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Illustration of a pair of character known as Wolf and Hound. They are humanoid in nature but their head is of a flaming canine skulls. Hounds distinguishing feature is two necklaces around their neck. Wolf stands over Hounds shoulder in a familiar yet awkward fashion. They are within a thing frame bearing both their signatures.

Illustration of a character known as Hawk. They are humanoid in nature but their head is of a flaming hawk skull wearing a stylish puffer jacket.They are within a thing frame bearing their signature.

Illustration of a character known as Bear. They are a large figure texting on a phone. They are humanoid in nature but their head is of a flaming bear skull. They are within a thing frame bearing their signature.

Wolf, Hound, and Hawk sit on lawn chairs. Wolf and Hawk both hold beer bottles, while Hounds lays at their feet reminiscent of summer days with friends.
Hound questions "is this all this is" to which Hound responds "Seems so,". Hawk mutters to themselves "Fucking drama queens"

The first two panels highlight Hawk's fashion choices: A large belt buckle and a fringed jacket.
Rabbit cracks open a can and asks "What's the cowboy thing about?"
In a close up of Hawks face in the next panel they reveal "Long ago... I was a horse girl"
In the final panel we zoom out on the scene of Rabbit relaxing on the ground, although perked up at the revelation as Hawk stands beside them, holding onto their belt in the way cowboys often are depicted, a canyon stretches behind them.
"You're joking" Rabbit says to which hawk responds "No. I have ribbons."

in the first panel Bear emerges from their room wrapped in their comforter. A calendar on their door marks each day they've been "out" paired with a sign that dictates wether they are out of up currently flipped to out.
Bear says "You don't get it. Bears hibernate"
In the next panel Hawk responds from the couch "It's summer" to which Bear, now on the couch still wrapped in their blanket states "Well I'm a southern bear"
In the final panel the scene zooms out to show Bear seated between Hound and Hawk on the couch. Wolf's head pops up behind them to say "Um actually" as if they are about to spit various facts about bears including the major one being that bears really don't exist in the Southern Hemisphere.

In the first panel a haunting image of wolf asks "Every try flying?"
The next panel zooms out to show Wolf and hawk standing her a vast landscape of cliffs and canyons, Wolf tipped over to look at the far drop below. Hawk in silent "..."
The next panel looks at an outstretched arm highlighting their fringed jacket, pointing out that despite their name and the skull functioning as a head, it's definitely not wings.
In the final panel Hawk makes a call on their phone to Bear hiding behind the collar of their jacket "Hello? 9-1-1"

In the first panel we see a figure pull up a chair, preparing to sit on it's backwards. We do not yet see their identity. "Did you know ...airbags can burn?" They ask.
In the next panel we see Hound and Hawk sitting at a table. "Should we ask?" Hawk wonders.
Hound sits, resting their arms and head on the back of the chair. Their skull is cracked, their form wavering. "Nope"
In the final panel hound sits with their head in their hands, putting the pieces together. In the lower right corner their in a tiny illustration of a car smashed into a telephone pole.

Wolf stands infant of a couch, tightening hugging a stuffed animal with a hood pulled over their head. "Went through some sh*t and all I got was this squishy shark" they say. From the couch behind them a hand shoots up holding a pill bottle adding "and Ativan!" they speak up. "And Ativan Wolf repeats.
In the next panel we see it was Hound relaxing on the couch "It's a nice shark" they say to the figure of Wolf sitting with the stuffed animal tightly in their grasp as they sit on the floor in front of the couch. "it's a very nice shark" they agree.

"Ahem" a figure graced a mic stand. In the next panel we see Hound singing "Find me somebody to love" as the chorus builds.
In the next panel we see both Hound and Wolf belting out "Can anybody find me?" in a dramatic fashion as the spirit of Queen fills them.
In the final panel we see Bear and Hawk approaching the jeep with grocery bags in hand to see the two canines howling at the top of their longs.

In panel one Rabbit stands with an electric razor in hand "How am I meant to act unhinged like this?" They questioned as their hair/fur is made of flames and therefore unchangeable.
In the next panel Wolf peeks around a corner "What is we dump water-" Rabbit cuts them off with a stern "No." The Panel below Wolf looks as though struck with a genius idea, an exclamation point above their head.
The final panel shows Rabbit, appearing annoyed with their arms crossed over their body. "This is stupid" They say as their flaming ears which normally fall down their back as rabbit ears so are contained within small circular tea light holders. Wolf stands in the background with two thumbs up "Space Bunny!"

