Phoebe and Her Unicorn by Dana Simpson for December 07, 2013
December 06, 2013
December 08, 2013
Transcript:
Marigold: Unicorns have "roll playing" games as well. my sister Florence is a fan of a game called "Houses and Humans." Her character is a 12th level district attorney.
Phoebe: I guess adventure is subjective.
Sounds like a great video Game Florance Unfortunate Nostrils : District Attorney. You get to solve mystery by picking up clues and win arguments by pointing at people and yelling “OBJECTION!”
Also even Humans love playing as Humans, Sims for example. Yet can any one even name one current gen quality video game for all ages all genders not just little girls where you can play as a unicorn? Hours of grazing and looking at your reflection until some time around level 3 or 4 when you team up with a human and start start to do other fun things like singing and dancing and having sleep overs.
Fantasy is subjective as well, and our imagination revs up at the prospect of anything out of the ordinary. This installment makes me think of Neil Gaiman’s short story “Forbidden Brides of the Faceless Slaves in the Nameless House of the Night of Dread Desire.”
Fortunately for Phoebe and Marigold, their respective worlds hold plenty of surprises for all involved. Can’t have our favorite girl/unicorn duo getting jaded, right?
I LOVE that last panel. It reminds me of my best girlhood friends and the adventures we made up for ourselves on even the coldest winter days. The two friends, walking away together…. sniff.
Old joke – I have a framed sketch, from an artist named Matteson, that I bought over 20 years ago of three dragons playing Houses and Humans. They’re playing the “Bungalow” module.
kaykeyser almost 11 years ago
Sounds like a great video Game Florance Unfortunate Nostrils : District Attorney. You get to solve mystery by picking up clues and win arguments by pointing at people and yelling “OBJECTION!”
kaykeyser almost 11 years ago
Also even Humans love playing as Humans, Sims for example. Yet can any one even name one current gen quality video game for all ages all genders not just little girls where you can play as a unicorn? Hours of grazing and looking at your reflection until some time around level 3 or 4 when you team up with a human and start start to do other fun things like singing and dancing and having sleep overs.
Madame Blue almost 11 years ago
Fantasy is subjective as well, and our imagination revs up at the prospect of anything out of the ordinary. This installment makes me think of Neil Gaiman’s short story “Forbidden Brides of the Faceless Slaves in the Nameless House of the Night of Dread Desire.”
Fortunately for Phoebe and Marigold, their respective worlds hold plenty of surprises for all involved. Can’t have our favorite girl/unicorn duo getting jaded, right?
silverfingers almost 11 years ago
Yes, adventure is subjective. I remember playing with stones as spaceships…
Tim Harrod Premium Member almost 11 years ago
Some of the best HN art yet. Feels like they’re strolling boldly into a thrilling new storyline- to commence after a Sunday digression.
Stellagal almost 11 years ago
When I was a kid I loved to play “House”.
Q4horse almost 11 years ago
At least its not Ponyville.
Neo Stryder almost 11 years ago
Florence plays as Phoenix Wright.
Happy, happy, happy!!! Premium Member almost 11 years ago
Yesterday, I drove in the snow for the first time in a decade.It was an adventure. : )
Hag5000 almost 11 years ago
I wonder if Florence sneezes spiders when the gaming gets intense.
Ahgjan almost 11 years ago
I need to find the guide to that game, it seems very popular! I once saw a group of dragons playing it during a renaissance festival.
Comic Minister Premium Member almost 11 years ago
I see.
dogday Premium Member almost 11 years ago
I LOVE that last panel. It reminds me of my best girlhood friends and the adventures we made up for ourselves on even the coldest winter days. The two friends, walking away together…. sniff.
Mel-T-Pass Premium Member almost 11 years ago
Old joke – I have a framed sketch, from an artist named Matteson, that I bought over 20 years ago of three dragons playing Houses and Humans. They’re playing the “Bungalow” module.
artybee almost 11 years ago
Nice art, Dana. I enjoy it as much as the characters.
Weapon Brown almost 11 years ago
I cast “objection”.
CdnComicFanBoy almost 11 years ago
Ha! I once wrote a fan fic with some furs playing a D&D type game called ‘Students and Studies’
It had Minotaurs going “Gosh! I’ve got to get to my ‘Social Studies’ exam! What is that?”
“Never mind! Just roll for Social Studies!”
maxdabeest over 9 years ago
FOXTROT JOKE COPY
Moonshadow Elves over 2 years ago
I think this is a reference to Dungeons and Dragons