Housepets!

Posted: **Wed Dec 04, 2013 5:37 am**

Now you have another character to add in the back issues. This is the raccoon from "Oops, I Arced" that first brought Zachary to the temple.

Posted: **Wed Dec 04, 2013 5:38 am**

Hurrah, new character.

Posted: **Wed Dec 04, 2013 6:22 am**

Thanks Rick, now it's very hard not to think or even say Openermas instead of Christmas. I like it, maybe I'll keep it.
All hail the Opener Of Ways

Kitch wrote:Now you have another character to add in the back issues. This is the raccoon from "Oops, I Arced" that first brought Zachary to the temple.

Just what I thought:

Render wrote:Custom Ink is a strange name. Who might she be? Have we seen anymore raccoons apart from Truck & Falstaff, the broomed ones from the beginning and the guide of the Opener of Ways? It might be the guide, the fur pattern in the face is pretty much the same but the tail's rings are different. But that might be a result from the new disign. We'll see.

And is she really female?

Posted: **Wed Dec 04, 2013 6:40 am**

Oh my! Can it be?! New characters?!!

Posted: **Wed Dec 04, 2013 7:01 am**

This arc came fast. I was at least expecting a Guest Week.

Also, CustomInk?
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Posted: **Wed Dec 04, 2013 7:15 am**

Adorable Possum is Adorable.

That is all.

Posted: **Wed Dec 04, 2013 7:37 am**

A new character? Openermas? This should be interesting.

Posted: **Wed Dec 04, 2013 7:43 am**

Saturn381 wrote:A new character? Openermas? This should be interesting.

Is there an Openermas Bunny?

Posted: **Wed Dec 04, 2013 8:00 am**

No that's Bunneaster.

Or she could, you know, move the bed out from in front of the door.

Posted: **Wed Dec 04, 2013 8:11 am**

Hang about what happened with King and fox, are you pulling a who's cartmans father on us

Posted: **Wed Dec 04, 2013 10:55 am**

Xane wrote:What, I'm the only one who remembered Mr. Griffin drew a 'possum before?

https://www.housepetscomic.com/2012/05/ ... sundering/

I even said I wanted to see the possum again so yay, and stuff.

Also for some weird reason I can't get Firefox to show the comic, had to jump to Opera. Firefox even gives 404 on looking at the comics by date or direct links so it's not the cache.

Wow -- kudos to @Xane for either powers of recall or research (or both). I'm most impressed.

Mr. Griffin has introduced an Opossum who is actually cute. Grumpy, but cute. I'd be grumpy too, under the circumstances -- close the dog-blasted door, C.I.!

Don't know what happened with the comic in Firefox -- that's about all I use and it looked fine -- but then, I logged in late. Sometimes Mozilla does silly stuff to enforce the W3 HTML standards, and webpages stop working properly.

Posted: **Wed Dec 04, 2013 10:56 am**

Zrip wrote: Hmm, now that I think about it, I wonder if the woodland critters came up with some Openermas carols?

♪O Openermas tree, O Openermas tree
Thy leaves are so... dead~♪

...And that is why I am not a lyricist. ^^'

A thread for Openermas Carols is now in 'fan projects' - https://www.housepetscomic.com/forums/v ... =13&t=2722

Posted: **Wed Dec 04, 2013 11:40 am**

Silly Zealot wrote:
Sleet wrote:I'm sad the arc isn't called Woodland Critter Christmas.
As long as it does not turn out like in south park....

Oh how different Housepets would be if this arc goes in that direction.

Posted: **Wed Dec 04, 2013 11:48 am**

That's either one giant tree or one small newspaper. :3

Posted: **Wed Dec 04, 2013 11:49 am**

Kitch wrote:Now you have another character to add in the back issues. This is the raccoon from "Oops, I Arced" that first brought Zachary to the temple.

Xane wrote:Custom Ink was almost definitely the raccoon seen in The Trial In Heaven though.

You guys sure?

Aren't those eyelashes on Custom Ink in panel one in today's strip?
Preeeety sure the raccoon in "Oops I Arced" didn't have lashes.
And that raccoon had thicker brows too.

About the raccoon in the trial in heaven arc,
Well that one doesn't seem to have lashes either.
Aaaaaand that one has completely different eye colour

Also, Ink is awesome

Posted: **Wed Dec 04, 2013 1:01 pm**

Seems like hibernation (true or not) is apparently out of the question when someone want to up the holiday spirit.

Posted: **Wed Dec 04, 2013 1:15 pm**

I'm largely going by the raccoon's level of zealotry. I was thinking this was the same one that was sniffed by Fido on the cover of Book 4, too.

