If it’s not Mirror-Some-Other-Mutant-Gerbil—there were a lot of ’em running around at one point in the lab with Artie. (See? I did finally read my “Narbonic” books!”
Even if he did, he was Sergio’s teacher for a single day, circa 25 years ago (from Sergio’s perspective), and hadn’t seen him at all in the intervening time.
Ever since Shaenon made that chart saying Skin Horse “doesn’t have that much gayness”, I have a feeling she’s been making a constant effort to correct that
It’s a Shaenon-style gerbil anyway. The slight resemblance between such and actual gerbils was lampshaded several times in-strip during the run of Narbonic. Is this the first Skin Horse gerbil though?
So, Mirror Artie defaults to gerbil form in public while Our Artie defaults to human form? Of course, to non-Narbonic readers, this could just be some random rodent. (And slightly-too-obsessive Narbonic readers might think it’s Dana….)
Wow. When alt-Tip said “the boss” was obviously alt-Sergio, I chuckled inside, but also kind of felt let down at the lost joke opportunities but this! This should be the new example for the “Brick Joke”. The best part is stochastic prediction was Artie’s trick and gave me a sense of deja-vu but if you’re stuck in an iron-lung, are one of the smartest people in the world and were king of the crazies, why not get good at it? Can’t say we weren’t warned
So glad to see a gerbil, here… can operatic silverfish and Cuddle Cobras be far behind?
Speaking of gerbils, has anyone done an Artie version of the Hampster Dance? You know, the *real* reason the Internet was invented?
I’ve been waiting for something like this since the end of Narbonic. Since a) Sergio ends up with a husband, b) Sergio and Artie appear to be sitting next to each other in the flash forward in the penultimate panel in Narbonic, and c) they’d be fricking perfect for each other, I’ve been convinced those two are going to end up married. Both characters are good (relatively speaking) people struggling to deal with the madness surrounding them, too smart to find any real peers, and desperate to find someone who can actually understand them. Yeah, that’s not much to go on, but I feel like there have been deliberate hints in the comic that it’s going to happen.
Okay, so it turns out whoever called it being Mirror Artie was right. Congrats.
If it’s not Mirror-Some-Other-Mutant-Gerbil—there were a lot of ’em running around at one point in the lab with Artie. (See? I did finally read my “Narbonic” books!”
Artie was the only one who was could transform into a human, though.
Has he transformed? Alt-Sergio could still be lying in that iron lung…we can’t see him in frame, and Alt-gerbil (whoever) says he built it for *him*…
Pretty sure the other gerbils has an unstable “Flowers for Algernon” type of thing going on with their mutation. It’s been years, though.
“Had”. Stupid phone.
…Mirror-Dana?
That was me. (Possibly also others.) Although really, it was process of elimination after all of the better guesses were taken/disproved. 😀
I knew it I knew it I knew it!
Happy dance time!
Gerbil-Artie! I’ve been wondering if he was ever going to show up in his original shape.
He’s every bit as sinister as Sherlock Holmes’ nemesis Maori Artie.
I don’t think Andrew Scott would fit in that costume.
Helen could make him fit!
Even though I am impressed by that pun,it is very bad pun.
Ogden you need to go into “time out”,please stand in the corner,
:>D
.. he doesnt look New Zealandish… but he is from the mirror universe. Mirror Artie. Or is that a stretch…
That’s a really impressive pun.
Crossing the student-teacher relationship line?! ARTIE NOOOO
…unless this Artie never did the time travel thing, in which case, carry on.
Even if he did, he was Sergio’s teacher for a single day, circa 25 years ago (from Sergio’s perspective), and hadn’t seen him at all in the intervening time.
Oh crap, I never noticed /this/ was /that/ Sergio!
I can truly say I was not expecting this
I WAS! OMG ARTIE!
Artie! And in his gerbil form. Dang when he’s not drop dead sexy he’s so dang cute!
OK, did not see that coming. Hi, mirror!Artie!
Digging the young Frankenstein reference.
Yes! Yes! Say it!
Couldn’t help him with his hump, huh?
Is he using his little ergonomic keyboard to control the base?
AWWWWWWWWWW
I take it as the guy in there is comatose and incommunicado…at least till tomorrow’s strip.
So wait, is there a defunct mirror!Sergio in there, with gerbil!Artie putting words in his voder? Or was that Artie’s human form all along?
At last revealed – the gerbil behind the curtain!
Pay no attention to that (insert creature) behind the curtain! The great OZ commands it!
Ever since Shaenon made that chart saying Skin Horse “doesn’t have that much gayness”, I have a feeling she’s been making a constant effort to correct that
Wait, what? Can you post the link to that?
http://skin-horse.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/2009-09-27.jpg
Thanks!
Wait, that’s a gerbil? o_O
Yep. Gerbils have long tails, hamsters don’t.
I mean, it’s also a superintelligent, bioengineered product of mad science, so.
Well, he’s too small to be a tree kangaroo.
It’s a Shaenon-style gerbil anyway. The slight resemblance between such and actual gerbils was lampshaded several times in-strip during the run of Narbonic. Is this the first Skin Horse gerbil though?
Wasn’t knocking the art-style by the way (at least, didn’t mean to), just seemed more ‘mouse-like’
So, Mirror Artie defaults to gerbil form in public while Our Artie defaults to human form? Of course, to non-Narbonic readers, this could just be some random rodent. (And slightly-too-obsessive Narbonic readers might think it’s Dana….)
Artie was human during the Colma mission on the first day of this story.
http://skin-horse.com/comic/current-pc-2/
Y’know, in retrospect, all the animals carrying signs to answer questions was a bit of foreshadowing for this . . .
Wow. When alt-Tip said “the boss” was obviously alt-Sergio, I chuckled inside, but also kind of felt let down at the lost joke opportunities but this! This should be the new example for the “Brick Joke”. The best part is stochastic prediction was Artie’s trick and gave me a sense of deja-vu but if you’re stuck in an iron-lung, are one of the smartest people in the world and were king of the crazies, why not get good at it? Can’t say we weren’t warned
So glad to see a gerbil, here… can operatic silverfish and Cuddle Cobras be far behind?
Speaking of gerbils, has anyone done an Artie version of the Hampster Dance? You know, the *real* reason the Internet was invented?
The short answer is yes. It should be somewhere in the Narbonic archives.
So that’s why the ‘reveal’ of Sergio wasn’t that dramatic!
I’ve been waiting for something like this since the end of Narbonic. Since a) Sergio ends up with a husband, b) Sergio and Artie appear to be sitting next to each other in the flash forward in the penultimate panel in Narbonic, and c) they’d be fricking perfect for each other, I’ve been convinced those two are going to end up married. Both characters are good (relatively speaking) people struggling to deal with the madness surrounding them, too smart to find any real peers, and desperate to find someone who can actually understand them. Yeah, that’s not much to go on, but I feel like there have been deliberate hints in the comic that it’s going to happen.
I KNEW IT