Not that bad…Holly, dear… It’s safe to say that this entire town is going all to pieces.And it’s raining engine parts. You might want to find shelter before the rest of the vehicle follows suit.
Maybe they will figure out what he is. He really doesn’t look like any identifiable animal. Maybe he was a bit semi-conscience when he changed, so he just became generic Critter.
Doc is a badger, but as Holly said, he looks like a cartoon. We’ve seen people who are the same animal type, but are different cartoon styles. Flask is realistic while other cats are more toony. Ethel was a realistic snake, while someone else would look more like Sir Hiss. How much like an animal a person becomes may depend on their idea of the animal. It’s like a godlike artist asks “If you were any cartoon animal, what kind of cartoon animal would you be?” and makes it so. Or like a mad scientist designed a virus that has the same effect.
Chase: “Sorry, Holly. I’m not swearing because of my morphotype. I’m just upset that I’m not going to be able to go back to the clinic like this. No, wait, I have a friend down south. Maybe I could ask Ben for advice…”
Actually, I kinda wonder if Doc is swearing not for emotional reasons, but because he’s just now noticing how bloomin’ much his leg (hip?knee?) HURTS. (He limps and uses a cane in Endtown, right?)
cleehilllaw over 8 years ago
And there you have it. Doc is something brown and fuzzy.
coffeeturtle over 8 years ago
Doc wasn’t oblivious to his own metamorphosis after all.Is he a badger?You all look like cartoons in a comic strip! ☺
SmaggTheSmug over 8 years ago
I wouldn;t recognize a badger without the face markings. Also they’re usually grey.
Dragoncat over 8 years ago
Not that bad…Holly, dear… It’s safe to say that this entire town is going all to pieces.And it’s raining engine parts. You might want to find shelter before the rest of the vehicle follows suit.
DADOF3 over 8 years ago
“Engine blocks keep fallin’ on my head,and that surely means the sky will soon be turnin’ red…”;-)
contralto2b over 8 years ago
I love this strip!!!! It is by FAR my most favorite. Thank you, Aaron!
pam Miner over 8 years ago
Maybe they will figure out what he is. He really doesn’t look like any identifiable animal. Maybe he was a bit semi-conscience when he changed, so he just became generic Critter.
cleehilllaw over 8 years ago
Looks like the buddibombs are earning overtime. Yay!
artheaded1 over 8 years ago
It looks to me like Doc resembles the cartoon character POGO, who famously said “We have met the enemy and he is us.”
Space_cat over 8 years ago
’It’s raining blocksHalleluahIt’s raining blocksSome MoparIt’s raining blocks"
Vet Premium Member over 8 years ago
I doubt that is covered under warranty.
BeniHanna6 Premium Member over 8 years ago
Pogo was an Opossum, so maybe the doc is.
Coyoty Premium Member over 8 years ago
Doc is a badger, but as Holly said, he looks like a cartoon. We’ve seen people who are the same animal type, but are different cartoon styles. Flask is realistic while other cats are more toony. Ethel was a realistic snake, while someone else would look more like Sir Hiss. How much like an animal a person becomes may depend on their idea of the animal. It’s like a godlike artist asks “If you were any cartoon animal, what kind of cartoon animal would you be?” and makes it so. Or like a mad scientist designed a virus that has the same effect.
Coyoty Premium Member over 8 years ago
It looks like the godlike artist ran out of anvils.
CrazyOldCoot over 8 years ago
Time to make haste elsewhere….
Robert Nowall Premium Member over 8 years ago
So how do they get out of here and get to Endtown?
Ponyhome over 8 years ago
Hanging a lampshade on character design. Well done!
Gildedtongue over 8 years ago
Always figured Doc was a capybara.
Cat Hammer over 8 years ago
Cool, I can never get engine blocks to bounce that high!
heckelphone2 over 8 years ago
I would have guessed wombat…
Ida No over 8 years ago
Chase: “Sorry, Holly. I’m not swearing because of my morphotype. I’m just upset that I’m not going to be able to go back to the clinic like this. No, wait, I have a friend down south. Maybe I could ask Ben for advice…”
pam Miner over 8 years ago
Badger, opossum , capybara, wombat, all good possible types that would seem to be a near fit.
Coyoty Premium Member over 8 years ago
Checking badger pictures on Google, it looks like their noses do tend to blend in with the rest of their faces.
Ol' me over 8 years ago
This is so cool!
Keep on keepin' on over 8 years ago
Actually, I kinda wonder if Doc is swearing not for emotional reasons, but because he’s just now noticing how bloomin’ much his leg (hip?knee?) HURTS. (He limps and uses a cane in Endtown, right?)
RickD Premium Member over 8 years ago
I thought Sparkplug’s past was rough, until Flask told hers…but Holly’s is the worst by far.
Coyoty Premium Member over 8 years ago
I don’t think there’s anyone alive post-End that hasn’t gone through their own special hells to be alive.
ViscountNik over 8 years ago
Honey Badger. And he just doesn’t give a …. care.
cleehilllaw over 8 years ago
Dadof3, perhaps he is the exceptionally elusive lower east Sumatran brown fuzzy.
Ida No over 8 years ago
For all of you wondering what happened to Linda Kowalski, she has found her niche…
HeWhoYerfs over 8 years ago
I’m rolling with the “Doc is a Generic Fuzzy Creature” theory, here.
Somewhat Reticent over 8 years ago
“You look like a cartoon”?How about“You look a bit more like some animal than you used to”?