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2014-03-13

by shaenon on March 13, 2014 at 12:01 am
Chapter: My Brother Sam Is Dead
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  1. Paul
    March 13, 2014, 12:06 am | # | Reply

    Wait, is Artie is a shirt from when he worked at Mell’s school?

    • Norman
      March 14, 2014, 12:00 am | # | Reply

      I do believe it is!

    • oneuniverse2
      March 14, 2014, 11:22 am | # | Reply

      Did he work with Mel in a cave in that series, too?

      • tpmanw
        March 14, 2014, 2:53 pm | # | Reply

        No, that was another teacher.

  2. Jay Eff
    March 13, 2014, 12:09 am | # | Reply

    Tip can’t handle The Funk.

    • The Ponytrician
      March 13, 2014, 12:35 am | # | Reply

      He’s just a bit scents-ative.

      • Martin Hooper
        March 13, 2014, 12:40 am | # | Reply

        *Groan* Good one!

        • The Ponytrician
          March 13, 2014, 2:01 am | # | Reply

          Given the nature of the strip, I suspect that ‘smell’ puns are going to be the odour of the day~

          It’s only to be expected that many readers will find such wordplay rather pun-gent.

          • Andy4Hire
            March 13, 2014, 1:06 pm | #

            Well, this strip *is* ripe for that kind of treatment….

          • reynard61
            March 13, 2014, 11:38 pm | #

            *insert moldy-oldie “raising a stink” joke here*

  3. Hydrargyrum
    March 13, 2014, 12:21 am | # | Reply

    I posted this on the previous strip but a new strip came up, before the comment made it through moderation. I think it’s still noteworthy and it seems unlikely anyone will see it on yesterday’s strip comments, so I’ve posted it again.

    This picture from the 2014 Iditarod sled race reminded me _so much_ of the Dead Dogs storyline:
    http://inapcache.boston.com/universal/site_graphics/blogs/bigpicture/iditarod_2014/bp6.jpg
    If the Boston Globe doesn’t allow the direct link to the picture, try this link to the full article:
    http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2014/03/2014_iditarod_trail_dog_sled_race.html#photo6

    • Jeffrey C. Wells
      March 14, 2014, 8:44 pm | # | Reply

      Sorry, Hydrargyrum. I didn’t see your comments in the moderation queue until today. :L I think the system just choked on the links. Hopefully future posts from you won’t have that problem!

      In the meantime, great picture! I did some Iditarod reading when preparing for that story, and I’m glad it evoked the same feeling in you.

  4. Martin Hooper
    March 13, 2014, 12:28 am | # | Reply

    I think they are just happy to be out alive actually… 😀

  5. bunkle
    March 13, 2014, 12:53 am | # | Reply

    *I* went to Malcolm X Elementary.

    • bunkle
      March 13, 2014, 12:57 am | # | Reply

      Was Mel’s school Malcolm X? Must be a different school as *my* Malcom X elementary is a 4-6 grade elementary. (There are no K-6 elementaries in my home town; just several K-3 and several 4-6. We like to keep the kids uncomfortable and unsettled.)

  6. Eddurd
    March 13, 2014, 6:49 am | # | Reply

    (TUNE: “Hotel California”, The Eagles)

    On an airstrip in Colma,
    In a V-22 …
    Fresh smell of Doritos,
    Overpowered by poo!
    Here come Artie and Ginny,
    Man, their day has been hard!
    Now they’re dripping with some nastiness,
    And reciting The Bard!

    Artie speaks from The Tempest,
    (It’s Scene One of Act Four,
    Right when Stephano’s sneaking
    In through Prospero’s door) …
    Nick replies, “What da feather
    Are you talking about?”
    Doctor Lee is high on endorphins,
    Listen to her shout …

     ”We crawled through a hole in California!”
     Quoting Shakespeare plays …
     Here’s a bag of Lay’s!
     Glad that we’re out of the hole in California!
     Now we’re eating chips,
      While our clothing drips …

    • Andrew
      March 13, 2014, 8:53 am | # | Reply

      And then comes the 5 minute guitar solo while Tip desperately finds an air refresher that can eliminate sewer odor. At this point, this might be the job for Questionable Content’s Hannelore.

      • oneuniverse2
        March 14, 2014, 11:25 am | # | Reply

        She plays the drums and would turn green from the odor. :\

    • daibhidc
      March 13, 2014, 2:53 pm | # | Reply

      Applause!

    • Sheik
      March 13, 2014, 4:24 pm | # | Reply

      More! More!

  7. jdreyfuss
    March 13, 2014, 10:12 am | # | Reply

    So if Artie and Dr. Lee are Stephano and Trinculo, does that make KT Caliban and Sewer Santa Prospero? Kind of sucks for Prospero in this version.

    • rasufelle
      March 13, 2014, 1:09 pm | # | Reply

      There is only one Caliban in Shaenon’s continuity, you know that.

      • oneuniverse2
        March 14, 2014, 11:27 am | # | Reply

        So we’re doing “Highlander” references now?

  8. Shadowmehr
    March 13, 2014, 8:11 pm | # | Reply

    High culture, meet bacterial culture. And both contained in digital culture.

    Hopefully his brain tank is sealed against whatever they bring in with them.

  9. Knuckles
    January 25, 2022, 2:32 pm | # | Reply

    This is just like an average post-science bonding night for them.

    Except it’s sewage fluid instead of machine fluid.

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