I don’t think that’s one of Rusty’s fans tipping off his allies.
I think he’s just delivering the invite his boss ordered him to deliver at the end of the previous comic.
@[hewhosaysfish]:
Granted — but consider, the 2 things are NOT mutually exclusive.
😛
@[The_Esteemed_Author]:
Nice ‘retro’ touch, using hobo “bindles” to identify these 2 as the pair who got fired for failing to restrain our lovely Lamia.
@[hewhosaysfish]:
Also, I’m not sure just how close to “RL” the Esteemed_Author is trying to be, but in most ant-colonies, the workers are all different forms of “drones” — basically females who were “neutered” even before they were born.
I think SHE’s delivering a message from HER boss.
(A Boss who’s also her Mother)
That said, something feels weird about Rusty shouting “Help!”. I mean, yes, that’s a one-syllable sentence that should be firmly within his linguistic capabilities… but the thing is, even normal people who usually speak in full sentences would often just shout “Help!” in this situation. So somehow, it just feels too much like normal, proper English to sound like something Rusty would say. Even though I know that’s silly.
Yes, I think what feels “off” is that Rusty is more of someone who asks permission in fragments, rather than gives orders. It would be like having Rusty be leading the party and then suddenly say, “stop! Trap!”: that sounds too ordinary for our little guy 🙂
I don’t believe it – until a few days ago I had never heard of this comic. Then somebody on a different comic forum talked about a paladin using gardening tools in combat. It was enough to make me curious.
And here I am now, at the end of the archives, having enjoyed every single page. Seriously, there wasn’t a single page where I was disappointed in the writing, or the art, or anything. Maybe I’m easy to please but Rusty & Co hits my sweet spot. Plus, the readers seem to be a nice community, too.
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I don’t think that’s one of Rusty’s fans tipping off his allies.
I think he’s just delivering the invite his boss ordered him to deliver at the end of the previous comic.
@[hewhosaysfish]:
Granted — but consider, the 2 things are NOT mutually exclusive.
😛
@[The_Esteemed_Author]:
Nice ‘retro’ touch, using hobo “bindles” to identify these 2 as the pair who got fired for failing to restrain our lovely Lamia.
As if Madeline’s plans need any such flummery like data.
@[hewhosaysfish]:
Also, I’m not sure just how close to “RL” the Esteemed_Author is trying to be, but in most ant-colonies, the workers are all different forms of “drones” — basically females who were “neutered” even before they were born.
I think SHE’s delivering a message from HER boss.
(A Boss who’s also her Mother)
“Drones” are the males. They mate once and are then left to die.
The sterile workers are all female, and are not “drones”.
However, while in real life all non-reproductive ants are female, the comic’s formians do not appear to follow this, as the ex-bodyguards were explicitly identified as male (Madeline refered to one of them as “Mr.”, and their own boss, who should definitely be familiar with her own species’ biology, called them “boys”).
@[Milo]:
My bad.
Rusty can TALK????
Ever since Page 1 (https://rustyandco.com/comic/1/) 🙂
The surprising part isn’t that he talked. It’s that he uttered a sentence without the word “eat” in it.
He’s done it before. The same sentence, in fact: http://rustyandco.com/comic/level-7-title/
This always indicates something very important. He spoke on the Level 7 title page, too.
“Help.” Hmm. Interesing.
Yeah, he just seldom does about anything other than wanting to eat the nearest metal object.
Dang, I knew that. One of my brain dead days, obviously.
It’s the little things that make me smile. Like the bellhop Myrmarch tipping the hat. 🙂
Maddy best remember to tip the hat in return…
She’d need to acquire a hat, first.
They’re all formians. Only the two fancy ladies are myrmarch.
She said it herself, he is still a guest. And he has a message that needs to be delivered.
“Mammal”. She sure knows how to insult someone.
Also, by her physique, doesn’t YT also qualify as mammal due to her mammary glands?
She probably considers herself ophidian first and forgets the rest.
Back before the retcon she probably considered that humiliating and tried to ignore it.
Judging by the looks of things, they aren’t the help any more.
I totally forgot that Y-T was a Tentacallis minion when we met her! And she has a hood! I wonder if we’ll get to see it!
I sometimes forget that Rusty can say things besides “eat X” or “no eat”.
There are times where there are more pressing issues than food.
“No squash!” is another.
That said, something feels weird about Rusty shouting “Help!”. I mean, yes, that’s a one-syllable sentence that should be firmly within his linguistic capabilities… but the thing is, even normal people who usually speak in full sentences would often just shout “Help!” in this situation. So somehow, it just feels too much like normal, proper English to sound like something Rusty would say. Even though I know that’s silly.
Yes, I think what feels “off” is that Rusty is more of someone who asks permission in fragments, rather than gives orders. It would be like having Rusty be leading the party and then suddenly say, “stop! Trap!”: that sounds too ordinary for our little guy 🙂
A variation that may feel more dialectally appropriate is “Save!” —or TBH any similar transitive verb.
I don’t believe it – until a few days ago I had never heard of this comic. Then somebody on a different comic forum talked about a paladin using gardening tools in combat. It was enough to make me curious.
And here I am now, at the end of the archives, having enjoyed every single page. Seriously, there wasn’t a single page where I was disappointed in the writing, or the art, or anything. Maybe I’m easy to please but Rusty & Co hits my sweet spot. Plus, the readers seem to be a nice community, too.
I guess what I want to say is – THANK YOU!
Welcome to the party!
when you stop to think about it…
‘Hotel California’ is just a negative Yelp review with a guitar solo…
Is it supposed to be issssst? If not, your welcome, or something.