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Meet the ‘Toon: The Germ

09 Thursday Jul 2015

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Salutations feeble humans. I, The Germ, have been tasked with writing a little about myself. You may bask in the glory of my words.

They're really not tentacles you know, they're exoflagellates.First, the physical differences between us. I am equipped with six totally flexible and completely prehensile appendages. You have two relatively inflexible monkey-like limbs. I carry three assistants with me at all times, while my three remaining limbs shovel Doritos down my gullet by the bucket. Chewing: optional. My superior digestive system will extract nutrients 500% faster than your own. Continue reading →

Meet the ‘Toon: Terri the Potato

02 Thursday Jul 2015

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As it turns out, it is impossible to draw a cute spider. That is why Terri is a potato.

Instead of manipulating events from the center of her web, Terri is covered with eyes. She sees everything. Our astute readers might think Terri is the leader of the CHORFs, but they would be wrong! Don’t feel bad, Mom, Dear Readers: I had no idea either. And I’m the writer. Continue reading →

Meet the ‘Toon: Codex

25 Thursday Jun 2015

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codex_pencilCodex is the cute little mushroom with the glasses who illustrates Tempest in a Teardrop.

In hindsight, I’m glad we went with the “talking mushroom” idea and not the “Dixie-accented cute confederate flag” design.

Really dodged a bullet there.

I sat her down and asked her some questions that our 1.5 loyal readers have demanded to know. Hypothetically. Continue reading →

Meet the ‘Toon: The Extras

23 Tuesday Jun 2015

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Many of our comics feature unnamed characters, which typically have been mushrooms, carrots, or onions. We owe our astute readers an honest, straightforward explanation for this:

Our crisper drawer only has so much room.

Onions are typical social justice warriors. If you believe we are saying they have hidden layers of complexity, and add a certain spice that the typical comic strip villain lacks, then good for you!

Carrots are mostly neutral, non-participants. They may or may not be the subject of the joke.

Mushrooms are fungis. And fungals. They act as cheerleaders for our heroes. If you can find a deeply symbolic meaning in this characterization, be sure to let us know.

Mollusca is my favorite phylum! Continue reading →

Meet the ‘Toon: Brad the Otter

18 Thursday Jun 2015

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Brad_Meet_the_toonBrad the Otter is the funny, playful ‘toon that everyone likes to party with. Brad is well-connected with the paranormal world, on a first name basis with ghosts, sasquatch, (possibly aliens) and knows where the super-secret Dread Pyramid of Itzilichlitlichlitzl1 is located.

Our more astute readers might look at the accessories Brad carries and start connecting some metaphysical dots. What is the mysterious cane-like thing he holds? Is it merely for whacking CHORFs, or does it have a different purpose? What is the weird object he holds in his left paw? Continue reading →

Making Words

16 Tuesday Jun 2015

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A guest post by Terri the Potato

As you know, the first step in wrenching social justice from an all-too-uncaring society is Awareness. Today, I am going to stand up for a victim group whose plight needs greater visibility. They are blacklisted by large corporate Silverware Conglomerates, and exploited by Fast-Food Mega-Corporations. I’m talking about the humble Spork. Continue reading →

Meet the ‘Toon: Larry the Bear. Thing.

09 Tuesday Jun 2015

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Alignment: LAWful good.Larry is a cross between a bear and a Totoro, and has a thick Ukrainian accent. We… try not to think about how exactly that happened, either.

The character design is a fine example of compromise. Codex only likes drawing cute and cuddly critters. Q was like ‘think more armor, think more guns.’ Codex didn’t see the value of an accent. Q saw an opportunity to give the character more personality, and work in the Hugo-nominated Orphan Black angle. See, compromise. Both sides give a little and the result is stronger than either idea alone. Continue reading →