swirly phenomena

[garlicgreens]

There sure are a lot of neat swirls in this comic. Zimmy has them and they appear to change shape depending on her mood. The swirls that surround her even seem to be part of the shadows behind her. Muut and Ketrak have them as well.

Reynardine's swirly bits flare up when he is mad. Are they a fancy etheric mood ring in swirl format? Has Annie ever had them?

[King Mir]

Not Annie swirls, but rather spikes.

There seem to be two separate effects here. One is the effect around Mutt and Ketrak, that I think also appears around Zimmy in Sunny Birmingham. The other being the simpler shadow trick, where the shadows swirl behind a person showing their mood.

EDIT More cases:
Renardine Pow!
Yesngrim Raaagh! And Annie spankies to a lesser extent.

EDIT2 Cases of swirls that are most likely real:
GLOP
Persistant Zimmy steam.