the worst thins about Bino’s prank is that he knew it’d work only on a complete stranger. Meaning that either Bino never gives a gift or that no-one would trust a gift from him.
Doesn’t this make him an even worse character than we know?
Even presuming a triple Christmas strip, we’re down to twenty panels for the arc if it concludes with Christmas – so what do you think is going to be in those panels? Rick will certainly surprise us, but ideas are always fun.
Here are some to start:
*Fox’s, and the other dogs, reaction to Bino’s “present”.
*King admits his real identity to Fox.
*King has to deal with being covered in catnip on the way home.
*King considering “why?” – is this a second chance, a lesson, or a game?
*Kings final confrontation with Pete. Will he be grateful, upset, still not see the point, or have something to say?
*Some indication of why Pete is bothering with a single human.
*King meets another pet. Grape is suspicious, Tarot or Sabrina may already know, Fido tackled him – and they all might be interesting.
*King really realizing that – when (if) he gets back to human – he’s going to be in an even bigger mess than before.
*King deciding whether this is real. He may still think it’s a dream.
*King with a major decision. He’s been pretty passive so far. Perhaps whether or not to go back to being human?
*King giving someone a present. Perhaps Fox for an implied apology, Bino for a replay of Peanuts setup, or Fido for maximum awkwardness.
*Grape discovers Kings real identity.
If Joel stays King:
*Where does he wind up staying? With Fox? Attached to the Ferrets like Miles and the Pack?
*He gets snatched by PETA.
*Does anyone notice anything odd about him?
*How King reacts to affection – either from humans or from pets.
If King goes back to being Joel:
*How his disappearance/escape and reappearance gets explained to the police.
*Fox testifying at his trial.
*The trial outcome.
*Will Fox miss King – or recognize him in Joel later on?
Things that’d be nice to see:
*The squeaky bone fight.
*How the Joel’s kidnaping story concluded.
*King invited to a Christmas dinner.
Hm. Either way – back to human or staying King – that’s 19 already. Come, let us attempt to predict the comic and run the comments through the roof.
Can’t think of anything now but will comment on your ideas (yeah, that’s always easier X) )
1) I think that Bino’s “present” is only a prank, violent a bit, but still a prank. The consequences of catnip will be funny to watch though. As someone mentioned already meeting a cat-girl would be really interesting.
2) No doubt he will meet someone else. Grape is the first candidate, cause a new neighbor Pete bugs her that much. She have no reason to suspect King of something though. Except that he is Pete’s pet)
3) And i think nothing major will happen before Xmas. King may think about his problems, but in such a festive atmosphere he won’t have much time) Personally, on his place i’d forgot all the troubles and just spend time having fun.
4) All sorts of things could happen to King, but not much to Joel. Nothing but trial comes to mind, the results of which are kind of predictable anyway. Humans obviously don’t play a big part in the stories. So we’ll just get rid of King this way. And everyone loves him, am i right?
5) The Farthest Adventures of Spot anyone, lol?
Btw, didn’t meant to offend anyone with my last (deleted) post, i’ll be more careful from now on. ^_^*
Everybody have said this already, but I guess one more doesn’t hurt: THIS COMIC IS AWESOME!!!! I reallt hope Joel stays King, thst would be soooooooo perfect… anyway, I guess we can’t have all we want… or can we? Well, I surely hope so, Watching King become Joel again would be so dissappointing… at least for me. Is it me or King has had developed some kind of childish crush for Fox???
I think it’s more “I was despairing and depressed and I’ve found a mentor and a friend who is bringing some fun back into my life”.
Most people who are drowning in misery will clutch at anyone who offers them a hand up.
Now, will Joel work up the courage to risk that by telling Fox who he is, or will he continue to have the feeling that he may be unworthy of friendship gnawing at him? Risk a lot of pain, or settle for a smaller ongoing one? Either way would be a valid decision.
And a Bad Dog wouldn’t care if anyone said they were a Good Dog, so simply asking is a strong indication…
And you are going by “Toboe”…
Ergo, if you are a dog (and on the internet who can tell?) you must be a Good Dog, and Santa will Rick will doubtless leave a regular supply of new Housepets comics online for you next year…
But that means that – if anything happens to Housepets or it goes on Hiatus or some such – it must obviously be all your fault. See how much responsibility you have now?
