Jayville Stories
Jayville Stories are comics that take place within the fictional city of Jayville, such as Interestingly Strange and WRD.
COMICS
Interestingly Strange is an episodic comedy webcomic created by Syp that primarily centers on two employees of a store with opposing views towards their jobs. It is divided into three eras including Version 1, Deboot, and the currently ongoing Phantom Pains.
Version 1 centered on friends Paul and Doug with no established setting and only 10 comics made before it was retrofitted into Deboot. Deboot introduced grocery store coworkers Bagger and Guy as the central two characters and features one extended length episode. Phantom Pains is a sequel to Deboot, this time featuring an overarching storyline told across six multi-page episodes that connect to the narrative of WRD.
WRD is a serialized adventure webcomic created by Syp that centers on a trio of friends who end up biting off more than they can chew when they’re introduced to a powerful skull of unknown origin. WRD features a slightly different art style than Interestingly Strange, opting for full eyes instead of black ovals.
A second storyline to follow The Stolen Skull was planned, but never came into fruition, instead having its ideas and certain characters integrated into the Phantom Pains era of Interestingly Strange.
WRD is a reimagining of CCJ, a live action comedy web series created by 06 Media TV. The first four episodes of CCJ were the basis for WRD’s first episode, The Cloning Device. The remaining episodes of WRD were adapted from several unused scripts that were intended for CCJ that were written prior to its cancellation.
CENTRAL CHARACTERS
Guy
Guy Patel is an employee at CazWare, formerly working at Store Box until its demolition in #93.
Information
Species: Human
Pronouns: He/Him
Occupation: Cashier at CazWare (formerly Cashier at Store Box)
First Appearance: #11
Status: Alive
Appearances
• Interestingly Strange (48 strips, 7 episodes; debuted in #11)
Bagger
Bagger is an employee at CazWare, formerly working at Store Box until its demolition in #93.
Information
Species: Human
Pronouns: He/Him
Occupation: Stocker at CazWare (formerly Courtesy Clerk at Store Box)
First Appearance: #11
Status: Alive
Appearances
• Interestingly Strange (51 strips, 7 episodes; debuted in #11)
Claire
Claire Cruz is an employee at Shoppin’ Block, formerly working at Store Box until its demolition in #93. She was half ghost until the events of Undead Dread, where King seemingly took her powers.
Information
Species: Human
Pronouns: She/Her
Occupation: Cashier at Shoppin’ Block (formerly Night Shift Manager of Store Box)
First Appearance: #80 – Newly Hired, Kinda Salty
Status: Alive
Appearances
• Interestingly Strange (4 strips, 6 episodes; debuted in #80)
Anna
Anna Fionne is an employee at Shoppin’ Block, previously working as a manager at Store Box until its demolition in #93.
Information
Species: Human
Pronouns: She/Her
Occupation: Cashier at Shoppin’ Block (formerly Day Shift Manager of Store Box)
First Appearance: #14
Status: Alive
Appearances
• Interestingly Strange (32 strips, 6 episodes; debuted in #14)
Nicole
Nicole Hamburg is an employee at GalactiBurger, formerly working at Store Box until its demolition in #93. She is the only major character to not be created by Syp, instead being designed by ids5621, though Syp did name her.
Information
Species: Human
Pronouns: She/Her
Occupation: Cashier at GalactiBurger (formerly Cashier at Store Box)
First Appearance: #16
Status: Alive
Appearances
• Interestingly Strange (16 strips, 6 episodes; debuted in #16)
Ronda
Ronda Kent is an employee at J’s Comix, formerly working at Store Box until its demolition in #93.
Information
Species: Human
Pronouns: She/Her
Occupation: Employee at J’s Comix (formerly Cashier at Store Box)
First Appearance: #23
Status: Alive
Appearances
• Interestingly Strange (20 episodes; debuted in #23)
SHOPPIN’ BLOCK / STORE BOX EMPLOYEES
Clint
Clint Martínez is the owner of Shoppin’ Block, previously being the store director at Store Box. He disappears along with Roxanne at the end of Undead Dread, after confronting his old nemesis King.
Information
Species: Human
Pronouns: He/Him
Occupation: Shoppin’ Block (formerly Store Director of Store Box)
First Appearance: #63
Status: Unknown
Appearances
• Interestingly Strange (6 strips, 6 episodes; debuted in #63)
Roxanne
Roxanne Muello is the manager of Shoppin’ Block, previously being the assistant store director at Store Box. She is Rachel’s mother. She disappears along with Clint at the end of Undead Dread, after confronting King. She also appears in #10 of Version 1, encountering Paul on his first day at Store Box, prior to being fully designed and named.
