Whistles

Whistles is a comic written and drawn by Andrew Hussie. The comic was intended to be two volumes, although the second volume was never finished, although a draft of the first 55 pages was released. The first and only book was published by SLG Publishing.

Whistles is the story of a clown in the Starlight Calliope circus. After an accident nearly costs him his life, he suddenly becomes exposed to the corrupt underworld of the circus, rife with murder and cannibalism. Forced outside of the circus, he experiences the hardships of the world including prostitution and homesickness. The first volume covers his adventure back to the Starlight Calliope and his master.

Allusions in MS Paint Adventures

 * In Problem Sleuth ZAD eats the bodies of some dead clowns to help clean up the Chicago Overcoat's deck. The concept of consuming clowns originally appeared in Whistles, which Andrew references by linking to a preview of the comic.
 * Whistles is known to use a fake arm for various stunts and hilarious antics. John Egbert is known to do some hilarious things with the Fake Arms he keeps in his Magic Chest as well.
 * In Homestuck Gamzee Makara's story arc, and his relationship with appears to have some similarities with the relationship between Whistles and Master Pendlecoat.