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- Tue May 09, 2023 2:57 am
- Forum: Old Comic Discussion
- Topic: 2023/05/09 - The End (For Now) (Or Is It) (Question Mark) (Dot Dot Dot)
- Replies: 97
- Views: 161508
Re: 2023/05/09 - The End (For Now) (Or Is It) (Question Mark) (Dot Dot Dot)
Oh no! Peanut is going to be a dad? Thanks for the comic, Rick. It's always nice seeing a webcomic do its run and then come to an end. Even if it wasn't perfect, there was a lot of fun to be had along the way. Your art has also come a long ways; comparing the first strips to the last ones, you can s...
- Tue Feb 14, 2023 3:30 am
- Forum: Old Comic Discussion
- Topic: 2023/02/14 - On To Stranger Pastures
- Replies: 58
- Views: 17604
Re: 2023/02/14 - On To Stranger Pastures
Here's a nice little detail, Kari has more than one tail in this page heheh Yeah, that was cute. I remember ages ago everyone always assumed he was Kitsune's avatar, as he was clearly associated with him (and the cosmic game, as Tarot clearly knew he was involved somehow) and did various magical th...
- Tue Jan 10, 2023 6:33 pm
- Forum: Old Comic Discussion
- Topic: 2023/01/10 - Just Deserts
- Replies: 44
- Views: 8579
Re: 2023/02/10 - Just Deserts
We all know what Marion and Lois will choose, but what do you think Todd will choose? I think he’ll use it to refill the food truck and then realize what he just threw away Based on what Marion & Lois have said about stuff over the course of this arc, with Lois saying she loves being a lynx and...
- Tue Sep 27, 2022 3:34 am
- Forum: Old Comic Discussion
- Topic: 2022/09/27 - Rousing Speech
- Replies: 59
- Views: 19218
Re: 2022/09/27 - Rousing Speech
Someone crit failed their saving throw.
Well, hey! He's been to Heaven before, so orientation should be a cinch!
Well, hey! He's been to Heaven before, so orientation should be a cinch!
- Tue Mar 22, 2022 2:32 am
- Forum: Old Comic Discussion
- Topic: 2022/03/22 - Nine Tail God Fist
- Replies: 30
- Views: 5443
Re: 2022/03/22 - Nine Tail God Fist
Kitsune breaking the fourth wall and changing the layout of the comic. Kitsune is such a weeb. :V
- Thu Nov 11, 2021 6:37 am
- Forum: Old Comic Discussion
- Topic: 2021/11/09 - From The Yawning Mouth Of Babes
- Replies: 35
- Views: 3842
Re: 2021/11/09 - From The Yawning Mouth Of Babes
Them mentioning the bad place reminds me of the show called "The Good Place" Fun story: Someone told me the name and the basic premise of that show (a woman ends up in heaven who doesn't belong there but tries to blend in) and my immediate reaction ended up spoiling season one (that they ...
- Sun Aug 15, 2021 10:11 pm
- Forum: Announcements & Feedback
- Topic: The Future of Housepets!
- Replies: 82
- Views: 59043
Re: The Future of Housepets!
Sounds like the present arc is going to be the end of the original "Housepets" and he's going to be rebranding and making some significant changes. I'm not too surprised; it's obvious that Rick enjoys drawing certain things from his other comics, and Housepets being SFW is very divergent f...
- Mon Apr 05, 2021 7:56 am
- Forum: Old Comic Discussion
- Topic: 2021/04/05 - The Muffin Marten
- Replies: 51
- Views: 10635
Re: 2021/04/05 - The Muffin Marten
While this is cute, it does kind of highlight just how... incomplete Breel is. He has zero survival instincts at this point. This all has weird implications for heaven. The bad parts of people go to the Bad Place, but what remains seems barely recognizable as a functional being. I mean, Peanut would...
- Fri Mar 12, 2021 10:17 am
- Forum: Old Comic Discussion
- Topic: 2021/03/12 - The Mortifying Ordeal Of Being
- Replies: 41
- Views: 9378
Re: 2021/03/12 - The Mortifying Ordeal Of Being
That hand gesture is vaguely obscene given the context.
- Fri Feb 19, 2021 1:29 am
- Forum: Old Comic Discussion
- Topic: 2021/02/19 - What Demon Is Evolving
- Replies: 64
- Views: 15278
Re: 2021/02/19 - What Demon Is Evolving
Well, it was explained that a person's good and bad parts are split upon death. Yeah, that was some five minute foreshadowing right there. Though the fact that the demon introduced himself as Breel could have been a tip-off. Of course, this also explains why people in heaven are so mellow - they're...
- Wed Feb 10, 2021 2:49 am
- Forum: Old Comic Discussion
- Topic: 2021/02/10 - First Law Of Thermodemonics
- Replies: 31
- Views: 4681
Re: 2021/02/10 - First Law Of Thermodemonics
Admittedly, she hasn't shown a lot of flashy magic(k) powers so far. But I suspect that demons are indeed dangerous, otherwise the celestials wouldn't freak out so much about one showing up on Earth.
- Mon Jan 18, 2021 10:36 pm
- Forum: Old Comic Discussion
- Topic: 2021/01/18 - Party Building Exercise
- Replies: 46
- Views: 10260
Re: 2021/01/18 - Party Building Exercise
Peanut could totally use the screen time and characterization. Plus his girlfriend is going, and she left him behind the last two times!
- Fri Dec 25, 2020 6:17 am
- Forum: Old Comic Discussion
- Topic: 2020/12/25 - Tidings Of Comfort And Joy
- Replies: 64
- Views: 14577
Re: 2020/12/25 - Tidings Of Comfort And Joy
The nonlinearity of time in Heaven means that it is possible we haven't even seen living Spring and Summer yet. Fox still doesn't have a girlfriend on Earth, and given the sort of time progression that the names imply, it seems entirely possible that the next one we meet will not be Autumn, but Spri...
- Fri Nov 27, 2020 3:36 am
- Forum: The Comic
- Topic: The Demigods, yay or nay?
- Replies: 76
- Views: 15030
Re: The Demigods, yay or nay?
The supernatural elements have been in the strip from pretty much the beginning, and it is (and has been) clear it is a major focus of the strip. The strip started on June 2, 2008. Pete showed up on November 19, with the arc starting on November 17. The telepathic dolphins showed up even before that...
- Mon Oct 12, 2020 9:39 am
- Forum: Old Comic Discussion
- Topic: 2020/10/12 - Barging Into The Broom
- Replies: 48
- Views: 22419
Re: 2020/10/12 - Barging Into The Broom
That might be because she is an emancipated pet.dr_eirik wrote: ↑Mon Oct 12, 2020 12:27 amAdditionally, she's not wearing her collar. Wonder if that's new for ECP membersHundKatzeMaus wrote: ↑Mon Oct 12, 2020 12:24 am Oh so they ARE neighbours and also seem to be close
And yes, I agree with everyone here. It's a cool outfit.
- Fri Sep 18, 2020 5:38 pm
- Forum: Old Comic Discussion
- Topic: 2020/09/18 - Watch Me Now
- Replies: 26
- Views: 4330
Re: 2020/09/18 - Watch Me Now
Sounds like Spo ran into a pickup artist and decided to try out his tricks.
It's amazing that he's actually even worse than he was before. It's no wonder he's always been so lonely - he's quite good at being repellant.
Wonder who he's going to get fobbed off on.
It's amazing that he's actually even worse than he was before. It's no wonder he's always been so lonely - he's quite good at being repellant.
Wonder who he's going to get fobbed off on.
- Fri Aug 14, 2020 12:45 am
- Forum: Old Comic Discussion
- Topic: 2020/08/14 - The Moral Of The Story
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2564
Re: 2020/08/14 - The Moral Of The Story
Yeah, Crichton's works often struggled to really deliver a strong moral, and Jurassic Park is particularly bad in that regard, as the problem wasn't making dinosaurs, it was people being dumb. I suspect this is why Hammond was made more sympathetic in the movie version, as in the book, his greed was...
- Fri Dec 06, 2019 7:19 am
- Forum: Old Comic Discussion
- Topic: 2019/12/06 - My Eyes Have Seen the Glory
- Replies: 106
- Views: 51760
Re: 2019/12/06 - My Eyes Have Seen the Glory
I suspect people would trust Kitsune even less if he used that form more often.
He's quite disarming, but he's quite the dangerous fellow, and while he "likes" mortals, he also enjoys messing with and toying with people, including his friends.
He's quite disarming, but he's quite the dangerous fellow, and while he "likes" mortals, he also enjoys messing with and toying with people, including his friends.
- Wed Nov 06, 2019 8:15 pm
- Forum: Old Comic Discussion
- Topic: 2019/11/06 - Imma Take A Selfie
- Replies: 80
- Views: 23332
Re: 2019/11/06 - Imma Take A Selfie
One possible question was whether she had any gold or jewels or treasure, which would seem nonsensical to Lois (hence her response) but would make sense in the context of previous transformations.
- Fri Jul 05, 2019 10:14 am
- Forum: Old Comic Discussion
- Topic: 2019/07/05 - Badger Badgering
- Replies: 78
- Views: 20031
Re: 2019/07/05 - Badger Badgering
This is my suspicion, really; it's less that he was ideologically opposed and more "More money for me!"NHWestoN wrote:Mr.Steward may actually have approved of ECP. He doesn't seem to have wanted to sabotage it all that much, just embezzled every time he could get from Milton Enterprises.
