Rats have always played a part in Matt Furie’s life, the legendary creator of Pepe the Frog part of the Boys Club art also featuring Brett, Andy and Landwolf. Matt Furie owns two Rats one of them being Wat, Rats have been featured in and inspired a lot of Matt Furie’s work in The Night Riders.
WAT coin launched on the Ethereum network and is set to become the next big phenomenon in the crypto world, bringing Furie's legacy into the digital age with the same vibrant spirit.
In his glorious book debut Night Riders, a nocturnal frog and rat strike out on an epic dirt bike adventure towards the sunrise.
According to Matt Furie Rats are really smart—they remind him of small dogs. They know their names, respond to calls, have individual personalities, and are really sweet he would recommend having a pet rat to anyone interested.
To honor Matt Furies love for Rats, Wat his pet is now reborn on the blockchain alongside other Furie creations taking inspiration from his early Rat illustrations in Night Riders which Furie quoted were inspired by Wat in a interview in Comicsbeat.