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A few notes on this pin pair:

The sculpting for my other two comic convention pins had gone badly, so I decided try something simpler. It did mean two pins.

When I painted the dragon it ended up purple, so when it came to the comic it put me in mind of Lockheed from the X-Men. I settled on copying an issue that was my childhood favorite. It had the bonus of being a notable Lockheed one as he has basically followed Kitty home, not unlike half my pets. I think he even gets his name in this one, though TBH I haven't reread it in years.

Yes, I also vaguely copied a real ad for the back cover. Well, why not? It was just as easy as making up something.

I say “copied”. Evoked might be a better word for it. Still, if you have a copy of The Uncanny X-Men #168 ("Professor Xavier is a Jerk") lying around it might look a wee bit familiar!

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The second of the convention pins, but I better add a few notes....

The comic in this case is based in a real comic! Pop read Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories as a kid, and when I was little he gave me the surviving issues. Sadly they didn't survive much longer as IO read them to bits, but this early 1950s cover was on one of them.

Sagan— As in Carl Sagan. Pop read all his books, plus Sagan was one of my childhood crushes. (What? I've always been a sucker for smart guys!) Pop and I actually got to see him in person, so fond memories.

Poe— I like Edgar Allan Poe. Plus it’s a nice short name! LOL

Verne- Jules Verne. Mysterious Island was one of Pop’s favorite books, and as a boy he learned to make gunpowder from it. Blowing things up was good fun, don’t ya know.

Kafka- Franz Kafka. I love his writing, but maybe he popped to mind because I read him while Pop was sick and this pin has a lot of Pop

Adams- Douglas Adams. A family favorite of the quote at each other variety.

TBH these pins don't have a lot of comic references for something to wear at a comic con!

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Cat update:

The good news is Nony is doing much better! The swelling has gone done, the oozing almost stopped, and he’s acting like himself.

Unfortunately, being himself means he wants to spend time outside already. He keeps figuring how to get the dryer vent out. Yesterday I had left him on the porch while I went in with the dogs, and suddenly I heard a a thump and meow. I had just put the canned food out for the dogs, and up limps Nony to stuck his head in the dish for his share! (The dogs put up with it). He had gotten not only out of the porch and across the yard, but had scaled a fence more than six feet high, all the while not wanting to put any weight on one of his legs (and another hurting like heck). Nony was none to pleased when I disturbed his post snack nap on top of the dog feeder to get him back in solitary.**

So Nony is recovering.

Ah, but I have a new problem. Now Yow Yow has been injured!

Yow Yow is much larger than Nony, and as the sunset last night he decided to take on the thug! I ran when I heard the yowling, and got to see the tangle. The thug ran and Yow Yow ignored me to give chase. He can be quite tough for someone that I think was once someone’s pampered pet kitten.

It took a long time to find Yow Yow after that. In fact a couple hours later he was sleeping peaceful on the ramp railing. I rushed to check him and found he’d been bitten by those big ol’ teeth on one of his legs. It was bleeding plenty, and he had a subtle limp, but was otherwise acting fine. Still, much to his displeasure, I treated his wounds and now am trying to keep him confined too.

So, at least Yow Yow’s wounds lesser and I had plenty of stuff on hand to treat them. I actually am hopeful he won’t have to face the infection problems Nony had. But now I have two injured cats and the problem of the lurking thug!

Actually, here’s hoping the thug got hurt at least as much as Yow Yow. I won’t quite wish his death, but I will wish his reduced strength. Whether it makes him have second thoughts over taking on my cat family, or just makes it easier for those he attacks to escape/fight back I’ll be glad. In my experience whenever thugs like this show up there are only three ways the terror ends 1) they get too battered to dominate 2) they get too old to dominate or 3) they get too dead to dominate. I can’t keep most of the farm cats in at night, and I can’t be around to chase of the thug*** most of the time. So fingers crossed one of those three happens soon!

**I say solitary, but with so many cats about I don’t try to force them all off the porch when he’s there. Usually there is a companion or five when I’m not around. The key thing is these companions are NOT the thug terrorizing the place. In fact I have been trying to keep in the ones most in danger of attack in at night.

***The moment we met he hissed at me. Now I hiss back. And then he runs like hell.

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