Penny Arcade

My kids are always coming home with some exciting new virus they picked up on the playground. This particular one is a real treat that sent me to the emergency room because it felt like I was swallowing shards of glass. Thanks son! So sorry about the lack of colors in the comic. I was in an especially bad way last night when I sat down to draw. I was able to get my new 3D printer working again. Thanks to the advice I got via Twitter. I ended up having to remove a couple screws and take apart…

I suggested how it should go in the third panel, but the things I quote in the second panel are what he actually said to give someone that impression. Then, when he sent me the strip, the mail had the subject line "vicodin" and the word "vicodin" in the message body with a period after it. Last time I talked to him he admitted that, when he coughs, a spongy grey material not unlike oatmeal is the result. He's in incredible pain is being slowly colonized. But I like this strip, actually. …