March 2021 Wallpaper: Game Night
Shaenon: Dang, this comic has a lot of nerds. Even though it’s physically improbable for all of them to hang out, what with some of them being self-aware computer programs, I drew a big game night for them.
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Channing: I should write a character who’s good at, like, sports or something, but I’m not sure I’d even know where to start. I guess it never really struck me until this very moment what a critical mass of nerds we’ve built up.
Holoprojectors, VR, robot bodies, sex-swapped clones with cybernetic implants to allow for computer control… mad science means never having to say, “I’m sorry, we can’t hang out because we exist in different levels of reality.”
I was thinking the same thing – Lovelace already has a history of real-world interface via holoprojector; I could see Aimee possibly trying it out (although I see her being reluctant to leave her own space, so it might take a strong incentive).
How would we know this isn’t Aimee’s place?
Aimee still wears the purple crown T-shirt. It must be her place.
Just get em physical bodies, worked out for Nick, twice!
Some of our weirdos are missing.
Yeah, I don’t want to get into a whole “What is the exact definition of a nerd?” thing, but Sweetheart edits TVTropes!
Same here, though I usually do it to add references to Narbonic or Skin Horse. I knew there was a reason why I love her.
But I haven’t seen Sweetheart playing video games. Controller might be s bit difficult with paws.
Your target demographic just isn’t going to be able to read more than a few strips into the new sportsball storyline anyway.
I mean, if there was an thrilling team pointscore followed by a surprise death ray attack, maybe….
Some are computer programs who are self-aware, some are humans who aren’t.
Isn’t it wonderful that they violated so many laws of space and time to have a friendly get together like this?
If I read the score bars right, Aimee has taken a commanding lead over Marcie.
Well fuck. I’ve been reading SH for at least 5 years, this was the last thing I thought would happen. Ultimately it’s your choice to stop, but I have to say I’m nearly in tears over it.
This wallpaper shows off one of Shaenon’s great strengths as an artist. There’s four characters with black hair, but you’d never mistake one for another. Plus they’re all real geeks. None of your “you can tell they’re a geek ‘cos they dress like Dilbert or someone from the IT crowd” here.
Plus, Marcie shouting at the game is adorable.
Hi Shaenon! I’m so sorry some people have been making jibes at the comic, and more sorry I don’t comment enough to say how much I have loved Skin Horse and Narbonic before it!
The art is fine! It tells and illustrates the story without causing artist burnout, which is a serious problem with a 7/7, four-panel plus comic. What more can one want?!
Please keep on drawing Skin Horse, for the sake of the FANS!
Sorry to hear people are bashing your art. Why are they here if they don’t like it?
I find your style charming and while minimalist, it has a distinct flavor – it’s not yet another copy of the Marvel/DC house styles, there’s no danger of mistaking the characters for each other, and you’ve been able to keep up a grinding pace of work for years.
For the sake of the fans, please reconsider.
That’s my first question, too. I mean, if I don’t like a comic, I don’t keep reading it. There’s lots of comics over the years that I’ve stopped reading.
But Skin Horse? I’ve been reading it for roughly 10 years. I’ve read through the archives literally hundreds of times, and I never get tired of it. I’ve gone without sleep because I was too engrossed in the story to quit reading!
Exactly! I’m hoping that this is just to “let the heart grow fonder” As much as I like discussing the comics with folks here maybe we should do without the comments section.
I love Nera’s Companion Cube outfit.