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Post by xane on Nov 22, 2010 8:16:44 GMT -7
Oh no! Scott's trading Bunker in for a new model!  Bunker looks like Wile E. in last week's strip when he reacts to Sandusky crashing into the door. |
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Post by crosshair on Nov 22, 2010 11:58:40 GMT -7
Oh no! Scott's trading Bunker in for a new model! Perhaps Bunker needs an overhaul and Scott is just getting a loaner.  |
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Post by cougarhearted on Nov 22, 2010 13:58:47 GMT -7
My oh my, what do we have here in this scenario? It seems as if we are going to learn something about Bunker's past that he apparently forgotten about. Anywho, if it does turn out that Bunker was adopted, at least it's safe to know that he is in good hands with Scott and Ashley.  |
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Post by crosshair on Nov 22, 2010 17:18:06 GMT -7
My oh my, what do we have here in this scenario? It seems as if we are going to learn something about Bunker's past that he apparently forgotten about. Anywho, if it does turn out that Bunker was adopted, at least it's safe to know that he is in good hands with Scott and Ashley. Well, I finnaly got my driveway shoveled after work here so I can post the thought that crossed my mind. This is probably totally wrong, but here goes anyway. Back in Strip #80 sandusky.comicgenesis.com/d/20061206.html Scott asks Ashley is she happened to get Sierra "from a guy named Duane in Flagstaff" Sandusky then goes and gets "Luke and Leia" so they can get told that they are siblings in strip #81. What if more was said and Sandusky overheard that "Duane" was someone from the Humane Society in Flagstaff? It hit me as I was at work today and thinking about my brothers new kittens, Ender and Bean, who are from an unwanted litter of kittens, what if Bunker and Sierra were from an unwanted litter of puppies? When Sandusky showed up at his door Scott simply did the same thing he did with Bunker, adopted an animal that nobody wanted. Scott got Sandusky to somehow keep quiet about the Humane Society, perhaps he is getting a weekly bribe of whoppers? Then Bunker found the leash and the Bunker started asking questions to poor Sandusky. Now this is going to be bouncing around in my head until we see in the next strips if this is what happened. |
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Post by cougarhearted on Nov 26, 2010 8:46:02 GMT -7
Uh oh.... I sense quite a bit of tension here. Initially, I was beginning to think that Scott deliberately left the leash in with the photo album so that Bunker can think through for himself as to why it would be in such a place. But now, I'm starting to think that Scott had left it in with the photo album on accident, given his "Oh, crap" response. Now I'm thinking: "How is Scott going to explain this to Bunker?"  |
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Post by crosshair on Nov 26, 2010 9:19:54 GMT -7
I hope Sierra is off getting Sandusky an ice pack.
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Post by crosshair on Nov 29, 2010 5:37:19 GMT -7
You're still getting coal for Christmas, Bunker because of what you did to poor Sandusky. On the other hand, how can you stay mad at a cute husky learning about his past he didn't know. ;D I wonder if Scott has found out about that yet. Oh my, I was actually right about predicting a storyline. I better go pick up a lotto ticket today.  |
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Post by cougarhearted on Nov 29, 2010 16:20:52 GMT -7
Poor Bunker.... feeling unwanted is one of the worst feelings anyone can go through.  But look at the bright side, not every husky can say that they are a "surrogate brother" to a mountain lion.  |
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Post by crosshair on Nov 29, 2010 21:20:24 GMT -7
Poor Bunker.... feeling unwanted is one of the worst feelings anyone can go through. But look at the bright side, not every husky can say that they are a "surrogate brother" to a mountain lion. I have to giggle a bit because Bunker has to know he was adopted in some form. It seems like coming from the Humane Society has the same "stigma" for pets as adoption does/did have for humans. I suppose he is wondering if he has other siblings and what happened to them. Though some people say that pets are perfect practice for having children. My parents got extra experience, they were foster parents too. By the time I came along they had plenty of practice.  |
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Post by John Prengaman on Nov 30, 2010 10:38:53 GMT -7
That's the idea I'm going for here. My own husky, Cougar, was a Humane Society rescue. And, in fact, my younger husky, Tundra, was also adopted twice (I "rescued" him before he could make it to the Humane Society). I know that my boys are happy and healthy and probably don't even consciously remember their previous places of residence. But, in the Sandusky-verse, where animals are capable of speech and human-like thought, you have to wonder what would go through the minds of pets who find out they were rescued. The original adoption process (from the place where they were born) is just taken in stride as a fact of life. Their homes are with their humans, and their birth parents are not really on the same level of importance. However, when they're given up for adoption by those same humans that brought them home in the first place, then they start to wonder what went wrong. What did they do to make their original family want to get rid of them? It's kind of sad to think about, and it's a bit more serious than most Sandusky storylines. But, it's something I've wanted to explore ever since I brought Cougar home from the Humane Society (it will have been two years on Dec. 5th). Don't worry, though, I still plan on keeping things funny... ...at least to the extent that they usually are. |
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Post by crosshair on Nov 30, 2010 22:19:22 GMT -7
I thought you had Cougar for longer than that? I guess I never really knew how long you have had him. I just read the comic for the longest time and never even went into the forums. Though, IIRC, I first started posting here when "Rocky Mountain Lion" was the current storyline, which was in September of 08. Hmmm, did I miss a post somewhere at the old forum? As for the "serious" topic, you're doing just fine. One major reason I enjoy your work is how well you have developed all the characters. Charters that are always happy-go-lucky where everything goes their way just come out flat and unrealistic. One can't form a serious bond with such a character. I've read some people's stuff whose plots had great potential, but the writer just can't develop the characters. Each one feels like the same person wearing a different cardboard mask. (Read "Word War Z" for an example of this. Max Brooks can't develop characters to save his life.) You on the other hand do a very good job at that task. Each character has their ups and downs that we can actually relate to. Plus they're so darned cute. 
