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2013-09-06

by shaenon on September 6, 2013 at 12:00 am
Chapter: My House Is Me
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  1. Moe Lane
    September 6, 2013, 12:19 am | # | Reply

    …Probability manipulation. That’s got to be Tip’s superpower. Probability manipulation so focused it’s practically visible as a collimated beam.

  2. darthmiho
    September 6, 2013, 12:20 am | # | Reply

    Tip, you must go boldly where no one has gone before….hooking up with a corporation without benefit of a legal instrument!

    • jdreyfuss
      September 6, 2013, 10:23 am | # | Reply

      If he attempts a . . . corporate raid?
      At least it won’t be a . . . hostile takeover?
      Something something . . . leveraged buyout?

      • Darkstarr
        May 4, 2016, 10:18 pm | # | Reply

        I’d say “corporate merger”, but this is supposed to be a family-friendly strip…

        • The J is Silent
          March 18, 2019, 8:09 am | # | Reply

          Darkstarr, two questions:
          Since when?
          &
          By what definition of “family friendly”?

          • awgiedawgie
            March 18, 2019, 2:09 pm | #

            Well, it’s not R-rated, but it’s not exactly “Family Circus”. It’s in sort of a grey area. Which is really only fitting, since they’re the shadow government.

  3. Rex Vivat
    September 6, 2013, 12:32 am | # | Reply

    Nick’s not gonna like this.

    • Dark_Razor
      September 6, 2013, 2:55 am | # | Reply

      Since she hasn’t finished the first piece of the her quest, I would assume my idea wont happen.
      But it’d be worse if she left the drone durning the kiss, and Nick returned before the end of it.

      • shaenon
        September 6, 2013, 12:59 pm | # | Reply

        Nick needs smooches.

        • soft
          September 6, 2013, 2:11 pm | # | Reply

          Oh goodness… :p

          • aqua
            September 6, 2013, 5:44 pm | #

            and for the next hour SHOW TUNES!

  4. Anderson
    September 6, 2013, 12:55 am | # | Reply

    So the list of things attracted to/wanting smooches/”boggle” with Tip now extends from ‘Virtually every female who isn’t Sweetheart + at least a 5th of the male cast’, through robots, werewolves, killer canadian attack-dogs, robot drones controlled by creepy guys (Which is almost a metaphor for every internet chatroom I’ve ever been in ever) all the way through to swarms of bees (well….*a* swarm of bees. Who his prim and proper enough not to go for him as a swarm of bees. Otherwise it’d end up like that raccoon in Dubious Company, only with deadly allergies) and sentient corporations.

    …..remind me, did either of the sapient swamps try to hit on him as well? I’ve lost track.

    • Jay
      September 6, 2013, 1:19 am | # | Reply

      Wasn’t Sweetheart attracted to the Tipwolf anyway?

      Only person exempt from the superpower so far is Unity…

      • Voyager
        September 6, 2013, 9:19 am | # | Reply

        I seem to recall it is no so much that she is exempt, rather, her idea of a good time apparently involved dislocating Tip’s shoulder.

        • Andy4Hire
          September 6, 2013, 2:09 pm | # | Reply

          And in the Alaska storyline, the first time Tip morphed back into a human sans clothes, Unity was visibly fighting back her own response to his attractiveness, and Sweetheart had to remind her, “Remember, he only does it to be annoying!”

          And it would seem that that wasn’t the first time Unity found Tip attractive. When he first turned into a werewolf, Sweetheart was taken aback by how “gorgeous” she found him, and Unity had to explain, “Yeah, he’s the same as a human. He just does it to be annoying”–so she had apparently noticed his good looks before.

          • Jabberwonky
            September 6, 2013, 10:54 pm | #

            Unity was the one who wanted to see Tip and Konstatine in the shirtless wrestling of muds…

            http://skin-horse.com/comic/todays-comic-341/

    • mittfh
      September 6, 2013, 1:56 am | # | Reply

      Interestingly, the “robot drone controlled by [a] creepy guy” (aka Violet piloted by Mr. Green) was one of the very few occasions when instead of Tip lusting after a third party, the third party lusted after him – and one of even fewer occasions when Tip refused their advances.

      • Bill
        September 6, 2013, 11:34 am | # | Reply

        I’m not sure if Mr. Green as Violet was attracted to Tip. I was reading it as Violet was designed as a tool for seduction. Now why Anisigma has an interest in Tip that they need to subvert him in such a way is another interesting question that I’m sure we will find out about eventually. I figured the reason Tip was effected by the Violet drone was he was obsessing about his temporary lack of mojo thanks to Tigerlily Jones.

