Sorry for the Spot today so soon after the last, but my dog Apollo was recently attacked by a pit bull immediately after returning home from vacation. He’s doing okay, but I will need some extra time for a few days. Next arc after this should start on Friday
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Now I’ll laugh every time I watch the Superman movie.
I already laughed at that movie
She has a very good point
Its ok Rick don’t worry about it.
LOL Sorry for the Spot?
Sorry that was just funny for some reason.
Spot’s something different and very funny.
“Must… retain… feminism…”
One of the best lines ever written.
Except for the fact that it makes absolutely no sense. Why does she find it difficult to retain her belief in gender equality because she finds Superdog hunky? I can only assume that both you and Rick are people who believe that feminism and misandry are the same thing.
Or its a joke about the common portrayal of the feminist in movies.
Or how some of the more radical members of the movement actually think…
I can go along with that.
Yeah It’s more what enty said; most of the time it looks like feminism = “good/better without a man” which is not the extent of the movement but is almost always the shorthand when trying to make a strong female character in a story (which then one writer seems to invariably turn around: oh she thought she was good without a man but she needs one after all, ohh strawman argument ohh)
Jane Austen?
Jane Austen played it out!
oh lolol, that’s sort of… perfect!
lol I love Stripes face in all the bottom panels
take as much time as you need with your own pet first, all your fans I think will understand the need.
But fun comic poking fun at the old Superman movies, very nicely done.
Hey, I would drop everything right now if it were my dog. And those pit bulls can be nasty! our neighbor has one that bit his arm, and chases me!
Pits are like every other dog breed–you have your well-behaved dogs and you have your problem dogs. In most cases, it’s the owners who are at fault for poor training, lack of training, or deliberately making the dog a vicious animal. My brother has a pit that we rescued–poor thing was abandoned and starving. He’s one of the sweetest dogs I’ve ever met, and only wants to love you. My mother-in-law, on the other hand, has a long haired chihuahua–that dog I won’t turn my back on. It’s already bitten three people, and all she says is, “Oh, well, they shouldn’t have aggravated her.”
They’re like every other breed–up to a point. Pit bulls have inverted instincts compared to other dogs; most dogs are assertive/aggressive when there are other dogs outside their territory and curious/cautious when they’re inside, but for pit bulls it’s usually the other way around. Most people who own pit bulls don’t understand this or prepare for it, usually because they’re gentle with people/animals they’re familiar with.
Sorry to hear your dog got attacked. pit bulls are terriers and terriers of all types are prone to going after or even attacking other dogs and small animals. Hunting smaller and sometimes larger animals was what these terriers and bull dogs were bred for. Of course there is a big variation with pit bulls due to breeding so you have the ones that are just fine with other animals and the ones that try to hunt any animal that moves.
ok what is the problem in P.B.S spot is him
WHAT? only two thousand miles per hour?
*pshhh* Everyone knows true romance can be acieved at only 3,000 miles per hour….GAWD
Wrong. It’s over 9000!
that is correct.
Geez, you’re both wrong. That’s over 9000 DEGREES. With a Barrel Roll!
That’d be more of a corkscrew than a barrel roll, no?
They are not even traveling at 2 raditz per hour!
How DARE they!? Ugh, I’d write a terrible review for this movie, but this ain’t a movie. Also it’s Housepets!, I can’t do such an… an… I can’t even say how horrible that’d be! This sin is ineffable!
wow 7 people in 2 mins
Oh, this should be interesting, I’m always game for a good parody.
make it 8…
Excuse me, are you counting the number of people making comments?
when i refreshed there was no one when i posted there was 7
I think he’s counting the number of people who made comments before 12:03… and he counted wrong twice.
It could have still been romantic if she just looked with out screaming.
It’s kinda hard to keep your eyes open or your mouth shut at those speeds…
Oh that Spot!
One does sort of wonder why Lois Lane was so interested in Superman after he dropped her while they were flying together.
“But honey, I just saved an orphanage today. Doesn’t that earn me a second date?”
“Did you drop them from ten thousand feet “just for fun” too?”
Well Margot Kidder was crazy
Oh my God, best wishes to your dog.
Everything would look like a blur at that speed. Hooray for cartoon physics!
I can show you the world, shining, shimmering, splen- *vomits*
*giggles* That’s one of my shower songs. :B
Alright, that’s it… there’s no way you would’ve said that just for the sake of saying that. What sort of hidden message are you sending there? Assassinating the Prime Minister of Malaysia? What is the meaning of toomss?
Makes me wonder what the rest are.
If they follow the same vein, probably “The Circle of Life” and “Be our Guest”
To be honest, “The Circle of Life” is one of my own.