The first panel opens to show Bear sleeping deep within their blankets, Hound sits beside them on the bed, holding out a shopping bag with a skull and cross bones "We got you a costume" They say.
In the next panel Bear states "I have one" As they lift up their blanket. the panel below shows them with the comforter over their head, which initially starts to burn to the traditional face of a sheet ghost, but the fire is spreading. "Um bear"
In the final panel Bear sits on their bed within the burnt remains of their blanket, smoke rising as the fire alarm pours water down upon them. "Hymph"

Hound and wolf are engaged in a round of arm wrestling. "What separates you and me?" Hound asks.
The next panel shows an old fashioned wood stone with a boiling kettle and a warm fire. "You are a hearth... comfortable.. understandable"
The next panel shows a wildfire raging "I'm more like a wildfire"
In the next panel Wolf stands with a simple garden hose with smoke rising around them "I always have to manage the fires"
The final panel shows a footprint in the ash with the burnt remains of the forest. From the print grows a seedling "But in the end... what must burn will burn"

Hound stands with phone in hand, the being at the other side stating "I've lost my head!"
"So.. nothing new?" Hound responds hand on head both joking and yet over the situation.
The second panel shows a frustrated Wolf lacking their signature canine head. Their hands thrown up in exasperation as a small flame remains in the spot a wolf skull once was.
The next panel shows a slightly annoyed wolf, their hands crossed over their body at the temporary solution found which was to replace their skull with the ripped off head of a stuffed dog.
The final panel we have the laughing gallery. Hound in doubled over in front, actively laughing which Rabbit, Bear, and Hawk struggle to contain themselves at the hilarious and ridiculous solution.

A mouse looks down from top of the first panel of Bear wakes up with a start, throwing off their blanket and shouting "Mouse!"
The panel below shows Hawk tucking into a bowl of cereal having been approached for a solution. "Why are you telling me?"
The final panel bears another Mouse, surveying the scene from above the panel as Bear stands
"Catch it! Y'know" they say flapping their hands "Ca-caw!"

The first panel shows the sputtering of a car as the key is put in.
Below illustrations a car display full of warnings and check engine lights.
The next panel shows Hawk bucking their seat belt as they look on with concern "Aren't you going to get those checked out?" They ask.
The final panel Zooms out to Show Wolf in the drivers seat with Hawk seated beside them. Hound sits in the back.
"It Runs..." Wolf says to which Hawk responds "Yeah but not well" From the back Hound speaks up "Oh this is a metaphor"

The comic opens with Wolf peering out the window with a steaming cup of coffee taking in the wintering landscape. "It's time" They say.
In the next panel we see Wolf in the snow making snow angels.
In the final we see Wolf standing over their work.
"I can't wait for summer" They say, having enough of the snow.

In the first panel reads "What a dream to crack my skull open" Wold is illustrated with steam blowing from their skull, pulling apart the bone with pieces falling around them.
"Release the pressure" The narrator states next as wolf leans over the bathroom counter, a medicine cabinet full of backup skulls.
"Then pop on a fresh one" Next we see Wolf with a fresh skull, holding up two thumbs up. "Nice!"
"But alas" In the final panel we see Wolf crouched within the forest tossing various found bones over their shoulder, a deer leg flying. "Skulls are hard to find"

We open with Hawk standing in front of the ornate archway of a museum, their arms open in a wide welcome. "Welcome to a center of the (western) art world!"
In the next panel they show off a room of artwork and artifacts "So many traditions... theft...privilege..."
Now Hawk sits with a stylus in hand "and now for my favorite"
Hawk looks in a deadpan close up in the style of 'the office' "Complaining"

The comic opens with a carnival strength game labeled "Rage meter" complete with blinking lights and "ding ding ding" It's announced "We have a winner"
We're taking out of Wolf's head to show a background of flame as the raging figure of Wolf digs their fingers into their hollow eye sockets.
Cut to the angel on their shoulder, sitting delicately with their legs crossed "Really? They ask "Choose your battles wisely"
"Okay and what say you?" Wolf looks to the devil sitting upon their other shoulder, unbothered in a bathrobe with a towel wrapped around their head reading a news paper "Don't make me laugh crybaby"

A feast of food is laid out across a table in front of Hawk who glances at the figure sitting beside them just out of frame "Slow your roll" They say "You're burning up"
"Burn in Bliss I shall" Wolf speaks, completely erupted in flames as they tuck into the deliciousness which is Indian cuisine.
In the final scene we see Wolf looking up at Bear "Thanks man" They say as Bear pours milk down over them. "I got you bro"

Panel one shows a text coming in to a phone from hound reading "just go out n make some friends"
Rabbit walks into the dark woods, a book tucked under their arm
a dark panel shows a creature bubbling up from an alchemic circle sparked by magical lightning
Rabbit crouched in front of the giant creature still crackling with magical lightning. "Like movies?" they ask
the creature and rabbit sit on the couch together, Wolf is on the ground behind them, army crawling past whilst muttered "wtf, wtf, wtf" to Bear and Hawk peeking through the door encouraging them to "go, go go!"

three shots stacked vertically showing scenes of arrows piercing through bones.
in the next panel the scene zooms out to show a bloodied wolf pierced by arrows walking through the forest with the shaky words "get these out"
"wow Must be hard" says a close up of a figure. only shown in the back of a clipboard and a lab coat.
In the next panel a close up of the skeletal wolf. "Help me"
"Uh huh I hear you" Speaks the masked doctor, now revealed from the side. Hiding behind the clipboard is a phone they are instead focussing on

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