        • Greenygal
          September 7, 2013, 12:33 pm | # | Reply

          The first time he met Violet, yes, but he wasn’t affected by Violet on St. Charlie, either, and he’d well and truly gotten the mojo back by then. Apparently his gender-detectors are extremely fine-tuned.

        • WJS
          July 9, 2019, 6:50 pm | # | Reply

          I believe that the reason Tip wasn’t interested in Violet on either of the occasions she was piloted by Anasigma was because the operator wasn’t really interested in him, they were faking it for nefarious purposes. I think he could pick up on that subconsciously, and so he wasn’t interested.

          • awgiedawgie
            July 10, 2019, 12:20 am | #

            Well, that, and the fact that she doesn’t have nipples.

    • TheSexyMenhir
      September 6, 2013, 2:24 am | # | Reply

      You know…. everybody at Skinhorse is ‘Paranormal’ in some way (assuming that all the science staff consists of mad scientists). Only Tip is ‘just’ a normal badass soldier who happens to like crossdressing…

      And for some reason every halfway sentient beeing seems to be atracted to him… hmmm….

      • hikari
        September 6, 2013, 2:46 am | # | Reply

        I’m just beginning to think Tip is an Inkubus.

        • jdreyfuss
          September 6, 2013, 10:26 am | # | Reply

          He doesn’t drain anything from people during sex. I’d say he’s whatever a male nymph is called.

          • pcj
            September 6, 2013, 1:25 pm | #

            a faun?

          • Dave Harmon
            September 6, 2013, 1:59 pm | #

            I think the male parallel to nymphs was satyrs.

        • Sparks
          September 7, 2013, 4:04 am | # | Reply

          I realize that was a typo, but now I want to write a story about something that sucks the creative energy (instead of sexual energy) out of writers and artists… which would, of course, be called a ink-ubus.

          • Argus
            September 7, 2013, 8:08 am | #

            That reminds me of a Deep Space: Nine episode “The Muse”.

          • irdburns
            March 25, 2014, 3:31 pm | #

            There are creatures that do the reverse, making artists live fast and die young in exchange for incredible creativity (as per the DS9 example)

          • Noaqiyeum
            July 11, 2016, 7:57 am | #

            That’s called a leanan sidhe. 😀

      • WJS
        July 9, 2019, 6:52 pm | # | Reply

        I don’t think there’s reason to believe anyone at Skin Horse is a Mad Scientist. Some of them are scientists who are nuts, but that’s not the same thing at all.

        • awgiedawgie
          July 10, 2019, 12:23 am | # | Reply

          As Chris and Marcie said, “We’re not Mad. We’re irresponsible.”

        • jdreyfuss
          January 23, 2020, 8:39 am | # | Reply

          I like to differentiate them using lowercase-m mad for irresponsible or crazy scientists who don’t have the DSM recognized mental disorder and capital-M Mad for those who do. For example, Dr. Lee is a mad scientist, whereas Helen is a Mad scientist.

  5. Madbadger
    September 6, 2013, 12:58 am | # | Reply

    Any bets she checks out during the kiss and Nick comes back during the middle? 😎

  6. Mason
    September 6, 2013, 12:59 am | # | Reply

    For that matter, where did she get the outfit?

  7. brushtail
    September 6, 2013, 1:20 am | # | Reply

    yay I’m wrong!

  8. mnementh
    September 6, 2013, 1:58 am | # | Reply

    Dangit, MadBadger ninja’d me.

    :p

    mnem
    Triscsky lil’ badger… must be one of the Badger, badger, badger Mushroom! Badgers.

    • Madbadger
      September 6, 2013, 8:38 am | # | Reply

      Sorry. No relation. I do like mushrooms, though. 😎

      • Rex Vivat
        September 6, 2013, 11:27 pm | # | Reply

        And the less said about snakes, the better.

  9. Andrew
    September 6, 2013, 3:50 am | # | Reply

    This is like having sex with Glados and insisting you call her Caroline, isn’t it?

  10. Kwill
    September 6, 2013, 4:00 am | # | Reply

    TTTO: The Air That I Breathe

    If I could keep this drone, I think I’ll pass
    Can’t think of any cause to stay
    No, being human-shaped is not my dream
    I’ll interface another way

    But, before I go,
    I have just two things on my list
    Must restore my home
    And, number two, I must get kissed.

    In this form
    All I need is to bring back my home
    And get smooches
    All I need is to bring back my home
    And get smooches.

    I hope the formatting works.

    • Eddurd
      September 6, 2013, 6:51 am | # | Reply

      Very nicely done! And nicely formatted.

      • Kwill
        September 6, 2013, 9:41 am | # | Reply

        Thanks, Eddurd. I’m new to filking and html, so I’m glad I got it right.

