Issue 23: Cover
Welcome to Issue 23! New friends, new threats, and the same darkness that you’ve always had inside you.
Transcript
A magazine cover shows a male rat descending the stairs of a private jet. Insect anatomy has been superimposed over his body, including a sharp pincer arm, a large red bug eye, antennae, and membraned wings. This cover article is titled “Bugmen Among Us!” and has the subtitles:
“Royal advisor alien insect in disguise!”
“In charge of National DNA Database?!”
“Updated: ‘Signs of the Bugmen’ Fold-Out Poster! page 5”
Three photos on the side feature other articles:
A blurry photograph of a secretary bird is labelled, “Vampire of Cairo Alive!”
A photograph of giant reptilian bones being tended to by a tiny person is labelled, “Dragon bones unearthed in China!”
A photo of a ram leaning on a tree wrapped in yellow ribbon is labelled, “I married a tree from another dimension!”
An insert in the top right promises to help you “Win a new horse” on page 19 and the bottom of the cover speaks of “The Vatican City Secret!”
I am immediately reminded of Men In Black:
Kay : [at newsstand] We’ll check the hot sheets.
Jay : *These* are the hot sheets?
Kay : Best investigative reporting on the planet. Read the New York Times if you want, they get lucky sometimes.
Jay : I cannot believe you’re looking for tips in the supermarket tabloids.
Kay : [front-age article about farmer’s stolen skin] Not looking for. Found.
This implies the Weekly World News existed in this universe.
Which means that universe also has a counterpart for Bat Boy. Is he still retired, living out in the desert? We must know!
He’s probably not all that interesting, being literally just an anthro bat. 😛
Rad. 😀
This is AWESOME!
who leaked that interview with me and my tree wife?! D:
I’m so sorry this happened to you friend; I can’t begin to imagine who wood do that.
Yeah, they should really leaf you two alone
Is your wife a criminal?
…I can’t arbor criminals.
[I keep getting bugged by those muggers, I tell ya.]
your puns honor our sacred matreemony
Man!
The guy with the big, red eye……really bothers me.
Yeah…I almost said, “he really BUGS me.”
*smirk, smirk.*
@lupinesentinel,
hee, hee, hee!
That’s a good one, dude! 😀
LOL looks like a cheesy daily sun Tea Rag Cover Page LOL
Bug people REALLY?