Posted: **Wed Dec 04, 2013 1:50 pm**

Hmm, I'm fairly sure that Ink got eyelashes AND golden eyes.
Might actually be one of the broomed coons.

Posted: **Wed Dec 04, 2013 2:06 pm**

Gamewolf67 wrote:This arc came fast. I was at least expecting a Guest Week.

Maybe there'll be a guest week after this arc.

Posted: **Wed Dec 04, 2013 4:58 pm**

New arc looks nice =]

Posted: **Wed Dec 04, 2013 5:31 pm**

It's probably the one from the openers Arc. The eye color matches, the fur patterns in the face matches, only the eyebrows and the rings on the tail doesn't match (seen at the spoiler). But that is probably a result from the new design. Other changes (eyelashes) may be the result of the gender Custom Ink now got.

Posted: **Wed Dec 04, 2013 5:46 pm**

oh boy I really hope we learn about the true meaning of Openermas

Posted: **Wed Dec 04, 2013 6:33 pm**

OK, lots of people comparing the raccoons, so...
Here's a list of all the raccoons that have ever appeared and a brief description of their masks.
Note there are 2 raccoons who are obscured (1 wearing a ghost costume and 1 reading the holy liturgy of Zach with his back mostly to us) who are difficult to place.

https://www.housepetscomic.com/2008/08/11/dont-shoot/
https://www.housepetscomic.com/2008/08/13/stick-em-up/
2 Raccoons
Mask over muzzle and down cheek tufts
Mask around eyes (unconnected) and down cheek tufts

https://www.housepetscomic.com/2008/12/ ... s-edition/
1 Raccoon
Mask around eyes (unconnected) and down cheek tufts- Aqua/Green eyes

https://www.housepetscomic.com/2009/11/ ... reciation/
https://www.housepetscomic.com/2009/11/ ... bad-bunny/
https://www.housepetscomic.com/2009/11/11/key-phrase/
https://www.housepetscomic.com/2009/11/ ... done-that/
https://www.housepetscomic.com/2009/11/ ... hall-pass/
1 Raccoon
Mask down cheek tufts - Yellow eyes

https://www.housepetscomic.com/2010/10/29/and-then/
1 Raccoon
Mask around eyes (unknown if connected or not) (muzzle and cheeks unknown) - Yellow eyes

https://www.housepetscomic.com/2011/08/03/book-ends/
3 Raccoons
Mask around eyes (connected) and down cheek tufts - Grey eyes (kit)
Mask around eyes (connected) - Yellow eyes (kit)
Mask over muzzle and down cheek tufts (unknown around eyes) - Yellow eyes

https://www.housepetscomic.com/2012/05/ ... sundering/
1 Raccoon
Mask over muzzle and down cheek tufts - Aqua/Green eyes

https://www.housepetscomic.com/2012/12/ ... t-i-tried/
2 Raccoons
Mask around eyes (connected) and down cheek tufts - Possibly Yellow eyes (likely Truck)
Mask around eyes (connected) and down cheek tufts - Yellow eyes (likely Falstaff)

https://www.housepetscomic.com/2013/01/ ... -yer-craw/
https://www.housepetscomic.com/2013/01/ ... ning-face/
https://www.housepetscomic.com/2013/01/ ... ity-theft/
https://www.housepetscomic.com/2013/01/18/da-da-da-da/
https://www.housepetscomic.com/2013/01/ ... whack-man/
https://www.housepetscomic.com/2013/01/ ... s-the-way/
https://www.housepetscomic.com/2013/01/ ... ing-hands/
https://www.housepetscomic.com/2013/01/ ... ve-dinner/
https://www.housepetscomic.com/2013/02/ ... -fade-out/
2 Raccoons
Mask around eyes (connected) and down cheek tufts and over muzzle - Blue eyes (Falstaff)
Mask around eyes (connected) and down cheek tufts - Green eyes (Truck)

https://www.housepetscomic.com/2013/05/ ... -da-bride/
Mask around eyes (connected) and down cheek tufts and over muzzle - Eyes indeterminable (Falstaff)

https://www.housepetscomic.com/2013/12/04/cold-snap/
Mask down cheek tufts - Yellow eyes (Custom Ink)

So ignoring those with unknown features:
1.Mask over muzzle and down cheek tufts
2.Mask around eyes (unconnected) and down cheek tufts
3.Mask around eyes (unconnected) and down cheek tufts - Aqua/Green eyes
4.Mask down cheek tufts - Yellow eyes
5.Mask over muzzle and down cheek tufts - Aqua/Green eyes
6.Mask around eyes (connected) and down cheek tufts and over muzzle - Blue eyes (Falstaff)
7.Mask around eyes (connected) and down cheek tufts - Green eyes (Truck)
8.Mask down cheek tufts - Yellow eyes (Custom Ink)

