The Turkey 2015 Entry # 3

The Turkey 2015 Entry # 3

Yes the old standby combo of post it and ballpoint! Great frenetic energy here, and while I assume that’s his waddle. To add a lil tragedy, I kind of like the idea that they’re headphones, and that’s as close as an armless beast can get em to his ears!

The Sandman Entry # 6

The Sandman Entry # 6

ooooh going for the uber literal! This is one probably more of a self service sandman… walk out in the desert and just leave your eyes out there… though I suppose getting back home might be an issue…

The Woodbooger Entry # 5

The Woodbooger Entry # 5

Tree pollen allergies are a bitch… especially if you are a tree with no arms.

The Buggane Entry # 4

The Buggane Entry # 4

I like it! it’s like the chinese finger trap of drawings, I want to hate it cause of the photo-real moon, but the harder i try to look away, the more his dead eyes draw me in!

The Hobgoblin Entry # 23

The Hobgoblin Entry # 23

A good stern looking Hob to round out this weeks battle, though I also imagine this is exactly what you’d see if you hugged a hobgoblin and didn’t turn your head!

The Mermacorn Entry # 2

The Mermacorn Entry # 2

Mermacorns and starfish, I kinda assume these are the kinda rivals that eventually end up doin’ it.

the Oni Entry # 2

the Oni Entry # 2

And this is exactly what it looks like when an Oni sprains his knee, by stepping in a Buggane hole! I’m already sad i didn’t include the loincloth on mine.

The Giant Freshwater Octopus Entry # 10

The Giant Freshwater Octopus Entry # 10

I’m just gonna let James splain this one… “Years ago someone gave me this Octohorn. I never knew what to do with it, so I scanned it in at PB, hung up the print in my cube and threw the horn out. I now know it was destined for this contest…” And I’ll add this….James obviously throws away presents! And is therefore a horrible, horrible man 😉

The Christmas Elf Entry # 13

The Christmas Elf Entry # 13

So full of representations of major life choices, do we welcome outsiders or try and scare them away? Do we choose the quick thrill of material goods ala presents vs spiritual health in the yuletide tree or can we somehow find both and do we, or do we not want mammoths to die for our footwear?

Dragon vs Dwarf Entry # 6

Dwarf vs Dragon Entry # 6

Yes! Conceived, drawn and photographed in a moving car. Like a F’ng Mythical Beast Guerrilla! And yeah Dwarfy, if the other pics so far are any indicator I think you might wanna get to burrowing on outta there.

the Cerberus Entry # 6

the Cerberus Entry # 6

Let’s all say it together… “awwwwwww… little fury potatoes” The only thing that ever makes me sad about my bulldog is that we got him when he was already an adolescent so i missed that stage… Now i can be sad I missed the two head stage too!

Gol-Goroth Entry # 2

Gol-Goroth Entry # 2

Nice! It took me a second, what with Toad being such a sinister color and having that impossibly malevolent glare… ok maybe not impossibly so but still, I’ll give it at least a projection of ill will!

Judge’s Commentary

I’ve always wanted to live in the Mushroom Kingdom, so it was pretty hard to resist Toad as my top choice. Never mind the fact that he’s not just a black toad-like creature, but he also has tiny bat wings and a malevolent glare – meeting all of the top criteria. If Toad-Goroth ever went up against Mario in his flying Tanooki suit, the little Italian plumber better hope he’s got a spare 1up ‘shroom lying around.

the ChickenFoot Entry # 7

Chicken Foot Entry # 7

So straightforward but sooo good! Even a Chickenfoot has chores though he seems not to mind! I’m relatively sure that is a Chickenfoot branded polo and his high waisted chickenshorts are going to haunt me for a while!

Judge’s Commentary

Traditional yes, but has so much comic potential… Chicken-man-foot watering his lawn smoking a cigarette and looks like the “get off my lawn” sort of cranky suburban chickenfoot, that is good stuff…

the Pigsie Entry # 4

the Pigsie Entry # 4

This Pigsie’s goooone to heaven!!! Such intensity in his little Pigsie eyes, and such wee wings for such a rotund form! I sorta want to know how fast he’s going… I’m guessing really fast!

