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''[[My Cage]]'' is a syndicated comic strip by Melissa DeJesus and Ed Power. It features a world of [[Animesque|anime-inspired]] anthropomorphic animals, including our hero, Norman T. Platypus, who looks to survive the daily rigors of his soul-sapping office job at [[McGuffin]] Inc. when he would much rather be poor and creative. He's joined in his personal hell by his co-workers, included Ashley, a tiger that delights in tormenting him, Maureen, his attractive gold-digging office mate, Jeff, an incredibly stupid shark that works out of a bathtub, Rex, a doberman who is the egotistical fiance of Violet, a chihuahua with the darkest of hearts, and finally the boss Max, a red dog who Norm believes to be Satan himself. Rounding out the cast is Norm's freespiritedfree-spirited fiance, a dog named Bridget, and Squishy, Norm's beloved pet amoeba whom he appears to love more than anyone else.

The strip ran from May 6, 2007 until it was suddenly [[Too Good to Last|canceledcancelled]], with its finale running on October 31st, 2010. Ed and Mel's blog for the strip seems to have expired after some severe technical difficulties, but the strip has been in reruns on [http://www.gocomics.com/mycage gocomics.com].{{dead link}} Additionally, the creators announced plans to try and revive the series as a webcomicweb comic in the future once the rights to the characters revert back to them.{{verify}}

* [[After the End]]: [http://www.chron.com/apps/comics/showComick.mpl?date=20081109&name=My_Cage Maureen explains to Lily that humans disappeared off the Earth a long time ago and animals evenutallyeventually took over society.]

* [[Brand X]]: Parodied when buying [[ISO Standard Urban Groceries|more generic groceries]] Norm asks what's in the box labeledlabelled [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|"Food"]].