Pets and Comics: Why Your Dog or Cat Deserves Its Own Comic Book
From Snoopy to Garfield, pets have always been comic stars. Here is why your own dog or cat makes the perfect hero, with the full story of Laurie and Rocky in Normandy.
Snoopy, Garfield, Milou, Idéfix: some of the most loved comic characters of all time have four legs. That is no accident. Pets are natural comic heroes, and yours is no exception.
Why pets and comics fit so well
Animals do not talk, so we imagine what they think. Comics are the perfect format for that: a thought bubble above a dog staring at a tennis ball says more than a whole paragraph. Pets also live in pure action, jumping, chewing, chasing and napping, exactly what a comic panel loves to capture.
Your pet already has a story
You do not need a big adventure. The 5 a.m. wake-up call, the stolen socks, the fear of thunderstorms, the face they make when you say "bath": these small moments are the real story of your life together, and they are funny precisely because they are true.
Laurie and Rocky in Normandy
Laurie is a nurse. Rocky is her very mischievous dog. Their comic follows a holiday on the Normandy beaches, between chewed catalogues, burnt cakes, stolen glasses, seagull hunts and quiet piano duets. Here are a few pages:
A gift that pet lovers never forget
A personalized pet comic is a gift for the friend who talks about her cat every day, for parents who adore the family dog, or as a tender memory of a companion who is gone. It shows you know exactly what matters to them.
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