- Tue Mar 26, 2019 6:28 pm
- Forum: Old Comic Discussion
- Topic: 2019/03/25 - To Make You Happy
- Replies: 91
- Views: 31523
Re: 2019/03/25 - To Make You Happy
I've participated here more than a decade... (cutting off whole post for sake of brevity) Honestly, that's why it's generally a bad idea to take people talking on forums as being representative of people in general; some people are just very loud complainers. I like Housepets and I mostly just come...
- Fri Mar 22, 2019 3:01 pm
- Forum: Old Comic Discussion
- Topic: 2019/03/22 - Nants Ingonyama Bagithi Baba
- Replies: 83
- Views: 45459
Re: 2019/03/22 - Nants Ingonyama Bagithi Baba
I always interpreted it as family dog/family cat love, in that they are affectionately lovable. Seems Rick was messing with us. x3 It's also possible Grape didn't really come to terms with her feelings until sometime after that point. Or that she didn't realize she like, like likes Peanut until aft...
- Fri Mar 22, 2019 3:30 am
- Forum: Old Comic Discussion
- Topic: 2019/03/22 - Nants Ingonyama Bagithi Baba
- Replies: 83
- Views: 45459
Re: 2019/03/22 - Nants Ingonyama Bagithi Baba
I'm guessing Grape told Max she loves Peanut, and Max assumed she meant in a different way. There are so many meaning for the word "Love" in English. So I guess Max saying about him being okay with Grape's flirtiness is all but bulk. Or, you know, it's a classic case of One Dialogue, Two ...
- Fri Mar 22, 2019 2:05 am
- Forum: Old Comic Discussion
- Topic: 2019/03/22 - Nants Ingonyama Bagithi Baba
- Replies: 83
- Views: 45459
Re: 2019/03/22 - Nants Ingonyama Bagithi Baba
So my question now is how long has this been going on? Tarot clearly knew when she was still connected to Dragon so it was post-Imaginate, Too! but pre-Heaven is Not Enough pt. 1 or maybe even before The Gallifrax Protocol, I would assume. Depending on if the issues with Dragon stopped her ability ...
- Wed Mar 20, 2019 2:48 pm
- Forum: Old Comic Discussion
- Topic: 2019/03/20 - Make Like Your Name
- Replies: 108
- Views: 29572
Re: 2019/03/20 - Make Like Your Name
I think Max is blushing because they're "roleplaying" and Grape is acting very coquettish/ friendly . Watching a pretty girl get all snuggly is blush-worthy, I think. I think his jealousy (and Tarot's unhappiness) would be much more likely to spring up if Peanut and Grape weren't "rol...
- Mon Mar 18, 2019 4:07 am
- Forum: Old Comic Discussion
- Topic: 2019/03/18 - If You Love Something
- Replies: 64
- Views: 19706
Re: 2019/03/18 - If You Love Something
Aw, Tarot is such a cute controlling egomaniac. :D Makes sense though; Peanut is a very affable and generally happy fellow, and Tarot is... kind of a little ball of tension. I do think she holds genuine affection for him, but she doesn't really understand how to show it, and their whole relationship...
- Sat Mar 16, 2019 8:28 am
- Forum: Old Comic Discussion
- Topic: 2019/03/15 - A Few Of My Favorite Things
- Replies: 77
- Views: 26040
Re: 2019/03/15 - A Few Of My Favorite Things
Glad to see that this ship is sort of still around. Admittingly, I never quite gave up on it since I enjoyed the platonic nature when it it is brought up in some way shape or form. Not saying I don't find the cuteness in Tarot and Peanut, and Grape and Max, being together, but...you know... :D It c...
- Fri Mar 15, 2019 1:44 am
- Forum: Old Comic Discussion
- Topic: 2019/03/15 - A Few Of My Favorite Things
- Replies: 77
- Views: 26040
Re: 2019/03/15 - A Few Of My Favorite Things
I can't believe he is going to tease Grapenut again. Don't do this to me, Rick, I had accepted this was dead for a while now, I know you aren't going to do it. I would love it if you did but, we all know your not. I can't go through wanting this to happen again when I know it's not going to no matt...
- Wed Mar 13, 2019 3:43 pm
- Forum: Old Comic Discussion
- Topic: 2019/03/13 - Full Frontal Honesty
- Replies: 78
- Views: 20897
Re: 2019/03/13 - Full Frontal Honesty
TBH I think that the Res situation is more illustrative of the issues with their relationship than Grape's cat-crushes. As Grape once said: http://www.housepetscomic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2015-10-30-two-towers.png Grape does swoon over hunks, but that's not what's most important to her. But...
