Medusa

 

 

This is a comic series by the artist Tum Ulit (a popular Thai webcomic creator) that tells a darkly humorous modern twist on the Greek myth of Medusa.

The story in order:

A cute, innocent-looking girl (who is secretly Medusa) keeps going on dates with different guys. Every time a guy tries to take things further (kiss her, touch her, or take her home), something triggers her true nature:

• Her hair turns into living snakes (the classic Medusa trait).
• The snakes hiss and attack, scaring the guy away.
• Sometimes the guy literally turns to stone (or freezes in terror, drawn in grayscale like a statue).

But here’s the punchline twist:

• There’s one guy (the short-haired, striped-shirt “nice guy”) who is completely unfazed by the snakes. He’s polite, respectful, never pushes her boundaries, and always acts like a perfect gentleman.
• Because he never forces intimacy or looks at her in a creepy way, her snakes never activate around him. She stays in her cute human form.
• Meanwhile, all the “cool,” confident, or pushy guys (long hair, beard, etc.) immediately trigger her Medusa mode and get terrified or turned to stone.

The moral / joke:

The comic is a funny commentary on dating and consent:

• Creepy, aggressive, or entitled guys = instantly rejected (and “petrified”).
• The quiet, respectful, genuinely nice guy = is the only one who ever has a chance with her, because he’s the only one who doesn’t set off her defenses.

In the end, the “nice guy” isn’t a loser; he’s the winner, because he’s the only one who treats her like a person, not an object. The Medusa curse becomes a perfect metaphor for a woman’s built-in “predator detector.”

It’s equal parts funny, empowering, and surprisingly wholesome. Very popular for a reason!