“WARNING! Total recall on all BIG BLUE GUM - Do not CHEW!”

Recall? Did they really think something so stupid would work? Big Blue Gum couldn’t be beaten - not by other candy companies, not by the will of it’s consumers, and certainly not by some petty health advisory! It was simply superb - purely profound - and it’s bloating potential knew no bounds…

Why, look here - as a perfect show of how fabulous this gum is, we have a delightfully innocent fox trying out his first sample. Already, the signature blue hue of Big Blue Gum has spread to his snout and his stomach - a week later, and he was looking like quite the changed fox! He was a little pudgy to start, but now, with that big, blue gut of his, he was downright fat!

Does he look like the kind of guy to listen to some silly health advisory, especially when it relates to his new favorite treat? Of course not! That jolly, gripping taste was all that got him through the day anymore! The sweet, sugary sensation helped distract from all the other unpleasant realities, such as that insufferable laundry machine shrinking every darn thing in his wardrobe!

Another week in, and he was getting desperate… the recall had cut down on ways to replenish his stocks - his stash had suffered horribly! But, lucky for him, there was a fat coyote looking fellow who was all-too happy to pawn him some Big Blue Gum - and, with all the effort it took our foxy friend here to reach that dark, secluded alleyway, the gum dealer was kind enough to sell them to him at a barely-hiked price!

Ah, it seems like his enjoyment was supreme, once the third week came, when he struggled and huffed his way over for his daily dumpster run! Visiting all the grocery stores which had thrown out their stock proved most fruitful - he ate gum like a pig at the trough! Oh! And it looks like there are some delightful fellows over at the Inconspicuous Truck at the other end of the alley that would be delighted to take our foxy friend to a place with even MORE gum!

Ahhh… and to think, only a month in, and he’s come allll this way - to Big Blue Labs itself! Sure, the employees there poked, and prodded, and stuck hoses in him, but hey, they gave him all the gum he could ever want! His compliance was so appreciated, that one of the goons mentioned naming their next line “Guhreth Gum,” all in his honor. How delightfully things have turned out for our gum-loving friend!

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Here’s a commission from back in July, predictably as part of the Juicy July sale, for the lovely Guhreth! It was a lot of fun getting to do a single page comic like this, and the concept itself - one of a midway point between blueberry inflation and the gradual weight gain I so-often specialize in was a lot of fun. Judging from his expression, I hardly think this foxy fellow minds the new blue look - I certainly don’t mind either, haha!

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 Guhreth - Gum-Loving Foxberry
 Booknut - Ruggedly Handsome Backalley Gum Dealer