Skin Horse Mailbag
Shaenon: Thanks so much, Other Jeff, for giving me another chance to draw your dogs. I’m sorry if they don’t look much like your actual dogs, but this was how I drew them seven years ago and I’d hate to be off-model from previously established continuity.
Since I’m the shill in this duo, I’ll let everyone know they can subscribe to our Patreon right here, and the opportunity to submit questions to the Skin Horse Mailbag is only one of many exciting perks!
Channing: This one hits close to home inasmuch as my own dogs, from whom I drew a lot of inspiration for Sweetheart’s dog gags, are also no longer with us. I guess this is what happens when your comic runs for like eleven-plus years.
In reality, I too am a cat owner at this point in my life, though one of the cats in particular is like a tiny stupid dog, so that’s all right.
Well, I always did wonder if St. Charlie was named after The Man Who Never Returned…
They’re St. Charlie dogs. They’re probably so genetically tweaked and cybernetically enhanced they’ll outlive us all. And even at opposite ends of the train, they probably remain in contact with the Dodie App [1]
[1] Doggie Twitter, named after the author of “101 Dalmatians” and “The Starlight Barking.”
Shaenon has a good start. Anyone in the SF area have an -apult she can borrow?
That would be an -astrophe.
Indeed, if not a full-fledged -aclysm.
Wouldn’t want to be accused of -ty remarks.
I like that there’s a footnote about the incongruity of St Charlie having a caboose, but not about it having an engine. Or a White Castle. Really, the caboose makes more sense than anything else, since St Charlie’s drivers don’t disembark when off duty like most subway drivers.
“Disembark”, eh, Daniel Barkalow? I see what you did there.
My dog passed away this week and we were all just heartbroken. It’s nice to see these guys are still running around St. Charlie having adventures. =)
On an unrelated note, I never received print copies of books 7 and 8 after contributing to the Kickstarter. It’s my own fault (I didn’t see the email requesting contact info until recently), I was just wondering if there was anything I could do about it at this point.
Sorry about that! Email me (me at shaenon dot com).
Dogs keep us going, even if they have to drive.
Did Shaenon get new glasses? They look nice!
I did! Thank you!
Frankly, if I were building a magic train, I would of course have a caboose with places to look along the length of the train and also so you could go onto the rear platform and watch stuff receding into the distance. (Admittedly, the distance isn’t that far if you’re underground).
Cats are the true dominant species. Not dogs. xD *My cat acts like a dog*
Thus the old saying, “dogs have owners… cats have staff.”
A cat who acts like a dog is just denying their birthright.
This comic’s description makes miss my cat who was very much like a small stupid dog.
Had to give him away. Too scratchy and we were having.a baby.
He’s doing well now on a big plot of land with my aunt but I miss him.