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And now the regret kicks in…. And the fear.

We’ve all been here, folks. You end up smooching someone, and then you realize that they’re really a giant anthropomorphic spider person. I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve seen a tweet or a Facebook update that laments this very problem. And young people? I know you’re young and impulsive and liable to kiss anything with a tongue, but you really need to pick your smooch-buddies carefully. You don’t want to end up like Winslow.

Note: The mouthparts of spiders aren’t actually called mandibles, but the real word for them–chelicerae–is probably not something you’d hear outside a biology lecture. Just bringing that up so the spider experts out there know I’m not making a mistake. It was a conscious decision. :)

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Andrew Kaye (known in some circles as AK) is the creator of Ben & Winslow and other questionable comics, many of which can be found in his deviantART gallery. He’s also the editor-in-chief of this magazine. Duh?