OK, here's one.... why does Ziggy always seem to rely on potions and alchemy if he's sposed to be a wizard? :3

He does use traditional magic. It's just that, so far, I haven't been to portray him using it in a way funny enough to post. I suck :p

Oh come now, im sure theres all sorts of sneaky pranks he could play with magic that you've drawn before :3

well, there have been doodles of random stuff. One, for instance, was a spell that made him tall and thin, while making his normally tall and thin friend (another persons character) end up with the same short and fat build as Ziggy usually did. I would have posted it, but it was too much of an in joke to be funny. Hopefully, more ideas'll come up

^_^ Very much looking forward to them! Tho do try to steer clear of cliches, i mean, magic is often used as a plot device for inflation isnt it.

Yeah. One thing few people here know about me is how meticulous I can be with magic concepts for my characters. I try to give a logical explanation of how magic works, and what magic my characters can do as a result (for example, I have one character who gains all his magic from nature, while Ziggys magic is a little more spiritual. The first character can bend the elements to work with him, while Ziggys power comes from within him). This lets me logically avoid the "I use magic to turn everything into food and stuff you silly with it" cliche, and many others.

Humorously enough, one doodle I did once had Ziggy asking one of his teachers why so many wizards felt the need to invent so many different magic, when each spell just causes someone to get really fat. It cuts away to a few thousand years earlier where a wizard was boredly inventing different spells, each with the same result, due to the fact World of Warcraft wasn't going to exist for a good while longer. The drawing sucked, and the punchline didn't have enough punch to be funny, so I never posted it. Still, I might give it another go when I manage to fix these problems, since I love having a little fun with cliches and overused plot devices of the fandom :p

Making fun of cliches and stereotypes is always a good way to go. Not only is it often quite funny, but its also very satisfying.

Hmm, i must say, i really have enjoyed this. Clearly you put a lot of thought into your art and into your comments ^_^

Yes. One thing we need is more laughter, especially with the furry drama stereotype floating around

And thanks.

So basically you doublethought yourself and ended up memeing? Somewhere out there its creator laughs diabolically!

Hmm, what gotcha interested in the fuzzy thing in the first place?

Yes. It was almost a devision by zero when that happened

As for the furry thing, it came from a number of things. It probably began with the game Wonder Boy 3: the Dragons Trap, which I played a lot as a kid. In it, the plot revolves around a dragon slayer who gets cursed and transforms into a dragon himself (Because you know. best way to pwn someone who killed you is by making him something that can burninate the countryside). The game revolves around lifting the curse. With each boss you kill, you turn into a different animal, a mouse (who could run up walls), a fish (who could swim), a lion (JESUS CHRIST! GET IN THE CAR. He swung his sword in a special arc), and a hawk (who flew). The concept of being able to change like that probably set me off. The game itself, by the way, is awesome beyond comprehension, one of the best games for the Sega Master System. I highly recommend it if you get the chance to play it (I think it's going to be released on the Wii Virtual Console soon, too, if emulators arn't your thing)

It also probably came from watching Scooby Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf. The movie itself was corny as hell, but that's how I got hooked. I ended up having a bit of a werewolf obsession for a few years, and then it encompassed into anthros in general.

I say those two things are the leading culprits