Vinci and Arty

Slice of Life Furry Web Comic focused on the lives of a gay male couple, Richard "Vinci" Nicolaides (Gratuitous Greek: Ριχάρδ Νικολαΐδης) and Artisan (Arty) P Sunspot, living in the fictional town of Ballpointe, Pennsylvania. Consult your physician before attempting to read this webcomic, and have your dentist on speed-dial.

The comic can be found here. Currently on extended Series Hiatus.


 * Amnesiac Lover: the point of one storyline.
 * Animal Stereotypes: SHINEE!
 * Barefoot Cartoon Animals
 * Camp Gay: Arty could be the poster child for this, in the Furry Comic world. Though Vinci's outrageous girliness definitely counts too.
 * Chocolate Baby: A variation; Vinci's parents are legally purebred chihuahuas, both of whom had "recessive raccoon genes" from way back, producing a pureblooded raccoon son who also could have legally registered as a purebred chihuahua.
 * Darker and Edgier: Ms. DeWalt regularly produces material for Jack, often with much a more violent and depressing style than the normal comic material, and Word of God says this is canon.
 * For those not interested in wading through the extensive archives and gory/angst-riddled side stories:
 * Note that even these Darker and Edgier bits are still extremely cutesy, and full of the kind of melodramatic Narm that would not be out of place in a Gundam Wing yaoi fic, so "dark and edgy" is kind of relative.
 * Dude Looks Like a Lady: Vinci. And Vinci doesn't even do this on purpose -- most strangers will still confuse him for a girl. At one point Vinci even shaved his head, and someone still thought he was Sinead O'Cooner.
 * Gayngst: Vinci exhibits this trope often, especially when the couple's more conservative neighbours show off their discontent for the homosexual duo.
 * Arty goes into this one as well whenever his family comes up: he blames his father's suicide on the fact that he'd come out to him earlier that day.
 * Guest Strip: Frequently has other artists post guest strips. Which can cause some confusion as some guest pages are more canon than others.
 * Interspecies Romance: Many, particularly the titular couple.
 * Lethal Chef: Vinci, at one point, made cookies that got mistaken for fish, when the character had a Crossover with another furry Web Comic, A Doemain of Our Own (ended). In general, the results of Vinci's cooking are usually depicted with a cloud bearing a skull and crossbones (like the poison symbol) on the "scent cloud" for a reason
 * Mister Seahorse: A literal example with the anthro seahorse, Arkie Illions; "The only guy I know who's so braindead, he was the one who came back pregnant after a wild party."
 * Named After Somebody Famous: Vinci's mother named him Richard Nicolaides after "the sexiest man alive" -- Richard Gere. Vinci's father is speechless.
 * Older Than They Look: No matter what people think Vinci's actual gender is, they almost all think he's a kid.
 * The Ditz: Arkie Illions.
 * Invisible to Gaydar: Although Vinci isn't specifically gay (Word of God says he doesn't pay much attention to physical details), at least in regards to his relationship with Arty he technically qualifies.
 * Which is a particularly amusing example, because 9 times out of 10 he's mistaken for a girl.
 * Terrible Artist: Arty's attempt at artwork, compared to Vinci's.
 * Which is a particularly amusing example, because 9 times out of 10 he's mistaken for a girl.
 * Terrible Artist: Arty's attempt at artwork, compared to Vinci's.