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#001 - 2006-09-11

Monday, September 11th, 2006

This is the very first Anders Loves Maria. The tea bags Maria’s in love with are non other than the greatest tea makers in the world “Tetleys”. Damn they make awesome tea. IN YOUR FACE LIPTON!

11 Responses to “#001 - 2006-09-11”

  1. tybeet Says:

    Oh man. Is that really why there’s 2 tabs?

  2. Hadar Says:

    um, why is she so dumb?

  3. Fleen: Your Favorite Faux-Muckrakers Since 2005 » I Gotta Coordinate Things With Anne Better Says:

    […] And the webcomic is why I don’t think I like Rene Engström. It’s a romantic non-comedy, about Anders (photographer, in love with the idea of being in love, with a tabloid-fodder famous mom) and his girlfriend Maria (younger, less focused, in love with Anders but still able to get pissed at him when he’s an asshole). They have a comfortable relationship together when Anders drops a bombshell: he thinks they should have a baby. Maria recoils, an old girlfriend comes into the picture, Anders feels the tug of temptation, and Maria gets pregnant inadvertantly. It’s messy, they’re confused, but love wins out in the end. Fade to credits. […]

  4. Rowen Morland Says:

    Not that the above comment is in poor spirits at all.

  5. Amy Says:

    And the last paragraph of that same review reads:

    “And that right there is why I adore this strip — just like real life, there are no clear intervals in the story, there is no upswell of music at the end of the reel, there never will be a neat resolution where everybody gets to go Awwwww. There’s just more life and the choices we make, and I guess I really do like Rene Engström after all. Read Anders Loves Maria, and you’ll like her, too.”

  6. Rowen Morland Says:

    ha ha ha

  7. Mike Says:

    I have to say, I prefer PG Tips to tetleys. It’s amazing how far your art work has come, and it was great to start with…

  8. Kyra Says:

    This immediately made me think of the song “Those to Come” by The Shins.

    Eyeless in the morning sun you were
    Pale and mild, a modern girl
    Taken with thought, still prone to care
    Making tea in your underwear

  9. oppositronic Says:

    i saw your guest comic on questionable content. so much better than anything i’ve seen on there. i don’t know why i keep reading that trash. anyway, i blew threw your archives in like one sitting, now i have to wait for the next comic like everyone else. QC sucks. you’re so sweeedish.

  10. irrevenant Says:

    I just discovered this and you’re off to an awesome start.

    P.S. Dilmah is unquestionably the one true tea. Lipton and Tetley are mere pretenders to the throne.

  11. TigerGulp Says:

    Sweet…as a tea lover, that is a great idea! Even saves me on extra clean-up! Thanks to you, Tetley has a new customer!