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: Quest For the Beak: Part V
May 7, 2007

“Mmm, Gelflings!”

Well, we finally get to see the Giant Petrel King. Giant petrels are known as the vultures of Antarctica. Aside from the Wandering Albatross they are about the largest of the scavenger birds there and able to dominate in the feasting of carcasses. They’re carrion feeding ways earned them the name “Stinker” from whalers. They are also not strangers to feeding on singled out penguin chicks or even sick or weak penguins.

I forgot to mention snow petrels the other day, when Howie showed up in the comic. They are definitely much prettier and smaller than their vulture-like cousins. They feed mostly on fish and krill but will feed on carrion as well. They are also pretty much exclusive to Antarctica being one of the only bird species that breed exclusively on the continent (along with emperor penguins and South Polar skuas). They usually nest in rock cliffs near the sea. Video footage of them bathing in the snow (rolling around on their backs in it) seems to be popular among Antarctic documentaries and is pretty cute as well.

192 Comments

  1. Hey! One of the skuas has a band like the one in Happy Feet! Wally never stops being so stupid, in a funny way. The skua with the eggshell and the necklace looks like one of my friends…..
    Please continue! I need more to live…..!…Do skuas eat snow petrels? My pal just asked me that and I’m not sure.

  2. Sputnix says:

    Wow second post lol :]
    anyways the king looks deadly wich should make things interesting and his necklace looks familiar like something that this comic and the past ones were about but I can’t put my finger on it.

  3. damboozle says:

    3rd comment!!!!!!!! wow, it’s been a long time since i read this thing. the petrel king is probably going to be weak or something, to surprise us.

  4. doladj says:

    wow!i see osbournes beak.the king looks freaky.

  5. LTaniki says:

    I feel bad for Wally

  6. I just noticed about Osborne’s beak…..the petrel is using it as a necklace?! Wonder if that’s stylish or not…….I also realized that I had the first comment. That never happened to me before! I’m so happy!!!

    *people make fun of me because I like skuas. I make fun of them because they don’t.*

  7. Phizlo says:

    The Giant Petrel King is really . . . scary-looking. Savagey-looking, too. I mean, look at the giant bones behind him! They must’ve been part of a whale! His cape looks like he used it from other birds’ feathers! And where’d he get that SPEAR?!

    Seriously, Wally’s in for a big, dangerous surprise.

  8. KooKoo 2.O says:

    Haw Haw! that is a funny one, Tyler. I wonder how the king commands the petrels. I bet it is some kind of mind control.It wont work on me.(hypnotic sound)Yes master, I will obey.I will make Tyler Martin to make comic.

  9. Arctic Fox says:

    The Giant Petrel King’s spear looks like a harpoon…

  10. BriGuy says:

    Awesome, new comic. I was looking forward to seeing the giant petrel king but I didn’t expect him to look so…. ugly. And, once again, Wally shows us his brilliance. Priceless. I’m looking forward to new hand drawn comics in the future.

    P.S. I like the new website format.

  11. Sarah da penguin lvr says:

    yay new comic! love the petrel king!

  12. qtpa2tnh says:

    Hey , guys ! if you go to the On The Rocks theme,it’s updated , too!

  13. Cristina says:

    You have no idea how happy i am that there is finally another comic!

    I thought this day would never come… 8′)

  14. JS says:

    Did no one else get the Dark Crystal Reference?

  15. zeel says:

    :mrgreen: yay! new comic!
    he is a big bird compard to the others but compard to a polerbar…

    …he is pretty small! :mrgreen:

  16. tux says:

    Wow, it’s great to finally have a new comic. I was worried we weren’t seeing any more 🙁

  17. Michael says:

    Man, Petrel looks great! Great colors as always.

  18. BriGuy says:

    Awsome! We have Wally and Osborne smilies agian! 🙂

  19. zeel says:

    :mrgreen: 😐 😈 ➡ 😯 🙂 😕 😎 👿 😀 💡 😳 😛 🙄 😉 😥 😮 😆 😡 😡 🙁 ❗ ❓ 😉

    yay w&o smilees!! ❗ ❗

    thars a petres king! 😆 ots “:lol :” (no sace)

  20. clubpenguindude says:

    Wally looks short in the forth panel. 😆

  21. clubpenguindude says:

    😯 And how did the king petrel get so BIG? 😮

  22. clubpenguindude says:

    and even though the skua king is small compared to a polar bear, he commands a bunch of skuas.

  23. zeel says:

    :yes: :no:

  24. kawkaw says:

    ➡ ➡ ➡ ➡ yeah i got the petral king nice comic

  25. zeel says:

    one of the slileees shuld be that littel penguing bake from the home hunt the one with werd eys it shuld be : twisted: and petrel king shuld be : evil: find a better : lol: maby osbone with big eys and no beek ❗ ❗ ❗ ❗ ❗ ❗ ❗

    p.s.
    how do u make smilees! I usoom u start with a 16X16 pix “.ico” file . . .