*Pumping it up with a bicycle pump after somehow sealing it? Perhaps 80 pounds per square inch. Still enough to cause serious injuries. Fortunately, sealing a box effectively is very difficult.
*Evolving gas in a sealed container? More than that.. People have been seriously injured by flying champagne corks – and all that involves is sugar water, yeast, and time.
*Rigging it with a pressurized gas cartridge like a cartridge-powered BB Gun? Just like a BB Gun, enough to inflict serious injury.
*Using an explosive charge? Enough to level the building. Depending on the agent used, a fraction of an ounce can be enough to kill.
Fortunately, this is a comic strip, or Bino would quite likely have maimed or killed himself trying to rig up such a device and Joel/King could easily be being rushed to surgery and permanently blinded if he wasn’t dead.
Poor King that Catnip bomb explosion is one big owie, curse you Bino!!ಠ_ಠ Housepets is getting better and better! Gotta love King’s expression in the last panel btw lol!!
Rick needs to make this into a live action cartoon show for Cartoon Network or something that would be awesome to watch! But who will be the perfect voice cast for the characters?!! ಠ_ʘ
Well, that is a pretty nasty thing to do to someone else’s guest. Once upon a time, that sort of breach of hospitality led to feuds, formal duels, and minor wars.
rofl, Bino is such a prick xD
the worst thins about Bino’s prank is that he knew it’d work only on a complete stranger. Meaning that either Bino never gives a gift or that no-one would trust a gift from him.
Doesn’t this make him an even worse character than we know?
Even presuming a triple Christmas strip, we’re down to twenty panels for the arc if it concludes with Christmas – so what do you think is going to be in those panels? Rick will certainly surprise us, but ideas are always fun.
Here are some to start:
*Fox’s, and the other dogs, reaction to Bino’s “present”.
*King admits his real identity to Fox.
*King has to deal with being covered in catnip on the way home.
*King considering “why?” – is this a second chance, a lesson, or a game?
*Kings final confrontation with Pete. Will he be grateful, upset, still not see the point, or have something to say?
*Some indication of why Pete is bothering with a single human.
*King meets another pet. Grape is suspicious, Tarot or Sabrina may already know, Fido tackled him – and they all might be interesting.
*King really realizing that – when (if) he gets back to human – he’s going to be in an even bigger mess than before.
*King deciding whether this is real. He may still think it’s a dream.
*King with a major decision. He’s been pretty passive so far. Perhaps whether or not to go back to being human?
*King giving someone a present. Perhaps Fox for an implied apology, Bino for a replay of Peanuts setup, or Fido for maximum awkwardness.
*Grape discovers Kings real identity.
If Joel stays King:
*Where does he wind up staying? With Fox? Attached to the Ferrets like Miles and the Pack?
*He gets snatched by PETA.
*Does anyone notice anything odd about him?
*How King reacts to affection – either from humans or from pets.
If King goes back to being Joel:
*How his disappearance/escape and reappearance gets explained to the police.
*Fox testifying at his trial.
*The trial outcome.
*Will Fox miss King – or recognize him in Joel later on?
Things that’d be nice to see:
*The squeaky bone fight.
*How the Joel’s kidnaping story concluded.
*King invited to a Christmas dinner.
Hm. Either way – back to human or staying King – that’s 19 already. Come, let us attempt to predict the comic and run the comments through the roof.
Can’t think of anything now but will comment on your ideas (yeah, that’s always easier X) )
1) I think that Bino’s “present” is only a prank, violent a bit, but still a prank. The consequences of catnip will be funny to watch though. As someone mentioned already meeting a cat-girl would be really interesting.
2) No doubt he will meet someone else. Grape is the first candidate, cause a new neighbor Pete bugs her that much. She have no reason to suspect King of something though. Except that he is Pete’s pet)
3) And i think nothing major will happen before Xmas. King may think about his problems, but in such a festive atmosphere he won’t have much time) Personally, on his place i’d forgot all the troubles and just spend time having fun.
