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October 24, 2006
monster month - 15
by sven at 8:00 am
Further sketches, contributing to Jeffrey Roche's "Monster Month" event.
Over dinner, you wondered why you tolerate this arrogant, cruel, racist and sexist man... An uncle you only see once a year? A co-worker or superior from the cube farm? As he drinks, his tongue gets looser -- and your teeth get sorer, gritting, keeping your own tongue in place. A maggot of malice has incubated in this man's heart for so many years... It's grown huge, and writhes just beneath his skin.
No one is really surprised when he flops over -- nearly in half. The back of his spendy coat splits, and the putrid maggot rears up from inside its meat shell. Ironically, everyone in the room breathes a sigh of relief, ugliness at last revealed for what it is. Finally, we can relax and stop pretending.
Big lollipop smile. Torso of Halloween candies all melted into a mass. Taffy arms that stretch, and stretch, out to embrace all his happy, smiling friends. With sugar-fueled enthusiasm, Candy Man is delighted to see you!
posted by sven | October 24, 2006 8:00 AM | comments (2) | categories: bestiary, sketchbook
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Sven, I think these monster sketches and their decriptions should be a printed humor book. Brilliant. Please consider it. You could have them printed as they are ordered. I imagine it would be a cult classic.
Posted by: shelley Noble at October 24, 2006 11:22 AM
Oooh... Now that's an interesting idea!
Our friend Kristen just suggested this weekend that I do up my Monster Month bestiary in a zine format. I'd pretty much decided on doing that, and was beginning to walk through lay-out considerations in my head...
But publishing a book via Lulu.com or something similar -- that really gets my imagination going! I'd have to re-scan all the images, since you need 300dpi for Lulu... And it would take time to get the thing made up, proofed, and up for sale... But...
Yeah, I'm going to have to think about this seriously. :-D
Posted by: sven at October 24, 2006 12:21 PM