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2015-12-30

by Jeffrey C. Wells on December 30, 2015 at 12:01 am
Chapter: Looking Glass Land
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  1. Alphaghoul
    December 30, 2015, 12:03 am | # | Reply

    Don’t you mean henchwoman? Also he reminds me of castle heterodyne.

    • ngmatt
      December 30, 2015, 12:07 am | # | Reply

      he’s missing a sociopathic glee

      • Towering Barbarian
        December 30, 2015, 12:26 am | # | Reply

        Eh, give it time. It’s possible that the giant shark tank actually exists outside of our unquestioning henchwoman’s dramatic imagination. ^_~

        • Graeme Lewis
          December 30, 2015, 2:05 am | # | Reply

          Well, of course it exists, but what she doesn’t know is that it’s five taxidermied human corpses in suits and the stage of the TV show Shark Tank. He’s just letting her think it’s hungry animals because he finds it funny.

          • Shaenon
            December 30, 2015, 8:25 am | #

            Best “Night Gallery” ever.

          • oneuniverse2
            December 31, 2015, 5:18 am | #

            Die Now, Pay Later? The Doll of Death? The Other Way Out? The Caterpillar?

    • Towering Barbarian
      December 30, 2015, 12:22 am | # | Reply

      Our unquestioning henchwoman is starting to pick up Moloch Von Zinzer-like tendencies as well. >_>

    • fluffy
      December 30, 2015, 12:43 am | # | Reply

      You’re assuming a lot about this person’s gender identity!

    • Robert Nowall
      December 30, 2015, 7:29 am | # | Reply

      Well, the union called ’em “henchmen,” men or women. I guess they use “men” in the sense that “men” embrace “women.”

  2. Alphaghoul
    December 30, 2015, 12:03 am | # | Reply

    And why didn’t he see that stuff coming?

    • Frank
      December 30, 2015, 12:08 am | # | Reply

      he can only project stochastic trends. A gourney getting stuck is deterministic

  3. ngmatt
    December 30, 2015, 12:05 am | # | Reply

    ok so, not omniscient, probably a good thing

    • Darkstarling
      December 30, 2015, 7:14 am | # | Reply

      When Artie does his ‘mind reading’ tricks, its actually not as impressive as it looks. Everything we’ve seen is actually relatively predictable because the setup makes the outcome obvious.
      Most impressive is actually guessing Unity was thinking of fighting Mozart, which could be done with background music or a picture of him.

  4. Towering Barbarian
    December 30, 2015, 12:16 am | # | Reply

    OK, *now* I see why she’s worried about getting herself thrown into the giant shark tank! I guess they just don’t make unquestioning henchmen like they used to. ^_~

    • John Campbell
      December 30, 2015, 12:24 am | # | Reply

      Henchpeople!

      Though I prefer “henchbeings”, personally.

      • Pygar
        December 30, 2015, 12:41 am | # | Reply

        I’m holding out for a henchgerbil…

        • Graeme Lewis
          December 30, 2015, 2:07 am | # | Reply

          I’m fairly certain HBN could set you up with one

          • Pygar
            December 30, 2015, 2:59 am | #

            “Pygar backs away from the Acronym slowly, turns and runs! Will the years of alt.callahans experience save him?”

            The DM ponders, then rolls the dice…

        • chrisn
          December 30, 2015, 11:40 am | # | Reply

          Henchers? Is there a verb “to hench?”

          • David Hughes
            December 30, 2015, 8:37 pm | #

            Wictionary:

            Verb

            hench ‎(third-person singular simple present henches, present participle henching, simple past and past participle henched)

            (comics) To be a henchman or henchwoman, usually for a supervillain.

  5. oneuniverse2
    December 30, 2015, 2:21 am | # | Reply

    I’m glad I don’t have to feed Unity.

    • Dr. Steve
      December 30, 2015, 6:01 am | # | Reply

      You seem smart enough to feed a zombie. So, shouldn’t be a problem… for the zombie!

  6. Altarboy
    December 30, 2015, 3:03 am | # | Reply

    Does anyone here know the heirarchy of flunky, hench, and minion? I missed the meeting where they passed out the org chart.

    • Darkstarling
      December 30, 2015, 7:16 am | # | Reply

      Pretty sure that you put them in that order, in ascending importance. Lackey goes between henchman and minion.

    • Ogden Wernstrom
      December 30, 2015, 5:08 pm | # | Reply

      You should look into toadying. It’s a completely separate progression on the org chart. Primary skill set is psychological insight, can-do attitude, and joyful misanthropy for those peak moments when the master empowers you to abuse the rest of the help. Benefits vis-a-vis henchmanship include better chances of occupying the second seat on the escape rocket instead of being incinerated by the exhaust, and a promotion path (to puppetmaster) that does not rely on attrition. Toady is an especially high risk-reward career choice when working under masters who are mentally unstable but nigh omnipotent. Job risks include zotting, dignity flareups, and having one’s absolute loyalty and devotion insidiously exploited in the furtherance of goals you did not choose your master to have.

      • Altarboy
        December 31, 2015, 2:11 am | # | Reply

        Toadying seems great, but I didn’t score well on the standardized test in obsequiousness.

      • Dewy
        December 31, 2015, 2:34 am | # | Reply

        I think you have to intern for a at least a year as a Lickspittle first.

  7. Dr. Steve
    December 30, 2015, 6:01 am | # | Reply

    Dramatic reveal… concealed!

  8. Robert Nowall
    December 30, 2015, 6:46 am | # | Reply

    Looks like someone really likes the astronaut ice cream.

    • Smithnik
      December 30, 2015, 12:27 pm | # | Reply

      Well yes, but look at her normal diet, which consists of anything vaguely organic. Not the most discriminating of palates.

  9. Danny in Canada
    December 30, 2015, 12:38 pm | # | Reply

    it’s alt-Unity, puppeteering the corpse of alt-Sergio.

  10. BrokenEye, The True False Prophet
    December 30, 2015, 9:03 pm | # | Reply

    Ahem, that’s henchbeing

  11. DukeW
    December 31, 2015, 9:20 am | # | Reply

    Hench-critter? : )

  12. ji1011
    November 20, 2017, 9:35 pm | # | Reply

    oh my gosh is that a nonbinary hench
    i love it

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