Housepets!

Maybe Steward has something they could use.

He's got a few plans going around in that old head.

It’s... it’s over... the year long arc is over... wow.

Wait are we witnessing the rise of the new antagonist?

*snaps finger*

Shoot. Guess you can't win them all.

But at least the epilogue was awesome! Happy 10 years of Housepets, Rick. I can't express how happy you've come along way from writing this comic. =)

EDIT: Just realized we did get fox kits. x3

Looks like Craig is wishing he paid more attention to that little religion that sprang up in a previous life. Whenever entering a bet one should always be mindful of living with the loss conditions.

I would say that Steward will be an ongoing concern. He does seem to have adapted fairly well.

Congrats on 10 years.

Rivers of belief, they say
flow in all those who care.
But they’re talking Opener
and Jess just isn’t there.
There’s dangerous talk
around the dinner table
between Jess, the lovely Ink
and one whose fall is fable.
But corruption listens on
and quietly minds his manners.
Rolling the cursed coin
is one of the strips great planners...

Blasphemy is acceptable only between the hours of 7am and 4:30pm. Limited blaspheming may be arranged for after 7pm, but only after you've finished eating all of your veggies.

The setup is looking quite real, though - Stewart is probably going to try using the coin to curse everyone in town into animals, but i wonder about the curse on the coin itself? Does it have limits?

Also, Jess is totally talking about Rick.

Calling it now! That was confirmation on the Coin being used for evil means... Like starting a cult of animals that used to be humans! It would be interesting to see a dark arc.

We finally have a confirmation on the kit's names, though I think everyone already figured them out

Wow. Ten years. That is not a small number.

As I've said earlier, despite being a powerful magical artifact, I don't see how Steward can effectively profit off of the coin. There is however, enough foreshadowing in this strip to turn day to night so I'm excited to see what becomes of this. Now that we have confirmed Kix is bringing up the two former demigods in Jessica's den, why did Jessica say "fox cubs" in Telltale Fox instead of something more general, like "fox family". Slightly related to that, I wonder if they have a dad or if [insert any Disney inciting insolent here] happened.

Who's been teaching the woodland creatures words like "proselytize"?

Iceheart wrote:Who's been teaching the woodland creatures words like "proselytize"?

Like it or not, the answer might be 'themselves'. Miles said he "taught himself to read and write and amassed an amount of books". I'm not saying all the forest creatures do this of school is superfluous and everyone can self teach, but that ferals have access to stuff like libraries and it's technically possible for them to become eroodite (pun intended).

I wonder if Craig will realise his mother has faith in him? (through Zach, of course)

Champion Wallace wrote:As I've said earlier, despite being a powerful magical artifact, I don't see how Steward can effectively profit off of the coin. There is however, enough foreshadowing in this strip to turn day to night so I'm excited to see what becomes of this. Now that we have confirmed Kix is bringing up the two former demigods in Jessica's den, why did Jessica say "fox cubs" in Telltale Fox instead of something more general, like "fox family". Slightly related to that, I wonder if they have a dad or if [insert any Disney inciting insolent here] happened.

Maybe the mom was already in the house when they "arrived".

10 years?
.....oh he's right.Tomorrow is Housepets!'s 10 year anniversary. Congratulations Man! This comic has come so far!

So, it's possible that the Mana could reside within that Coin?

MrBlueSky7 wrote:So, it's possible that the Mana could reside within that Coin?

The coin has no mana. Pete used mana when he CURSED the coin.

Craig is drowning in irony.

I called it! I called it! What did I say?

leinglo wrote:Well there is one thing Steward could possibly do with the coin if he were to so inclined. If he kept the true nature of the coin to himself, Steward could potentially hijack the Opener faith by claiming he has the Gods-given power to turn humans into animals with just a touch. With the temple's destruction there will probably be some turmoil among believers.

Craig would get awfully salty about that.

leinglo wrote:I called it! I called it! What did I say?

leinglo wrote:Well there is one thing Steward could possibly do with the coin if he were to so inclined. If he kept the true nature of the coin to himself, Steward could potentially hijack the Opener faith by claiming he has the Gods-given power to turn humans into animals with just a touch. With the temple's destruction there will probably be some turmoil among believers.

Wouldn't 'Craig' and 'Draig' be onto him though? They could try to steal the Coin in an attempt to getting their old lives back. Provided that Coin can do such a thing...