I was belting out some Gilbert and Sullivan in the shower last week… didn’t realize my roommate was home at the time.
I can see Dissension doing that too.
I am the very model of a squirrely individual
I’ve information nuts, legumes, tasty grains and cereal
I know the best of spots to harvest victuals agronomical
And hide them safely in my tree, a bounty most botanical
*…slow clap*
I’m actually tempted to try to finish this song
It’s hard to keep it from degenerating into a bunch of terrible puns by Filbert and Sullegume.
Gah, utter tripe >.<
After performing in my local G&S society for about 3 years, I can't stand the stuff… Though I can't help but sing along when I hear some… Bloody catchy tonic-dominant music :/
…. what….
You seem more like an “In the Jungle” type of person to me
Oh i just~Can’t~WAIT!~To Be King!
That’s a fair point.
At some point every reader came to understand this. So no worries. I hope your dog recovers well.
Also, other titles that would have worked :
“A Spot of Romance” or “Romance on the Spot”
See what I did there?
i this how they met? really?
Stripe was in dire peril from one of Spot’s nemesises (suffering succotash) and Spot rescued her!
As told by peanut
I doubt he got any help from Grape on this one.
Peanut should show his comic to the ferrets so that they can make a movie out of it!
They’d probably make a movie out of Grape’s fanfic…
In two parts!
The second part being a musical just for the heck of it!
If somehow the ferrets stumble upon King’s journal of his whole life (if he wrote one) that would be a Blockbuster hit!
That… would be an interesting way for Fox to find out who King is…
And it would probably make him less likely to end his friendship with king than simply hearing about it…
I would watch that movie
This kinda sums up superhero romance to a ‘T.’
I hope Apollo gets better, Rick. Take that lady and her pit bull down. ; P
Here’s wishing Apollo a safe and speedy recovery.
How speedy?
At 2,000 MPH
Hey babe, take a walk on wild side!
And, uh, laugh in the face of danger?
I’m so sorry for apollo, rick!
We understand, now take the time you need.
No worries Rick take your time, Apollo is one tough pooch he can handle anything!
^^
I didn’t know to do it over the weekend.
http://www.housepetscomic.com/2011/11/25/giving-thanks/comment-page-1/#comment-90647
Spot: “The female species, such an enigma…”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNZSXnrbs_k
Actually, it was this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9N5wK42560
Yeah, but I figured you already knew that…
Awwwww…. Poor Apollo! I’m sorry. What breed is he?
Be sure to take good care of him.
I see Peanut is improving.
I agree! I do kind of wonder if Grape is reading/suggesting over his shoulder again, but this is great. Witty jokes and not making Spot the perfect boyfriend from the start.
As much as I like King, I want a dog like Peanut! (King would probably bite your face off if you tried to hug him anyway)
Attcked by a pit bull?
Well that’s…………….random.
Hey, at least it wasn’t a bull pit!
1st panel: St. Louis Arc? I should know, probably
Derp-a-derp-a-herp. Lower left.
I notice that the characters of the “Spot” comics are becoming more active in romance. What’s that say about Peanut?
Age, possibly? He could be drifting from his old state of mind to that of an adult, passionate one.
Or he just thinks it would be fun, it’s Peanut after all.
Tell apollo get well soon! and tell that pit bull to watch himself at night…
Somehow this instantly reminded me of the Imaginate, too! arc, when Spot carried the lioness princess from danger. It was supposed to be a romantic rescue but we all know how that turned out.
Also lucky thing you didn’ show the part where they hit an insect cuz whit that speed… well THAT wouldn’t be an ordinary bullet.
I’m very sorry to hear about your dog, hope it’s recovery is swift and easy.
Also I laughed really hard at this one “two thousand miles an hour”, bwahahahah
“This relationship is moving too fast!” rofl
And don’t worry Rick. Take good care of Apollo.
Funny strip, also I’m sorry about your dog.
all of us unterstand thats Rick and i must say i like the strip from spot and stripe long time nothing but that’s is great.
Windburn. XD
One question… When I see travel montages, WHY DOES IT ALWAYS HAVE TO BE THE ST. LOUIS ARCH, THE EIFFEL TOWER, AND THE TAJ MAHAL?! XDDDD
Because it’s in the Cliche Romance Manual.
Because the Big Ben clock tower was de-romanticized by J. M. Barry, Notre Dame by Victor Hugo, the Statue of Liberty by Don Bluth… must I really go on?
Eeek.
No worries, Rick, we all understand. Hope Apollo gets better soon!
hope your doge gets better i’ll be praying
Spot (superdog’s) face in the third panel.
That is all.
