The cyclops

The Original One-Eyed Monster

I’m going to guess that most of you know a lil something about a cyclops, whether it be Leela from Futurama, Harryhausen’s old timey stop motion beast from the Adventures of Sinbad or if you are super young, there’s always Mike from Monsters Inc… You get the point, there’s lots of em and if you’ve ever seen an elephant skull you know why…

Anyway back to the legend at hand! Cyclops are mythical humanoid monsters, they tend to be described as large, they have one eye, the Greeks said they worked giant forges beneath mountains, the Romans said they herded sheep… about the only other thing history can agree upon seems to be that they will crunch down on a person, horse or goat whenever the opportunity presents itself, so I leave the rest up to you!

our judgeOur judge this week is an old Playboy cohort and now Chief Operations Officer for the Larry Flynt empire… Mr Derek Meklir… I pulled him in because I figured we’d get 1000 penis drawings and I was pretty sure he’d take it in stride … and what do we get? creativity and artistic merit… you guys… anyways I forget exactly how he started in that industry, His brother in law is Mr Skin or something or maybe it was just his hatred for buttoning his shirts all the way to the top… regardless I’m glad to see him doing so well and I’d like to thank him for taking the time out of his boardroom and boob rich schedule to play, congratulate him on his recent engagement and to remind him that when he gets a new boat out west, I’ll take the one he has stored here ; )

judgement Is Complete

The Cyclops Entry # 2

The First Place Cyclops Entry

Is it the brown sweater that makes me think he’s an astronomer? The hair? The analytical but sensitive brow? Or maybe it’s just how much comically larger that eye could look at the end of a telescope? Regardless I love him.

Judge’s Commentary – First place goes to entry #2. My reasoning: This Cyclops could be a long-lost uncle of mine. He has enough hair growing out of his gigantic head (gigantic head = yet another reason he might be related) and looks like a guy I would like to sit down and have a Bourbon with. Isn’t it all just about having a good drinking companion no matter how mythical? Just don’t call him Uncle “One-Eye” that’s reserved for the uncle who drinks too much and drops trow during dinner.

The Cyclops Entry # 11

The Second Place Cyclops Entry

Turkey turkey lee turkey turkey lie… Sammy Davis only has one eye…… Ha! it’s funny cause its true! well technically, by now, he probably has no eyes, but you get the point! And man, what a great collar!

Judge’s Commentary – Second place goes to entry #11. My reasoning: Not only was it unnecessary to label this one as “Sammy Davis, Jr.” because the drawing was so good, but at this point I can’t picture Sammy Davis with two eyes. Also, the shading under the chin is amazing. How much cooler would have Sammy been if he was a Cyclops? I don’t know. I never met the man. I can’t answer all your questions. JEEZ!

The Cyclops Entry # 5

The Third Place Cyclops Entry

I rub tummy and do sexy sexy dance… you make me winner? no?

Judge’s Commentary – Third place goes to entry #5. My reasoning: There is something so disturbing about this Cyclops that I am having trouble looking at it for very long and that means it is really special. Congrats.

The Cyclops Entry # 1

The Cyclops Entry # 1

I don’t want to alarm you Mr Cyclops but I’m pretty damn sure you have a horrible case of “Thriller” shoulder, and might I add, nice angled hemline on his tattered rags!

The Cyclops Entry # 3

The Cyclops Entry # 3

This one is technically a “Psyclops” get it? get it? cause he’s the one eyed father of psychology? Seems a long way to go just to hide some secret masonic imagery on a mythical beast drawing site but who am i to judge the workings of a secret order… also he is very handsome and I am vastly entertained by his posturing!

The Cyclops Entry # 4

The Cyclops Entry # 4

Oooh so many meanings, does the powerless cord signify the viewers lack of control of media? Do the rabbit ears on the flat screen mimick the hairs of our one eyed consuming spud proving that there is in fact no separation between the perceived and proven realities? Or can this dude just not plug in the tv cause he has no arms so he’s sad?

The Cyclops Entry # 6

The Cyclops Entry # 6

You kids and your clever spellings this week, this one’s a ShiClops cause he’s part Shitzu (if it wasn’t relatively obvious)…
Having grown up with a one eyed dog, I’m going to say while adorable, this one just doesn’t seem as smelly as I remember them to be, and not mind you from a lack of washings!

The Cyclops Entry # 7

The Cyclops Entry # 7

Man great job triggering opposing reactions in your viewer, one part of me wants him to go away so i don’t have to look at his teef and weird lil bat nose, but the other part of me just wants to watch him drink a diet coke on his break!

The Cyclops Entry # 8

The Cyclops Entry # 8

Oooh those floppy goat ears are so oddly fitting, and a tiny bit it makes me think her face is stamped on the bottom of a sea turtle… though I think that would mean she would have a very toothy cloaca…

The Cyclops Entry # 9

The Cyclops Entry # 9

Dammit is he underwater or is he tripping cause he can’t keep his eye on where he’s going or if your head is composed of a single giant eyeball do you just float about like a gape mouthed and aging balloon…so many questions but regardless 10 points for great underwear!

The Cyclops Entry # 10

The Cyclops Entry # 10

It’s one of those cruel tricks of nature that smoking cigar toe always seems to take the fun loving and free spirited cyclopses from us first… And giant extremities or not, you gotta appreciate this one’s love of the accessory!

The Cyclops Entry # 12

The Cyclops Entry # 12

Hey it’s like a really sad alien, crossed with a peacock feather, crossed with one of my high school girlfriends, crossed with john waters… all wearing a fake nose! Unless that’s not a pencil thin mustache, if that’s the case you can lose the john waters… And god damn do i love lil tiny arms and bodies!

The Cyclops Entry # 13

The Cyclops Entry # 13

“One-Eyed-Willy, at your service!” Ha! you know I’m relatively confident I’ve seen our judge in an at least similar shirt! and its a lil hard to judge character what with no facial features other than an eye, but with his friendly wave I’m feeling more fashionable cyclops vs pimp… but both work especially with the peacock frilled neckerchief!

The Cyclops Entry # 14

The Cyclops Entry # 14

Man… give any cyclops a chance and he will prove over and over that they just hate beautifully sculpted young tree trunks!… Seriously though the way this pooch is lit, the folds of that underboned face and the fact that the ween is still almost the exact center of the composition all make me very happy!

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