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Dead Flies is a comic drawn by Somarinoa, started in 2002. Originally intended as a weekly webcomic, Somarinoa has never had the ideas to produce it so fast, even after simplifying the art style and breaking the original story arc cycle with one-shot jokes. In 10 years only 12 comics and one special image has been produced. Even so it is considered Somarinoa's favorite pet project.

Currently, the original version of Comic #3, and Comics #4 and #10 as well as the special birthday image only exist in jpg format. Not only this but Comics #0, #5, #9 and #11 currently do not exist in any format. Each of these have original versions that have been lost due to computer crashes. It has been years now, but one day the creator hopes to succeed in recovering those files from the hard drive they were on.

Characters[]

Main Characters[]

  • Thor Steinbach: One of the three brothers collectively known as the Dead Flies. Thor is the calm and calculated one, disliking Loki but having little connection to Baldur. He spends much of his free time playing video games on his computer while he has been known to be employed at an office building, leaving him as the only brother with any discernable occupation and perceptible income. However, his enjoyment of his job has quickly gone downhill. He is friends with Curtis Vodka, (formerly) Savior, and possesses a persolon named Ping. In games, he is rivals to Jason Yates.
  • Loki Steinbach: One of the three brothers collectively known as the Dead Flies. Also known as "the Mad Jackson", Loki is the wrathful one, spending much of his time tormenting his brethren. Although he certainly spends time being obnoxious towards his brother Thor, he prefers Baldur as his victim. Unbeknownst to his brothers, he killed the landlady when they first moved in to the condominium, leaving them no need to pay any rent. Even so, they seem uninterested in the idea that he is in fact a serial killer. He is friends with Shale Renoit.
  • Baldur Steinbach: One of the three brothers collectively known as the Dead Flies. Known on the Internet under the callsign Panic@tehCondo, Baldur is the shy and quiet one, known for his high level of depression. His depression and overall personality has been picked up on by Loki, who sees him as an easy target of his attacks. He spends much of his time alone in his room, listening to Alanis Morissette. Eventually he came to cut his hair and dress in a more emo style; at this point he met a girl online named Kiona Decker and attempted to date her, though he unintentionally scared her off.
  • Tyr Steinbach: Tyr is one of the Dead Flies' two lost siblings. Referring to himself as "the Phoenix King" because he will "forever rise again" (and thus showing a flair for the somewhat overdramatic), Tyr is the partier, living to drink and pick up women. His most beloved item in his possession is his motorcycle, a 1979 Harley-Davidson Sportster. He has been hiding out across the country from his other three brothers for a (yet) undisclosed reason though his father's ghost convinced him to return to their circle immediately following his death. Despite having gone into hiding from the Dead Flies trio, he has kept a relationship with their sister, Mariah. He met a young, excitable girl named Caprice LeSabre at the bar and is currently on a road trip back to Flavortown with her in tow.
  • Mariah Steinbach: Mariah is the sweet sister of the four brothers Thor, Loki, Baldur, and Tyr, and the only one not following their naming convention. She was formerly close to Thor in their youth and thus chose the Internet callsign "Gokou-chan", but went looking for Tyr after his apparent death. Though she found him, she was unable to convince him to return with her and so she instead moved to live near him and keep him company. The two have had a bit of a rivalry since childhood involving pestering one another though despite the occasional threat of injury thrown between them, they do very much care for one another. Since Tyr left to meet up with his brothers, it can be assumed that she has also followed suit.

Supporting Characters[]

  • Caprice LeSabre: A sweet, energetic young girl in her mid-20s that Tyr picked up at the Cnidarian Bar. Although not aggressive by nature, she happily joined Tyr in heckling Mariah because she just enjoyed being included. She is currently on an impromptu road trip with him to meet back up with his long-lost brothers in Flavortown.
  • Kirsten Emme Williamson: A punk girl, who is Thor's sister in real life. Has so far only appeared in a special panel produced for her 16th birthday.
  • Jason Yates: A gamer who continues to gank Thor Steinbach in every game he tries to play, despite the fact that Jason only plays Ultima Online. Thor has an intense rivalry with him because of this, as Jason always shows up in-game at the most inopportune of times.
  • Kiona Decker: A girl who begins to randomly chat with Baldur Steinbach, and the two hit it off. Known on the Internet under the call sign XxXSephirothsGurlXxX, she appeared in Comics #12, #14, and #22; where she and Baldur attempted to go on a date only for it to end terribly. She officially left the comic as of 1/29/2021 in Comic #22.
  • Makia Linville: A persolon mechanic who came once in the original storyline plot to fix Ping, yet upon the discovery of waffles ended up staying specifically to raid the freezer. She has not appeared in the current iteration of the comic.
  • Ping: A female persolon (a type of personal android) Thor came upon in an alleyway behind the condominium. She sleeps in Thor's room but so far has not had any real interaction with others, and is only capable of saying the word "Ping!", hence her name. This is in fact her announcing that she is trying to connect to servers to contact a company mechanic for repairs. She first made an Easter egg cameo in Comic #4 and much later was finally revealed physically in Comic #19. Her role is (very slightly) expanded upon in Comic #25.
  • Savior: Thor Steinbach's old best female friend. She is an angel who plummeted from heaven. She moved away (and got married) in Comic #10, and the actual reason for why she and Thor are no longer seen to communicate is revealed in Comic #24.
  • Scott Root: Better known by his stage name, Curtis Vodka. Thor Steinbach's best male friend. He appeared in Comics #13, #19, and #20.
  • Shale Renoit: Loki Steinbach's only currently discernible friend. She originally only appeared in the Kirsten 16th birthday special in 2007, commenting on how long the dinner table was but as of 10/23/2019, she has officially been reintroduced to the series proper under a new name, Shale Renoit. She appears in Comic #20.
  • Tymen Steinbach: The estranged father of five children: Thor, Loki, Baldur, Tyr, and Mariah. He spent much of the children's youth in jail and despite efforts to get to know each of them upon getting out, fate continued to intercept their attempts. His final act after an untimely death was to let each sibling know of his passing and convince the two wayward siblings to return to the others and reunite the family. He appeared in Comics #15 (as a disembodied voice), #16, #18, and #25.
  • Underage Senile Bartender: A very young and super underage bartender who works the counter at the Cnidarian Bar. He has somehow already started balding and has gone senile. Considering that the Cnidarian Bar is many states away from the main action in Flavortown, it is unknown if he will ever reappear. Appeared in Comic #19.
  • Travix the Travesty: A young gas station attendant working at Brahms Outskirts Gas Station & Convenience Store (and Monsters). He tried hard to persuade a lost Tyr from heading into the neighboring town of Silent Hill and to keep him from going there, told him he had called the cops on him, a threat that cost him his job. He has a semicolon tattoo on his right wrist and an ampersand tattoo on his left bicep. Appears in Comic #21.

Cameos[]

  • Dizzy: Appeared in a single panel in Comic #2. (Guilty Gear)
  • Nana: Appeared in the lost Comic #9. (Nana fan manga — based on Elfen Lied)
  • Twin Chef: Appeared in Comic #14. (Little Nightmares)
  • The Children: Appeared in Comic #14. (Little Nightmares)
  • Andy the Mechanic / Manager: Appeared in Comic #21. (Silent Hill: The Movie)
  • Cottonee: Appeared in Comic #22. (Pokémon)
  • Ditto: Appeared in Comic #23. (Pokémon)
  • Pennywise the Dancing Clown: Appeared in Comic #23. (Stephen King's IT)

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