The Hodag Entry # 1

the Hodag Entry # 1

All the Hodags here are stolen, so thanks to the original artists… and now I’m just focused on how frustrating it would be to have a magic lasso that allows you to see invisible Hodags! I mean, you’d have to be really good to make that useful.

the Goat Sucker Entry # 5

the Goat Sucker Entry # 5

Yikes! to quote cody’s high school friend “those are scaaaaary claws” so dark and I’m relatively positive someone somewhere will get this tattooed. I’m mostly enjoying the complete lack of space between Giant eyes and maw!

Judge’s Commentary

My boys really dug this one!

the Ogre Entry # 4

the Ogre Entry # 4

Yes! What if C-A-T really spells dog indeed Mr Ogre!… I’m calling this more Revenge of the Nerds part two or three, when Ogre starts to turn the corner to nerdom as his face here shows less rage than, what is that? apathy?

The Golem Entry # 6

The Golem Entry # 6

Ha somewhere in all that mud or possibly stone there is most definitely some cat source material, I do love the contrast of short stubbies on his right hand to the long dangly fingers on the left… And bravo for the magician including nipples!

Judge’s Commentary

Other than the fact that for some obscure reason this thing has kitty ears it really embodies the meat of the tale for me. Don’t forget it is a ghetto tale and the Golem is thrown together of available materials. (sure usually related as made of clay, who the hell in the getto has 300 plus pounds of clay laying around?) So this being looks as if it was thrown together with grease from the stove crevices and bits of lint and tattered fabric and coated in what could possibly be excrement or a really thick leftover stew…who can tell? But it is ready, willing and able to take on any challenge you put forth. Your enemies are already trembling.

The Batsquatch Entry # 14

The Batsquatch Entry # 14

Why hello electric Batsquatch! you remind me oddly of the Wattage Waster from those old ass spider man public service commercials and nicely metal what with the black background and dueling raised arms! Again great nipples!

the Great Pumpkin Entry # 14

the Great Pumpkin Entry # 14

Right on an old timey original South Park style cut paper project! Given the medium I’m pretty impressed with the result though your pumpkin looks a hell of a lot like Kool Aid… and is he stealing little Linus’ binky?

the Pilgrimm Entry # 9

the Pilgrimm Entry # 9

Yes! so festive before any of the rest of you get too carried away, there is in fact an annual tradition that next week’s beast (not to spoil the surprise) will be the “turkey” this guy walks the line so I’m keeping him in Battle Pilgrimm.

the Turkey Entry # 8

the Turkey Entry # 8

And what exactly is your license for Mr Turkey, Mr Tom Turkey? I bet its a license to be delicious… And i bet the parkour scenes in whatever the parkour Bond was would have been a hell of a lot better with you in em.

Cupid Entry # 4

The Third Place Cupid Entry

Right on, a naked, devil headed, fork toed and bloody heart masquerade mask having cupid… I gotta say the lil stub weens always make me laugh, and a big fan of the cartoon dracula upside down V brows and that eye color is so scary!

Important Note

I’m letting the placement stand this week due to the few mods, but careful with your plagiarism kids, google “vampire cupid” if you want to know what I’m talking about… pretty sure if you would have just changed the button ween, we’d have been fine…

the Werebear Entry # 3

The Were Bear Entry # 3

A nice lil Were-Bear photo montage… I’ll always be a sucker for a silhouette in front of dark and stormy skies. Throw in the word were-bear with a few thorns added for good measure and this could easily have been an early 90s record cover!

The Devil Monkey Entry # 4

The Devil Monkey Entry # 4

It’s a hungry little curious Devil Monkey! Now this is most definitely a photo manipulation vs a drawing but all are welcome so long as you don’t claim the original yours… I think he may need more face blood to accentuate his full bellied joy.