  26. Penguin Guru says:

    I love these smileys! :mrgreen: Someone asked if Osbonres beak on his neck is stylish? Well if it isn’t, and another bird makes fun of him for it, well let’s just say i feel sorry for that bird. He probably killed a whale hunter and took his harpoon. I love the hand drawn stuff, but it takes too long. I’m caught between the cool look every week, or having a computer made one every day. 😕 This is fraustrating! 😈 ❓

  27. Penguin Guru says:

    IS THAT A DINOSAUR BONE AT HIS FOOT (OR FLIPPER) ❗ ❓ ❗ He’s probably the brother of that one tough penguin wally wanted to fight, but instead they robbed the little sickly penguin. remember?

  28. Mike123 says:

    How many more Quest For The Beak comics will there be ❓

  29. Awesome… that was actually worth the wait.

    If only that was a wallpaper or something! I could scare anyone who thinks about using my computer.

  30. zeel says:

    the petrel king 😆 is soooooooooo skarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrryyyyyyyyyyyy ❗ ❗ ❗ ❗ ❗ ❗ ❗ ❗ ❗ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! uv got to make a wall paper of that ❗

    thees are soo cool how do umake them ❓ ❗ 🙁 😡 😆 😮 😥 😉 🙄 😛 😳 💡 😀 👿 😎 😕 🙂 😯 ➡ 😈 😐 :mrgreen:

  31. 😀 AWESOME TYLER! i love what you have done with the site and the comics. ROCK ON

  32. 😎 lol this is so awesome. whens the next comic coming out tyler? 🙄

  33. Bob says:

    the petrel king looks scary, as the others said before, but if you compare it to osborne’s height, it’s not really big 😉
    or will you just not care about proportions, like gargamel, for example, always changes his size?
    example pic:
    http://bluebuddies.com/gallery/Smurf_Pop_Up_Books/jpg/Smurfs_Books_Pop_Ups_All_4.jpg

  34. just_another_penguin_lover says:

    HOLY CRAP!!! WALLY AND OSBORNE SMILIES!!!!! 🙂 😀 😡 🙁 😮 👿 😕 😯 😐 :mrgreen: 😈 ok sorry…got alittle carried away…. Cool comic Tyler, keep ’em coming, I’m so excited to see what happens next!! Haha, i love the eyes of the birds wally is using to climb up, you can just imagine the “ouch” with each climb he takes.
    💡 ➡ Hey anyone got any ideas as to how you think Tyler is going to get osbornes beak back?!

  35. just_another_penguin_lover says:

    Wait let me rephrase that, how you think Tyler will get Wally to get Osbornes beak back. lol. there. 😆

  36. WWW says:

    AHH SMILEYS ARE THE GREATEST!!! YES THEY ARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wonderful comic there, but I am wondering whose bones that chair is made out of? I am truly vexed by this. HELP ME TO KNOW!! 😕 🙁

  37. YO
    i stopped checking for comics every day
    cuz i thought a new one would never come out 😥 🙁
    then sarah emailed me and told me there was a new one
    and my pretty bad day got a lot better 😀
    yay :mrgreen:
    love the new smileys :mrgreen: 😐 🙂 🙄 😛 😆 😥 😡 😳 😮

  38. Bob says:

    refering to my last post:
    of course i meant wally, not osborne 😳

  39. Bob says:

    ah and the link doesn’t work

  40. clubpenguindude says:

    Hey, um, how are those skuas alive 😕 ❓

  41. clubpenguindude says:

    and penguin guru, how is he the tough penguin’s brother if he’s a..wait, what is he again?in my other comments i called him a petrel AND a skua…

  42. Zack says:

    🙂 Wow I love it! The Giant Pet Roll king reminds me of something though….

  43. SMILEYS!!!!! :mrgreen: 😯 👿 🙄 🙂 Won’t stop commenting until you add another comic! They’re addicting!
    About using this comic as a wallpaper, I did that and my sister went on and screamed when she saw the petrel. I was laughing so hard……..
    He looks awesome to me….. :mrgreen: 😎
    Is that how big Giant petrels are compared to skuas? I’ve never seen a real giant petrel…

  44. shikra says:

    Awesome comic dude! The giant petral king is sooooo funny! I can see Osborne’s beck! 😀 😀 😀

  45. bellyac says:

    Okay, who can seriously be freakier than the Petrel King??? I don’t know, but if you meet him, you’d better run quick 🙂

  46. bellyac says:

    Maybe the King appeals to their better nature with… um… unimaginable torture, maybe his singing… :mrgreen:

  47. bellyac says:

    How do you publish a webcomic??? I’d like to, but I don’t really know how to do it with DIALUP *gasp*. It’s called, “DILL PICKLE” catchy, yes.

  48. Anonymous says:

    love the design of the petral king its awesome 😎

  49. Poppy says:

    Clubpenguindude, I go on club penguin, my penguin is Bounder! 😮 😀

  50. clubpenguindude says:

    Oh yeah, he’s a petrel king. 50th comment yay! 🙂 😎

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