The next ICC will be on Tuesday, January 10, at 8:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, which is 7:00 PM Central Standard Time. This is the time when Doctor Who would be on CBC, but the new season hasn't started yet. Stripcreator's clock uses CST, which is Central Standard Time. If you live in Europe, the ICC will be held early Wednesday morning at 1:00 AM GMT. As is usual with an ICC, I will announce the topic at the beginning of the event.

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This contest will commence in little over an hour. In the meantime, let me give a clue to the subject for those who want a headstart. I recently put in my profile a list of my favorite comic strips, and then I noticed that they all shared something in common. When this contest begins, I will ask for strips that share the same feature all my favorite comic strips share in common. If you can figure out what that is right now, you can get started a little bit earlier. I will be back around 8:00 EST (7 CST or SCT) to officially announce the topic, and I will be back in another hour to judge.

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Okay, it's time for this contest to begin. The feature shared by all my favorite strips is the use of talking animals. This ranges from Monty, which has a talking parrot as a little-used supporting character, to Pogo, which has a world fully populated with all kinds of talking animals. In between there are strips about animals with human companions (such as Non Sequitur or Calvin and Hobbes) and communities of animals that mix with a human world (such as Pearls Before Swine). So here are the rules of this contest:

1. Use talking animals, not merely thinking animals like Garfield or Snoopy, but animals that speak and are understood when they talk.

2. Make some common characteristics of the animal part of the animal's personality.

3. No beastiality.

I'll be back in about an hour to judge this contest.

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Due to the poor turn-out, the deadline is extended an hour.

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[Click to view comic: 'ICC: FACINATING']

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possible savior probable SEX MACHINE

Jesussandwich wins by default. Here is his valuable trophy to treasure forever.

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