And the 2 kits:
9.Mask around eyes (connected) and down cheek tufts - Grey eyes
10.Mask around eyes (connected) - Yellow eyes

#2 and #3 are likely the same
#1 and #5 may be as well
#4 made the reference to "no brooms", so he is likely #2 with a style shift
An interesting correlation by looks is #4 with Custom Ink, indicating CI may have been the one to introduce Zach to the temple as well as getting the broom to the face.
Falstaff makes mention of Grape looking distressingly familiar, so he is likely #1 with a style shift (unless he's #2 which means CI is not #4, and Falstaff introduced Zach, but I think that's unlikely just based on character)

Which leaves us with this list:
1.Mask over muzzle and down cheek tufts - Aqua/Green eyes (was with the raccoon who got broom'd) (possibly Falstaff - though not very certainly)
2.Mask around eyes (unconnected) and down cheek tufts - Aqua/Green eyes (got broom'd by Grape) (possibly the raccoon who brought Zach to the temple - fairly strong evidence for this)
3.Mask down cheek tufts - Yellow eyes (brought Zach to the temple) (possibly Custom Ink - though correlation is strictly by looks currently - if this isn't cleared up during this arc I'll be more likely to suspect not)
4.Mask around eyes (connected) and down cheek tufts and over muzzle - Blue eyes (Falstaff)
5.Mask around eyes (connected) and down cheek tufts - Green eyes (Truck)
6.Mask down cheek tufts - Yellow eyes (Custom Ink)
The raccoon with the ghost costume and the Raccoon with the holy liturgy may be the same raccoon or different raccoons and may be any of the raccoons on this list.

So we likely have anywhere between 3 and 5 raccoons (plus the 2 kits).
Aaaaand that's all I got.

Posted: **Wed Dec 04, 2013 6:41 pm**

Interesting new characters for the Christmas' story arc. What a bad way to wake up, call it "spirit".

Light on one candle won't help, change that newspaper sheet with something better on next occasion. Looks like each species has its own festivities, borrowed from humans and changed much enough...
At first Custom Ink looked a raccoon because of design and colors, but she (yeah, she, notice the little accent of eyelashes, just two darker pixels per each) lacks of their distinctive face mask. So, what animal is she?

Looking ahead to see if and how the main characters could get involved in this story.

Posted: **Wed Dec 04, 2013 6:52 pm**

Custom Ink is a raccoon, despite the mask not circling the eyes.
Here is a very specific example of a very similar looking animal to Custom Ink, and the tags include "raccoons".

Posted: **Wed Dec 04, 2013 7:23 pm**

Let's all join hands and sing Openermas Carols.
Opener, Opener, open the great door
bring us all equality, the humans will rule no more
Opener, Opener, you know what to do
set the giant griffin free, soon we will all be too

Posted: **Wed Dec 04, 2013 7:26 pm**

To help your list along, Rick said that we've definitely seen CI before, so she shouldn't be counted as her own entry. I assume that since he said we'd seen her, that she isn't one of the two obscured ones and so she's probably #4 like you suspect

Posted: **Wed Dec 04, 2013 8:17 pm**

Welsh Halfwit wrote:
Zrip wrote: Hmm, now that I think about it, I wonder if the woodland critters came up with some Openermas carols?

♪O Openermas tree, O Openermas tree
Thy leaves are so... dead~♪

...And that is why I am not a lyricist. ^^'
A thread for Openermas Carols is now in 'fan projects' - https://www.housepetscomic.com/forums/v ... =13&t=2722

But you are a great poet!

MERRY OPENERMAS!

Posted: **Wed Dec 04, 2013 9:00 pm**

Xane wrote:What, I'm the only one who remembered Mr. Griffin drew a 'possum before?

https://www.housepetscomic.com/2012/05/ ... sundering/

I even said I wanted to the possum again so yay, and stuff.

Also for some weird reason I can't get Firefox to show the comic, had to jump to Opera. Firefox even gives 404 on looking at the comics by date or direct links so it's not the cache.

It works on mine, clear the cache and cookies, then restart the computer. Or you can wait.

Posted: **Wed Dec 04, 2013 9:38 pm**

In all the style changes the eye color never changed (tell me if I'm wrong with this), so we can strike out all raccoons with non yellow eyes.