- Fri Mar 08, 2019 10:43 am
- Forum: Old Comic Discussion
- Topic: 2019/03/08 - Scheduling Conflict
- Replies: 52
- Views: 16844
Re: 2019/03/08 - Scheduling Conflict
I have to admit, for a long time I found Tarot boring as a character, but she's grown on me over time. She's very funny, and thus, fun, in her own sort of way, so even if she and Peanut do break up, I would love to see her stick around. That being said, the Tarot/Peanut relationship is obviously mes...
- Wed Feb 13, 2019 7:03 am
- Forum: Old Comic Discussion
- Topic: 2019/02/13 - Scrumptuous Presumption
- Replies: 48
- Views: 15434
Re: 2019/02/13 - Scrumptuous Presumption
She's probably in her 30s, as she remembers when cell phones weren't ubiquitous.Xane wrote:Just how old IS Sabrina anyway?
Probably best never to ask again.
- Fri Jan 04, 2019 5:49 pm
- Forum: Old Comic Discussion
- Topic: 2019/01/04 - Trickster/Father Figure
- Replies: 122
- Views: 36786
Re: 2019/01/04 - Trickster/Father Figure
I wonder if Kitsune could be doing this as as part of his twisted humor or out of the goodness of his heart. It’s one of those perspective things. One way to view this situation is Kitsune is messing with them for punishment or because he’s seriously messed up inside but he doesn’t like the type to...
- Fri Jan 04, 2019 5:27 am
- Forum: Old Comic Discussion
- Topic: 2019/01/04 - Trickster/Father Figure
- Replies: 122
- Views: 36786
Re: 2019/01/04 - Trickster/Father Figure
Well, that's not at all creepy.
Wait, yes it is.
Kitsune is not a great person, even if he is a Great Kitsune.
Wait, yes it is.
Kitsune is not a great person, even if he is a Great Kitsune.
- Thu Jan 03, 2019 3:44 am
- Forum: Old Comic Discussion
- Topic: 2019/01/02 - Neck-id
- Replies: 83
- Views: 25639
Re: 2019/01/02 - Neck-id
Kitsune is not a good person. He's a trickster and he likes messing with people. He claims to like mortals, but it's pretty obvious from his behavior that he likes screwing with people and just chooses people to target who, by and large, won't call him out and who are powerless to stop him from scre...
- Mon Dec 24, 2018 4:18 am
- Forum: Old Comic Discussion
- Topic: 2018/12/24 - Last Exit
- Replies: 77
- Views: 23178
Re: 2018/12/24 - Last Exit
Kevin certainly put things into perspective for Fox, but I'm sure it took Kevin a good deal of time to get acquainted with Sasha's situation and take action. So while Fox would have had to start fresh if he ended up becoming her boyfriend at this point, I wouldn't necessarily say he couldn't handle...
- Mon Dec 17, 2018 4:54 am
- Forum: Old Comic Discussion
- Topic: 2018/12/17 - Dramatic Reveal
- Replies: 62
- Views: 19049
Re: 2018/12/17 - Dramatic Reveal
Man, Rick is chose just the right moment for that scene cut to make us wonder what is going to happen.
- Fri Dec 14, 2018 10:20 pm
- Forum: Old Comic Discussion
- Topic: 2018/12/14 - Alone Time
- Replies: 99
- Views: 30554
Re: 2018/12/14 - Alone Time
All of the characters are flawed in their own ways. Res and Max both have no confidence, but express it in opposite ways - Res is shy and terrified of failure while Max tries to show confidence but ends up being a doormat. Guess Grape has a type. Grape is a charming young lady but, well, let's face ...
- Fri Dec 07, 2018 7:44 am
- Forum: Old Comic Discussion
- Topic: 2018/12/07 - Magically Delicious
- Replies: 89
- Views: 22797
Re: 2018/12/07 - Magically Delicious
Maybe he's just too real. Fox is actually a really realistic, complicated and relatable character. Like, so many other Housepets characters are so cartoony in comparison: Fox, along with King, is one of the most complex characters in the comic. They're also among the least pet-like pets; a lot of t...
- Fri Sep 21, 2018 5:31 am
- Forum: Old Comic Discussion
- Topic: 2018/09/21 - Why Does Anyone Do Anything Really
- Replies: 33
- Views: 9910
Re: 2018/09/21 - Why Does Anyone Do Anything Really
I think there's a term for this, but I forget what it is. Really, Gale isn't angry about any particular thing; I think she's angry in general, and all of the things she's shouting about are just attempts to justify her anger. That's not to say that she's not angry about them, but... it's more that s...
- Wed Sep 12, 2018 1:20 am
- Forum: Old Comic Discussion
- Topic: 2018/09/12 - Another Intermission
- Replies: 28
- Views: 9538
Re: 2018/09/12 - Another Intermission
I didn't realize that the last three panels of Friday's page were a flashback until Monday's page went up, so I'm glad that got clarified for people who read through the archives, as I can definitely understand people's confusion there.