MrBlueSky7 wrote:

leinglo wrote:I called it! I called it! What did I say?

leinglo wrote:Well there is one thing Steward could possibly do with the coin if he were to so inclined. If he kept the true nature of the coin to himself, Steward could potentially hijack the Opener faith by claiming he has the Gods-given power to turn humans into animals with just a touch. With the temple's destruction there will probably be some turmoil among believers.

Wouldn't 'Craig' and 'Draig' be onto him though? They could try to steal the Coin in an attempt to getting their old lives back. Provided that Coin can do such a thing...

All the coin can do is turn humans into animals. Functionally it’s worthless to them. Plus, it’s been established that nobody is going to take seriously the input of fox kits on celestial matters, so even if they try to out Steward for what he (probably) will try to do, nobody will believe them. Nobody in the forest, at any rate...

What I think might happen is that if Steward does try to make a power play with the coin, 'Craig' and 'Draig' will be the ones who go to warn the only people that would believe them: King, Tarot, and the others who were involved in the game.

leinglo wrote:What I think might happen is that if Steward does try to make a power play with the coin, 'Craig' and 'Draig' will be the ones who go to warn the only people that would believe them: King, Tarot, and the others who were involved in the game.

Sabrina. Tell Sabrina. If they try to tell King or Tarot they'll need armour and weapons.

...or things could take a more awkward direction.
Should that coin happen into the paws of Cory...

Ooh, that foreshadowing is delicious! I wonder if Craig will recognize the coin at some point in the future.
Also, congratulations on 10 years of this!

I doubt it means anything, but I've noticed that we've had yet to actually see any dialogue from Steward ever since he became a badger.

Telltale Fox and The More Things Change seem to imply he's spoken to at least Jessica, but in neither one do we actually get to see what Steward said.

GameCobra wrote:Also, Jess is totally talking about Rick.

Do you mean her line about letting go of the opener thing? Meaning what that readers have been asking Rick if he was done with it? Sorry I guess I am also of little faith and need the obvious explained to me LOL

Xane wrote:An extremely BADger.

I was gonna say that! Oh well. Grumpy badger doesn't give a bicycle repair man. Doesn't give muffins and cookies either. (It's okay if you don't see what I did there)

This is an amazing day. A momentous day. A day to be remembered.
Today's strip alone is full of awesome.

Hooray for this 10 Year Anniversary!!!!

Welsh Halfwit wrote:

MrBlueSky7 wrote:So, it's possible that the Mana could reside within that Coin?

The coin has no mana. Pete used mana when he CURSED the coin.

Let's see if we can extract the maggical energy from the coin, then!

Argent wrote:Craig is drowning in irony.

Indeed, and it is. So. Very. Delicious!

I agree Jessica: after the temple falling, it's time to end this "Opener of Ways" thing, and I can relate her, because she wants Zach all for herself. You seem to dream with open eyes, Custom Ink. The faith to the Opener gave Jessica a moment of happiness, but now stop... Craig knows something more, actually, because of his past... Oh, Steward is still holding the cursed coin. But, can it now be like another source of grand power?

Already ten years? Time sure flies, but I still enjoy this comic

Gbr23 wrote:Wait are we witnessing the rise of the new antagonist?

I hope so, it will be fun to see what is going to happen and where this will take us

"please send check this forum post here for details."

Send checks where now?

I see folks are debating just how important the coin can be, you forget though this world is loosely based on the real one, I am sure there are many people who would be willing to give up their savings in order to touch it...

Or sure, some kind of revenge plan instead.

Argent wrote:"please send check this forum post here for details."

Send checks where now?

To the forum post.
It clearly needs the money.

Famout wrote:I see folks are debating just how important the coin can be, you forget though this world is loosely based on the real one, I am sure there are many people who would be willing to give up their savings in order to touch it...

Yeah, but not THAT many people.
It might be enough to buy a nice beach house. Two, tops.

Man, I think that we could get a legitimate evil antagonist with steward, I think he has some malicious plans for that coin. Also, congrats on 10 YEARS, that's no small amount of time!

The possibility of Steward becoming the main antagonist is one of the things I cannot wait to see. I have so many ideas and thoughts on what could happen, and am always looking forward to more from this amazing comic.

And I'm also rather looking forward to guest week! This is the first one I have really been around for, so it means I get to see some familiar faces putting out their own housepets content.

Since tomorrow is the anniversary, I'll probably do something to celebrate. Maybe I'll get sugar cookies and decorate them with some of the characters. That'd be cool.

Congratulations on 10 years!
(man do I feel old)

Ten years of Housepets! That's astounding! Congrats, Rick!