Not particularly, given how much room there was for growth to begin with. It’s hard to take a multidimensional character and flesh them out as much as a one dimensional character, given both have enough screen time for character growth.
When I’m with the droid
We’ve our minds set on higher things
And when I’m with the droid
I’ll bite Moustachio’s brows and springs
So now I think I can,
Leave the girl cobras that I snub.
Moustachio says “ruffian”,
But I’ll ask her to see Fight Club.
Oh, come on!
Everybody knows “service” means “joy”,
Just like tube socks come made of black corduroy.
But the more I crawl through them the more I see,
I’m a moody snake called Alfie.
Actually, since Moustachio is the oldest boy on this particular mission, it should be up to him to talk to Alfie about “the wonderful world of the libido,” as Dave Davenport once put it.
I don’t know why, but I had this sudden realization on this strip that it would be incredibly confusing for someone who’d never read any others. I mean, look at it. I think we’re all at least a little bit insane for understanding what’s going on…
Alfie, m’boy, you are not about higher anything at this point.
I don’t know if Bubbles needs to give him a hug or a smack, but she definitely needs to look him in the eye and say (or maybe write out on a sign with her vocabulary issues) that she’s not interested. Blunt honesty would have at least a 45%-50% chance of getting through the hormones addling his brain at this stage.
“It’s mine, you understand? Mine! All mine! Get back in there! Down, down, down! Go, go, go! Mine, mine, mine! Mwa-ha-ha-ha!” —Daffy Duck, “Ali Baba Bunny.”
something tells me whatever mad scientist that made the cobras didnt quite get the hormones balanced
Nah, they’re right. He’s just a teenager.
A mad scientist didn’t make the cobras—at least not on purpose. They gained sentience by eating waste from the cryogenics lab.
One of these entities needs to work on their conversational skills.
And, weirdly, it’s not the one with the five-word vocabulary.
It’s six now! Bubbles added “not” to her vocabulary!
Or the one who uses the word ‘Ruffian.’
Isn’t romance beautiful?
Indubitably!
…We’re talking about Hitty and Moustachio, right?
Is this where we get ice cream?
Wait, does Moustachio even have eyebr— wait.
*checks today’s comic*
Yes.
Yes, he does.
I see that Bubbles has mastered the art of sarcasm.
Is it strange that the water cooler has gotten the most character development out of everyone in this comic?
Not particularly, given how much room there was for growth to begin with. It’s hard to take a multidimensional character and flesh them out as much as a one dimensional character, given both have enough screen time for character growth.
Especially given that Bubbles started out as only semi-sentient, at best.
Easily the best developed water cooler in anything I have read, on the internet or off.
Bubbles has GOT to meet Imogene. UnCured. Soon. With a big side order of Tigerlilly…
I want a ruffian sensor…
On average, I think it would be completely overloaded.
In which case you need something to stop the ruffians from talking—a ruffian censor if you will.
I want to be angry at that pun. I’m really trying…but I can’t.
You win today.
In panel two, the irregularity of the sock makes me think teenage cobra’s the host of a Venom symbiote…
Turtlenecks on a snake doesn’t make a good fashion statement. They stretch every time he twists his neck.
And that’s quite a stretch, since a snake is pretty much ALL neck, with a head and a tail tacked on for effect.
He’s a cobra, so he definitely hosts venom.
No irregularities there, it’s one of the “eyes” of the cobra. Browse back a few comics and you’ll see they all have that pattern.
I think Alfie might need to meet Nick.
The sarcasm from bubbles on the last panel is just brilliant.
What’s it all about, Alfie?
Tell me about the cobras…
Tune: Becoming More Like Alfie, The Divine Comedy
When I’m with the droid
We’ve our minds set on higher things
And when I’m with the droid
I’ll bite Moustachio’s brows and springs
So now I think I can,
Leave the girl cobras that I snub.
Moustachio says “ruffian”,
But I’ll ask her to see Fight Club.
Oh, come on!
Everybody knows “service” means “joy”,
Just like tube socks come made of black corduroy.
But the more I crawl through them the more I see,
I’m a moody snake called Alfie.
Hey come on!
(awesome solo)
Moustachio’s eyebrows appear to be welded on; Alfie would break his teeth trying.
Also I’m not sure Bubbles ever agreed to a relationship.
I’m pretty sure she didn’t.
Especially given that she’s already in one and we have no indication that she’s poly, as far as I remember.
Actually, since Moustachio is the oldest boy on this particular mission, it should be up to him to talk to Alfie about “the wonderful world of the libido,” as Dave Davenport once put it.
I don’t know why, but I had this sudden realization on this strip that it would be incredibly confusing for someone who’d never read any others. I mean, look at it. I think we’re all at least a little bit insane for understanding what’s going on…
A bit Mad, actually
(Either that or reality blindness hasn’t kicked in yet)
That makes it the perfect strip to share with the unsuspecting!
When I first saw Skin Horse I was intrigued by totally baffled by it. It took several weeks to understand it (or mostly understand it).
Alphie is channeling Sweetheart in panel 3….
Alfie, m’boy, you are not about higher anything at this point.
I don’t know if Bubbles needs to give him a hug or a smack, but she definitely needs to look him in the eye and say (or maybe write out on a sign with her vocabulary issues) that she’s not interested. Blunt honesty would have at least a 45%-50% chance of getting through the hormones addling his brain at this stage.
Wait… are Bubbles and U*N*I*T*Y still together?
Yes. Unity and Sweetheart were talking about it just a few strips ago.
“It’s mine, you understand? Mine! All mine! Get back in there! Down, down, down! Go, go, go! Mine, mine, mine! Mwa-ha-ha-ha!” —Daffy Duck, “Ali Baba Bunny.”