Tuesday 2 November 2010

A message for Niki.... (UPDATED!)

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148 comments:

Edward Kaye said...

My lord! I love the strip, and I have to say, that's incredibly romantic!

I hope she says yes...

Matt Timson said...

I do hope she says yes!

:D

Jim Campbell said...

Nice lettering!

Unknown said...

Classy, sir. Self effacing and very funny. Best of luck & happiness. Cheers!

Ian said...

This is the coolest proposal I've ever seen.

Flint Lockjaw said...

No wonder Defoe is looking rushed. You're spending yer time working on a proposal strip!
Get back to proper work, ya bum!

Conor said...

Separate thread for the response?? Your public want to know!

Emperor said...

Oh bravo - you make even the best of us look like cold-hearted unromantic lumps!

She'd better say yes after all that - I know I would and that'd just be weird.

Anonymous said...

NO! I'm going after the other guy.

niki

Nih said...

Did she say yes, or will there be an issue #2? (Don't ever give up!)

craniac said...

Yes! Yes, damn you, I will!

Anonymous said...

Yes. Yes I will. Very muchly so thank you.

Anonymous said...

Aand the answer is?

Anonymous said...

AWWWWWWW

Bob Byrne said...

I'm getting all choked up here man. Felt like you were proposing to ME. Well done Leigh, best of luck with everything. Word of advice: do it asap before her Ma gets involved and it snowballs.

Anonymous said...

What an awesomely thoughtful gesture!

Mel said...

That's brill Leigh. Did she say yes lol? I'm so happy for you both. It's about bloody time though x

Martin Gray said...

You're a lovely fella, that much is obvious. All the best with Niki's response - I suspect you're going to be hearing something positive.

But I'll shut up and let someone more gorgeous come in ...

Anonymous said...

Well done Leigh & Niki, I am available for weddings, christenings & bar mitvahs

Niki said...

This is embarrassing me.

Anonymous said...

This is so cute it's retarded. I'm having a "d'awwwwwwwww" moment over here.

Best of luck to you both of you!

(Hope she says yes!)

Gibson Quarter said...

Awesome!

Breesie said...

Wow that is unreal...niki is one lucky girl!!!

Anonymous said...

And? The answer? :)

Blastactionhero said...

<3

Anonymous said...

She must be a really special girl. Your comic reminds me of why I keep my special girl in my life. Here's hoping she says "Yes!"

JS Custom Cakes & Cupcakes said...

What did she say???

Mrs Gibson said...

I am an internet stranger and you just made me cry. Just lovely.

Andrea said...

Ahhh come on, Niki!

Helga Pearson said...

Hope she said YES! This is the sweetest thing a comic book artist/geek could do for their significant other. As a species, we're really not that bad.Congrats guys.

Anonymous said...

F* A man, hope she says Yes

Niki said...

No!

Anonymous said...

Yes, I will marry you. darling. xxxx

François (France) said...

Je crois qu'avec une demande comme celle-ci, vous ne pouvez dire non Niki ... ;-)... Félicitations et longue vie à vous deux...

I think with a very important question asked like this, you can't say "no" Niki... ;-) ... Congratulation and have a long life together.

Anonymous said...

Oh my god, awesome

Anonymous said...

This is freaking awesome! Say yes Nicki!!!! He obviously loves you very much.

Unknown said...

BEST. PROPOSAL. EVER.

Arturo said...

Simply awesome. May your happiness never be retconned. Cheers!

Joanna D'Angelo said...

Saw your link on tumblr. Just awesome! Congrats! How could Niki say say no? ;)

Anonymous said...

You, sir, are an honest-to-goodness, down-home, sweet, sappy, inspired, genius.

I salute you and all who sail in you.

And this post was all 7 shades of awesome.

Hari said...

I hope she says YES!!!! you're great! congrats!!!!

Anonymous said...

You, sir, are a genuine genius. And this post fully deserves all 7 shades of awesome.

Unknown said...

Beaucoup de bonheur pour vous 2 !
Cat

Qwertybonus said...

So? What's the answer? Are you getting married? How surprised was she? Will there be sequel to this comic?

QB.

niki said...

I shall most certainly not, but it was fun reading you

Anonymous said...

Well!? What did she say?

Jimmy said...

YES! Wait. I'm not Niki... DAMN.

Anonymous said...

So, did she say yes ?

