Connecticut Clark is a character from artist Flork of Cows's webcomic universe, first posted in March 2019 as an average Connecticut man who ends up dating Malfina the Demon Witch. The four-panel wedding strip from the original saga became a popular exploitable on iFunny, Tumblr, and Twitter.
Origin
On March 18th, 2019, Flork uploaded the first Connecticut Clark strip to the r/FlorkofCowsOfficial subreddit[2] and his own Twitter account[1]. The Reddit post pulled roughly 1,000 upvotes and the tweet gathered about 3,100 likes over the following three years[3].
Later that same day, Flork posted the second strip on Reddit, introducing Malfina the Demon Witch with the line "MORTALS BOW DOWN, I AM MALFINA THE DEMON WITCH AN- woah dude you are a solid 4/10"[3]. A third strip on March 19th showed the "connecticut dinner" itself, complete with the green "connecticut water" gag[3].
- Platform: Reddit and Twitter (Flork of Cows), later iFunny / Tumblr (viral spread)
- Creator: Flork of Cows
- Date: 2019
Overview
Connecticut Clark is a character from the Flork of Cows webcomic universe, drawn in artist Flork's minimalist white stick-figure style[1]. Within the strip he is introduced as an average man from Connecticut with no special powers or abilities, a running gag that sets up his straight-man dynamic with the strip's supernatural cast[2].
The recurring storyline pairs Clark with Malfina the Demon Witch, an initially menacing character who rates him a "solid 4/10" and then agrees to dinner at his parents' house[3]. Bits like the green "connecticut water" Clark's family serves guests, the couple's eventual wedding, and Malfina's flat delivery became the identifying gags of the saga and later fuel for edits[3].
How It Spread
Flork rolled out the remaining strips of the original six-part saga through April 3rd, 2019, closing on a wedding comic that received about 1,500 Reddit upvotes[2]. On April 29th, 2019, he posted a compilation link of the full "Clark Saga" to r/FlorkofCowsOfficial, which pulled around 725 likes[3].
By May 2019, Clark jumped off Reddit and Twitter and hit iFunny, where user @Camelot posted a captioned image reading "Repub If Youd Go To Clarks Wedding" on May 8th that racked up roughly 22,500 smiles[4]. Fan art followed by late 2019 from iFunny user @CrazyAnnoying45 in October and Twitter user @krnart in November[3]. Flork returned to the saga on May 4th, 2020 with a seventh strip about Clark adopting a stray dog[3], which pushed the character onto Tumblr; user quackspot posted a "connecticut water" joke there on April 10th, 2020[5].
On April 16th, 2021, Flork added an eighth Clark strip that pulled about 2,300 upvotes, and by November 2021 the saga totalled twelve comics[2]. The four-panel wedding strip became the workhorse exploitable, with iFunny user @YulkyTulky posting an early text variation on September 16th, 2020 that hit around 82,900 smiles, and Tumblr user chierry uploading the first known image-layer edit on June 14th, 2021[3].
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Connecticut Clark?
A character from the Flork of Cows webcomic universe, introduced as an average Connecticut man with no special powers who ends up dating Malfina the Demon Witch[3].
Where did Connecticut Clark come from?
Artist Flork posted the first Connecticut Clark comic to r/FlorkofCowsOfficial[2] and his Twitter account[1] on March 18th, 2019.
What does Connecticut Clark mean?
Clark functions as the ordinary-guy foil in the strip, with the humor coming from Malfina's blunt reactions and running Connecticut gags like the green "connecticut water"[3].
How do you use Connecticut Clark?
People typically remix the four-panel wedding strip, either swapping the dialogue for a new joke or layering the original Malfina and Clark text over an unrelated four-panel comic[3].
Is Connecticut Clark still popular?
The Clark Saga was still active as of late 2021, when Flork's total for the series reached twelve strips on r/FlorkofCowsOfficial[2].
