Isopod Friday, "Free CHUCK Toy!"

I hope you've all enjoyed Isopod Week. I know I have, this was too much fun. Please accept this parting gift, a free "CHUCK the Lazy Isopod" paper toy.

Isopod Thursday, "Chuck, Part 3--the Finale"

Hold onto your hats gang, here is the gripping conclusion to the story of Chuck the Lazy Isopod. You're gonna have to click this one to read it. The bigger the comic, the smaller it appears in the blog window...



This little story is true. This particular isopod, Cymothoa exigua, or "Tongue Louse" eats away a fish's tongue and then becomes the tongue. Pretty gross, eh? It's the only case of a parasite that becomes a working part of the host's functioning anatomy.

If you want to learn more (and why wouldn't you?) this Animal Planet article has more info, and some really disgusting photos of the tongue louse in action. Click it if you dare.

One more day in Isopod Week. What will it bring? How could we possibly top the epic of Chuck?

Isopod Wednesday, "Chuck, Part 2"

Here's Part 2 of the thrilling saga of A JOB FOR CHUCK, THE LAZY ISOPOD. If you are new to the cartoons, scroll down and start at Part 1 or you will be totally lost.

Isopod Tuesday "Chuck, Part 1"

Tune in tomorrow for Part 2. I've been saving this gross little piece of isopod trivia for last. No spoilers (for any of you who know where this is going.)

I've dropped the line-width to make for easier reading, the earlier ones have been a little hard to read. You can click on the comic to enlarge, but then it's too big. Hmm, still trying to find the right size for this kind of thing. Any pointers?

Isopod Sunday

I had so much fun doing yesterday's isopod comic, I thought I'd try again.

Isopod Saturday, featuring "THE SKINNY 'LIL ISOPOD"

FACT: When a Giant Isopod finds a large source of food, it will gorge itself to the point of immobility.

FACT: This is my first ever web-comic. How'd I do?

Isopod Week! Well, Isopod Friday anyway...

I don't actually have a week's worth of Isopod paintings. In fact, as of this moment, I only have one, half-finished isopod painting. Here it is, in progress, it still has a ways to go, but it's Isopod Friday, I gotta show something!



I'm doing a job about giant isopods, pill-bug-like crustaceans that live on the ocean floor. So I have a bunch of giant isopod images on my desktop. Like this one:



Or this one:



Pretty creepy huh?



According to Wikipedia: In Northern Taiwan and other areas, they are not uncommon at seaside restaurants, served boiled and bisected with a clean lateral slice. The white meat is similar to crab or lobster in texture.

Yummy!

Isopod Week!

Hey gang, remember Jester Week, and how much fun we had?



Well, Jester Week is over and never coming back.



We're now starting ISOPOD WEEK!