Remus Makes a Thyla-Scene of Himself

I used to feel lost too, but then I discovered "CLICK TO ENLARGE"!

Moved to a new house this week, and oh man I am not organized at all. Good thing I made this backup comic last week!

Not sure how many people know what they are, but "Tazzy Tigers" aka Thylacines are extinct marsupials that had a wicked crazy gape, which made things very unpleasant when they chewed with their mouth full. Here's the Wikipedia article on them, but heads up, it's not a story with a happy ending. Some people claim they've seen Thylacines alive and well, but it's probably just Bigfoot pranking people. You know how he is.

Oh, and sorry for the lack of date-relevant stuff this year. I do have some comics that are relevant to various holidays and times of the year, but this year was devoted to standalone comics and character introductions. And I'm STILL not done with character introductions. Expect multi-comic story arcs next year, because I'm nearly out of standalones.

If everything goes well, next week's comic will be a "Sunday" with a new character introduction. Hopefully I can make some more backups then too.

Take care and have a happy GENERIC WINTER HOLIDAY!

(Just kidding. Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and all the others too.)
 - NP

Fish Have Been Dealt a Bad Hand in Life

Click to enlarge! Or just sit there and strain your eyes. I'm not in a hurry.

I did a little shading this time to make up for the lost "Sunday" last month. That, and I just kinda felt like doing it.

I had no difficulty deciding on which species of salmon to draw. Sockeyes are colorful, weird, and interesting.

Next week, back to the normal swing of things!

  -  Nolan P.

Fish are Lazy

Click to enlarge while supplies last!

The factoid format doesn't do it justice. It's called estivation, it involves a mucous cocoon (with lungfish at least), and it's really cool and weird. There's a good video of it HERE. Along with that, you also get to see several lungfish burst forth from a clay brick wall, reborn from their muddy crypt and ready to terrorize the villagers.

I started too late to make the "Sunday" comic happen, sorry. I don't know how noticeable it is, but I experimented with this one. Instead of using the pencil tool for the lines like I normally do, I went with the brush tool instead. It makes the lettering a lot easier. But for the overall look, I'm not sure I like it. I think I'll go with thicker lines next time, and if that doesn't do the trick, I'll go back to the pencil.

Oh, and worth noting, Possum Tails finally has a Facebook page! Throw it a like if you want to stay updated.
 - Nolan P.

Snakesgiving

I goofed up, no comic this week. Sorry! But at least I drew you something this time. As always, click to enlarge.

And for those not living in Americania and celebrating the magical day of gorging one's self, happy Thursday!

Next week will either be me making up for the lost Sunday this month, or just moving on and making another nature fact, depending on how well I'm doing.

Enjoy your food coma!
- Nolan P.

Tourist Trap

It's the fad that's sweeping the nation - Click to Enlarge!

Next week's comic will be a "Sunday", so don't touch that dial!

- Nolan P.

NOTE: I messed up and accidentally deleted an older post while trying to fix a spelling error in it. I guess I can't undo it or put it back where it was, so I'll just put it here for now.

Misplaced 9-20-13 Post: "Possum Tails Pool Party!"

It's not so hard - just click to enlarge!

I had a lot of fun with this one. This comic made me discover that I had no clue how to draw a Western Painted Turtle, and that Red-Eared Sliders are much prettier (and more green) than Western Painted Turtles. I don't even care a little that I've got some anatomical inaccuracies on Fiona - I love how this comic turned out. I'm especially happy with Rontu's expression. This was one of the few comics where I could sit back and laugh at it after drawing. I guess it's because the humor is in the action instead of the words.

You should look up Red-Eared Sliders. They've got beautiful coloration, and they always have this content little smile on their faces.

Tune in next week for the special Like-Sunday-But-Not-Really edition of Possum Tails!
  - Nolan P.

Fish are Easy to Please

Good good, you click to enlarge, yes?
(EDIT: Larger view HERE.)

I've been itching to get this one made for a while. Ah ha ha ha ha...

I'm sorry. I didn't mean it. Please don't go.

Those fish were definitely the funnest thing I've drawn in Possum Tails for a while. In case anyone's curious, the one on the left is a Sunset Fire Wag Platy, and the one on the right is Lesser Northern Striped Scandinavian Monkeypuncher.

If you bought that, I'm disappointed in you. It's an angelfish.

Next week, perhaps another comic in poor taste? See you then!

 - Nolan P.

Glove Hurts

Click to enlarge. It's for your own good.

I guess that counts as a happy ending.

At some point, I want to start using an actual font in the comic instead of drawing each individual letter. For the normal, non-freakout lettering anyway. It'll add some consistency. I'm going to have to find a font making program that works for me, or suck up my pride and hunt down a font that looks good with the comic. Dunno how long that'll take - odds are I won't make the change anytime soon.

Next week, some non-gastrointestinal humor!

...Maybe.

   - Nolan P.

Taking this Week Off

No comic this week, sorry! I'm going up north for a few days, and I won't be here for Thursday (my usual drawing day) or Friday (my last-minute emergency cramming day). Admittedly, I could've planned out my week better, but there's not a whole lot I can do now aside from stay up all night working on the comic, and I'd rather not do that seeing as how I've just gotten my sleep patterns back on track.

The good news is I already know which one I'll draw for next week, and I have the first-draft sketch done, so see you then.