Count Your Sheep (A Surprisingly Addictive, Sleep-Inhibiting Webcomic)

[ravenous_raven]

So because I need an excuse to stay on the computer and because s_d needs more cute, I give you "Count Your Sheep."

Throw in lots of sleep-related jokes, a hearty influence of "Calvin and Hobbes," some reality about single moms, and a pick between either blue tones or pink and you get Count Your Sheep. a cute webcomic created by Adrian Ramos. Like most webcomics I have read, "Count Your Sheep" starts with a simplistic jokes and an emerging art style, but it soon becomes one of the cutest and most touching webcomics I've ever read. The story is simple: a single mom named Laurie and her little daughter named Katie both share an "imaginary" sheep friend named Ship, who helps them out with everything from philosophical questions to the washing machine.

As you can clearly see, the webcomic definitely evokes the "Awwww!" response often...

...but can also delve into the trials and tears of poverty....

...with a dash of humor...

...and a happy resolution



But I also love the webcomic for its geek references...

...and popculture references....

sometimes in the same strip!



And then what really got me hooked was the backstories, like this little teaser about Katie's father:


It's hard to explain the revealing stories, depth of the characters, and general optimism of the webcomic in only a single post, so go and read it!

Suggested tags medium: webcomic, title: Count Your Sheep, creator: Adrian Ramos

Comments

[aaron_bourque]

I should really start reading this again, shouldn't I?

Oh, and "fish"? Hmm.

[ravenous_raven]

Yes, you should, just so there can be one more person who appreciates the irony of staying up late to read this webcomic. :)

[deliandra]

D'awwwww! I love this comic. And for some reason it's one of the comics I didn't pick up after my break in (web)comics reading.
And I honestly don't know why. *goes to read up on everything she missed

[hyperactivator]

I really need to get back into this.

[dimwit90]

This looks adorable <3

[palabradot]

Never heard of this. So adding it to my list! Thank you.

[falseaesop]

More than once Adrian's traditional way of ending his strip comment "Now go to bed" has prompted me to look at the clock and say "I really should."

[mandolin]

Have to add my favorite strip to this:

[psychopathicus_rex]

So which book is it that Katie's reading there? The ending sounds a little too specific to be made up; methinks it's a reference to an actual book - but which one?

[felinephoenix]

Count Your Sheep might be my favorite webcomic in the world. Probably 'cause it reminds me a lot of my childhood (my mom was/is quite a bit like Laurie). I recently got a friend addicted to it, too!