#1132 – Cimicidae
Posted on October 13, 2010 at 12:00 am by Chris
Fortunately I’ve never been tormented by actual bed bugs. But I am sometimes frightened for a split second when I pull back the covers until I remember I bought a fresh batch of black socks. Those little specks of black lint get everywhere until after a few trips through the laundry/sock black hole.
Canada is still in the lead for the book #5 preorder! I usually get a big rush from Germany and Australia near the end so they may not hold on to the lead for long.
I had a lot of fun drawing all the bits and bobs inside Biff’s head for the cover.
Not much of it was planned out. I just drew it stream of consiousness style in the pencil stage. Most of that was copied directly to the final inks but there were a few spots that I went off script and added new stuff that felt better balanced. Get your copy of the bits and bobs #5 in the store today!
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Best. Pajamas. Ever.
For a SECOND I thought it was blood
Facebook button! I thank you *bows*
You don’t really get bedbugs over here – you have to be very unlucky. Usually it’s just ticks and stuff like that (but you have to be out bush-walking).
I agree – Awesome pajamas. I need some new ones, come to think of it. Thanks for reminding me.
~Gwid
Bedbugs have become a huge problem nationwide.
But Biff apparently found the mother lode.
I solved my faux bedbug problem by not wearing socks to bed.
Biff’s a robot? And all this time I just thought he was an alien.
I get the feeling that Biff will be a victim of pyjama theft in the near future…
…why are you looking at me like that?!
anyhoo…
@JOHN – you didn’t know? I would recognise one anywhere…
…because I’m totally NOT a robot run by my real self from a secret bunker in a secret location.
I’m just… normal…
…sort of?
~Yukimura~
I live in Colorado. We’re supposed to be one of the states with the worst bedbug problems. That’s why I sleep on the couch.
@ John Small Berries: Say hi to Dr. Lizardo for me.
@ Cari – Right, not because your wife made you.
I luv Biff’s jammies
So, clearly not dream week.
Maybe the theme is something else to do with sleeping?
Or, it could be that there’s NO theme this week… 🙂
Darn bedbugs! Well, at least they weren’t helicopters… (see Biff #202)
@ Yuki Yukimura – Whoa… You mean (not) like from Surrogates? Cool!
Your sock experience reminds me of one of my own. New blue bathrobe for college. Never washed and worn after a shower. Oh my stars and garters, I’ve become Hank McCoy.
yeah, no kidding. I woke up one night to find THREE of the little monsters feasting on me…and the funny part is that when I tried to kill them, two got away. The next day, both of them were dead. Apparently, my blood is toxic to bed bugs.
I’ve had bed bugs. Those things are terrible.
I was paranoid for years, always checking my bed-sheets for little bloodstains.
I hail from the future where they have made RAID specifically for bed bugs!