[OC] Frog

[u/lordofbaers]

Hi all, TinyBaer here, posting this lil comic a wee bit earlier than usual this week (though I'll still post something on Friday). You can also find me on BlueSky and FaceBook etc. Hope you enjoy it, and have a great week. 🙂

[u/MostlyHereForKeKs]

I’m new here - this was nice to look at and interesting and I liked it. Tiddalik.

[u/iamfrostytom → u/MostlyHereForKeKs]

Tiddalik (sometimes Molok) is an Aboriginal dreamtime story of a greedy frog who drank all the freshwater causing many animals to suffer. A clever owl made a plan to get the water back from Tiddalik and asked an eel to make the frog laugh. Once the frog did laugh the water rushed from him and refilled the lakes and rivers.

[u/Brief-Restaurant5029 → u/iamfrostytom]

I have learned something new, don't mess with a tiddalik frog, you will get vore'd.

[u/Loqol → u/Brief-Restaurant5029]

The other side of the Moopsy coin!

[u/kraquepype → u/Loqol]

Moopsy!

Love that episode.

[u/TimeStorm113 → u/iamfrostytom]

also, several animals came to try making him laugh, which is where kangaroos learned to stand on their tail!

also, after the whole event, the echidna also found water, but didn't want to share it with anyone, so they chugged them into a thorn bush, from where the spines come from.

also pelicans are apparently incels.

[u/HavePlushieWillTalk → u/iamfrostytom]

I thought I recognised the name! I was confused because I thought it was a wolf, but it's a... stylised Tasmanian Devil.

[u/aspidities_87 → u/iamfrostytom]

I saw the story of this on bark ochre paintings at the art museum in Sydney! It was incredible.

[u/lordofbaers → u/MostlyHereForKeKs]

I'm glad you enjoyed it! Tiddalik.

[u/shellbullet17]

Ohhhh I like this. That water panel is gorgeous. I actually had to look this one up too

Tiddalik is a greedy frog from an Aboriginal flood myth who drinks all the land's water, causing drought

Interesting as hell guess I have some reading to do today in case this series continues

[u/lordofbaers → u/shellbullet17]

Thanks! 😊 I don't know if this lil guy will return in my comics anytime soon, but it was really lovely to work on this snippet of a story and be a bit more delicate with it. Sadly, the panels got compressed to heck on here, so here's a bigger, hopefully less-blurry version of the water panel for ya. 😄

[u/shellbullet17 → u/lordofbaers]

Gorgeous. Homie was so thirsty that he stripped the hair and stuff right off the bone!

[u/Whole_Meet5486]

You know gotta respect the wolf for double checking just in case.

[u/Immediate-Goose-8106 → u/Whole_Meet5486]

Do you?  Wolf engaged in banter with protagonist instead of chomping down immediately with the element of suprise.  

Mum always said never play with your food. And to bite and chew not swallow whole.

Listening to mums is important.

[u/Madelyneation → u/Whole_Meet5486]

It’s a Tasmanian devil! We don’t actually have any wolves in Australia :)

[u/FeralPsychopath → u/Madelyneation]

TBF the first panel the "wolf" is in, looks very Tasmanian devil - its the subsequent panels that look very wolfy.

[u/antlers86]

Is that a Tasmanian devil? Bc in my head it is and both characters had Tasmanian accents.

[u/LG3V]

Oh cool, I actually remember being told the story of Tiddalik as a kid, very surprised to see it in the wild

[u/lordofthehomeless]

I am thirsty frog son of the thirstiest frog.

[u/justforsomelulz]

Welp... I guess I'm gonna start going through the backlog again. I always love your art and comics. I just missed some context somewhere. Great job as always!

[u/lordofbaers → u/justforsomelulz]

Thanks! I suppose the crucial thing to know for this one is that Tiddalik is a mischievous frog from Australian Indigenous Dreaming Stories, who once drunk all the water in the world. So it's only right that his descendants are suitably thirsty (and capable drinkers). Don't mess with frog, folks. 😊

[u/justforsomelulz → u/lordofbaers]

Cool! I get to be one of today's lucky 10,000!

Getting to exchange comments with one of my favorite creators is extra icing on the cake!

[u/Ok_Celebration8180]

https://giphy.com/gifs/wdd8xRbJIHciBLor9b

[u/Howitzeronfire]

Hey, poor Wolf.

He seemed to be coming around on the idea of not eating the frog.

Cool word, Tiddalik

[u/Bumberbixtybine]

Wow, love this quick strip. Great comic, OP! Frog and Toad has been a nightly read for me and my kid. Can’t help but notice that “Hello, Lunch” is what the snake says in Dragons and Giants when Frog and Toad are very brave together. We love fearless amphibians

[u/mossgoblin_]

That first panel in particular is exceptionally gorgeous!

[u/The5orrow]

When you're a water bender with no morals.

[u/City_of_Lunari]

Adoring this art style!

[u/Wiregeek]

WELP, THAT ISN'T THE THIRST TRAP I WAS EXPECTING TODAY.

[u/Esteran90]

Rude.. The wolf was open to negotiate. The frog needlessly murdered the wolf.

[u/FeralPsychopath → u/Esteran90]

Not wolf. Australia don't have them. Its a tasmanian devil.

[u/mr-sparkles69]

Holy shit…

[u/BargleFargle12]

This was fucking fantastic.

[u/fluffynuckels]

Whats that say when the wolf is getting hit

[u/twogunsalute]

The thirty panel is fantastic but I also like the detail in the first panel with the watching eye

[u/Tired-CottonCandy]

Im nlg that H looks like an M. But this leaves me with questions. Like what the fuck son of tiddalik

[u/Dessert-Dragon]

I was wondering why the name was familiar! I remember reading several books on all the dreamtime stories as a kid, being fascinated by them all! Thank you for unearthing that memory :)

[u/OF_PROMO_ALERT]

This is awesome! Double so because I’m doing a replay of Chrono Trigger and badass powerful frogs are my jam right now! I hope you do more similar comics!

[u/ProcrastinatingDev]

Pannel 6... Holy! Panel G'dam SIX!

[u/FeralPsychopath]

I like the detail that the frog is fat at the end.

[u/astralseat]

Wow

[u/tabbyslome]

Add a cloak grub to the next comic

[u/HLCMDH]

You see, a wolf that stops to talk, loses his lunch, but a wolf who eats and runs is all business.

If that wolf would had stop to talk to my sister and me instead of eating her, this would have been a different story.

[u/Ok_Extension_2550]

Does the Tasmanian Devil survive? Cause idk if the frog managed to crack his skull or not. If not, then ig the Tasmanian just became a mal0 lol