December 2024 – 8-panel comic, monthly installment of the series Socialist Grocery by Oli Knowles.
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Panel 1: Sebastian sets the scene, “I’ve had a lot of friends tell me I should go to the new pet store by my work which is in Rittenhouse.” The name on the glass reads, “Big Pet Energy.” Panel 2: Sebastian walks into the store and greets the owner, “Hey! Um-You’re a pet store, yeah?” The owner, “Oh Yes! Let me give you an idea of what we’re all about. So-” Panel 3: The owner continues, “We have an in-house bakery where we make fresh dog-safe cookies daily! Today’s is: I stand with Ukraine Lemon and Blueberry.” Sebastion, “I don’t think dogs know what standing with Ukraine means.” Panel 4: Sebastian, “Do you have like regular cat food?” The owner, “Oh, like ‘Nature’s Catch Organic’?” Sebastian responds, “No like uh Friskies? Fancy Feast?” Panel 5: The owner, “Cheapest we have is Tikki cat! Only $9.50 per can.” Panel 6: Sebastian, “Nevermind. I also have rabbits to feed. What do rabbits go crazy for?” The Owner responds, “Oh! They love som ‘Mother Earth Organic Yogurt Covered Sea Moss’.”Panel 7: Sebastian, “So, I only have four dollars, sorry. I’m just getting Timothy hay.” Panel 8: Sebastian, “Thanks for this! I really appreciate you!” The owner, “You don’t know me.”
