Anatomy of a Cockatrice - Sheldon® Comic Strip

TITLE: Anatomy of Monsters: Anatomy of a Cockatrice

DESCRIPTION: A creature that is half-dragon, half-chicken stands on a rocky ground. His head is a rooster with red crest and dangly-bits, with his beak wide open, white feathers on it’s neck. His small chicken-arms stretch out into dragon wings. His belly is armored like a dragon, with a dragon tail, but his legs are chicken legs.

JOKES:
- Nothing strikes fear into hearts like a FULL-ON DRAGON with the head of a chicken.
- A mythical 12th-century beast, the cockatrice was created whenever “A toad hatched a chicken egg.” AND THAT’S JUST SCIENCE, GANG!
- (points to previous joke) Medieval scientists really thought eldritch horrors would result if a toad didn’t stick to its lane.
- Not the dude to invite over if you like your hardwood floors.
- The only creature that can make “bok bok bok” sound threatening.
- Spends the majority of his day wondering if he’s a bird with a lizard problem or a lizard with a bird problem.
- Much like the buttons at a cross-walk, his wings don’t actually DO anything.
- It’s funny when you realize that 100% of monster folklore is the result of bored farmers staring at livestock all day.

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