In the spirit of "How the leopard got his spots," we are treated to the trickster god, Coyote, traveling the world to prove his superiority to all other members of the Canidae family. He adds favorite qualities from each as he goes, explaining his colorful and highly stylized appearance in the Gunnerkrigg Court series. He also meets a few familiar faces on the way and shows us why one of them is missing an ear.

A nice bit of backstory, even if Coyote is hard to take in large doses. ( )