Information
Species: Human
Pronouns: She/Her
Occupation: Store Director of Shoppin’ Block (formerly Assistant Store Director of Store Box)
First Appearance: WRD – Robots vs. People
Status: Unknown
Appearances
• WRD: The Stolen Skull (1 episode; debuted in Robots vs. People)
• Interestingly Strange (3 strips, 3 episodes; debuted in #80)
Paul
Paul Mudd was an employee at Store Box. His fate after Store Box’s demolition is unknown. He was one of the main characters in Version 1 along with Doug, prior to being fully designed and realized.
Information
Species: Human
Pronouns: He/Him
Occupation: Courtesy Clerk at Store Box
First Appearance: #1 (named in #4)
Status: Alive
Appearances
• Interestingly Strange (9 strips; debuted in #1)
CAZWARE EMPLOYEES
Hubert
Dr. Hubert Kraziel is a scientist and ex-Skeleknight who defected but didn’t know how to take his skull helmet off, not realizing he was being monitored by it. He is the owner of CazWare, and a friend of the Muello family. While he doesn’t make a proper appearance in Interestingly Strange, his photo does appear hung on a wall in CazWare.
Information
Species: Human
Pronouns: He/Him
Occupation: Owner of CazWare, Scientist (formerly Skeleknight)
First Appearance: WRD – Upgrade
Status: Alive
Appearances
• WRD: The Stolen Skull (3 episodes; debuted in Upgrade)
Doug
Doug Croop is the head of security at CazWare, previously working as security for Store Box. He was one of the main characters in Version 1 along with Paul, prior to being fully designed and realized.
Information
Species: Human
Pronouns: He/Him
Occupation: Security at CazWare (formerly Security at Store Box)
First Appearance: #1 (named in #7)
Status: Alive
Appearances
• Interestingly Strange (10 strips; debuted in #1)
THE SKELEKNIGHTS
Clyde
Clyde Watson is a Skeleknight general who ordered Vlad, Beetle, and Max to retrieve the skull. Despite being arrested by Humphrey at the end of WRD: Robots vs. People, he returns in #103: Undead Dread, working under King with Beetle and Vlad once again.
Information
Species: Human
Pronouns: He/Him
Occupation: Skeleknight
First Appearance: WRD – Doctor’s Orders
Status: Alive
Appearances
• WRD: The Stolen Skull (2 episodes; debuted in Doctor’s Orders)
• Interestingly Strange (1 episode; debuted in #103)
Vlad
Vlad Petrov is a Skeleknight and was ordered to retrieve the skull by Clyde. Despite being arrested by Humphrey at the end of WRD: Robots vs. People, he returns in #103: Undead Dread, working under King with Clyde and Beetle once again.
Information
Species: Human
Pronouns: He/Him
Occupation: Skeleknight
First Appearance: WRD – Close Call
Status: Alive
Appearances
• WRD: The Stolen Skull (3 episodes; debuted in Close Call)
• Interestingly Strange (1 episode; debuted in #103)
Beetle
Brock Beetle is a Skeleknight and was ordered to retrieve the skull by Clyde. Despite being arrested by Humphrey at the end of WRD: Robots vs. People, he returns in #103: Undead Dread working under King with Clyde and Vlad once again.
Information
Species: Human
Pronouns: He/Him
Occupation: Skeleknight
First Appearance: WRD – Close Call
Status: Alive
Appearances
• WRD: The Stolen Skull (3 episodes; debuted in Close Call)
• Interestingly Strange (1 episode; debuted in #103)
Erica
Erica Lavenson is a friend of Nicole. After being denied a job at Store Box twice, she joined the Skeleknights and attempted to rob it before being stopped by Cloud-Woman. She briefly appears in #103: Undead Dread, working under King with Clyde, Vlad, and Beetle, though she is knocked out by Clint or Roxanne.
Information
Species: Human
Pronouns: She/Her
Occupation: Skeleknight
First Appearance: #49
Status: Alive
Appearances
• Interestingly Strange (3 strips, 1 episode; debuted in #49)
King
King is the leader of the Skeleknights, first mentioned by Beetle in WRD: Close Call. Despite Humphrey’s declaration that the Skeleknights would no longer be a threat in WRD: Robots vs. People, King appears in #103: Undead Dread, where it’s revealed he has a history with Clint and Roxanne. In the same episode, he also reveals that he had killed Humphrey as well as Roxanne’s son. Before Clint or Roxanne could do anything, all three of them disappear without a trace.
