Old Comic Discussion: "Imaginate" to "Imaginate, too!"

valerio · Post by **valerio** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 8:34 am

1) When Fox is going to believe how Joel was turned into a dog
2) When King is safe behind some very thick layers of reinforced concrete
3) when Fox's owner is sedated for good

Or maybe, King will try to speak in favor of Joel saying he used to be a dog 'freed' from previous owners...

Teh Brawler · Post by **Teh Brawler** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 10:26 am

No, really, how about that squeaky bone?

vorpal · Post by **vorpal** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 1:30 pm

Alex wrote:Uhm, the second time his thoughts interrupted by laughter? When was the first time?

https://www.housepetscomic.com/2009/02/ ... w-and-the/

Post by **rickgriffin** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 1:31 pm

Oh you finally decided to show your face, huh!

Also: You are on the ball. And I was sort of afraid there may have been three times and then I'd have to be corrected over it.

Of course then I'd just change the alt text to a Monty Python thing and then people in the know would get it.

Alex · Post by **Alex** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 6:08 pm

vorpal wrote:https://www.housepetscomic.com/2009/02/ ... w-and-the/

Oh yeah, just how could I forget that? Well, it basically means that Fox is very smart....

Flamboyant-Pencil · Post by **Flamboyant-Pencil** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 6:11 pm

Today's strip made a lot more sense after I realized I was switching the speech bubbles in the last panel by mistake :v

GOsh DArnIT, CONVICTED CRIMINALS SHOULDN'T LOOK THIS CUTE.

cooljoe224 · Post by **cooljoe224** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 7:47 pm

ImpDynasty wrote:Who here likes Fox's jacket? Y/Y?

I was wondering why fox even weres a jacket? I mean its cool and all But with everyone wearing scarves... its a little suspicious

Teh Brawler · Post by **Teh Brawler** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 8:34 pm

cooljoe224 wrote:I was wondering why fox even weres a jacket? I mean its cool and all But with everyone wearing scarves... its a little suspicious

I FIGURED IT OUT GUYS FOX IS EVIL
wait......
I FIGURED IT OUT GUYS FOX IS PETE

Ebly · Post by **Ebly** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 9:05 pm

Sorry, I just was wondering why you always accuse cast members of being evil and then saying that they're Pete? I mean, it's like... hey, wait a second.

I FIGURED IT OUT GUYS TEH BRAWLER IS EVIL
wait......
I FIGURED IT OUT GUYS TEH BRAWLER IS PETE

Teh Brawler · Post by **Teh Brawler** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 9:09 pm

Ebly wrote:Sorry, I just was wondering why you always accuse cast members of being evil and then saying that they're Pete? I mean, it's like... hey, wait a second.

I FIGURED IT OUT GUYS TEH BRAWLER IS EVIL
wait......
I FIGURED IT OUT GUYS TEH BRAWLER IS PETE

Really?

Ebly · Post by **Ebly** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 9:17 pm

Teh Brawler wrote:
Ebly wrote:Sorry, I just was wondering why you always accuse cast members of being evil and then saying that they're Pete? I mean, it's like... hey, wait a second.

I FIGURED IT OUT GUYS TEH BRAWLER IS EVIL
wait......
I FIGURED IT OUT GUYS TEH BRAWLER IS PETE
Really?

Yes it all makes sense now
i am so serious see i didn't even call you brawlyboy I AM SERIOUS

Teh Brawler · Post by **Teh Brawler** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 10:19 pm

Ebly wrote:
Teh Brawler wrote:
Ebly wrote:Sorry, I just was wondering why you always accuse cast members of being evil and then saying that they're Pete? I mean, it's like... hey, wait a second.

I FIGURED IT OUT GUYS TEH BRAWLER IS EVIL
wait......
I FIGURED IT OUT GUYS TEH BRAWLER IS PETE
Really?
Yes it all makes sense now
i am so serious see i didn't even call you brawlyboy I AM SERIOUS

And I was just about to turn you into a Cocker Spaniel and teach you the true meaning of Christmas. Oh well.

Two_Twig · Post by **Two_Twig** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 10:32 pm

Brawler is evil, and Pete? Man, just when you think you know a guy.

Traxer · Post by **Traxer** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 10:20 am

*coughs* As you see, it goes from snarksnarksnark to various O.o to despair to...well, he looks hilarious when his pupils dilate. Don't know why I did this in retrospect...but it took all of ten minutes so it wasn't much of a production. Gives a good visual progression of King so far. <.<

D.Z. · Post by **D.Z.** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 11:54 am

I'd just like to add that I rather wish we'd gotten to see Fox and King have their squeaky-bone fight. :p

Justice193 · Post by **Justice193** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 12:02 pm

there probably wouldn't be much point to showing the squeaky bone fight really, other than to make us happy and give us some insight into what they now consider to be fighting over a squeaky bone... maybe we'll still get to see it?

