Old Cat Story

This happened about ten years ago, when Mercatroid was still a kitten. I felt like doodling this afternoon, so I grabbed a pen and for some reason this scene sprang to mind.

It's Kind of Sad, Really

I picked up some X-Men comics at the library today, and spent the afternoon squeeing over them. Xena-kitty wanted to sit in my lap, so I figured I might as well introduce her to the marvels of the x-universe.
...yes, I talk to my cats. They don't generally answer back. The next is a kitty-comic of sorts, in which Michiko (aka Michi aka Horrible Kitten aka Bad Bad OWW!...)

I should mention that Xena is a Jedi cat as well as a Gumbie cat*. There's no particular reason; she just is. Fortunately for the world, she mostly uses her powers for convincing people to give her food.

Oh, and check out Lackadaisy! It is a comic set in Prohibition-era St. Louis, by a lady who draws cats much better than I do.

* "She sits and sits and sits and sits/ and that's what makes a Gumbie cat." --T.S. Eliot, Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats

Cat Wars!

The Kitties are most often seen cavorting on the dry-erase board of Annex 201 these days, but they've existed in their current incarnation since I was in 7th grade. Here's a comic drawn when I was 14 or so, starring Xena, Jedi Master:

...and in belated honor of No Pants Day: