Narbonic was the first comic to really remind me of Zap and The Furry Freak Brothers and S Clay Wilson type of comics. The man killed those comics by declaring them pornography which of course no hard core porno store would carry that kind of silliness. Now with web comics creative talent can be seen again with out the constraints that mainstream media puts on the artist. I see so much cool stuff by gifted imaginations.
How many other Skin-Horse quotes would make great doormat sayings? “Vistors! Welcome to Destruction”; Beware of Gerbils/Hamsters/the coffee? I should think about this before I post, but I won’t
Ya had to get me thinking. While wallymart isn’t coming to the rescue, the phrase “Design Your Own Personalized Doormat” gets results from the interwebs. Perfect for those hard to decorate places like in front of the gun safe.
My favourite is an early one: Tip’s reaction to silverfish opera. “That was the single wierdest thing I’ve been moved to tears by in my life.” Which, oddly enough, is EXACTLY how I’d describe the resolution of “I Can Fly”.
OK, so now tomorrow I have to post a sign on my door that says “Beware of gerbils!” and when, eventually, someone asks me if I have gerbils, I’ll say, ” Oh, God no. I just don’t like the little bastards. Have you seen their shifty eyes? They’re up to something.”
Welcome to the safehouse we got des-truc-tion
We got everything you want hitty, we know the fun
We are the killbots that can find whatever you may need
If you got the buzzsaw hitty we got your disease
In the safe house, welcome to the safehouse
Watch it destroy your sha na na na na knees knees
I wanna watch you bleed
Your gravitar image Mr. Wells has always intrigued me. It appears to be the profile of a vaguely smug duck wearing an 8 quarter cap and striped muffler or boa. If it’s a known image it’s not one I’m familiar with.
Welcome to destruction, inviting you to stay
Buzzsaws cut and make you bleed, but that’s the way we play
We know your smiling cobras are very hard to please
Alfie’s adolescent, in his knee-sock without knees
In the safehouse, welcome to the safehouse
Take the serpentines…
They lack self-esteem…
These guys? Well, well, old home week. At least this explains the noise they heard earlier. One of the drones was using his ripsaw to destroy some firewood to build a nice destroying fire for new guests. They had been informed that the cobras were coming, and wanted to destroy them with open manipulators.
Careful! They might be robo-litter-mates!
I remeber theses dudes, man we haven’t seen them in forever
A really really long time. Wow.
Ha! Killobots! So happy to destroy you!
These guys! Hully Gee, I keep forgetting how long this strip has been going…
Wow. That’s a bit more than eight years ago.
“Hurry inside! We’re so eager to destroy you!”
http://skin-horse.com/comic/delicate-linen/
I am suddenly remembering the Fabulous Furry Freak brother on the plane with the mad bomber would was not quite as mad a mad bomber, as it were…
Curse the non editing! “who was not quite as mad…”.
Narbonic was the first comic to really remind me of Zap and The Furry Freak Brothers and S Clay Wilson type of comics. The man killed those comics by declaring them pornography which of course no hard core porno store would carry that kind of silliness. Now with web comics creative talent can be seen again with out the constraints that mainstream media puts on the artist. I see so much cool stuff by gifted imaginations.
Already a year and a half longer than Narbonic! Wouldn’t have guessed it. I suppose Skin Horse stories do tend to be longer.
“YOUR ‘NORMAL’ NOT HITTY NORMAL!”
If they get destroyed, Director Fancy will want it logged as break time.
That’d look great on a doormat.
How many other Skin-Horse quotes would make great doormat sayings? “Vistors! Welcome to Destruction”; Beware of Gerbils/Hamsters/the coffee? I should think about this before I post, but I won’t
I still really like “Someone keeps moving my silliness benchmark!”
My doormat says “Go Away!” I’ve always thought “Welcome” is such an invitation…
Now I think I want one that says “Destroy!”
‘Abandon hope all ye who enter here’?
Ya had to get me thinking. While wallymart isn’t coming to the rescue, the phrase “Design Your Own Personalized Doormat” gets results from the interwebs. Perfect for those hard to decorate places like in front of the gun safe.
My favourite is an early one: Tip’s reaction to silverfish opera. “That was the single wierdest thing I’ve been moved to tears by in my life.” Which, oddly enough, is EXACTLY how I’d describe the resolution of “I Can Fly”.
OK, so now tomorrow I have to post a sign on my door that says “Beware of gerbils!” and when, eventually, someone asks me if I have gerbils, I’ll say, ” Oh, God no. I just don’t like the little bastards. Have you seen their shifty eyes? They’re up to something.”
Is Skin Horse working to a finale? I’m getting a third act vibe.
I’d call this middle to late Act 2. I shan’t spoil but you’ll know when Act 3 starts.
The public already demands a fourth act and an encore!
Would you settle for a lengthy, emotional denouement?
So long as the sequel lives up to what we’ve seen so far.
Glad to hear that. The appearance of another old friend in next Monday’s strip was giving me especially strong “the End is Nigh” vibes.
The point at which the killer robots were originally introduced was the point at which I knew I was going to love this comic.
Thank you! We’re very happy to have written them.
Welcome to the safehouse we got des-truc-tion
We got everything you want hitty, we know the fun
We are the killbots that can find whatever you may need
If you got the buzzsaw hitty we got your disease
In the safe house, welcome to the safehouse
Watch it destroy your sha na na na na knees knees
I wanna watch you bleed
Ha! Can really hear this one. Thanks, Dr. Steve.
Your gravitar image Mr. Wells has always intrigued me. It appears to be the profile of a vaguely smug duck wearing an 8 quarter cap and striped muffler or boa. If it’s a known image it’s not one I’m familiar with.
It’s a cartoon ring-tailed lemur, my official favorite extant mammal. I am also partial to unicorns but I have yet to have met a nonfictional one.
https://weather.com/science/news/real-unicorn-fossil
Welcome to destruction, inviting you to stay
Buzzsaws cut and make you bleed, but that’s the way we play
We know your smiling cobras are very hard to please
Alfie’s adolescent, in his knee-sock without knees
In the safehouse, welcome to the safehouse
Take the serpentines…
They lack self-esteem…
These guys? Well, well, old home week. At least this explains the noise they heard earlier. One of the drones was using his ripsaw to destroy some firewood to build a nice destroying fire for new guests. They had been informed that the cobras were coming, and wanted to destroy them with open manipulators.
Figuratively (and culturally) speaking of course.
Dr.Lee looks frighteningly alike to nick in that third panel.
Are thise Golden flowers?
DESTROY!!!
Sooooooo,
Did the Killobots ever meet the Dalecks?
Or is this such a silly and obvious question I should now hide in shame?(not to mention copyright issues…..)
I like how panel four recontextualizes panel one: now that Hitty is sure about the murder-house vibe, she’s perfectly comfortable.