Post by **rickgriffin** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 12:27 pm

D.Z. wrote:I'd just like to add that I rather wish we'd gotten to see Fox and King have their squeaky-bone fight. :p

I would have liked to do that, but only four more updates until Christmas!

Sinder · Post by **Sinder** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 12:45 pm

D.Z. wrote:I'd just like to add that I rather wish we'd gotten to see Fox and King have their squeaky-bone fight. :p

you say that now

then it turns out that pets fight each other with knuckles, bottles, and chains

Teh Brawler · Post by **Teh Brawler** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 1:11 pm

Sinder wrote:you say that now

then it turns out that pets fight each other with knuckles, bottles, and chains

"Hey, Peanut, where'd you get that grenade?"
"....I don't know."

Sinder · Post by **Sinder** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 1:03 am

That wasn't very nice, Bino.

Buckdida · Post by **Buckdida** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 1:04 am

Teh Brawler wrote:
Sinder wrote:you say that now

then it turns out that pets fight each other with knuckles, bottles, and chains
"Hey, Peanut, where'd you get that grenade?"
"....I don't know."

12/17/09

More like, "Hey, Bino, where'd you get that grenade?" Yup. In case we needed ANY confirmation, Bino's a jerk. As for King, nice and true slapstick.

GameCobra · Post by **GameCobra** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 1:07 am

Holy crap...

Bino gave King Peanut's was-to-be last year's present...

and yes, Bino is indeed mean. now won't it be funny to see King chasing Bino around the streets with a shoe?

"King! it's only tradition for our owners to do that!"

D.Z. · Post by **D.Z.** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 1:44 am

You know what would have been so much simpler?

If Joel and Glandular Fatty had just decided to kidnap Bino, instead.

PROBLEMS SOLVED.

Alex · Post by **Alex** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 3:17 am

Why, Bino, why?! I didn't think of you as a jerk! I protected you in IRC! And... .this is how you repax me

? NOOOO!

Wait, I still say that he isn't such a jerk! It can just be a welcome gift to the GODC! You'll see! You'll all see!

Traxer · Post by **Traxer** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 9:26 am

Ah-HA! The sappiness! Quickly unhinged by Bino. Figures. ^^ Turns out silliness does prevail.

Bino just let that idea ferment, didn't he?

Teh Brawler · Post by **Teh Brawler** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 10:45 am

Rickgriffin wrote:TRANSITION POW

*Is sent reeling into the Christmas presents*
And you were worried about making it on time for Christmas

Justice193 · Post by **Justice193** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 3:43 pm

let the Chaos begin

.

Anyone else think that Bino may just be showing his tendencies towards a dominant personality again?

GameCobra · Post by **GameCobra** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 5:49 pm

can't believe i forgot to mention this.

but this comic is the cutest form of King evar.

Post by **rickgriffin** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 7:01 pm

Sinder, stop it.

cooljoe224 · Post by **cooljoe224** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 7:44 pm

Teh Brawler wrote:
Rickgriffin wrote:TRANSITION POW
*Is sent reeling into the Christmas presents*
And you were worried about making it on time for Christmas

Actualy this is a reply to Ricks quote:Oh cmon you had 2 more comics before you could have put the christmas eve thing, Unless you have a three comic long mini Christmas arc. And what happend to the comments at the bottom?

Sinder · Post by **Sinder** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 7:46 pm

Sorry, I must have been channeling Ebly.

Back to transcribing~

Thoth · Post by **Thoth** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 7:47 pm

Hm. At this point, even presuming a triple-size spread for Christmas, weâ€™re down to twenty panels or so... (Unless Rick goes with the longer tradition, and goes with the twelfth night / January 6'th) So lets try and guess: what do you think NEEDS to be covered, what would you like to see covered, and how many panels would that fill?

Rick will doubtless surprise everyone, but guessing games are always fun.

Here are some of my guesses as to possible panels, what are yours?

Foxâ€™s reaction to Binoâ€™s â€œpresentâ€ - and perhaps some of the other dogs. How better to show that most of the dogs are nice people even if, like humans, there are a few exceptions?

Joel/King admits his real identity to Fox.

Joel/King has to deal with being covered in catnip on the way home.

Joel/King giving someone a present, either of choice or chosen for him at random like last time. Could be Fox (for maximum cuteness and implied apology), Bino (for a reprise of Peanutâ€™s â€œretaliationâ€), one of the police dogs (for maximum awkwardness), Peanut (because Peanut and Grape havenâ€™t been in the last few strips and to allow some conversation about Bino), or various others.

