Ollie & Quentin is a buddy strip about the unlikely friendship between a seagull named Ollie and an accident-prone lugworm named Quentin. They are best friends despite the obvious food chain disparity that suggests Ollie should be interested in Quentin more as a snack than as a friend. They live in a coastal town with Nobby, an affable single guy who serves as both foil and witness to their silly, mischievous high jinks.
During their adventurous romps together, Ollie is somewhat oblivious to the dangers that Quentin’s small size presents. Despite Ollie’s protective brotherly nature, Quentin endures many hysterical albeit unfortunate accidents, such as getting sucked into a vacuum cleaner, being blown up as a party balloon and even requiring brief hospitalization after Nobby mistakes him for a piece of chewing gum.
Ollie & Quentin is the creation of British cartoonist Piers Baker, whose beautifully detailed artwork and subtle humor perfectly capture the warmth of friendship and the joys of life in a seaside town.