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One year ago, Bored Panda published a post about Cody Stone Stowe and his cat Coral. More specifically, about Cody's comics where he captures the chaotic reality of living with the feline. Since then, the artist has published many more strips on the subject and since they're just as exciting as the previous ones, we decided it's time to revisit the series!

From playing and napping to watching birds and eating, Cody portrays everything he and Coral are up to on a day-to-day basis, and you don't have to be a cat person to enjoy these comics. Although, you might become one after going through them.

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Steve Barnett
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Whenever I do bedding laundry I cover my cat with a sheet like this. She loves it and she can see through the sheet and starts attacking my feet. Great game of hide and seek.

Nadine Bamberger
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Little known fact, cats developed teleportation technology years ago, just to f**ck with us.

Kathryn Baylis
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have four cats. When I make the bed, I’m pretty much guaranteed to end up with at least one little sheet shark helping me. Sometimes more.

Dianne DeSha
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yup: It's the reverse of "Mousie under the covers" (my hand moving underneath while she's on the bed)

Agatz
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Heh, my cat does this. And then she freaks out, spins around and around under the sheets, claws are all over the place. She refuses to quit when I try to let her out, though, and she keeps doing it, so I assume she is having fun :p

Don Flynn
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love it when my cat jumps on the bed and starts to play when I'm changing the sheets and making the bed

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4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Fun fact, children were beaten and used to work in factories with little pay in the US up until the early 1900s, when it was outlawed. (Beep boop, I am pretending to be a bot. For more info, read my bio!)

Faith Nicole
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Every single time 🤣 I still make my bed with the cat under the sheet then I run my fingers along it cuz she loves attacking fingers and once I get her going, I go to the edge of the bed and she'll fall out trying to get my fingers...then I finish making the bed 😊

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Cody told Bored Panda that Coral's personality has come down to pure sass. Basically, she's a true prankster. "At this point, she's only 4 years old, but the routine has been pretty consistent for 3 of those years," he said. "She wakes me up with a bottom slam to the face. Tries to spook me by jumping out from under the couch if I move any quicker than a snail through the living room. Begs for her 7 pm wet food, gets it, and then begs again at 8 pm as if I have amnesia. The hour I'm in bed on my phone before sleep, she's jumping over my body like hurdles to keep on playing. It's all a joy though and I wouldn't change any of it. Except maybe the moments when she flubs the jump over me and bounces off my ribs like a trampoline."

At the beginning of August, Cody became entirely self-employed — by choice, not necessarily because of the pandemic. But since he hadn't been doing much due to Covid lockdowns, Coral had grown quite attached to the idea of a human being around all the time. "She's almost always in the room with me. Typically, on my lap or rather on my iPad, supervising my work all day."

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Now, when the artist comes back from a small trip to the store, Coral greets him as if he was on a week-long vacation: she offers infinite meows, and flops on the floor for pets in return. "I think the pandemic has made us closer. And made me realize how much cats don't want you to work while you're home," Cody said.

Over the years, Coral has become the center of Cody's work. The transition was pretty organic but it has its challenges too. "As a business owner and creative, I saw that I could only make comics about Coral's many quirks for so long. I mean, there are many different comic artists out there who have covered all the same topics I have with cats but in their own styles. Being someone whose livelihood relies on staying fresh while building an audience on the Internet, I had to think about how I'd continue this over years, whereas in summer of 2021 it'll be 5 years of WeFlaps Comics."

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The benefit to Coral being the centerpiece of Cody's comics is closely tied to the fact that the Internet (and the world) loves cats and forever will. "This year, I've been lucky enough to be invited to this network of Webcomic artists who have a hub for conversation and collaboration. The most recent one was "Comictober," the parallel of Inktober but instead of just a single drawing, we were doing full comic strips every day of October. That month, I took notice that I don't just have to make comics about Coral's quirks, but just going on adventures with her in any scenario I please. Thus, the Coral and Cthulhu comics and so on," Cody explained the shift in his work. "Who knows what could be next! Maybe Coral and I will solve a murder or save the world from impending doom! The [possibilities] are limitless."

After spending so much time living with a black cat, Cody thinks they shouldn't get a bad rep. "They are sweet and lovely babies just like any other cat. Adopt black cats. And if you are someone who works from home, adopt two of them, and hope to god they hang out with each other so you can get some work done."

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Or sneaking with the tail down, if it stole something or did something wrong...

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Raine Soo
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is completely understandable. Who can resist a kitty's soft underbelly?

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Raine Soo
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4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Coral getting a spa day is the best. I love her little earbuds.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Prepare you, human.. prepare your will. You are about to experience an "accidental" death..

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

it already went to the moon.... go get it coral!!! you can catch it even on the moon!!

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My cat wakes me up every morning at 6:00 to watch birds with her. Its very sweet but...

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

On my Ginkgo, there was a "scratch near the base of my tail and I'll automatically bite at the air while staring at you resentfully for forcing me to do this because I know you're doing it on purpose." He was smart enough to turn his head so his auto-chewing would bite my arm. Which was fair.

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Kathryn Baylis
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We have one cat who has a bad habit of washing his feet in the water bowl—-after visiting the cat box and closing his paw fist around some pieces of litter. We bought one of those pet water fountains to foil his bad habit. Seems to be working. So far.

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Katherine Boag
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Mr Sandman (do do do do do do) sand me a man. Make him the smoothest that he's ever been

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Cats are not responsible for COVID-19. They just are willing to take any opportunities the Universe offers.... for scritchies.

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Kathryn Baylis
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4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We adopted Jack when he was 8 weeks old. He was the runt of the litter. Was. He’s 6 years old now, and weighs14+ lbs. And, before you ask, no. He is NOT part Maine C**n. He’s. Just. Big.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She's staring because she wants some of the ice cream. I know this because I've lost track of the number of times my cat sticks his head into the sink after we put a bowl we used for ice cream in there.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Lol no one commented on this one.. ok then… HOOMAN IVE GOT UR SOCKIESSS

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Where's Coral?!?! She should be, like, sitting in the bowl or something!

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

On the first day of Christmas, my true love sent to me a cat in a burned down tree.

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