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Post by John Prengaman on Dec 1, 2010 8:51:19 GMT -7
Thanks, Crosshair! Character development has been a concern of mine from the start. It's such a tough thing to do in a comic strip, as quite often you're the writer, all of the actors, the director, and the producer. When all of those jobs are coming from one person, rather than a whole host of people who have their own input into the characters, it's easy for everyone to end up with the same personality. I'm glad to hear that, at least in your opinion, I'm doing a pretty decent job of avoiding that trap. |
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Post by xane on Dec 1, 2010 9:12:14 GMT -7
What's bugging me about this is all the setup that was done to make him and Sierra brother and sister sounds like it wasn't true if he was a rescue dog (and therefore likely to have an unknown background unless his former people were nice enough to leave his background info with the shelter, which is rarely the case unless they had to give him up due to extreme circumstances) and the comment that being a mutt "isn't quite true" either, which makes it even less likely that they're related. Which is confusing since Ashley immediately knew what Scott was talking about when he mentioned the guy he got Bunker from. Unless Duane is the guy who runs the Humane Society in Flagstaff, but the way it's worded it makes it sound like Sierra really was bought from Duane and Bunker wasn't. I guess I'll have to wait and see how this plays out in the end.
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Post by cougarhearted on Dec 1, 2010 13:46:57 GMT -7
You know what? Even though this is supposed to be a "comic" strip, I really admire the aspect that you are willing to integrate some more serious aspects into your work, John. To me, just throwing in a lot of stupid, aimless humor in a comic strip just get too tiring and tasteless after a while. Even though, it is entertaining at first, but after some time, it becomes less entertaining. So I know that I am really going to enjoy this story arc in the Sandusky comics. Plus, I really want to applaud you for what you have done for both Cougar and Tundra, John. I think it's a wonderful thing that you decided to get them out of sticky situations and have them live with you. Whenever you post pictures of your dogs, they always looks so happy and cheerful. All this talk about rescuing dogs is making me think of Gardie right now... wherever he is at, I hope whoever has him is treating him like a prince. And in retrospect, when I really start to think about it, perhaps Garide was recued from me. Before I got him, I never, never NEVER realized how much work raising a puppy really is. I treid to, but maybe having Gardie taken away from out family was God's way of saying that I was failing or possibly have failed..... Maybe one day when I have a much better head on my shoulders, I'll look into adopting a nice, older dog from a shelter. The more I think about it, the better I feel it is the best route to go if I am thinking about another canine in the future. Also, if i ever do that, I'll be saving a life too. However, this is just a big "WHAT IF" scenario. All I need to do is get more brains first. |
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Post by crosshair on Dec 1, 2010 21:05:52 GMT -7
Gardie was in my mind as well. I didn't want to bring it up though.
I really wish you at least knew what happened to him. You at least deserve that.
You would have eventually made the realization that you had taken on more than you can handle and would have acted in Gardie's best interest, even if the best for Garie was not the best for you. At least there you would have chosen who would be able to take good care of him and would be secure knowing that he was taken care of.
Kind of like popcorn in a way. Short and easy, but really nothing of substance. John's work, by contrast, is like a cooked meal. Yes sometimes he has just a snack here and there, sometimes that's all we need between "meals", but most of his work is both mentally tasty and filling. All the ingredients coming together to form something far superior to the individual components. (Which is in sharp contrast to what I cooked tonight for dinner. Bleh. It was a good idea on paper. Oh well, only though finding out what doesn't work do we find what does work.)
I'm not trying to flatter you John, I just find it very interesting to try and figure out WHY I like something.
Agreed, I've seen many animals whose owners just don't put the time and effort into taking care of all their needs. They may have food and water, but they are not given the love and attention they need.
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But look at the bright side, not every husky can say that they are a "surrogate brother" to a mountain lion. 
