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2016-06-08

by Jeffrey C. Wells on June 8, 2016 at 12:01 am
Chapter: Can't Catch Me
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  1. Frank Hightower
    June 8, 2016, 12:06 am | # | Reply

    I love that Moustachio has assimlated well enough to know that hell is fresh

    • oneuniverse2
      June 9, 2016, 1:14 am | # | Reply

      Dorothy Parker would be proud.

    • BrokenEye, the True False Prophet
      June 9, 2016, 1:57 am | # | Reply

      Stale hell is just the worst

      • Kanta
        July 8, 2016, 3:08 pm | # | Reply

        Just ask Caliban.

  2. j
    June 8, 2016, 12:46 am | # | Reply

    Maybe he hung out at the Algonquin.

  3. Bald Monkey
    June 8, 2016, 1:20 am | # | Reply

    Heehee… Anti-HISS-tamines…

    • Miyaa
      June 8, 2016, 6:15 am | # | Reply

      Get out.

    • Dr. Steve
      June 8, 2016, 8:17 am | # | Reply

      Boo…. Hisss…

    • matteo
      June 8, 2016, 9:09 am | # | Reply

      No need for hisstronics.

    • dzamie
      June 8, 2016, 10:24 am | # | Reply

      Well, I thought the joke was hissterical.

    • Robert Nowall
      June 8, 2016, 10:30 am | # | Reply

      Don’t be so hisstrionic about it…

    • DarkStarling
      June 8, 2016, 1:20 pm | # | Reply

      Don’t take it too hard, we just have a cultural hisstory of negative reactions to puns.

    • Andy4Hire
      June 8, 2016, 9:46 pm | # | Reply

      Wow. That was the best pun I’ve heard today. And I’ve actually heard other good puns today, so congratulations, Bald Monkey!

  4. Jabberwonky
    June 8, 2016, 1:32 am | # | Reply

    Moustachio FTW! X°D

  5. chh01
    June 8, 2016, 1:58 am | # | Reply

    “What fresh hell is this?” – my new laptop wallpaper.

  6. Manifesta
    June 8, 2016, 3:02 am | # | Reply

    I love how Ginny doesn’t give a second thought to be covered in cobras these days, when she was so uncomfortable the first time around: http://skin-horse.com/comic/todays-comic-130/.

    • outworldcats
      June 8, 2016, 11:07 am | # | Reply

      My favorite thing about that comic is how HAPPY the snake delivering the punchline looks.

    • BrokenEye, the True False Prophet
      June 8, 2016, 11:43 pm | # | Reply

      Is that a snake in your blouse, or are you just happy to see me?

  7. BMunro
    June 8, 2016, 3:55 am | # | Reply

    So the accompanying cobra venom is to be to classified as “medicine side effects?”

    • Blue_Elite
      June 8, 2016, 11:53 am | # | Reply

      Well, there’s a finite amount of space for any substance. If they’re THAT medicated, the actual cobra venom part could be classified as a sedative.

    • Alabat Macord
      June 8, 2016, 4:57 pm | # | Reply

      Perhaps a good idea to try it on dork knight first. Just in case the venom is still potent.

  8. Robert Nowall
    June 8, 2016, 6:00 am | # | Reply

    Now I guess the cobras will be looking forward to the Jersey Devils saying, “Bite me!”

  9. Schism
    June 8, 2016, 7:04 am | # | Reply

    I see Moustachio’s been slowly assimilating into modern society. He’s gotten up to Dorothy Parker.

    • Pygar
      June 8, 2016, 12:57 pm | # | Reply

      I suspect a very rare set of Dorothy Parker popcorn tins… Of course, after 4 martinis, she may have been under him, and I don’t mean checking the oil…

  10. davidbreslin101
    June 8, 2016, 8:03 am | # | Reply

    “No need for hospitals in the Earth 2.7 ecosystem we are planning- all your healthcare needs will be delivered through the loving help of snakes and scorpions!”

    • FanOfMostEverything
      June 8, 2016, 9:54 am | # | Reply

      They’re nature’s syringes! 😀

      • casimir
        June 8, 2016, 8:50 pm | # | Reply

        The venom thingy still needs a bit of work…

    • Pygar
      June 8, 2016, 1:03 pm | # | Reply

      I once read a *terrible* SF-lite work in which three-gendered snakes were used like that. How you autoclave a snake for the next patient, was not mentioned. It would be an unusual illness that would make a snakebite look like a good idea.

      • DarkStarling
        June 8, 2016, 1:20 pm | # | Reply

        I’m assuming bioengineering was involved? In that case, antibiotic saliva.

        • Pygar
          June 8, 2016, 3:33 pm | # | Reply

          Among other things, SF-Lite means more handwaving than Scary Big Words… Author’s first name may have been Ursula? Pretty sure no rivets or solder to be seen in the story, if you know what I mean…

          • Rodford E Smith
            June 8, 2016, 4:55 pm | #

            Sounds like the Dreamsnake series.

          • DarkStarling
            June 8, 2016, 5:10 pm | #

            I really don’t. You mean ‘how does it work’ vs ‘this is what it is’?

          • Pygar
            June 8, 2016, 7:53 pm | #

            I mean anything resembling a hard science, nuts and bolts, Heinleinian type of approach, just wasn’t there. “Dreamsnake” sounds familiar. It was sometime after SF magazines turned into retellings of D&D games, and it showed.

          • Robert Nowall
            June 9, 2016, 6:41 am | #

            Vonda?

      • evilmidnightlurker
        June 9, 2016, 12:41 am | # | Reply

        Vonda Mcintyre, Dreamsnake.

        • shaenon
          June 9, 2016, 2:22 am | # | Reply

          I’ve never read the books, but the original short story, “Of Mist, And Grass, And Sand,” is one of the greats.

  11. Saberbeam
    June 8, 2016, 3:16 pm | # | Reply

    Cry “Hugs!” And let slither the cobras of war. Apologies if someone made that joke already. It’s hard to keep track around here 😀

  12. bellringer187868
    June 8, 2016, 6:02 pm | # | Reply

    Man, I thought that was Shakespeare, turns out it’s Dorothy Parker!

    • greenknight32
      June 9, 2016, 3:12 am | # | Reply

      A lot of people make that mistake. It’s a misquote, anyway, what she actually said was “What fresh hell can this be?”.

  13. Shadowmehr
    June 8, 2016, 7:32 pm | # | Reply

    Okay, it’s time for your shots. Roll up your sleeve please (those who have sleeves), and don’t worry, this will only prick a little.

    “That’s a cobra, not a syringe!”

    Now, now, it’s perfectly alright. These are genigneered cobras that will administer just the right amount of venom and medication to clear your problems right up. And they’re covered by your HMO! Even better, they’ll give you a big hug afterwards to make you feel better . . . Dang, there goes another one. Okay, next!

  14. Andy4Hire
    June 8, 2016, 9:49 pm | # | Reply

    That was unexpectedly snappy for Moustachio. Well done, M!

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