Main character Honey
Melancholy
is a webcomic written and illustrated by Josh Nickerson. It follows the life of single gal Honey as she struggles to find a steady relationship and her interactions with her friends Rudy and Pepper. The comic tends to veer between comedy and drama regularly. Updates weekly on Tuesdays.
Contains examples of the following tropes:
- Abuse Mistake: In Chapter 8, Rudy and Honey thought Pepper's evasiveness and mysterious bruises meant she was in an abusive relationship. Turns out Pepper has recently joined a roller derby team and felt embarrassed about how they'd react to the news.
- Bittersweet Ending: Several chapters end this way.
- Cannot Spit It Out: Rudy just can't seem to bring himself to tell Honey that he has a crush on her.
- Casanova Wannabe: Eddie, painfully so.
- A Day in the Spotlight: Chapter 8 revolves around Pepper.
- Deadpan Snarker:
- Pepper is this trope personified.
- Both Honey and Rudy have shown a snarky side to a much lesser degree.
- Early-Installment Weirdness:
- The pilot chapter had Honey casually using mild cursing. This habit disappeared shortly after.
- Rudy had a chubbier appearance in the pilot chapter. He slimmed down in later chapters.
- Genki Girl: Honey on occasion.
- Jerkasshas A Point: Eddie is a creep who will hit on any woman he pleases, but he still corrects Rudy when he says Indian Burial Ground in the Halloween episode by stating it’s actually a Native American Burial Ground.
- Long Hair Is Feminine: Honey has an epic hairstyle that extends well beyond her hips.
- Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places: Honey.
- Oblivious to Love: Honey is this towards Rudy, despite it being incredibly obvious he has a crush on her.
- Shower Scene: Very early in the pilot chapter.
- Time Bomb: Honey disarms one during her daydream at the beginning of chapter three.
- Tomboyish Ponytail: Pepper sports one of these. On rare occasions, you'll see her with her hair down.
