Comics: Cat-astrophic Date!

March 10, 2022 by Mia Zhang

This comic is entirely black and white.

Slide 1: 4:30 P.M. A worried Pepper (the male cat) thinks ‘Would a salmon colored tie look better?’

Slide 2: Meanwhile…a sobbing Kitty (the female cat) yells ‘I have NOTHING to wear!!’ From another room, the cat’s mother says 'KITTY! Stop yelling!’ Kitty responds ‘sorry mom…'

Slide 3: Pepper stares at ties on a rack, thinking 'None of this works…'

Slide 4: 5:30 P.M. On the left half, Pepper is on the phone: 'Hi Kitty! I’ll be there in about 10 minutes!' On the right, a sweating, nervous Kitty is also on the phone: 'HUH?! Uh…Haha…Yea! I’ll totally be ready by then!!'

Slide 5: On the top, Kitty, with round spots on both cheeks, asks ‘Is this too much blush?!’ On the bottom half, a winking Pepper with twinkling stars surrounding him says ‘Looking good Pepper! *wink*’ ‘Time to go!!’ On the right half, Pepper drives in a mouse-shaped car. The caption: Into the Mouse Mobile!

Slide 6: Pepper stands outside of Kitty’s door, with a rose in his mouth. Behind the door, inside the house, Kitty says 'Oh no he’s here ahh-ow. My paw. I’m okay!’ Pepper thinks to himself ‘Ok, don’t be nervous! You’ve got this! You have a rose and everything!’

Slide 7: Kitty swings the door open. On the top half, Pepper sees Kitty for the first time and is lovestruck, stars circling his head. On the bottom left half, Kitty looks at Pepper, her head tilted slightly to the right. On the bottom right half, she is wide-eyed, in adoration, stars and dots surrounding her.

Slide 8: Rain falls from the clouds above. Pepper is on the left, Kitty on the right. *DRIP* above Pepper’s head. Pepper says ‘Hey…did you feel that?’. ?? above Kitty’s head. ‘Feel what?’ she asks.

Slide 9: Thunder and rain falls from the clouds. The word ‘Boom!’ is above the clouds. Pepper says ‘Great.’

Slide 10: Heavy rain pours in the background. Pepper stares at Kitty, thinking ‘What do I do? Think Pepper!!” Kitty is crying, two exclamation marks above her head, and says ‘Our date is RUINED!!!’

Slide 11: But then… A lightbulb lies over Pepper’s head, a smile on his face. ‘I have a great idea! Trust me!’ he says. Kitty, uncertain, says ‘hm…?’ *sniff * sniff.

Slide 12: Inside the house, Kitty and Pepper, backs to readers, sit on the couch, Kitty leaning towards Pepper. Pepper says ‘This is purrfect.’ Kitty says ‘Best. Date. Ever.’ On both sides, there are curtained windows, rain falling.

Mia Zhang

Mia Zhang is a sophomore at Washington High School. She enjoys drawing, reading, and running in her free time. Mia's inspiration for the comic was her own two cats, Pepper and Kitty.

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