Alfie (comic review)
Alfie: An Amazing Comic From A Dirty Mind
Recently, I bumped into an online comic called Alfie. It's all part of a Patreon campaign by someone called InCase, and it's pretty close to being perfect. Alfie is a fantastic blend of incredibly detailed art and amazingly raunchy pornography. And with the two, we get a classy clever new look at kink culture and fetishes amidst the magical setting of elves, ogres, and halflings.
Start by going to the InCase Patreon page. You can't miss it. You'll know you're there when you see the title, “INCASE IS CREATING LEWD”. Usually, this sort of greeting would make me roll my eyes. It's pretty typical for the sort of porn comics found all over the internet. However, this isn't that sort of comic. Scrolling down, you'll find that InCase has a few interesting creations currently in the works. Alfie is the main comic on the site.
Monday through Thursday, pages of Alfie are released one at a time. Readers cling to the edge of their seats each day, wondering what fantastic sexual exploits the main characters will be up to next. Emotional connections are forged between readers and the characters due to the long term investment the readership puts into this story. And what a story it is.
"Alfie" is a comic that attempts mixing plot and porn. It's a story about a remote halfling village coming in contact with humans for the first time. Plot jumps between Alfie and Vera, halfling mother and daughter, as they get to know a couple of humans and elves who help them... expand their horizons." - from the Alfie Patreon campaign.
Alfie is a halfling. In case you didn't know (no pun intended), a halfling is a mythical creature sometimes known as a hobbit. This particular halfling is in her early twenties and wants to live a more independent lifestyle. She doesn't want to settle down and get married. She desires to be adventurous and free, and really wants to find herself. The normal life of a halfling would certainly keep her from those things.
An interesting aspect of Alfie, is that the story switches perspective between chapters. We first get to know Alfie herself and learn about her interests in the humans that are visiting the halfling village. In another chapter, we get to know Vera. Vera is Alfie's mom. Being the breadwinner of the house, Vera works hard in the family business and is sadly under appreciated by her possibly unfaithful husband. Then one day, an elf comes to Vera with a very interesting request. He wants her to make him some leather BDSM gear. Of course, this opens up a whole new world to Vera, and a whole new chapter in the ongoing saga of Alfie.
Alfie's art is definitely top notch. InCase uses thick clean lines but keeps an unfinished (almost raw) look to his art, something that makes readers appreciate the black and white pieces just as much as the colored work. All of the characters have their own distinct appearances and their own set of distinct facial expressions. But of course it's also important that he's good at drawing the human body. And he is. InCase's women look natural with curvy plush bodies and realistic shapes. Oh, and the sex is hot. The key to that is that the characters look like someone you might know or could have seen in everyday life.
Great art and a clever well written script make Alfie one of the best porn comics ever. One reader described it this way: “It's not a porn comic with a story, it's a great comic with sex.” That says it all, and I think it says a lot about the talent of InCase.
When you're on InCase's Patreon page, seriously consider contributing to the cause. It's what keeps the magic alive and keeps this amazing creator in business. And when you do, tell InCase Eblison sent you.