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"An Octopus Opening a Can of Zebras" by Phillip Blackman

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The Octopus' name is Lovecraft and he is one of the characters from my webcomic www.odd-fish.net. This is a more detailed version of a situation from an Odd-Fish strip published in November 2007 where, much to his horror, Lovecraft openes a can of what he thinks is food only to find it contains Tiny Tinned Zebras!

As usual, this illustration is ballpoint pen on paper.




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9 Jan 200845 Anonymous
Awsome picture!
10 Jan 2008:-) William Lucius Appaloosius Steinmayer
Why?

Well, he was probably in a hurry while shopping; and, owing to the aisle layout at Fish Store outlets, the Tiny Tinned Zebras are usually found right next to the Mamma Pulpi's Clam Sauce; the labels are very similar,and - well, it was a natural mistake..... 7@=e
5 May 2008:-) Johanna T. Andersson
Odd fish is great. I chuckle every time I think of that "That’s a morayyy..."-song, and I understand most of your puns (weird enough since I’m swedish) But whatever did Lovecraft do to deserve that?
2 Dec 2008:-) Jeanette M Thomas
Oh, oh, oh, I know who wanted the zebras!!! Their orders probably got mixed up. Comic strip "Pearls before Swine" by Stephan Pastis. The far from bright crocodiles are always trying to con their much brighter "zeeba neighbas" into some scheme to make them vulnerable to becoming dinner. They must have found a site for canned "zeebas". Usually in Sunday comics.
8 Jan 2009:-) Josh Joseph Gull
where do you get these ideas from?
14 Mar 200945 Andrea Hummel
Congraulations!
You’ve made a new saying!
"I’m as happy as an octopus holding a can full of zebras!"
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31 Mar 200945 Anon.
my tattoo!
7 May 2009:-) Agatha Nicodin
Oh, the star -from the Mod’s choice- has been lost in the can. Or maybe has been eaten by one of those zebras. I think the missing of the star, will remain a mystery!
Just joking1. But really, this deserved a Mod’s choice!
18 Oct 201045 Kiki no Hiro
This made my day~ I love the Zebras, They made me smile~13
6 Nov 2011:-) Flurina Gretener
yej, what a cool picture. your drawing is amazing!
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'An Octopus Opening a Can of Zebras':
 • Created by: :-) Phillip Blackman
 • Copyright: ©Phillip Blackman. All rights reserved!

 • Keywords: Ball-point, Ballpoint, Biro, Can, Comic, Fish, Lovecraft, Nobbynobody, Octopus, Odd, Pen, Surreal, Tin, Webcomic, Weird, Zebra, Zebras
 • Categories: Humourous or Cute Things, Normal Animals (Cats, horses, fish, etc), Mermaids, Leviathans, Underwater Creatures
 • Techniques: Ballpoint Pen
 • Submitted: 2008-01-08 19:01:54
 • Views: 25001
 • Resolution: 650x452

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