Anonymous said...

good luck man!

Anonymous said...

WELL?! WHAT DID SHE SAY?!

Jamie said...

This is incredible! :D

Anonymous said...

No

lufkinlawyer said...

Woooo awesome! Good luck!

Adam H said...

Did she say yes? :)

sketch seven said...

You can't leave us hanging in suspense man - what was the answer? I'm hoping yes.

Niki said...

No.

Anonymous said...

This kicked ass. What did she say?

Tyler said...

And I am now visiting this site every day.

Hawtoldman said...

SAT YES

Niki said...

TL;DR

was there something you needed to tell me honey?

Anonymous said...

*swoon*

If she says no, im avaialble...

(im a guy... that wont be a problem will it?)

Anonymous said...

Yes. I love you so much.

Anonymous said...

So?? What did she say?

Niki said...

Sorry, I need time to think about it

Anonymous said...

OMG you have a talking dog?!?

Niki said...

Yes!!

elias hazen said...

awesome! best of luck to you both

Anonymous said...

Yes, I'll marry you! :D
Sincerely,
Anonymous Redditor Dude

GOOD LUCK, MAN!
...and your dog is a little creepy, what with speaking the English and all.

Anonymous said...

ADORABLE! Niki say YES!!

Shannon said...

That was ridiculously sweet! She's sure to say yes. Good Luck!

Anonymous said...

Maybe.

Nikki said...

No

Clara said...

This was amazing... I have tears in my eyes. It's the most romantic thing I have ever seen or read. Have a wonderful life together!

Anonymous said...

Pics or it didn't happen.

Anonymous said...

Derp

Anonymous said...

What she say?!?!

She said no, right?

Forever Alone.

Reddit said...

Hi Reddit!

Anonymous said...

Nice one man, hope she says yes.

Anonymous said...

Forever Alone

Nik said...

No.

(Oh come ON, someone had to try it...good luck man!)

ralph said...

no

Live for Films said...

That is a bloody genius proposal.

Well played sir

Anonymous said...

in b4 "No"

but seriously, congrats on both accounts, she can't possibly say no.

Matty Monkees said...

Tremendous work, bro.

niki said...

Nah. I found some richer guy with a nicer car.

Niki said...

No.

Unknown said...

Sweetest thing ever!

Author Missy Jane said...

WOW! No comments? I sure as hell hope she said yes ;-P

Silently_Brilliant said...

OH. MY. GOD. That was freaking epic!!! You are amazing!!!

Dee said...

Wow! *__*

Anonymous said...

Yes , Honey I will marry you !

Sarah said...

Yes !

Niki said...

No.

Unknown said...

I know there has been a bunch of people reading this, as it's on Reddit....no comments? COME ON!!!! What did she say?

Anonymous said...

Don't do it! Being married sucks.

Niki said...

herp derp durp

Anonymous said...

NICE!

yroftherat@gmail.com said...

Say yes Niki

gotweird.com

Warren said...

That line about the cake choked me up. You're my hero for noticing greatness in someone for the little things. Good luck to you both.

Dee Cunniffe said...

If shes says no - I'll marry ya Leigh!

Anonymous said...

I love all of the "Nikis" and "Anons" that answer for her. You ppl suck.

According to Mental Floss she said yes! Congrats to you both, that's awesome. :)

Anex said...

OMG that is so adorable! I hope she says yes!

Fadi said...

Are you sure she reads your blog ? :P

ritakml said...

Whatever Niki says, I think it's one of the cutest proposals. Good luck!

ritakml said...

Whatever Niki says, I think it's one of the cutest proposals. Good luck!

Anonymous said...

hey leigh, i'm not very familiar with your work. but this strip is insanely awesome. you are one cool dude and she sounds wonderful! cheers

AV said...

Awesome. Were you inspired by this at all?

http://www.websnark.com/archives/2007/01/submitted_witho_1.html

Eva said...

Omigawwwd....this was yes so romantic! Wish you all the best, but first and foremost I hope she says yes!

High Power Rocketry said...

Nice one : )

Anonymous said...

Well done fella. Not only did Dafoe finish this week and a cracking read it was, you go and post on of the most romantic proposals i seen yet. Bill Murray's got nothing on you. Although i was surprised her name was Niki and not Pat. But Pat's got one in every port i reckon. :P

Anonymous said...

