Editing Nothing Nice to Say (section)

==Main cast==

===Blake===
[[Image:Nothingnice.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Blake and Fletcher as they appeared in the early strips]]
One of the comic's main characters. He is named after [[Blake Schwarzenbach]] of [[Jawbreaker (band)|Jawbreaker]] and [[Jets to Brazil]] fame (also has an obvious resemblance to Jawbreaker-era Schwarzenbach), and is a great fan of both bands. Tends to be the voice of reason of the two main characters. Besides Schwarzenbach bands, he is also a fan of [[pop-punk]] bands and even some [[indie rock]] bands. Played guitar in a band with Fletcher, called The Negative Adjectives. He has a shrine to [[Henry Rollins]] in his bedroom, something Fletcher was unaware of until September 13, 2006. Blake is considered by many fans to represent a sort of "[[Parallel universe (fiction)|parallel universe]] Mitch", or is at least modelled on the comic's author; the parallels between certain of their life events and their shared tastes and opinions are used as evidence for this.

===Fletcher===
Blake's bald-headed roommate. Did not originally have a name; instead he was named through a reader contest. Tends to come up with some fairly crazy and somewhat anti-social ideas, sometimes resulting in litigation. He is also sometimes attracted to irritating behaviors and habits simply for their ability to anger others, such as his taking up smoking. Often wears a band shirt that reads "BAND". Is a fan of 1980s [[hardcore punk]]. Played drums for The Negative Adjectives. Recently contracted a case of "[[pop punk]]" at a show. He is often a comic foil to Blake's role as straightman and the two most often provide the main thrust of the series' plotlines.

===Phillip===
Originally a [[ska]] fan, he now listens to [[emo (music)|emo]] and vehemently denies having ever liked ska at all; this is plotted by the author to make fun of what he perceives to be the trend-hopping nature of most modern-day emo fans. Blames the female gender for most of his problems, even though they actually tend to be self-inflicted. Also seems to exude "whiny bitch pheromones" which make it impossible to stay around him for any longer time without resorting to physical violence. He started out 2007 by renouncing emo in favor of what he felt was less depressing [[pop-punk]], but after buying the newest pop punk album (implied to be the album "Hospitals" by [[Off With Their Heads (band)|Off With Their Heads]]), he [[suicide|hanged himself]] in his apartment. His name is a reference to the comedian [[Emo Philips]].<ref>{{cite tweet |author= Mitch Clem |user= mitchclem|number= 297547301554118656 |date= February 2, 2013 |title= Did you name emo Phillip after Emo Philips? |access-date= 27 February 2013 }}</ref>

===Cecil===
An [[anthropomorphic]] [[gopher (animal)|gopher]] (refential to the strip's setting of the [[Minneapolis-Saint Paul|Twin Cities]] of [[Minnesota]].) Very sarcastic, and at one time insulted people for spare change. According to the comic, has played bass for [[Screeching Weasel]], [[road crew|roadied]] for [[Fifteen (band)|Fifteen]] and [[ghostwriter|secretly written]] songs for [[The Donnas]]. Played bass for The Negative Adjectives before he quit right before their first show. Cecil has apparently rejoined the band since Joe Banks (see below) joined.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nothingnice.com/index.php?pageNum_Recordset2=330 |title=nothingnice.com |publisher=nothingnice.com |date= |accessdate=2012-08-24}}</ref> Usually seen wearing a [[Quincy Punx]] shirt.

===Charlie/Chris===

A [[vegan]], [[hardcore punk|hardcore]]-[[crust punk]]. The rest of the cast tends to walk on egg shells around him due to his [[veganism]], as they're afraid they might upset him if he so much as touches an object that has been in contact with dairy products. He has been referred to as both "Charlie" and "Chris," an error that Clem has jokingly acknowledged.

===Karen===
A radical feminist ([[riot grrrl]]). Spends a lot of her time getting upset at Blake and Fletcher for allegedly objectifying female punk rock band members, yet started dating Alice only because a "strong lesbian stance" would improve her image as a feminist.

===Joe===
The comic's youngest character. He's a [[skater (subculture)|skater]] and tends to get made fun of by Blake and Fletcher, as they see most skaters as "corporate whores". He confused buttons of fashion companies with wearing "cool" buttons of punk bands.

===Joe Banks===
In 2005, ''Nothing Nice To Say'' and ''Joe and Monkey'' had a crossover, featuring Joe, the titular hero of the latter, auditioning for Blake and Fletcher's band, The Negative Adjectives (after seeing a poster written by Fletcher proclaiming that the band needed no new members). Banks was accepted as the band's new singer and second guitarist and has since been featured in strips featuring the band performing.