The "Stuff" of Nightmares

The "Stuff" of Nightmares is the December/January 2022 comic of .
==Description==
Boomer Badger is making sure that everyone in Deep Green Wood gets a copy of his holiday wish list.
== Plot ==
Boomer Badger is handing out copies of his ten-page Christmas wish list to his friends. and Scarlett tell Boomer that he already has the items he wants, such as a paw-Pad and three skateboards. Boomer however, want to buy the latest models of each. Ranger Rick tells him to stop by explaining how buying more objects depletes the amount of energy and materials on Earth. Boomer ignores him and Scarlett, claiming that they having no holiday spirit. Inside his den, Boomer feels bored, despite the amount of things he has. He decides to play with a basketball, but after reaching out from his mess, one of his skateboards knock him out on his head.
After finally recovering from the injury, he awakes to find himself in a desolate landscape where everything is polluted and Boomer's things are on the ground. He sees the silhouettes of Rick and Scarlett, which he later greets. It turns out that the two figures are not them, but are instead two possible descendants of the two. The raccoon recalls the real Ranger Rick's days on Earth and how he and (most of) his friends helped to take care of the Earth. The fox shows a lot of stores nearby, and how people made and bought more items than needed, thus using up the Earth's resources. And because of that, the animals are struggling to find food and clean water from the pollution. The fox invites Boomer over to find some dinner, hoping that they can get more food than yesterday. Boomer declines their invitation, and while wandering through the now-polluted world, discovers his skateboard laying on the ground. Boomer realizes that it was all just a dream when he passed out, and he became remorseful for his actions. The following day, Boomer decides to sell all the excess things that he has. Boomer changes his wish list into the following:
*Birdhouse
*Seeds for a butterfly garden
*Homemade chocolate chip cookies
*More time to hang out with my (his) friends
When Scarlett asks why his new list is shorter, Boomer tells her that he got some "sense knocked into him".
== Characters ==
* Boomer Badger
* Scarlett Fox
* Ranger Rick Raccoon
* Reggie Otter
* Odora Skunk
* Dream raccoon (debut)
* Dream fox (debut)
==Trivia==
===General===
*This comic takes place only in Deep Green Wood.
*This plot of this comic is similar to "A Pollution Nightmare" from April 1994, as both involve Boomer dreaming of a dystopian wasteland cause by his ignorance.
*The theme of this comic is also similar to the December 1998 story, as both involve Boomer wanting to buy lots of gifts for the holidays, and the message of both stories being about reducing the purchasing of unnecessary items.
===Cultural references===
*Scarlett mentions Boomer owning a "paw-Pad". This is an allusion to Apple's iPad.
===Errors===
== Gallery ==
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==References==
Category:Stories/comics
Category:Ranger Rick
Category:2021
Category:2022