Information
Species: Ghost
Pronouns: He/Him
Occupation: Skeleknight
First Appearance: #103 – Undead Dread
Status: Undead
Appearances
• Interestingly Strange (1 episode; debuted in #103)
OTHER CHARACTERS
Will
Willis “Will” Boppel is a friend of Rachel and Dan’s and unwillingly gets roped into Rachel and her brother Rob’s shenanigans.
Information
Species: Human
Pronouns: He/Him
Occupation: Student
First Appearance: WRD – The Cloning Device
Status: Alive
Appearances
• WRD: The Stolen Skull (6 episodes; debuted in The Cloning Device)
Rachel
Rachel Muello is a friend of Will and Dan’s and is usually the cause of the group’s problems along with her brother Rob. She is the daughter of Roxanne. She is one of the few WRD characters to appear in Interestingly Strange.
Information
Species: Human
Pronouns: She/Her
Occupation: Student
First Appearance: WRD – The Cloning Device
Status: Alive
Appearances
• Interestingly Strange (1 strip; debuted in #92)
• WRD: The Stolen Skull (6 episodes; debuted in The Cloning Device)
Dan
Daniel “Dan” Flora is a friend of Will and Rachel’s and always tags along on their escapades.
Information
Species: Human
Pronouns: They/Them
Occupation: Student
First Appearance: WRD – The Cloning Device
Status: Alive
Appearances
• WRD: The Stolen Skull (6 episodes; debuted in The Cloning Device)
Max
Max Reyes is an ex-Skeleknight ordered to retrieve the skull by Clyde. She defected from the Skeleknights after she realized they were going to lose. She is currently living with Dan and his family. She later appears in #103: Undead Dread, working for GalactiBurger and seemingly unaware of King’s presence as she simply gave Claire the check for her and her friends’ meals upon King’s departure.
Information
Species: Human
Pronouns: She/Her
Occupation: Cashier at GalactiBurger (formerly Skeleknight)
First Appearance: WRD – Close Call
Status: Alive
Appearances
• WRD: The Stolen Skull (3 episodes; debuted in Close Call)
• Interestingly Strange (1 strip, 1 episode; debuted in #103)
Humphrey
Humphrey Talbot is a member of an unknown organization who was tasked with retrieving the skull from the Skeleknights to prevent dimensional anomalies. In #103: Undead Dread, King mentions having killed him after the events of The Stolen Skull.
Information
Species: Human
Pronouns: He/Him
Occupation: Unknown Organization
First Appearance: WRD – Mystery Man
Status: Deceased
Appearances
• WRD: The Stolen Skull (2 episodes; debuted in Mystery Man)
Rob
Rob Muello is the twin brother of Rachel Muello and son of Roxanne Muello. While he doesn’t appear in WRD: The Stolen Skull, he is frequently mentioned throughout, having gone missing after leaving behind the Power Skull and his journal to his sister. In #103: Undead Dread, King mentions he had killed Rob but didn’t specify when.
Information
Species: Human
Pronouns: He/Him
First Appearance: WRD – Mystery Man (photograph)
Status: Deceased
Appearances
• WRD: The Stolen Skull (1 episode; photograph only in Mystery Man)
Steve
Steve Andrews was Nicole’s ex-boyfriend who she breaks up with during the events of #56: The Girl Next Aisle. He was designed by ids5621 and named by Syp.
Information
Species: Human
Pronouns: He/Him
First Appearance: #27
Status: Alive
Appearances
• Interestingly Strange (1 strip, 1 episode; debuted in #27)
Mikey
Mikey the Clown is a clown for hire and friend of Steve’s. His ghost is later seen in #90: A Ghastly Encounter, having been captured and stored in Store Box’s second floor. His fate after Store Box’s demolition in #93 is unknown. He was designed by ids5621 and named by Syp.
Information
Species: Clown
Pronouns: He/Him
Occupation: Clown For Hire
First Appearance: #56 – The Girl Next Aisle
Status: Undead
Appearances
• Interestingly Strange (2 episodes; debuted in #56)
Piggule
Piggule is a pig with magical powers who only appears in the comic strip. She is one of the few characters to have carried over from Version 1.
Information
Species: Pig
Pronouns: She/Her
Occupation: Wizard
First Appearance: #7
Status: Alive
Appearances
• Interestingly Strange (2 strips; debuted in #7)
Deb
Deborah “Deb” Fleets was an ex-girlfriend of Claire who haunted Store Box for a time after her own death. After being kicked out of Store Box by Claire in #86: The Night Shift, Deb returned as a physical phantom during #90: A Ghastly Encounter, attempting to suck the souls of Guy and Bagger. She was ultimately killed by Claire. The reason she changed from a regular ghost to phantom isn’t explained, though it is implied to be connected to King.