There are only three coons left:
- the Opener of Ways guide

- the kid

- the one reading for the kids

Which one matches Custom Ink best?

Oh, and we also have the ghost...

But we can't say anything else about the appearance of the ghost. So she'll be it for sure.

Posted: **Wed Dec 04, 2013 9:47 pm**

I
LOVE
Jessica!

Yes yes, is awesome, need moars. :D

Posted: **Wed Dec 04, 2013 10:05 pm**

i dont know why but at first i thought she was a mouse but then i saw the tail .... ALL HAIL THE OPENER OF THE WAYS 0-0 happy openermas to everyone XD

Posted: **Thu Dec 05, 2013 1:09 am**

Anyone else find it very stupid of Jessica to start a fire inside a tree? Sure it's for a candle, but none the less it's in a tree with paper and stuff inside it. It would be like smoking while you work with flammable liquids.

Posted: **Thu Dec 05, 2013 2:04 am**

Cerberusx wrote:Anyone else find it very stupid of Jessica to start a fire inside a tree? Sure it's for a candle, but none the less it's in a tree with paper and stuff inside it. It would be like smoking while you work with flammable liquids.

1) Openermas is going to be MY favorite festivity.
2) Have you noticed the upturned vase? A guy on youtube tried to show that you could have some domestic heating thanks to a vase under which a candle was lit, so to use it as a rough fireplace. I guess that Jesse is using the vase in that way. And that the candle may serve for emergency lightning.

Posted: **Thu Dec 05, 2013 2:23 am**

valerio wrote: 2) Have you noticed the upturned vase? A guy on youtube tried to show that you could have some domestic heating thanks to a vase under which a candle was lit, so to use it as a rough fireplace. I guess that Jesse is using the vase in that way. And that the candle may serve for emergency lightning.

I'm surprised someone caught that. It's a flower-pot heater, and it works a bit like a masonry fireplace. Only it's powered by candles and not wood.

Posted: **Thu Dec 05, 2013 2:46 am**

rickgriffin wrote:
valerio wrote: 2) Have you noticed the upturned vase? A guy on youtube tried to show that you could have some domestic heating thanks to a vase under which a candle was lit, so to use it as a rough fireplace. I guess that Jesse is using the vase in that way. And that the candle may serve for emergency lightning.
I'm surprised someone caught that. It's a flower-pot heater, and it works a bit like a masonry fireplace. Only it's powered by candles and not wood.

I'm surprised I never caught that, myself. Nice find, Val!

I figured she was just using the stand-alone candles for heat, but the upside down pot I presumed was used for some sort of miniature fridge for food that had to be kept frozen. (Given how cold it looks for her already, I'm sure it ain't hard, but I figured she's just taking extra precautions)

Posted: **Thu Dec 05, 2013 3:12 am**

If only I was that good at getting your metajokes...

Posted: **Thu Dec 05, 2013 5:08 am**

"Openermass"???
Oh wait... O_o the tute bunny wabbit is like a living Jesus for them!

(btw, if I'm going to show my the entire two weeks during christmas and newyear I'm going to die os suffication! Then you'll see some real spirit...)

Posted: **Thu Dec 05, 2013 7:32 am**

Saturn381 wrote:
Silly Zealot wrote:
Sleet wrote:I'm sad the arc isn't called Woodland Critter Christmas.
As long as it does not turn out like in south park....
Oh how different Housepets would be if this arc goes in that direction.

Fido (with Cartman's voice) to Max : "No kitty, that's my girlfriend!"

Posted: **Thu Dec 05, 2013 2:34 pm**

Hedronal wrote:Yet given that on the day of the opening, it was Pete that resurged, not Zach, Pete would be Jesus as well. I don't know if the christmas introduction timing of Zach was intentional for Rick in this, but either way it fits funnily.

(Without getting TOO religious here

)
What was gained through the resurrection, (Opening of ways in this instance) was that humankind could now gain access to celestial beings (being God and Pete) by simply acknowledging their existence and interference in daily life. The one who provided the way in both cases; Jesus (Bible version) and Zach (Housepets version). Both of which happen to have a late December holiday marking their introduction.
These are undoubtedly coincidences, but I also happen to know that Rick is man of faith. So who knows? We might be witnessing the Gospel Of Zach Arbelt.

Let's just hope Zach isn't crucified by the ferals. That would just suck.

Hedronal wrote:I do have the question though, how does one get the name Custom Ink?

Custom Ink is an online t-shirt printing shop/service that caters to large events and organizations, as well as the average designer.
I hear commercials for them on the radio all the time.
That's ALSO undoubtedly a coincidence

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