Part One | Part Two | Part Three | Part Four
(If you’re going what the hell is all this about, you may need a little reminder.)
So. That’s that then. The end.
I really hope you’ve enjoyed the comic over the past three years, sure there’s been highs and lows, some sighs and lols but I truly thank you all for sticking around. I know Ellerbisms is a very small sailboat in the huge dockyard that is webcomics and its passing is nothing to really write home about, but I started Ellerbisms as a way to work on my own comics and broaden my storytelling skills and well I hope I’ve achieved that goal, I certainly feel a bit happier about my art than I did a few months ago. If you are checking the strip out for the very first time today then allow me to point you in the direction of the New Readers section, for a little kickstart.
Without turning this into an over the top gush-fest I really want to thank you, my readers, for reading, commenting, plugging my slightly egotistical artisitc endevour, saying wonderful things to me in emails or at conventions and generally giving a shit. You guys have made this comic so much more bearable.
And, above all us else, thank you to Anna, my Swedish beauty. This comic just wouldn’t be the same without her, hell I wouldn’t be the same without her and I really think she deserves some sort of bloody award for putting up with not just me, but allowing our personal moments to be broadcast to strangers in cartoon form. If there’s one true star in this comic, it’s her. What an amazing, beautiful woman.
What’s next? Well Chloe Noonan is the future. Who the heck is Chloe Noonan? Man, you guys need to be paying attention. I’ve redesigned my main website to better show off my portfolio and blog and there’s a preview of Chloe up there and to celebrate the end of Ellerbisms, there’s 20% off in my store for this weekend! You have until Monday the 23rd of August at 12pm GMT to use the discount code RIPLRB upon check out. So hey, that means you can catch up on all the Chloe Noonan’s adventures so far!
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Thanks again. See you around…
Marc
I’ll miss Ellerbisms… Thanks for sharing, it was good. I look forward to your new work. x
Congratulations on an amazing week and a brilliant end. I have extra high hopes for the new Chloe Noonan stuff.
A beautiful conclusion to a fantastic series! *gush gush gush*
LOVE the tattoo Anna – it looks beautiful x
Beautiful. A fitting ending to the saga that was Ellerbisms. You guys……cute as cupcakes……….cute as cupcakes.
Thanks for drawing and sharing em and good luck with everything in your personal and professional life in the future. Sure like myself, all your readers/fan boys will be purchasing Chloe #3 when it hits the stands and boasting how we were there at the beginning when it explodes into popular mainstream culture. Mucho love guys. xoxo
Really sorry to see this go Marc – I’ll struggle to find a new webcomic this good to fill the hole. It’s got me through many an otherwise dull moment at work. Cheers!
Best of luck with Chloe Noonan – I expect it to become an epic of Scott Pilgrim proportions.
Bye bye Ellerbisms! :’(
BUT WHAT DID YOU NAME THE DRAGON? Cliffhanger!
(I am expressing mock anger as a way of masking the fact that I shall miss Ellerbisms terribly. Bravo, chap.)
you have made something wonderful here ^_^
R.I.P. Ellerbisms – I look forward to continuing to follow your future work, Marc.
Hey dude – congrats on finishing up and making it to the end. Thanks for letting me spy on your life for the last few years, we definitely have to actually meet at some point!
Looking forward to more Chloe!
Perfect.
Many congratulations for a wonderful finale to a series that has enetertained, moved and delighted-much as Chloe does and will, I’m sure continue to do-Every good wish for that and a thank you for the inspiration you provide Marc, with your skill and your honesty-and something that I really enjoy about your work, it’s accesibility!
Be well and Good Luck!-See you at a Con sometime….
Bob
End of an era – congrats dude! ^_^
Oh man… now you and Anna are gone as well. Like I told Cadwell – what will I fill my workdays with now then? All the best.
Congratulations Marc.
BYE BYE MARC ELLERBY!!!
Booohooohooohoohoohoohoooo *sniff* hoohoohoohoohoo
Oh, man, dude. Oh man.
I’ve enjoyed the hell out of Ellerbisms, but in the last couple of weeks, you’ve really nailed everything that’s been most impressive about the comic, while totally rising above the malais that you’d been talking about for a little while. The art has been superb in the last week, and those two last strips just almost made me cry.
I was all set to miss Ellerbisms terribly, but I think you’ve done such a good job of this finale week, any negative feelings seem crass and ungrateful. Well done! Can’t wait for Chloe Noonan, sir.
Consistently my favourite webcomic for years now. Great work, Marc. All the best for future endeavours!
Goodbye, Ellerbisms! You will be missed…
Perfect ending
Great job! Look forward to seeing more Noonan and whatever’s next from you!
Ahh now she is the girl with the dragon tattoo (don’t think I’m the first to say that)
Sad, but beautiful. Bought your chloe noonans- looking forward to reading them as I have everyday this week been looking forward to an Ellerbism =)
Farewell Ellerbisms! So what did you name the dragon? Dracula?! I knew you’d end it on a cliffhanger, I just knew it. It’s been an awesome journey dude, my velociraptor and I eagerly await more Noonan. See you in October!
Gah. It might be a small sailboat, but when the sea is filled with American vessels, it’s hard to find something I can really relate to. There’s something about this being an English comic that just makes it that bit more touching.
