Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for November 25, 2012
Transcript:
Danae: ...Then the Big Bad Wolf went to the third little piggy's house, which was made of brick. Once again, he told the three little pigs to come out or he'd blow their house down. But this time, the piggies didn't answer... Instead, the door slowly creaked open. It was dark inside.. very dark. "So you piggies want to make a game of it, eh?" sneered the wolf as he sniffed the air inside. The piggy scent was strong, very strong. Eerily strong... Following his nose, the wolf cornered the pigs, only to find it was the other way around as they had turned into the three Feral Zombie Pigs. Lucy: Do you really think classic fairy tales need updating? Danae: Absolutely! Now they'll make sense.
Dtroutma over 11 years ago
Uh, pigs kill more people every year in the U.S. than the total killed by “wild animals” in history. They are VERY dangerous critters. BTW, cows also kill far more people than bears, cougar, or wolves- even in Europe!
So, point being, Danae is right on track here!! Good girl!
thirdguy over 11 years ago
She’ll make a great screen writer some day!
hawgowar over 11 years ago
We have a feral hog extermination project ongoing in my area. I always carry a .45 ACP pistol when hiking in the woods and have shot two hogs who attacked me. Fortunately, they know of or care little for stealth and you can hear them coming.
Lord Garth over 11 years ago
I am SO keeping frame four as a wallpaper… Thanks Wiley
Alms4Thorby over 11 years ago
Roald Dahl has already done it. He revisited six classic fairy tales, including “The Three Pig” , and called it “Revolting Rhymes” Its a quick fun read.
oldpine52 over 11 years ago
I think I’ll stick to ‘fractured fairy tales’.
tripwire45 over 11 years ago
The movie rights alone will make her richer than Midas.
Coyoty Premium Member over 11 years ago
The original story had the pigs trapping the wolf in a pot and making stew of him.
sottwell over 11 years ago
Actually the original stories had the two lazy, careless pigs getting eaten. It took Disney to have them running to mooch off of their hard-working brother.
WCLamb over 11 years ago
@sottwell -Sounds vaguely familiar… conservative pig & liberal pig brothers. Tell me there’s nothing political about fairy tales.
vwdualnomand over 11 years ago
zombies…this decade’s undead. it used to vampires, werewolves, psycho killers, etc…
Vonne Anton over 11 years ago
Anyone else sick and tired of zombie’s and vampires taking over good old science fiction?
Vonne Anton over 11 years ago
Name one statement in the Bible that you know is a lie….(don’t get upset with me, folks, if Omnius wants to say they don’t believe in the Bible, that’s one thing; but to state it is “the biggest fairy tale of all” and a “book of lies” are accusations that need proof!…and I didn’t start it, Omnius did, so lecture him/her about irrelevancies to the strip)
dabugger over 11 years ago
Oh you bet! ’Bout time to really get serious with dis reality thing. Just wait will we get to all them other stories….but ’cus its da season; there is dat red monster who comes down from da north……
massha over 11 years ago
Finally a children’s story that makes sense!
Justice22 over 11 years ago
Recently a grandmother in Russia killed an attacking wolf with an axe. The newscaster called it rewriting “Little Red Riding Hood”.
tazz555 over 11 years ago
Actually a book on Zombie versionsnof Fairy Tales would be sweet. They did it with Nursery Rhymes, Alice in Wonderland, etc
Dragon0131 over 11 years ago
Yup. You see at the time straw and sticks were common building material. So people who were conservative leaned towards the traditional building materials. A liberal would have gone with brick. And made sure the larder was well stocked.
Perkycat over 11 years ago
Yes! We need stuffed animals and video games.And yes, I’m tired of zombies and vampires. Love science fiction, though.Gotta love Danae! Keep thinking outside the fairy tale.
Ermine Notyours over 11 years ago
“Little pig, little pig, through this door let me pass!” “Not by the hair, uh, of my little pig’s… um, what rhymes with ‘pass’?”
William Bednar Premium Member over 11 years ago
Right out of the “Crypt Keeper” graphic novel!
Buggerlugs over 11 years ago
Feral hogs are a major problem in Texas.
Caddy57 over 11 years ago
I was raised in a rural area…we had pigs back then,and one of my jobs was to feed the pigs. I was scared sensless by the idea of having to get into the pen with them to do the job. If only my parents were still alive to read this,,,,then they might understand why that job scared me so much!
Hunter7 over 11 years ago
That poor wolf. Anyone watching Once Upon A Time? See what they did to the wolf? I think Danae might approve.
Dr Lou Premium Member over 11 years ago
I like it…
Dr Lou Premium Member over 11 years ago
And nobody has ever said that fairy tales were actually about fairies…!
trm over 11 years ago
That’s the first zombie story I’ve actually liked.
freeholder1 over 11 years ago
Read Revelation,
JP Steve Premium Member over 11 years ago
Or,the one percent got the brick house, the 99% got the sticks and straw!