Sat Apr 14, 2007 — by Mike Gold

Let's get Squashy!

"My Cage" debuts May 6th

In case you thought Zippy was kinda normal, King Features will be launching a new strip, My Cage, on May 6th.

My Cage is a twist on "MySpace," except that it has a bit of a manga-style influence. Drawn by Melissa DeJesus and written by Ed Power, My Cage is about Norman, a young 20-something platypus who wanted to be a world famous writer. Like all too many writer wannabees, he is stuck in a crappy middle-management job. However, he does have a  girlfriend, a pet amoeba named Squashy, and the usual compliment of oddball co-workers.

Some 30 newspaper have picked up the feature, including the Houston Chronicle, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Chicago Sun-Times, St. Paul Pioneer Press and Madison (WI) Capital Times. No doubt you'll be able to check it out at the Post-Intelligencer's website, one of the best places for the online reading of newspaper comic strips: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/fun/

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