I’m sad to see Ellerbisms go, but glad you got better as an artist as a result, and got what you wanted!
Just a quick note (as I’m at work) to say THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH. The support and lovely things said have made so so happy. I’m glad my silly little life brought you all so much entertainment.
Brilliant!
Waiting by the letter box for the Chloe Noonans to arrive… it will help with the withdrawal.
Yes! Dracula!
Farewell Ellerbisms. Hello Chloe Noonan.
This is not the end, it’s only the beg… well, it is The End, but I guess it isn’t, like, “the end, the end”. Soo… it’s been great. Congratu-fucking-lations!
I was worried that it would end sadly. Glad I was wrong.
Good luck with all of yr future endeavors Marc.
And three of the four journal comics I read are now gone. All withing a year of each other.
I like the simplicity of this ending, I’m glad I ordered the books, the thee Ellerbisms and the two Chloe Noonans. Good luck with future endeavours!
Congrats, Marc!
It sure couldn’t end with other words.
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Marc Ellerby! I think I may have left one comment in the entire time I’ve read Ellerbisms, but I feel I must leave a comment on the end of something that’s been a part of my life for the past six months or so. I really enjoy your work, but my personality is the kind that enjoys seeing into a life. Your relationship with Anna is beautiful and both you and your friends are incredibly entertaining.
While not exactly what you do with Ellerbisms, this work has inspired my girlfriend and I to work on a project together. If you guessed an autobio webcomic, you’re right! She leaves for college soon and we thought it a perfect way to keep in touch and involved with eachother’s lives (me having to write things that happen to her and her drawing things that happened to me.) So I suppose I wanted to thank you for that.
I look forward to your future work and am sorry this was so long winded (bless your heart if you’ve made it this far into the comment.)
It’s been real great, Mr. Ellerby.
I love it Marc. Great job and great writing. What a perfect way to end Ellerbisms.
I can’t wait for Chloe Noonan now!
This better mean more, and more frequent, Chloe Noonan, Mr Ellerby…
Well done! I shall miss this strip…
I’ve been quietly following this comic for a while and I just wanted to thank you for all the work you’ve put into this. The plots and graphics have grown into something wonderful and profound, and the ending was perfect.
Thanks for sticking with us readers…! Good luck.
I’ve been reading your comic for a while now and have never commented. But this time… Just wanted to say thank you. I have ordered Chloe Noonan (yay discount) for I can’t find it here in NYC (er, unless I haven’t been looking properly). Again, just thanks for being awesome. Can’t wait to receive the comics!
Wonderful work, Marc. I’ve really enjoyed my front row seat into your life these past few years.
Did you every find out why you felt so out of sorts? Do you feel better?
Looking forward to your future projects!
All’s well that ends well
Oh dear! How will I find out what you’re up to now?
p.s. I don’t wear my glasses when I drive!
Well done mum, you win the No Prize.
Thanks for letting us into your life. I hope I can catch whatever new project you have going on in the future. Withing you and Anna the best!
That’s how you end a webcomic! Bravo!
… Encore?
I love you guys!
You know what happens when you get to love some characters, you sympathize with them… I’ve already said so here and around other web comics i read, man isn’t it amazing how we humans feel so much alike? Globalization, all the shit, but gosh i live thousands of kms away in a conutry that’s way different from the uk and i fckng feel the same sort of things…
good luck and lots of lovvvvv
Thanks for all the hard work put into Ellerbisms.It was nice to read.I see it go away with sadness.Still,I saw that two page-excerpt of Chloe Noonan you posted,and it seemed like a fun comic.Best wishes,have a great life
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Heelooooo! i met you a few years back at Londons Anime Expo (must have been about 1 or 2 years…) I was wearing that blue superheo shirt!
They are defiantly the type of comic that’s ageless, you can always go back and read them over and over! 8D
ANYWHO! im sad that the comics are ending, i really enjoyed reading them and thought they were quirky and really personal
thank you for making such lovely comics and sharing yours and Anna’s life!
Good luck for your upcoming materials! i’m sure you’re going to do great!!!! =DDD
Best Wishes Lizzie HorrorPulp!! x
Just finished it. Absolutely loved it. Awww. Sad to not have more to go, but I’m glad you are making decisions for your happiness. Thanks for the comics and for letting us see into your lives. You’re awesome.
I seriously feel like, as I finished reading this start to end, like I’m losing a dear friend. *laughs* That’s silly to say. I have never truely met you. But I have seen alot of your work and aspire toachive that greatness. I guess, I guess I’m just some silly teen looking to get out of a small town and find the real world and find herself in her work. But Marc I want you to know. I found… I guess I found the answers I’ve needed for a long time now. This may seem like a dumb request but I’d like to email you and chat with you. *laughs again* I’m a dumb teenager so forgive me if that sounds strage.
~Rin
Three years is two days. I’m mentally exhausted! What a ride. Though I know I got it all in two quick shots then actually reading and experiencing it over those three years but it is still memorable. Like peaking in on someone else life. But with permission. Well done and brave sir an madam, well done!!!!
I may have done this wrong, but i read the whole thing in one day. Is this tears, or blood dripping from my eyes that stared at a screen for like 3 hours? I guess it was just too good for me to blink. I love this comic.