Joel/King meets one or more of the other pets - perhaps Grape (who is surely still suspicious), Tarot and/or Sabrina (who may know more than the rest - which would certainly confuse Joel/King), or one or more of the dogs who tackled him.

Joel/King giving some consideration as to â€œwhyâ€ - is this a second chance, or just a lesson?

Joel/Kings final confrontation with Pete. Will he be grateful, upset, still not see the point, or have something to say?

Joel/King deciding whether this is real. At the moment, for all we know, he still thinks itâ€™s a dream and has just relaxed into a pleasant fantasy.

Joel/King really realizing that - when (if) he gets back to human - heâ€™s going to be in an even bigger mess than before.

Pete giving some reason why this was worth his time. After all, Joel is only one human out of (presumably) some billions. Why would an (at least) semi-unique magical being bother?

Some sort of decision scene. Joel/King is featuring in this arc, and some major decision - besides attending a Christmas party - is probably in order. Iâ€™d bet on whether or not to go back to being human, but there are lots of other possibilities. That could be a climactic scene with the details after Christmas of course.

If Joel/King stays King:

Who winds up as his owner? Pete moving in as â€œGasparâ€ permanently seems a bit unlikely. Does he wind up attached to the Ferrets like Miles and his pack? Moved in with Fox like someone else has suggested?

Who will find out about his old identity?

Will PETA get involved again?

How well has he adjusted to being a dog? There are probably lots of habits that would signal that something was odd about him to any observant onlooker.

If Joel/King goes back to being Joel:

How his disappearance/escape and reappearance get explained to the police (It wouldnâ€™t be much of a Christmas comic if things got worse for him because Pete kidnaped him. While martyrdom to redeem others is also a Christmas theme, I doubt it would fit into Housepets well).

Fox testifying at his trial.

The trial outcome.

What Fatty was sentenced to, and whether or not it will differ from Joelâ€™s sentence?

Will there be any lasting changes in Joel? At this point, his options are a bit restricted anyway.

Will Fox miss King much? - and will he recognize â€œKingâ€ and forgive Joel if he sees Joel in human form?

Things I'd Like To See:

The squeaky bone fight.

How did Joelâ€™s kidnaping end up and what happened to Joelâ€™s pets?

A human (perhaps Foxâ€™s â€œdadâ€) meeting - and possibly petting - Joel/King. How would he react to that?

Joel/King and a Christmas dinner. After all, if Grape and Peanut get to eat turkey at the table for Thanksgiving, an invitation to a formal meal would be an interesting contrast to his initial introduction to being a dog.

Sinder · Post by **Sinder** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 8:10 pm

I always wondered why Peanut just left that cat tail drawing just lying around. He's obviously embarrassed when Grape sees it, but if he didn't want her to look at it (as he claims, in a kind of suspicious way), then he shouldn't have torn it out of his sketchbook and left it out where she could find it.

Post by **rickgriffin** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 9:31 pm

He could have thrown it into the garbage can without crumpling it, assuming nobody's gonna look in the garbage can?

Sinder · Post by **Sinder** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 9:34 pm

It was on the coffee table!

Post by **rickgriffin** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 9:37 pm

Well excuse me for not looking it up. Maybe mom was going to put it on the fridge or something!

GameCobra · Post by **GameCobra** » Sat Dec 19, 2009 12:05 am

although it's another possibility, i think he doesn't always draw it from the sketchbook and tore it out so he can draw it elsewhere. >.>

vorpal · Post by **vorpal** » Sat Dec 19, 2009 1:23 am

rickgriffin wrote:Oh you finally decided to show your face, huh!

I'm a super-lurker. And I have this crazy thing about only posting when I have something to say.

I had something to say when there was that argument going on a week or two ago with people complaining about Housepets supposedly changing genres, but that complaint seems to come up every other arc, so I won't have to wait long.

Oh, also to make this post relevant... I always like it when Bino's a jerk. Maybe he'll get a lump of coal for Christmas

Ebly · Post by **Ebly** » Sat Dec 19, 2009 3:56 am

In my defence, I've only done that once. |B

Anyway. I really want to see Sinder channelling Ebly.

This comic really made me giggle. I like the last panel, in the same way I like Tom & Jerry, heh. :B

Keeshah · Post by **Keeshah** » Sat Dec 19, 2009 7:07 am

King: ??? what went BOOM???

Bino: Haa Haaa Haaa the look on your face..

King: holds up the remote to Bino's collar, Fox said i might need this..

Bino: O.O Noooo!! grabbing his collar!!! where did you get THAT!

King: ZAP ZAP ZAP!!!!

Bino: Iiiieeeeee Halp!!! someone anyone!! Iiieee

An now for something different..

Can't wait for King to meet Miles!! King should come up Miles knee..