People often ask me, “AK, what kinds of mermaids are out there?” (They ask me this because they know I minored in mermanthropology and have an encyclopedic knowledge of all things mermaid and mer-made.)

Let’s continue the mermaid theme this month with this parody of one of my favorite paintings in the National Gallery of Art: Watson and the Shark by John Singleton Copley.

It’s May again, which means I finally get to draw the mermaid-related Ben & Winslow comic ideas that have been kicking around in my head since *checks calendar* seven days ago. So let’s get started, shall we? Ben and Winslow even have a boat in this one!

Sometimes I, too, wish I had some kind of ray to solve all of my problems, but I’m not as resourceful (or petty) as Winslow, so I have to make do with passive aggressive daydreams.

Another year, another issue of Defenestration! And this begins Volume 18, which means Defenestration is legally an adult. We’re going to light some fireworks, eat some cake, and destroy a piñata. Let the merriment begin!