Swim, my minions!

Everyone else is at San Diego Comic Con, having a wondrous time, meeting all sorts of amazing folks, and generally enjoying themselves while I and a few hardy compatriots hold down the fort back home. But I’m not the only one who wants to go to the ball…

…THE SQUIDS ARE COMING TOO.

According to a recent New York Times article, just as comics fans are flocking to San Diego, so too are legions upon legions of jumbo flying squid:

“Thousands of jumbo flying squid, aggressive 5-foot-long sea monsters with razor-sharp beaks and toothy tentacles, have invaded the shallow waters off San Diego, spooking scuba divers and washing up dead on beaches,” the article says, adding, “Scientists are not sure why the squid are swarming off the Southern California coast, but they are concerned.”

No doubt they’re excited to see the stars of Farscape and Caprica. Perhaps next year they’ll come back for the release of China Miéville’s new book, Kraken (to see if anyone they know is in it, obviously).

Photo: Marine biologist John Hyde holds a jumbo flying squid. © National Marine Fisheries Service, 2005.