THE TUTOR: LESSON #12 IS LIVE!
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The results from last week’s review are taped on the door outside of The Tutor’s class. Check out how you did, and then join me inside for a new lesson!
RevolutionSF Interview
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What do Irish whiskey, women with big butts, and the next issue of The Molting have in common? You’ll have to read this interview by RevoltionSF.com, where I give props to students of The Tutor and discus rearing roaches and future art projects: http://www.revolutionsf.com/article.php?id=4996
SEPTEMBER APPEARANCE IN GETTYSBURG, PA!
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Join me the first weekend of September (3-5) at Horrorfind Weekend: “The Spookiest Show On Earth”. I’ll be a special guest alongside horror legends like Bruce Campbell, Clive Barker, and George Romero. My REPO! costars Nivek Ogre and Bill Moseley will also be in attendance… so come by, say hi, and grab a autographed copy of my comic book series, The Molting. For tickets and info, visit: http://www.horrorfindweekend.com/
THE TUTOR: 3RD QUARTER REVIEW
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Have you been a naughty student, passing notes or snoozing through class? Or a good little boy or girl, minding your instructor and following his lessons? Click on the clipboard below to take The Tutor’s pop quiz and see how you rank.
GUINEA WORMS, & LANCET FLUKES, & ROACH MITES! OH, MY!
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“The most memorable experience was of a beautiful young woman… I think about nineteen or twenty years old”, the soft southern voice began. “I thought she was holding a baby in her arms, so I went over to talk to her and her child.”
His voice oozed from the speakers in my car, possessing the gentle cadence of a father reading a bedtime story, or a Baptist minister leading a congregation in quiet prayer.
“I found out she was holding her right breast in her arm, instead of a baby.” The tale was taking a strange turn. I turned the dial up on my car stereo.
He continued, “A Guinea worm was coming out of the nipple on her breast. And she was in excruciating pain.”
The tranquilizing voice belonged to former President Jimmy Carter. He was speaking of a visit to a small village in Ghana where sixty percent of its citizens were infected with the Guinea worm, a parasite that can grow three feet in length before emerging from the body of its host.
Mr. Carter brought his gruesome lullaby to an end, crooning, “We found out later that year that she had eleven other Guinea worms emerge simultaneously from her body.”
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The eggs of unborn lancet flukes contain parasitic embryos that when ingested by ants turn them into virtual ant zombies.
Once devoured, the flukes hatch and infiltrate the insect’s nerve center where they establish an overpowering influence on the poor ant’s mind. Against its will, the possessed ant will voyage to the top of a tall blade of grass. There, it’s a sitting duck for larger prey, like cows, that ingest both the ant and its clandestine host.
Inside the bellies of these large beasts is where the fluke can fully thrive. The ant is nothing more than a six-legged zombie taxi used to transport the fluke to its desired destination.
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Like fleas on dogs, Madagascan cockroaches sometimes carry mites. Unlike Guinea worms and lancet flukes, these uninvited passengers do not harm their hosts. In fact, there is evidence to suggest that mites help to clean the hissers they attach themselves to.
Marv, the large mail hisser in my growing colony of pet Blattaria (and costar in my “killer” art series The Tutor) , recently got a case of the cockroach mites. These tiny, light colored creatures, attached themselves to poor Marv’s hind legs.
Cockroach mites pose no threat to humans, but beneficial or not to Marv, I didn’t think he needed this unsightly baggage.
Comically, the best way to rid a roach of mites is to shake it in flour. Here’s a photo of Marv The Surly receiving the Shake ‘N Bake treatment.
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Crypto Sporidium, Giardia, Roaundworms, Toxoplasma, Trichinella, and Guinea worm are just a few of the parasites that can live in humans.
Night-night, sleep tight, don’t let the bedbugs bite…
“…This Comic Gets Under Your Skin And Writhes!”
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Ain’t It Cool News continues to praise The Molting. Writer Mark Miller (Ambush Bug) says this in his review of Chapter 4, Lethal Raids: “…the build up to some kind of explosion is ever present in every panel.” Check out his review and then order a copy of The Molting today: http://www.aint-it-cool-news.com/node/45548#11
THE TUTOR: LESSON #11 IS LIVE!
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Recess is over, kids……so climb down from that jungle gym, slap some Band-Aids on those bloody knees and elbows, and join me in class for another lesson!
Help spread the word, students!
LA Comic Book Store Appearance!
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Join me next Saturday, August 21st, at Nostalgic Books and Comics in Alhambra, CA. From 7:00-9:00 PM, I’ll be autographing copies of my comic book series, The Molting, as part of a horror-themed line-up of guests and activities at the store. This will be my only SoCal appearance in promotion of the 4th installment of the series, “Lethal Raids”, so come out, help me construct a fort out of comics, and pick up a copy of The Molting while you’re at it! For store address and details, visit: http://www.nostalgicbooksandcomics.com/terrance
See you there!
THE TUTOR: LESSON #10 IS LIVE!
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A new lesson from The Tutor is live, students… and this one’s got some tasty details that you won’t want to miss!
“The Man Doesn’t Do Pretty…”
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JoBlo.com gives my comic book series, The Molting, a big thumbs up! Writer Eric Walkuski has this to say about the series: “How many dysfunctional family dramas reach back 45,000 years to show us a primitive tribe attacking another? Or, for that matter, take place under the watchful eyes of a swarm of cockroaches? Probably not many, but Terrance Zdunich’s THE MOLTING does.” Check out Eric’s awesome review, and then order your copy of The Molting today: http://www.joblo.com/arrow/index.php?id=23202
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