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I Mock Verbatim

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Zap Comics #10, Last Gasp Eco Funnies.  1982.  Robert Williams, artist. Robert Williams. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Williams_(artist)   I started on Mr. Williams' work when I was 16 or so. So much for my high school grades and civic attitude. 

A Coward's Weapon

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      The cacophony of high-pitched whistles and shrieks had been almost constant since the day began.   It seemed that among the Swamp Krofi, something portentous was afoot.   Callithea and Orbok had been tasked with finding out what. “I do not like this, girl.   This noise is more than mudback gossip.”     “Of course, Orbok.   This noise is why we are here.”   The barbarian was a skilled tracker, but his tendency to state the obvious was wearisome.   Especially when he continuously referred to her as girl . She may have been a female, but she was also a First Corporal of the Prince’s Own Transriverine Rangers.   Orbok was nothing more than a foreign irregular.   He had no concept of duty or honor.   How could he when he answered only to the jingle of coin? “Fear not, Orbok, I will protect you with my coward’s weapon,” she added.   The barbarian gave a grunt of contempt and Callithea smiled to herself.   On more than one occasion, her uncouth companion had let her know what he thou

Again

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 It was a lovely Saturday and I decided to go into town.  Most people here are used to me by now but as this is a resort there are many tourists and I get a lot of stares.  I parked in an alley by Main Street and walked as unobtrusively as possible to the little ice cream trailer by the Daily Grind, a great coffee shop.  I bought a strawberry sugarcone and tipped the cost of the treat, I've got plenty of money and not many places to spend it.  Then someone grabbed my shoulder and spun me around, I hit him twice before he could follow through with his punch.  Speed was the desired attribute assigned to me for Transition, the faster something moves the slower it appears to me. Next thing I remember I was on the ground being kicked.  "Stay away from decent people, animal, don't show up around here again", a voice said off in the red distance.  Those guys were laughing as they walked off.  The tourists were standing around and not saying anything, I got to my

The Frog Lord

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https://www.instagram.com/sdavis.howdy/    

Chew

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  This exceptional picture is from Chew, Image Comics.  Chew is not anthropomorphic but this panel is.  The artist is Rob Guillory, written by John Layman.  Chew is about an agent for the FDA, agent Tony Chu, who can eat anything and tell everything about the subject by that act.  He's had to eat a decayed dog among other things, mostly corpses.  Tony is a cibopath, he can recover all information from ingesting whatever it is he is investigating.  'Cibo' is Latin for food, a meal. This is an extremely good comic.     Check it out. You'll be glad you did.   Oh, and as I read further into this there is a whole lot of anthropomorphism.

Maybellene

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It's that naughty girl of the 1950's and her car inspired by the classic Chuck Berry song ! From sketch~ To painting~ To video~

It Ain't All Cute Talking Animals

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  https://youtu.be/_qBRZR-GQq4 Natural selection may not be very select at all. Phil Tippett Studios. https://www.tippett.com/   Stay frosty.