Nothing Nice to Say
Nothing Nice To Say is a web comic, toted as "the world's FIRST online punk comic" and is created entirely by Mitch Clem. The premise of the comic is to deliver classic three-frame one-off comics commenting on the state of punk rock, although there have been some continuous story arcs throughout the comic's existence. During much of the comic's existence, Mitch also used the site as a sort of blog under the comic itself, and while suffering bouts of depression, he was (some would say quite rudely) mocked on the comic's own discussion forum, one of the reasons which later led to Mitch somewhat unceremoniously ending the comic for a while.
However, during the later part of 2004, Mitch announced in his own Livejournal that he would resurrect Nothing Nice To Say, because he simply couldn't keep himself from it. The new version of Nothing Nice is drawn entirely in black and white, as opposed to the original run, which was in color.
The comic also has a spin-off, named The Coffee Achievers, which originally started out as Nothing Nice story arc, but later turned into its own comic. The cast is mostly the same as that of Nothing Nice, but with small alterations, and is not considered to take place in the same universe as Nothing Nice To Say.
Cast:
Blake: One of the comic's main characters. He is named after Blake Schwarzenbach of Jawbreaker and Jets To Brazil fame, and is a great fan of both bands. Tends to be the voice of reason of the two main characters. Besides Schwarzenbach bands, he is also a fan of pop-punk bands. Played guitar in a band with Fletcher, called The Negative Adjectives.
Fletcher: Blake's roommate. Did not originally have a name; instead he was named through a reader contest. Tends to come up with some fairly crazy and somewhat anti-social ideas. Is a fan of old-school hardcore punk. Played drums for The Negative Adjectives.
Phillip: Originally a ska fan, he now listens to emo and vehemently denies having ever liked ska at all; this is plotted by the author to make fun of what he perceives to be the trend-hopping nature of most modern-day emo fans. Blames the female gender for most of his problems, even though they actually tend to be self-inflicted. Also seems to exude "whiny bitch pheromones" which make it impossible to stay around him for any longer time without resorting to physical violence.
Cecil: an anthropomorphic gopher. Has according to the comic played bass for Screeching Weasel, roadied for Fifteen and secretly written songs for The Donnas. Played bass for The Negative Adjectives before he quit right before their first show.
Joe: The comic's youngest character. He's a skater and tends to get made fun of by Blake and Fletcher, as they see most skaters as "corporate whores".
Bort: Was originally straight edge, but has since "dropped" his edge and started drinking as well as smoking. Has straight edge X's tattooed on the back of his hands, and is prone to violence when one points out the irony in having them and consuming alcohol and tobacco.
Skar: A skinhead oi punk, and is mistaken by Blake and Fletcher for a Nazi.
Karen: A radical feminist. Spends a lot of her time getting upset at Blake and Fletcher for allegedly objectifying female punk rock band members, yet dated Alice only to further her own feminist agenda.
Alice: A goth girl and a lesbian. Dated Karen for a while.
Charlie: vegan hardcore/crust punk. The rest of the cast tends to walk on egg shells around him due to his veganism, as they're afraid they might upset him if he so much as touches an object that has been in contact with dairy products.
That Hippie Chick Who Works At The Coffee Shop: Was hinted at having dated Alice. Not much else is known about her, other than that she is in fact a hippie and thus likes the Grateful Dead and Phish.