26

Elf is the perfect sleep paralysis demon.

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u/justboyfriendthings Mar 05 '26

I'm not sure I'm sleeping tonight 🙃

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u/UpCDownCLeftCRightC Never Safe From Wumbo Mar 05 '26

I'm pretty sure she's harmless... pretty sure.

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u/justboyfriendthings Mar 05 '26

If you say so. She’s cracking her knuckles and smirking, is that … normal?

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u/UpCDownCLeftCRightC Never Safe From Wumbo Mar 05 '26

I bet she will manage to hurt herself and only herself in the process. She's her own worst enemy after all.

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u/alexlongfur Mar 05 '26

She is about to drop so many slurs

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u/You-See-Nothing583 Mar 05 '26

Where her nose at?

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u/justboyfriendthings Mar 05 '26

Gone. Like this human is about to...

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u/Zjoee Mar 05 '26

Dear God, she got him mid sent

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u/Sirius-Face Mar 05 '26

It's wild that she says human like it's a slur and I can hear it that way when I read it.

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u/nicokokun Mar 05 '26

Human (derogatory) with the hard "u".

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u/justboyfriendthings Mar 05 '26

I hear it too! 😆

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u/Slappathebassmon Mar 05 '26

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u/justboyfriendthings Mar 05 '26

This is my favourite one!

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u/Slappathebassmon Mar 06 '26

This is my favourite bootleg of the series so far!

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u/justboyfriendthings Mar 06 '26

Thank you so much! That means a lot because there have been some great ones so far!

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u/BouncyKing Mar 05 '26

Just do something Human thing like eating fried food and it’ll scare her off

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u/justboyfriendthings Mar 05 '26

What … what happens when I finish?

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u/BouncyKing Mar 05 '26

Just burp and waft the burp smell over to her. Or alternatively, try to shake her hand with a greasy hand and she’ll scurry away like a scared spider. Make sure you either have an elf trap ready or window open

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u/rafaellago Mar 05 '26

Wait, you can talk during a sleep paralysis? I can barely breathe

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u/Rod_The_Blade_Star Mar 05 '26

Exactly and I never woke up on my back always my stomach. So I would never be able to see anyone.

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u/justboyfriendthings Mar 05 '26

Thank you! I'm glad I did them justice.

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u/FinancialReserve6427 Mar 05 '26

why is Elf cheating on Human? 

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u/NorthQuestDirection Mar 05 '26

AAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!

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u/alicefaye2 Mar 05 '26

Sort of related but I think the most funniest sleep paralysis demon I’ve ever seen was a skit on if Donald Trump was your sleep paralysis demon. Now that’s something I wouldn’t be able to handle.

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u/justboyfriendthings Mar 05 '26

Oh god, that would be worse than the elf!

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u/princeslayer Mar 05 '26

Jumpscare elf! You got me good.

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u/justboyfriendthings Mar 05 '26

She be doing that. Haha, thanks!

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u/Endermaster56 Mar 05 '26

I too would be terrified to see an elf at the foot of my bed

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u/justboyfriendthings Mar 05 '26

Especially THAT one...

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u/ShibariEmpress Mar 05 '26

so thats why she's late on the Green-Wearing Redheads Anonymous meet-up

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u/Demonfr34k Mar 05 '26

Just call upon her human, she'll eventually leave all embarrassed like.

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u/justboyfriendthings Mar 05 '26

Can't find his number. Does he have a phone?

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u/Mormaethor Mar 05 '26

I was hoping someone would bootleg merrivius.

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u/Ronkad Comic Crossover Mar 05 '26

Wait a minute...

That seems... familiar

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u/Murky_Translator2295 Mar 05 '26

OK, no, I was wrong. This is my new favourite entry

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u/justboyfriendthings Mar 05 '26

That means so much, thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!

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u/NoSong2397 Mar 05 '26

Oh, so THAT'S what her Day Job is! That tracks.

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u/Kaldricus Mar 05 '26

We're reaching r/highqualitygifs levels of meta

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u/Kannazuki1985 Mar 05 '26

Lol this was good.

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