If that didn't land you a resounding YES, followed by being tackled, I don't know what will! :D

Juliet A said...

This is the most romantic thing I've ever seen - You deserve true love.

Elmo said...

That sucked! There were no explosions or zombies in this comic. Where's the dang plot twist, man? C'mon, ya gotta have a plot twist! More gore and blood!

ELMO

skitts said...

I really hope she said yes!! Best ever!!!

DK said...

I envy you on so many levels... I hope she said yes and I wish you both the best.

Liesl said...

What a creative and fun proposal...well done! :)

Liesl :)

Anonymous said...

Congratulations man.

Eqauls parts touching and hilarious. 2 excuses to cry.

All the best,
LeeBrown1990

Ea said...

That was so awesome way to propose I hope she said yes.

Anonymous said...

Bravo!!! How could ANY woman resist???!!

Anonymous said...

yes ....yes.... yes..... I will.. Oh. But I'm allergic to dogs.

Anonymous said...

Dave Roman proposed to Raina Telgemeier this way several years ago. http://www.webcomicsnation.com/daveroman/engaged/series.php?view=archive&chapter=2085

Nonetheless, I wish I had the artistic ability and guts to do it either way.

Anonymous said...

It's November 8! What's the verdict?

Toni Marie said...

This proposal was so romantic and original. It will be something your fiancee will never forget.

Thanks for sharing, and if she said yes, (the blog doesn't say what her response was), I wish you both many many years of happines, love and laughter together.

Sieniretki said...

Well, she just can't resist this, I hope! ^___^ Cheers!

rachaelgking said...

Melt melt melt melt melt melt melt. Love it!!!!!!!!!!

alini said...

total awesomeness. wish u both the best

Anonymous said...

OMG! Come ON! WHAT DID SHE SAY?????

Lizzie said...

Holy monkey I hope she says yes!

Leigh G said...

Ahh thanks again guys. We are STUNNED at the response it's had around the net. This blog has had around 150,000 hits!

To all of you who found yourselves here via a random link, she said yes! You can just got to the top of this blog and click the main logo, to see the latest blog entry.

Thanks again you lovely people.
L

Angie said...

I LOVE THIS! Randomly found this post via another blog (shannonjib.blogspot) and had to see.

So wonderful! Congrats!

Elise said...

Kudos to you! That's an adorable way to propose. Heck, I'M ready to say yes lol

I wish you the best of luck

Dub said...

sniff sniff That was so beautiful! Congrats!

Unknown said...

CONGRATULATIONS TO TWO BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE!!!!!

Felicity xxxxxxxxxxx

tattytiara said...

Ya done gone and melted my tiny little black heart. That was beautiful - I hope you two have long and happy lives together!

R said...

That is A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E!!

Leigh G said...

STILL can't get over the amount of attention this is getting....Thanks all!

basatot said...

So sweet!!!
I wish the best of luck to both of you :)

Anonymous said...

Just another anonymous person (who followed a link on http://wedinator.icanhascheezburger.com) who was moved nearly to tears. Brilliant, Leigh...now don't fuck it up ;)

Leigh G said...

Tell you what, Wedinator's sending ALOT of traffic this way! Thanks again!

criss criss said...

Wow I liked this a lot, very creative! Congratulations! I hope you two will be together forever.

madaboutstuff said...

Just in case she says no, I'll marry you! Seriously tho, good luck to you both

Anonymous said...

this was just the sweetest thing I have seen in a while.. Thank you for making me smile and hope everything went brilliantly.
Anna

Leigh G said...

Wow... I still can't believe this is still getting around! Thanks guys, truly.It's very humbling to get so many nice messages from lovely people I've never met.

For any of those who missed the answer, head to this post:

http://leighgallagherart.blogspot.com/2010/11/and-answer-was.html

Anonymous said...

Very cool! Congrats!

Leigh G said...

Hey thanks a lot! Can't believe this post still gets more views than any of my others....

Emma Sayle said...

Had to have a peek at this since you told me about it on Saturday! Aww so romantic, Niki is a lucky girl! Emma x

Leigh G said...

Ha! Thanks so much Emma. Great night with you all on Saturday! x

Anonymous said...

Dude! That is so good! That makes me feel like I am being such a weirdo to my girlfriend. This helped me to remember that I need to do something that hasn't been done before! Something creative! THX LEIGH!