Goats (webcomic)
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Good Hitler vs Space Hitler (1 of 19)
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| Author(s) | Jonathan Rosenberg |
| Website | www.goats.com |
| Current status / schedule | On hiatus since April 30, 2010 |
| Launch date | April 1, 1997 |
| Genre(s) | Comedy, Drama, Action |
Goats is a popular webcomic written and illustrated by Jonathan Rosenberg. The webcomic started April 1, 1997. On April 3, 2006, after nine years drawing the strip, Rosenberg became a full-time cartoonist making his living drawing Goats. Because of recent work on Scenes from a Multiverse, he has put it on hiatus. In 2012 Rosenberg raised more than $55.000 via Kickstarter to print Goats Book IV, relaunch the website and finish the story with Goats Book V. In August 19, 2014, 71 comics and all e-books were republished, while Kickstarter backers have yet to receive any merchandise.
Goats follows a (loose) plot surrounding the adventures of Rosenberg's cartoon alter ego, along with his friend/drinking buddy Phillip, and many characters including animals, celebrities, aliens and villains. Most of the strips are separated into story arcs, which have very different, though still coherent, plots. Except for the time that the world was destroyed, all of the strips fit into one continuous timeline.
The strip originally took place entirely in Manhattan, New York, and mostly within either Jon and Phillip's apartment or their favorite bar (the Peculier Pub, mirroring a genuine Manhattan pub). After several years, the strip has expanded significantly in plot expansion, character development and scene location.
Diversification began after what Rosenberg has referred to as "the soft reset" of the Goats multiverse when the Earth was destroyed.
Goats and Rosenberg are part of the Dumbrella collective. Goats was hosted by Phillip Karlsson's Dumbrella Hosting service.
Manhattan 3 is very similar to our universe in many regards (save for the existence of Satanic chickens, extraterrestrials and talking animals). The Earth was destroyed once, but no-one batted an eyelid. It is unclear as to whether that happened in Manhattan 3 or a very similar and much less complicated universe. Currently, due to the disappearance of Gus and Steve (the editor monkeys for Manhattan 3), the level has gone stagnant, causing the inhabitants to lapse into a sleepy state indistinguishable from death.
The inspiration for the Peculier Pub is a pub with the same name that is located in Manhattan on Bleecker St. between LaGuardia Pl. and Thompson St. It is a museum of the brewing arts that simultaneously explains the evolution of the aluminum can and serves host to numerous students during busy weekend hours. The Peculier Pub of Manhattan 3 has been host to zombie invasions, alien sexual maturing, amorous goats, fish who live in beer, plane crashes, philosophical drunken debates and numerous other events.
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