Panel 1 Image Description: Cover graphic of head/shoulders of pigeon facing viewers head-on. They are wearing an N95 duckbill–like birdbill mask. Above and below it is the title, “Comrade Muhrfukkin’ Pidge.”
A zine hand-drawn in pencil with six panels.
Full Text: “Comrade Muhrfukkin’ Pidge”
The Bad Nest News. Cover headline reads: “Murder of Health and Avian Services will end vaccine program.”
Maskless pigeon: “Heyyy, you know the pandemic is over, right? No more bird flu, no need to worry about CO(R)VID-19, even those old crows from the Murder of Health + Avian Services say it’s mild now.”
Masking pigeon: Rolls their eyes in response.
Masking pigeon: “Look, I’m not trying to ruffle yr feathers, but COVID is still messin with us all the time. Doesn’t matter how shiny you are, even young birds are droppin dead from COVID-related ticker attacks after ‘mild’ infections. Long COVID is hella common in chicks and juveniles. I’m gonna be real, you sound like ... not even a sheep. You sound like a clothed biped, bro. Like a literal homo sapien.”
Maskless pigeon: Looks slightly stunned.
Maskless pigeon: (With a sheepish look) “...Alright ok yeah. You, uh— you got an extra one of those?”
Cut to both pigeons wearing masks and simultaneously saying “Coo.”
Panel 2 Image Description: Two pigeons are on a brick-laid ground. One pigeon without a mask emotes question marks at the other pigeon, who is wearing a mask and thinking an ellipsis. Peeking into the foreground is a newspaper: The Bad Nest News. Cover headline reads: “Murder of Health and Avian Services will end vaccine program.”
Panel 3 Image Description: Maskless pigeon says to masking pigeon, “Heyyy, you know the pandemic is over, right? No more bird flu, no need to worry about CO(R)VID-19, even those old crows from the Murder of Health + Avian Services say it’s mild now." Masking pigeon rolls their eyes in response. (A masked inchworm and maskless pill bug are also there.)
Panel 4 Image Description: Masking pigeon raises an eyebrow, saying, “...Oh? And these old government birds — you typically trust them, do you?” Maskless pigeon sweats nervously, and we see in their thought bubble the Confused Math Lady meme.
Panel 5 Image Description: Masking pigeon says, “Look, I’m not trying to ruffle yr feathers, but COVID is still messin with us all the time. Doesn’t matter how shiny you are, even young birds are droppin dead from COVID-related ticker attacks after ‘mild’ infections. Long COVID is hella common in chicks and juveniles. I’m gonna be real, you sound like ... not even a sheep. You sound like a clothed biped, bro. Like a literal homo sapien.” Maskless pigeon looks slightly stunned.
Panel 6 Image Description: Maskless pigeon has a sheepish look, and says, “...Alright ok yeah. You, uh — you got an extra one of those?” We cut to both pigeons wearing masks and simultaneously saying “Coo.” (The inchworm and pill bug are also there and now both are masked.)
