Fission Chicken first appeared in the seminal funny-animal comic book Critters (Fantagraphics Books); Fish's appearances ranged from #15 to # 50, the final issue. (Click here for complete list.) He was on the covers of #33 and #39. Of course, Critters was also home to such luminaries as Steve Gallacci's "Birthright" series, "Lionheart" by Tom Stazer, "Usagi Yojimbo" by Stan Sakai, the "Lizards" stories by Ron Wilber and J. Holland, "Ambrose" by Willian Van Horn, and stuff from Mark Martin and Mike Kazelah and Ty Templeton and Scott Shaw and Cathy Hill and Doug Gray and many talented others.		Coinciding with the end of Fantagraphic's Critters series was the introduction of Fission Chicken's own title from the same company. Issue #1 concerned Fish's run-in with necromancer P.U. Evolcraft (who was stealing a mummy from a museum), and subsequent battle with K'celboo, a giant orange slime demon. Other villains included were the West Side Coven (Evolcraft's competitors) and the Ether Bunny (whose specialty was tossing knockout-gas eggs). Also along for the ride for all four issues was "Duck 'Bill' Platypus" by Kyle Rothweiler... a series that likewise began in Critters. This was a wonderfully crazed strip that brought to mind a combination of Walt Kelly and Dr. Seuss... on acid!
	Fission Chicken #2 detailed the Chicken of Wrath's fight with the movie monster Ferdie Cruller, who had apparently come to life in order to menace movie producer Stu Dinerdud. Fish is treated to some peculiar sights before he figures out what's up! (The covers for all four issues, by the way, were colored by the great Brad Foster!)		Fission Chicken #3 brought us the first half of a two-part thriller: "Attack of the Video Zombies!" The tale involves the disappearance of people who rent too many dumb movies at a particular video rental store; Fish's pal Skip Squirrelhard, P.I. dons an impenetrable disguise (as a raccoon) in order to help him dig beneath the surface....
	...and beneath the surface in Fission Chicken #4 is revealed the subterranean stonghold of the Video Zombies! Once normal citizens, they were abducted from the video store above and reprogammed with video camera units clamped to their heads! F.C. comes close to being overwhelmed by sheer numbers, but Skip makes his way to the control center and puts the bad guys through some changes.		Plan Nine From Vortox! (MU Press) In this full-length, one-shot epic (hmm, guess that makes it a "graphic novel"), Fish, his main squeeze Monica, and his pal Skip encounter the combined forces of the Vortoxians and Ditsyland. Walt's brain returns in a new and horrifying form! Action! Battle! Exploding Ditsy characters! Wow!!!
	In Valiant Varmints (which kicked off the Shanda Fantasy Arts "Spotlight Presents" series) we get a whole crowd of super-critters... Moon Mouse, Snowbuni, Beatrix Farmer, Superswine, Savage Squirrel, Bullet Crow, Phantom Bunny, and ol' F.C.... each starring in an episode written and drawn by their creators (and on a great cover by Mike Sagara), to solve the wraparound mystery of... Bullethead! By Mike Curtis, Shane Fisher, Carl Gafford, Jeff Wood, Charles Ettinger, Taral Wayne, Gary Fields, Kjartan Arnörsson, Chuck Fiala, J.P. Morgan, and Jerry Mathers as "The Beaver".		F.C also made appearances in Furrlough (Radio Comix) in issues #53 (one-page), #82 (in two panels of "The Suit", a team-up between Skip Squirrelhard and Karno's Savage Squirrel!), and #85 ("What's the Skinny", a tale of weight-loss terror)...
	Fish was also featured in SFA Spotlights #14 -- the New Adventures of Fission Chicken! In "A Gross Imposition," an ancient alien pop psychologist inhabits his body! In "Island of Weird Shit," a mighty peculiar island suddenly appears off the Jersey shore...		Yes, Fission Chicken is engaged in a perpetual battle against the forces of brain death... fighting for you and me! Where next? When? Who knows? Details as they become available... you might have a look at www.fissionchicken.com and see what's happening!