This page implies that Statler and Waldorf just sat there and said nothing while Alec snuck up on Ike.
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Gotta spook the folks when they lest expecting
How have I only JUST noticed Alec’s tail? Fluffy and adorable! (Don’t let him hear me say that)
So how many people HAS Alec snuck up on that night alone?
*And* bandaged. He explained earlier he wraps his tail so that the poison quills don’t spook people. The other manticores were told to chop theirs off.
Alec is not Ike
Alec might’ve gotten hurt just then if Ike didn’t have the binder on his tail.
Haven’t we seen (in “Welcome to Dogpatch”) that a bugbear can teleport, or something like it? That would make it a lot easier to sneak up even in the face of witnesses.
I think they uses shadow for that – and/or become invisible too
Alec has Batman-level sneaking power. Batman has been known to sneak up on Superman.
Waldorf is definitely looking away during the whole strip, and Statler may have glanced away or blinked just long enough for Alec to pull a Weeping Angel stunt.
Whovian reference. ❤️
You’d think Ike would be used to Alec doing that by now.
“Oh. It’s *him*.”
I love how big I realise your manticores are when you draw these full-grown lads next to tables and benches. Especially Waldorf, since he’s sitting rather than lying down. I’d love to see them padding along the ground. Their manes look so thick and cuddly, even when their overall condition is in such a state.
Primus hoodie is ace! And I bet Alec says they’re all bugbears too
Well, given the “sux” at the bottom, maybe he doesn’t want to give them the distinction.
Primus sucks was a sort of tongue in cheek thing shouted during gigs, I believe it was something Les Claypool said in jest once responding to someone that stuck. XD
oh yeah, “Primus Sucks” is something that I know Primus-enjoyers to yell at each other when they recognize each other in the wild. my partner and I have done it, it’s great fun X3
At this point, I’m half convinced that bugbears can manifest a SEP (someone else’s problem) field for themselves to not-technically-invisible their way around, if it helps with being spooky.
I think I need Startled Ike from that second-to-last panel on a pin. Or a t-shirt. Or both.
NEED.
Ike is part feline, and it’s my observation that cats are so used to being aware of everything around them that they can get complacent about it. If you manage to surprise a cat (accidentally or otherwise), it can totally blow the kitty’s cool.
Michelle healed Jim when he was hurt…. could she heal older injuries too? Could she give them their tails back? So we don’t lose Manticorsh to history?
My own dragons have pretty much lost their language and writing to trying to blend in and evade humans.
I like to think Alec wasn’t noticed until he [i]wanted[/i] to be.
Alec’s default attitude is clearly dripping sarcasm!
Didn’t Alec get a honey haircut? Or is that after?
That was over two-and-a-half years ago.