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[FlipConstantine]

Lithium vs. Calvin comic.

What, like Calvin becomes a bi-polar revolutionary on a mission to take down Big Pharma (Personified by a walking, megalomaniacal, superpowered tablet of Lithium known as Dr. Dope) using only the power of his wits and the help of his tiger sidekick?

I actually don't know what you are refferring to, and would appreciate clarification, though that possibility is certainly in danger of being awesome.

[LCB]

See, when Onstad mentioned we wouldn't like what happened Tues., I figured Phillipe would end up in some peril, like falling down a hole with sheer, unclimbable sides or tumbling into the creekand realizing that for an otter, even a stuffed otter, he can't swim very well...or at all. Or even being approached by strangers with an unsavory appearance.

I did not count on him being snatched by a couple of disfugured mutants. Again, well played Onstad.

Plus, I think I'm going to like the juxtaposition of the Perils of Phillipe and The Guys Hanging Out. I like Ray's expression in that third panel, because he realizes Beef's comment struck home and he's trying to cover because even he realizes what a pig he makes of himself with the eats at weddings.

[mrdna1]

They remind me more of Emeril and Spongebath than I am truly comfortable with.

eeeeeegh

(True story: I just closed my Achewood tab via right-clicking, which I never do, just because I did not want to look again. eeeee)

At first glance I thought they were No-No and Trouble Man.

[smick]

What, like Calvin becomes a bi-polar revolutionary on a mission to take down Big Pharma (Personified by a walking, megalomaniacal, superpowered tablet of Lithium known as Dr. Dope) using only the power of his wits and the help of his tiger sidekick?

I actually don't know what you are refferring to, and would appreciate clarification, though that possibility is certainly in danger of being awesome.

It is a retouched comic posted here a few strips ago by EgoSumNoah
from whence previously mentioned.

[AlohaDawg]

At first glance I thought they were No-No and Trouble Man.

I thought they were the dudes that were standing next to the charred remains of Heaven at first glance.

[littlefox]

I really like the "lost stuffed animals" idea for these two, but on closer inspection, it seems very unlikely. The main reason is that the tall one has a bone sticking out of his sleeve; no matter how "rough-loved," stuffed animals do not have bones. However, he definitely has a circle of stitches around his head. Lobotomy? A very strange, lopsided lobotomy??
The wheelchaired one also has lost both of his legs, but the remaining appendages are the same length. This suggests a train or car crash rather than leprosy. Then again, the bone-showing of the the tall one suggests leprosy. OR, that he knawed himself out of a trap?
Also, does the wheelchair guy have a right paw? It's never shown; it could be the hand which is moving the wheelchair though.
Not sure I want to know, but what is the tall one's huge collar/scarf covering up? The high placement of his  ears suggests that he is a dog or cat who has lost his ears. His mouth also looks dog-like, but the lack of tail makes one wonder.

Also, look at the tunnel. Are those wheelchair tracks coming out? Possibly these two live together in the abandoned tunnel and wheel/walk out every night. Also, note the wheelchair tracks in the final panel; the guy has turned all the way around in place and headed back. Not sure if that means they're going to the tunnel again or not, but it's cool-looking.

(I've looked at the pair for so long now that I'm not sure they'e still scary. Hooray.)

[FlipConstantine]

It is a retouched comic posted here a few strips ago by EgoSumNoah
from whence previously mentioned.

OH MY GOD.  That is SAD.  The saddest thing?  Maybe.

[Ben-San]

The main reason is that the tall one has a bone sticking out of his sleeve; no matter how "rough-loved," stuffed animals do not have bones.

That is not an exposed bone. That is a skinny dude's elbow. Also, while the stuffed animals with which you are familiar may lack bones, I also suspect that they are incapable of vomiting and then passing out face-down in the vomit as Lyle has done (Lyle, remember, is an alive stuffed tiger). Alive stuffed animals operate under Different Rules.

[mrdna1]

I thought they were the dudes that were standing next to the charred remains of Heaven at first glance.

That was No-No/Trouble Man, unless that's what you meant, in which case I heartily apologize.

[littlefox]

That is not an exposed bone. That is a skinny dude's elbow. Also, while the stuffed animals with which you are familiar may lack bones, I also suspect that they are incapable of vomiting and then passing out face-down in the vomit as Lyle has done (Lyle, remember, is an alive stuffed tiger). Alive stuffed animals operate under Different Rules.

I still think it's a bone. Look at panel seven. Is the elbow DRIPPING? Plus it would be in Onstad's vein of creepiness if 'twere a bone.
But you're right about how stuffed animals might have bones in Achewood.  I'm excited now because it means they might still be abandoned stuffed animals.

[pmcd9]

I don't think it's a bone, and it's a female.

~Paul

[jough]

Gentle Reminder: This is not a daily strip, this is a regularly updated strip that is often five screens tall.

Yes, and remember, Onstad doesn't have a drinking problem.  Onstad has a drinking solution.

AND KNOWING IS HALF THE BOTTLE

[nuero]

And jough doesn't make cheap shots towards webcomic artists over the Internet, he just...

...

[Bimmicus]

Cut the boy some slack. He does have a behbeh. Ever been around folks with one of those? I'm surprised dude even has time to drink much less churn out a Regularly Updated Strip.

P.S. hi kids.

[pmcd9]

Can you really call it a reminder if it's the first time you've ever mentioned it?

~Paul