  11. =Tamar
    September 6, 2013, 4:02 am | # | Reply

    She doesn’t want a humanoid form, so that leaves out Gussie et al. Maybe the piglet? It has to be something that will be instantly recognizable as a CEO. Did old man Collodi build any killer clowns in WhimsyCorp? After seeing that filmstrip, I think it would be odd if he hadn’t.

    • soft
      September 6, 2013, 8:45 am | # | Reply

      Would probably be something that isn’t already occupied.

    • jennibrock
      September 6, 2013, 12:59 pm | # | Reply

      Unity grafted bobcat ears as the Whimsy equivalent of a mouseketeer, but we haven’t seen any bobcats. So somewhere there might be an empty shell of one waiting for the princess to animate. The personification of Walt’s legacy would totally want to be Mickey-shaped.

      • soft
        September 6, 2013, 2:16 pm | # | Reply

        And the image of the board of directors sitting around the table while looking up at the Chair… a bobcat…. Ooooooo… I like that!

    • Rex Vivat
      September 6, 2013, 11:29 pm | # | Reply

      What about the giant robot Gavotte wanted to build?

  12. Dave
    September 6, 2013, 4:35 am | # | Reply

    Somewhere, Violet’s original operator is glowering at a telescreen in jealousy. :3

  13. Eddurd
    September 6, 2013, 6:50 am | # | Reply

    (TUNE: “Summertime Blues”, Eddie Cochran)

    Now the whole of Whimsy is mine and mine alone, see?
    So I have no need to be living in the drone, see?
    I’m gonna use a form that’s already in place …
    (But there’s more than one way that this doll can “interface”!)
    This body has lips that for smooching I’ll use,
    Then I’ll tell you, sure, where I got my fine shoes!

    Now I’m telling you this, see, it’s time for me to do things!
    Now I gotta get busy, and first I’m doing two things!
    Restore the Little House to its glory, and then …
    (I wanna get a smooch from the guy who’s bishonen)
    I’ll do these things in the order I choose,
    Then I’ll tell you, sure, where I got my fine shoes!

    Now if you don’t mind, I will find my proper body …
    It was left behind by my father, Doc Collodi!
    No longer will I be a petite ‘n’ lovely miss …
    (But before I go away, could I get another kiss?)
    I gotta go now, if you’ll kindly excuse,
    Then I’ll tell you, sure, where I got my fine shoes!

  14. davidbreslin101
    September 6, 2013, 7:45 am | # | Reply

    Careful, Tip. Remember, use of tongue could topple the monarchy.

  15. Maki P
    September 6, 2013, 1:17 pm | # | Reply

    Hey! The website is working again! Awesome! And it’s more colorful, just like the comic

    • Tetra Valent
      September 6, 2013, 3:57 pm | # | Reply

      It’s the color scheme of Volume 4. I bet we get another style change when Volume 5 comes out.

  16. Dave Harmon
    September 6, 2013, 2:02 pm | # | Reply

    And WhimseyCorp’s comeback is marred by a Miley Cyrus type scandal…

    • =Tamar
      September 6, 2013, 10:03 pm | # | Reply

      The piglet ran a purity test to choose the true princess. Will the whimsy corp creations continue to follow a fallen princess?

      • Greenygal
        September 7, 2013, 1:38 pm | # | Reply

        No, no, Nick is the princess. WhimseyCorp is a sentient corporation; it’s not required to follow the same checklist.

  17. bigbearseviltwin
    September 6, 2013, 2:32 pm | # | Reply

    Wait a moment, going back to the drones hair, didn’t originally that massive braid it wore conceal it’s charging cable?

  18. Tetra Valent
    September 6, 2013, 2:53 pm | # | Reply

    She’s gonna restore the World of Love song! Everybody together now….

  19. Shadowmehr
    September 6, 2013, 7:01 pm | # | Reply

    So Tip is going to make out with a sentient corporation. Even for him, this is a leveling up event.

  20. Tetra Valent
    September 6, 2013, 7:40 pm | # | Reply

    Tip must be slipping. In top form, he would have raided the theme park’s wardrobe department long ago.

  21. JET73L
    March 6, 2015, 1:48 am | # | Reply

    When one is a TRUE princess, one does not get shoes. One merely causes shoes to happen.

  22. WJS
    July 9, 2019, 6:55 pm | # | Reply

    So it looks like Nick will be getting the drone back. I’m very pleased to hear that, as I commented before it would be such a shame if he only had her for one story.

  23. Zero
    October 20, 2020, 3:54 am | # | Reply

    It seems she has a desire for human guys after all.

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