Information
Species: Phantom (formerly human then ghost)
Pronouns: She/Her
Occupation: Haunting Store Box
First Appearance: #86 – The Night Shift
Status: Deceased
Appearances
• Interestingly Strange (2 episodes; debuted in #86)
Munch
Munch is a ghost that entered Store Box through the unisex bathroom toilet by possessing slime from the sewers. They attacked Ronda and tried to eat Clint before they were sucked into the ghost vacuum by Roxanne.
Information
Species: Ghost
Pronouns: They/Them
Occupation: Haunting the Sewers
First Appearance: #87 – It Came From The Sewers!
Status: Undead
Appearances
• Interestingly Strange (1 episode; debuted in #87)
Ugleem
Ugleem Richard is a businessman and the regional manager for Meat & More Corporation, the parent company of Store Box, being in charge of Meat & More’s stores in Jayville. He is an uncle of Dan Flora. In #105, it’s revealed Meat & More also owns Galactiburger.
Information
Species: Human
Pronouns: He/Him
Occupation: Meat & More Corporation Regional Manager
First Appearance: #90 – A Ghastly Encounter
Status: Alive
Appearances
• Interestingly Strange (1 strip, 1 episode; debuted in #90)
Cloud-Woman
Cloud-Woman is costumed vigilante who saved Nicole from an attempted robbery in the comic strip. She later returns as a patron of GalactiBurger.
Information
Species: Human
Pronouns: She/Her
Occupation: Vigilante
First Appearance: #91
Status: Alive
Appearances
• Interestingly Strange (2 strips; debuted in #91)
Spray Paint
Spray Paint, or SP for short, is a graffiti artist who sprayed Ronda in the face with her red bottle.
Information
Species: Human
Pronouns: She/Her
Occupation: Graffiti Artist
First Appearance: #98
Status: Alive
Appearances
• Interestingly Strange (1 strip; debuted in #98)
OBJECTS
Power Skull
Power Skull is a magical skull from another reality that belonged to the Skeleknights, was stolen by Rob Muello, given to Rachel Muello, and eventually given to Humphrey. In #103: Undead Dread, it’s revealed King killed Humphrey and has regained the Power Skull, which he uses as his head in his physical form.
Information
First Appearance: WRD – Close Call
Status: King’s Head
Appearances
• WRD: The Stolen Skull (4 episodes; debuted in Close Call)
• Interestingly Strange (1 episode; debuted in #103 as King)
LOCATIONS
Store Box
Store Box was a grocery store in Jayville and the central location of Interestingly Strange for the first 87 strips and five episodes. Additionally, it can be seen in the background during WRD: Doctor’s Orders next to Cazware. It was haunted with ghosts of unknown origin, and eventually demolished during #93.
Information
Status: Destroyed
First Appearance: #11
Appearances
• Interestingly Strange (88 episodes; debuted in #11)
• WRD: The Stolen Skull (1 episode; debuted in Doctor’s Orders)
Muello Household
The Muello Household is the house owned by Roxanne Muello in Jayville. Roxanne currently resides here with her daughter, Rachel.
Information
Status: Stable
First Appearance: WRD – The Cloning Device
Appearances
• WRD: The Stolen Skull (5 episodes; debuted in The Cloning Device)
CazWare
CazWare is an electronics store in Jayville owned by Dr. Hubert that also houses his laboratory. Guy and Bagger are shown to be working here starting with #94.
Information
Status: Operating
First Appearance: WRD – Upgrade
Appearances
• Interestingly Strange (2 episodes)
• WRD: The Stolen Skull (2 episodes; debuted in Upgrade)
GalactiBurger
GalactiBurger is a fast food restaurant in Jayville. Nicole is shown to be working here as of #95, while Max is shown working here in #103: Undead Dread.
Information
Status: Operating
First Appearance: #95
Appearances
• Interestingly Strange (2 strips, 1 episode; debuted in #95)
J’s Comix
J’s Comix is a comic book shop in Jayville. Ronda is shown to be working here as of #98.
Information
Status: Operating
First Appearance: #98
Appearances
• Interestingly Strange (1 strip; debuted in #98)
Shoppin’ Block
Shoppin’ Block is a mini mart in Jayville. Anna and Claire are shown to be working here in #100, after indirectly mentioning it in #96: New Horizons. In that same episode, it is mentioned that Clint and Roxanne were in charge of the store, but after their disappearance in #103: Undead Dread it’s unknown who has taken their place.
Information
Status: Operating
First Appearance: #100
Appearances
• Interestingly Strange (2 strips; debuted in #100)
