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Crows and the Zika Virus
July 1, 2016-
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Crows and the Zika Virus
Comic written and illustrated by Ryan Reid
Panel 1: CROWS sitting on a RAIL FENCE.
CROW 1
Cough. Cough.
CROW 2
What’s with the cough? Are you sick?
Panel 2: Close up on a MOSQUITO, flying into the BEAK of CROW 1.
CROW 1 (voice over)
Well, I didn’t want to worry you, but I ate a mosquito earlier, and now I’m pretty sure I have Zika and I’m going to die.
MOSQUITO
?
Panel 3: Close up on CROWS
CROW 2 (not believing this)
I see. Who told you that?
Panel 4: CROW 1 looking at a BROWSER WINDOW with the header ‘Sketchy Web Doctor’.
CROW 1
I Googled it.
Panel 5: Silhouette of the CROWS sitting on a RAIL FENCE.
CROW 2
You do realize the Zika Virus is primarily a concern only to pregnant women and Olympians - and here’s an important point - not at all by birds?
Panel 6: Close up on CROW 1.
CROW 1 (really worried)
Oh really? Then why do I feel so lousy?
Panel 7: Close up on CROW 2.
CROW 2 (this is stupid)
I don’t know, maybe because mosquitos are gross, and when you eat gross things you feel sick.
Panel 8: Silhouette of CROWS sitting on a RAIL FENCE, staring at each other. CROW 1 is considering that maybe CROW 2 is right.
Panel 9: CROWS eating a ROADKILL LUNCH.
CROW 1
Ohmygawd! I’m cured!
CROW 2 (sarcastic)
It’s a miracle.
Crows and the Mosaic-Tailed Rat
June 17, 2016-
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Crows and the Mosaic-Tailed Rat
Comic written and illustrated by Ryan Reid
Panel 1: CROWS landing on GARBAGE BAG.
Panel 2: CROWS digging into GARBAGE BAG, and having a nice lunch.
Panel 3: CROWS, still on GARBAGE BAG. CROW 1 has a thought.
CROW 1
You know who we haven’t heard from in a while? That Mosaic-Tailed Rat.
Panel 4: Close up on MOSAIC-TAILED RAT wearing a lovely BOWLER HAT.
CROW 1 (voice over)
He wears the best hats.
Panel 5: Close up on CROWS.
CROW 2
Oh yeah. He’s dead. Actually, his entire species is extinct.
CROW 1
What?! How?
Panel 6: Close up on CROW 2.
CROW 2
Climate change, primarily. Rising seas destroyed their habitat, and killed all the rats.
Panel 7: Panel frames CROW 1, who considers CROW 2’s words.
CROW 1
Huh.
Panel 8: Reverse silhouette of CROWS on GARBAGE BAG. CROW 1 still in thought.
Panel 9: GARBAGE BAG is obliterated. CROWS stand where the GARBAGE BAG once was.
CROW 1
So, what happened to all his hats?