4) All sorts of things could happen to King, but not much to Joel. Nothing but trial comes to mind, the results of which are kind of predictable anyway. Humans obviously don’t play a big part in the stories. So we’ll just get rid of King this way. And everyone loves him, am i right?
5) The Farthest Adventures of Spot anyone, lol?
Btw, didn’t meant to offend anyone with my last (deleted) post, i’ll be more careful from now on. ^_^*
King meets the wolf family and learns about what a wild “free” animal is all about.
Everybody have said this already, but I guess one more doesn’t hurt: THIS COMIC IS AWESOME!!!! I reallt hope Joel stays King, thst would be soooooooo perfect… anyway, I guess we can’t have all we want… or can we? Well, I surely hope so, Watching King become Joel again would be so dissappointing… at least for me. Is it me or King has had developed some kind of childish crush for Fox???
I think it’s more “I was despairing and depressed and I’ve found a mentor and a friend who is bringing some fun back into my life”.
Most people who are drowning in misery will clutch at anyone who offers them a hand up.
Now, will Joel work up the courage to risk that by telling Fox who he is, or will he continue to have the feeling that he may be unworthy of friendship gnawing at him? Risk a lot of pain, or settle for a smaller ongoing one? Either way would be a valid decision.
heh, It looks like Bino finally got his catnip bomb to work from last year. >83
Hey blue, you late on this issue
quite late.
Dun Dun Dunnnn
Daww, King’s a good dog after all. =3
*Sniff* No one’s ever told [i]me[/i] that.
Well it is Christmas…
And a Bad Dog wouldn’t care if anyone said they were a Good Dog, so simply asking is a strong indication…
And you are going by “Toboe”…
Ergo, if you are a dog (and on the internet who can tell?) you must be a Good Dog, and Santa will Rick will doubtless leave a regular supply of new Housepets comics online for you next year…
But that means that – if anything happens to Housepets or it goes on Hiatus or some such – it must obviously be all your fault. See how much responsibility you have now?
Wait i just notice in the last pannle.
how much pressher can be in a box?
Depends on what you use to provide it;
*Pumping it up with a bicycle pump after somehow sealing it? Perhaps 80 pounds per square inch. Still enough to cause serious injuries. Fortunately, sealing a box effectively is very difficult.
*Evolving gas in a sealed container? More than that.. People have been seriously injured by flying champagne corks – and all that involves is sugar water, yeast, and time.
*Rigging it with a pressurized gas cartridge like a cartridge-powered BB Gun? Just like a BB Gun, enough to inflict serious injury.
*Using an explosive charge? Enough to level the building. Depending on the agent used, a fraction of an ounce can be enough to kill.
Fortunately, this is a comic strip, or Bino would quite likely have maimed or killed himself trying to rig up such a device and Joel/King could easily be being rushed to surgery and permanently blinded if he wasn’t dead.
Awruu
I knew he couldn’t be all that dull and evil 
ah, so bino figured out the set up for the boom device. least he shows some brain cells
Which were probably lost in the resulting concussion wave from the explosion
TOTAL FACIAL!
lol, I love the classic soot-covered face.
Poor King that Catnip bomb explosion is one big owie, curse you Bino!!ಠ_ಠ Housepets is getting better and better! Gotta love King’s expression in the last panel btw lol!!
Rick needs to make this into a live action cartoon show for Cartoon Network or something that would be awesome to watch! But who will be the perfect voice cast for the characters?!! ಠ_ʘ
That is the cutest little Corgi ever. Fox looks like he’s about to start a fight. And how.
Well, that is a pretty nasty thing to do to someone else’s guest. Once upon a time, that sort of breach of hospitality led to feuds, formal duels, and minor wars.
BAMfor a secound i thought he was black from burn marks O_O but then i noticed the *nip* xD (oh and YAY first post here
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Fox looks like Bino is about to get his face inverted
Why is Bino allowed in the good dgs club???
ZING!
Because he’s a co-founder with his brother Fido.