http://fetacheese.smackjeeves.com/Originally started by Big A2 back in May 2008, it ran for about 4 months of on-off updates before it appeared to have stopped altogether. It consisted of 20 comics, including 2 arcs and some filler. Its original title was
Random Adventures with Andrew and George.
Big A2 apparently still had the site as a homepage, and would post replies to comments frequently. The comic's banner was also his Banner on Neoseeker.
Eventually, Murray3 read through his archive, for some time he had wanted to start a web-comic but reportedly 'sucked at designing characters and art-styles'. Being OCD he decided to make a fan-comic. He is now the Co-author.
It is set in a, currently unnamed, town on the fictional continent of Australialand, an obvious parody of Australia.
Characters
Feta Cheese Comics' original cast is made up of people based on the Authors, their relatives and people they know.
Main characters
Andrew
One of the more sensible members of the cast, he's George's older brother and based on Big A2. He has large eyebrows and wears a black shirt with blue pants, his hair is spiky, Murray tends to draw him with five hair spikes, while Big A2 usually draws him with several smaller spikes.
Andrew appears to be a multi-plat gamer, however he hasn't been seen to own any Microsoft products besides Windows. He's a big fan of Star Wars, but appears to have mixed feelings of Indiana Jones. He almost always has a calm demeanor, not getting angry when he received "Where's Waldo for the NES" instead of Metal Gear Solid. The worker at Games Boutique disturbs him and he largely disproves of sprite comics.
He first appeared in
Intro.
George
Andrew's younger brother with a similar obsession for all things Lucas Arts and Videogames, most certainly based on Big A2's brother. He is drawn with flat hair and a red shirt, he is occasionally seen with eyebrows mirroring those of his brother, normally when he's angry, so it is reasonable to assume he has a long fringe.
He seems to get along with his brother, and is also influential, convincing him to buy Lego Star Wars. He tends to get along with Murray more than his brother at times, usually during Murray's more stupid antics.
It appears "Don't blame me ________" Is his catch phrase.
He first appeared in
Intro.
Murray Murphy
Clearly created and based on Murray3, he is somewhat eccentric, climbing out of a manhole at one point, apparently searching for
Master Emerald Pieces. He frequently shows Andrew his ideas for games, usually for him to point out the flaws or make sarcastic comments. His hair is long and dirty blond, hiding his ears, his shirt is white with shorter sleeves than most of the rest of the cast, he also wears blue pants.
The prophecy claims that Murray will be the chosen one, whom will save gaming as we know it, the reliability of this prophecy is questionable, as Murray himself was the prophet.
He is described by Andrew as having a short attention span, as he manages to splice the plots of Majora's Mask, Phoenix Wright, Final Fantasy 7, Portal and Super Mario Bros. in his mind. He is known to be deathly afraid of Biolizard from Sonic Adventure 2.
His first appearance was in
Newcomer.
Minor Characters
Unnamed Games Boutique worker
The only known worker of Game Boutique. He clearly knows nothing about games (and he smells bad) so he doesn't really do much anything at work other than offer people plastic bags. He has noticeable moustache stubble and wears mostly white.
Murray wants this character to be named
Paul. However, the name is now taken, thus his name will be changed.
His first and so far only appearance is in
Metal Gear Solid Page 1.
Unnamed security guard
A recurring character, although quite minor, he plays the antagonist in a short arc where Andrew and George search for the lost Earthbound 64 Beta. He first appears in the Electronic Entertainment Explode arc, allowing Murray to assassinate the creator of Raving Rabbids (which he failed at).
He wears dark sunglasses and a uniform, his head is rather square-shaped and holds a single spike in the middle of his head.
Murray once had a fitting name for this character, but he forgot it.
He has yet to officially appear in the series.
Crazy Insurance Salesman
Little is known about this semi-insane dealsperson, other than that he doesn't always sell what he appears to be selling.
He has an afro hair-style (which George once resided within) and wears a purple shirt.
He first appeared in
Unexpected Guests.
Paul McCartney
An eccentric character with the insane belief that he himself is a walrus. He doesn't appear very frequently.
He has yet to officially appear in the series.
Vitamin C-phiroth
A joke character, created by Murray3. After Murray explains what he believed to be the ending of Final Fantasy 7, he reveals the Juice Box that was apparently fused with Sephiroth to prevent him from fusing with he planet. C-phiroth's speech bubbles are black with white text. He doesn't appear frequently, but sometimes makes cameos in the background.
He has yet to officially appear in the series.
Chief
Appears to be the manager of Feta Cheese Comics. He wears a combination of green and black, including a hat and sunglasses. It would seem his number one priority is views, and will go to any lengths to acheive them, including making the comic a sprite comic, much to Andrew's distaste.
His first and so far only appearance is in
What is wrong with you people? Toby
Toby is based on a person from Big A2's Greek holiday. He's somewhat quirky and lives next door to Andrew and George. In his free time he takes photos of turtles.
He has yet to officially appear in the series.
The Mail-Koopa
The mailman of the series appears to be a Red Paratroopa. His first and so far only appearance is in
Metal Gear Solid Page 2.
Ross Murphy
Murray's younger brother, whom Murray3 was forced to add to the comic. He has a unique hair-style, which is the only way to recognise him sometimes, as Murray3 frequently draws him as an innanimate object (usually a salt shaker).
Ross has yet to appear in the series, and probably won't for quite some time.
Andrew's unknown friend
Never actually seen, but Andrew speaks to him over the phone in
Wii-tarded, where it is revealed he clearly hates Wii jokes.
He may or may not actually be Ness's Dad.
Chao Filler Squad
Whenever Murray can't make a comic on time, for what ever reason, he makes a comic out of Sonic Adventure DX screen shots. The Chao are as follows:
| Rash | An almost Running-Running Chao. He apparently has a happy-go-lucky attitude. |
| Sparkle | A Golden Chao with a cardboard box on her head. Although officially a Running-Running Chao, she has virtually no speed, which fits her supposed status as a ditz. Although Chao don't have genders, she is supposedly |
| Jeff | A Dark Swimming Chao, with an apparently Synical personality. |
| Glint | A silver chao whom is only referenced. Is reportedly the brother of Sparkle. |
| Ginger | The daughter of Sparkle; no one is sure who the father was. |
| Onyx | A black Chao who has yet to be mentioned... Until now. |
Trivia
- The "Feta Cheese" part of the name is based on Big A2's strange obsession with the Greek cheese of the same name.
- The authors have several similarities. Both are Australian, huge Earthbound fans, seem to have obsessions with cheese in one way or another, own very similar game libraries, have little brothers (both of which are annoying) and have a hard time working in groups or dealing with those of lesser intellect (at least in schools).
- Prior to becoming Co-author, Murray was designing his own set of characters for a web-comic, most based off members of the Majora's Mask forum. The only character with a finished design was Weldar. This comic was going to simply be an illustration of the forum's highlights, as well as a story-driven series where the Ocarina and Majora Forums went to war.
- Despite joining Neoseeker 5 years later, Big A2 has roughly twice Murray's post count at any given time (This could be said for any member though).
- This is the first time Murray has done something that isn't set in a Sci-fi or Fantasy universe, despite the occaisionally unrealistic tendancies of Feta Cheese Comics (Case in point: The Mail-Koopa and Vitamin C-Phiroth).