Around the Back

Same problems. Different entrance.

#016 · The Reward

Four-panel comic: a man posts a $200 missing-cat reward on a neighborhood lamppost, only for his black cat to return and negotiate a higher price while a green frog watches.

A missing cat returns with a counteroffer.

Transcript

Header: AROUND THE BACK, with a snail. THE REWARD. Same problems. Different entrance.

Panel 1: On a neighborhood sidewalk, the man tapes a poster reading MISSING CAT, $200 REWARD to a lamppost. The frog stands on the right holding coffee.

Frog: "How long’s he been gone?"

Man: "Since yesterday."

Panel 2: The black cat appears beneath the poster.

Man: "There you are!"

Panel 3: The man crouches with his arms open. The cat stays beside the lamppost.

Cat: "Make it three hundred."

Panel 4: The man stands again, looking at the cat.

Man: "You’re holding yourself hostage?"

Cat: "You’re the one who put a price on this."

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