Seconded
Thirded
Hehe, I always thought it was kinda rude of superheroes to do that to normal people, or take them into the upper stratosphere. I mean a normal person (or a cat) could catch a cold like that.
You cannot pick up viruses from low temperature, and it’s extremely unlikely that you’d run into any in the stratosphere…
You seem to be smart wolf person
I just wanted to point out it would not be good for ones body. If not the cold (virus), then the frostbite and the lack of oxygen would surely do the trick.
This is true, heartburn
iiiii can shoooow you the world!
Shining shimmering spleeendoor!
What’s up with all the romance lately? Is it me or Did Rick find a new girlfriend or something?
Well, I believe last arc had been in the works for quite a while, and as they said above, this one really only reflects on Peanut. “A bit of Spot and Bat-Bat”, well, there’s not much of spot for Bat-Bat to dislike, is there? and the strip before that, well, Fido and Sabrina go way back
Romance used to be a significant chunk of this comic way back when; I just thought I’d get back to some more of that
So was orange soda… what happened to orange soda?
ask again around New Year’s
I wouldn’t say orange soda was ever a significant part of the comic.
Perhaps not, but it’s still funny.
hope everything goes well with your dog – maybe you can develop a vet/cone ark after this
Ouch man, sorry about your dog. Hope he get’s better.
Romance doesn’t work at Mach 3. One has to wonder what Lois Lane was put through flying with Supes like that.
Spot went by the Arch? Maybe that’s why a ship decided to blow its horn right behind us when we were playing there over the summer tour–it was saying hi to him. :3 (Honestly, we thought it came from the trombones.)
I hope your dog gets better, Rick {:(
I had a dog named Apollo. We had to give him to someone else though. I hope he gets well soon.
Another Big Mouth comic ROFLMAO
Perhaps we’ll finally learn why Spot is into dogs who are dead ringers for cats.
Because Peanut is attracted to cats (namely Grape) and Spot is Peanut basically. I don’t think there’s going to be an explanation beyond that really.
Yeah, Stripe’s a Grape expy of course but I’m not sure if Peanut is exclusively into cats (he’s dating Tarot and he cares for her).
I didn’t mean to imply that he didn’t care for Tarot or that he was only into cats, just that he is and that is the reason Spot is dating Stripe (who is as you said an expy for Grape).
Yay! France!
(okay, just a cliché, but still!)
1st time leaving a comment evar:
And I am sure the owner of the pit said how shocked they were that it was such a gentile loving dog… it must have been your dog that antagonized it!
Pitbull owners are strange.
Hope your dog mends quick.
Um, no jerk owners are strange. I have pits and neither attack other animals, in fact they live with cats that beat them up regularly. I also don’t let them run off leash or uncontrolled because dogs are predators and terriers are prone to attacking other animals because that’s what they’ve been selectively bred for for hundreds of years.
Wait, are you calling the pitbull a jerk, or the owner a jerk?
They’ve got to be more fluffy
I think he just needs more time to draw baily and king…thats what this is……(i am sorry for your dog btw, my dogs have been attacked as well) But im just saying i THINK he is building up tension……
lol thats funny abit ples no comint on my grammier i just have bad grammer
Very cute comic, Rick. I feel sorry for you dog though.
Best wishes to your pup.
Disappointing a bit to me how few people give their condolences.
I’d imagine your pets are somewhat inspiration for the comic, and probably great emotional support and personal pleasure.
I hope your doggy friend recovers quickly!
I never had a wounded dog, but if my rabbit got hurt I would feel pretty bad.
Stripe’s screaming is so powerful it went between the panels o.o
I think pit bulls are banned over on this side of the world.
Hope your doggy gets better. <3
Hey, Peanuts getting pretty good at delivering the punchline in his little comics.
heh, comic within a comic, comiception
I’m listening to “A Whole New World” while reading this strip.
That’s a awesome song
Sup everybody!!!! this is my first time commenting yay ;D anyways, i happened across this comic like 3 days ago and i instantly fell in love with it; read all of the archives in one day. keep what up what your doing Rick, and i’m sorry about your dog, i hope Apollo mends quickly =)
Welcome, good sir!
thanks very much volkoseba! its good to be here =-)
How is the Taj Mahal romantic? It’s a crypt.
…perhaps because it was built by the Shah of the Mughal Empire in memory of his third wife? (I’m sure he loved his 3rd wife very much if he did this for her…)
If you notice, spot gets slightly angrier as panel moves on.
If you don’t notice, it still happens.
sorry that was a typo. its supposed to be “Keep up what you’re doing Rick…” ^_^
The moment. Stripe just butchered it. Adorably. And justifiably.