Mars is the name of a small town in western Pennsylvania. THEY don’t want Rat to come there! BTW, since Rat did some writing, why is he smudge-free in the last panel??
The effort to geoengineer Mars to become barely liveable are far worse than the efforts necessary to undo the damage we’ve already done to Earth.
It’d be cheaper to make the deserts on Earth into Garden Eden than to create a space on Mars where a pair of humans could survive in the open for more than 5 minutes.
I’m reminded of the Simpsons Halloween episode where Homer destroyed the earth, and they put the best and brightest (including Lisa and Marge) on a rocket to Mars to preserve civilization. However, Homer and Bart were able to board a second rocket, only to discover that it was filled with annoying B-List celebrities and being shot into the sun. Rat would have been on that second rocket.
BE THIS GUY almost 5 years ago
I’ll be happy to send Rat to Mars — NOW!
Gary Fabian almost 5 years ago
The problem is Rat wrote a negative hope.
B UTTONS almost 5 years ago
Rat simply wrote the “Rat’s Emergency Action Plan”
Abandon the ship when it is feared the ship is sinking.
pschearer Premium Member almost 5 years ago
This is the way the world ends. / This is the way the world ends. / This is the way the world ends, / Not with a whimper but a kablooey.
hariseldon59 almost 5 years ago
Mars ain’t the kind of place to raise your kids.. in fact it’s cold as hell.
gopher gofer almost 5 years ago
he’s quite positive that he’s not feeling better…
KennethJohnson almost 5 years ago
Oh, we will be hit by a cosmic ray burst that will clean the planet.
Troglodyte almost 5 years ago
Earth will be a better place after Rat departs to Mars.
dwane.scoty1 almost 5 years ago
Rat! NASA is looking volunteer lab rats to study oxygen deprivation studies in similar Mars conditions! Hero status, Bud!
Breadboard almost 5 years ago
Rat remember to take your “Debbie Downer” pills with you ! ….. Croc Power !
nosirrom almost 5 years ago
I wrote down my hopes for the future
Tolerance and peace
Prosperity for all
Alas none came to pass
In the Fall of 2016
Ellis97 almost 5 years ago
Space is not the place to live. It’s freezing cold.
Carl Rennhack Premium Member almost 5 years ago
And you certainly don’t LOOK any better, Rat!
uniquename almost 5 years ago
Rat, please take eight or nine million of your friends with you.
Carl Rennhack Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Mars is the name of a small town in western Pennsylvania. THEY don’t want Rat to come there! BTW, since Rat did some writing, why is he smudge-free in the last panel??
david_42 almost 5 years ago
So long as you don’t die on the landing.
Ignatz Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Once we get through with Earth, we’ll destroy Mars in record time.
Radish the wordsmith almost 5 years ago
Mars Needs Women
asrialfeeple almost 5 years ago
That I live for at least another six months, so I can finally see 2020.
laurasohn11 almost 5 years ago
He’s in the best selling show… Is there life on mars…
Snoots almost 5 years ago
You can’t flee to Mars, silly. There’s no Starbucks.
unfair.de almost 5 years ago
The effort to geoengineer Mars to become barely liveable are far worse than the efforts necessary to undo the damage we’ve already done to Earth.
It’d be cheaper to make the deserts on Earth into Garden Eden than to create a space on Mars where a pair of humans could survive in the open for more than 5 minutes.
DCBakerEsq almost 5 years ago
I’ve already booked my ticket. Now, I need to start packing.
hariseldon59 almost 5 years ago
I’m reminded of the Simpsons Halloween episode where Homer destroyed the earth, and they put the best and brightest (including Lisa and Marge) on a rocket to Mars to preserve civilization. However, Homer and Bart were able to board a second rocket, only to discover that it was filled with annoying B-List celebrities and being shot into the sun. Rat would have been on that second rocket.
WCraft Premium Member almost 5 years ago
At least you’d have company -Sheldon and Amy are going there, too.
AZCoyote almost 5 years ago
The pessimism is getting old fast. Going to unsubscribe.
kauri44 almost 5 years ago
At least he’d have the Sarcastic Rover for company to snark with. (Check Twitter.)
zeexenon almost 5 years ago
Only half done. Next is to burn it without destroying anything else.
Kind&Kinder almost 5 years ago
Mars is not a Bradbury world, and, though I like Matt a lot, I doubt anyone will grow potatoes in his own waste.
knight1192a almost 5 years ago
That’s because the moment you arrive, Rat, Mars will go kablooey while the moment you leave Earth everything will be fine here.
Sisyphos almost 5 years ago
Rat’s hope is not unique to him, but it is out of the reach of most of us.
Just make it quick and painless….
rgcviper 6 months ago
Wonder if Rat’s familiar with Calvin’s Hamster Huey and the Gooey Kablooey … ?