Mousetrap

Dave

The official blog for Mousetrap, a story about an easily-frightened rat, a brash Fennec fox, their Dalmatian frenemy, and the trio's outer space exploits.

Solidarity With the Protests

Hey, all. The police are killing people. The state is killing people. I'll keep this short, since I'm not one to write you folks essays - in case you hadn't noticed. The author of this comic stands in solidarity with everyone fighting for their right...

Pilot (17)

Dave awoke squinting at an unfamiliar light fixture. He had no idea where he was. For the first time today – or was it tomorrow now? – he didn’t even have a clue. His arm still hurt, but he noticed now it was wrapped in a tourniquet proper. He wonder...

Pilot (16/?)

Julia fired. Dave didn’t see where the shot went, but he could hear it ricochet. Julia was already hopping over the bar to run after him. "Wilkins!" he heard her call. He had barely left the place. The bell jingled madly as he barreled through the doo...

Pilot (15/?)

"She stole my wallet!" Dave shouted. Kara stopped just before she disappeared from Dave's view altogether, whipped around in his direction, and said, "What the fuck are you doing here?!" "What are you doing here?! Give me back my wallet! And for Pete...

Pilot (14/?)

He couldn't be picky, he supposed as he pushed open the door. Above him, a bell jingled. In front of him was an oak-colored labyrinth of tables and chairs, and at the very end of it stood a dog washing out a shot glass. He was not at any sort of hosp...

Pilot (13/?)

It was getting very hard for Dave to ignore the pain. His once-blue tie was now very purple. He thought it was awfully resourceful of him to avoid bleeding out with it, but he was pretty sure he was on the verge of fainting from the heat alone if he di...

Pilot (12/?)

Kara reviewed what she had been able to bring from the Schadenfreude. She'd thrown the parachute and its harness into the flaming wreckage of the ship, just to be safe. She had her ray gun, and thankfully, plenty of energy for it. That wasn't always a ...

Pilot (11/?)

Kara Gutierrez was a great many things. Two years on the run got you used to a lot of different work in a very short time. Hijacking, robbery, espionage, arson, and even jaywalking. But not murder - never murder. Her grandmother would have frowned upon...