It’s been some time since the original dire owl strip. As soon as I’d produced the first one, I knew I had comic gold in the form of an owl in a top hat and wanted to do more. Unfortunately, I don’t like to use any one character too much (except our hero, Lil K) and I wanted to make sure if Dire Owls made a return to center stage, I’d do them justice. Thankfully, with the panel restrictions removed, I was able to produce something I am proud of, something I am sure the Dire Owls won’t murder me for.
Oh yes, they’re real and if you speak ill of them, they will destroy you.
For those that maybe missed or skipped the original dire owl strip, feel free to acquaint yourself with it.
Please check this out, my brother got a stuffed owl and decked him out. I know the picture is fuzzy but you get the idea. It’s awesome.
I know this comic features a lot of owls, its safe to say that they’re one of my favourite animals and they have been for a very long time. I have an owl hoodie that Liz made me, as well as a calendar that she gave me featuring an owl for every month. There is also a plaque that my brother turned into a dire owl that hangs in the hallway at my apartment to greet anyone entering with menace and scorn. They are my favourite thing. They are also an animal I consider to be fairly untapped as a comic resource. They may be incredible predators that represent wisdom and strength to many cultures, but they are also totally ridiculous looking.
Anyway, here’s another of those weird strips where K is very…different. I guess murderous is the word but that’s a bit strong. Does this child have multiple personality disorder or something? Or maybe, like most kids, he is just given to doing things on a whim. Most kids, thankfully, do not have access to owl-assassins.
I’m happy that your owls don’t wear graduation caps.
Ha Ha Hilarious
These dire owls… they are not something to be messed with.
I wish I looked half as good as them in a top hat and monocle!
-dramatic pose-
Scott is that teacher supposed to be me? Look at his hair!
These comics always have the best titles.
As I remember a famous psychologist saying to the point… “You cannot diagnose a child with sociopathic tendencies, as you’ll find all American children with these tendencies…” I think the same goes for multiple personality and schizophrenia, I mean talking to inanimate objects, seeing patterns in the way the grass grows or how quick a crayon breaks and how quickly you shove them into your nostrils… I say Lil’K is A-OK, but if he begins torturing small animals, then we have a problem.
Also, good to know, Dire Owl’s favorite weapon is a revolver… how romantic! *ques Queen’s “Another One Bites the Dust”*
I demand more dire owl comics! …or else haha
An F in crafts! See now how expertly I craft your doom, fool!
Dire owls rule
Hmmm…Lil’ K in this strip looks curiously like Lil’ K’s evil twin from a couple strips back…He may just be too far away in the last panel but I swear I saw a goatee