The Sphinx Entry # 6

The Sphinx Entry # 6

Some people will see this as a tragic hero fighting to triumph over some fabled supernatural force. But what I see is an adorably giant, winged, green, cat person trying desperately not to get stabbed in the crotch! …And all the while, I’m gently reminded of asparagus!

The Cynocephali Entry # 3

The Cynocephali Entry # 3

Yes! More dogs in ties! It’s funny I wouldn’t think with its mouth full of razor sharp murder that a dog would default to a cleaver of all things… and really by the looks of it.. maybe our Cynocephali didnt either! Part of the reason we have pets I suppose, they bring with them a lil adventure!

The Mummy Entry # 11

The Mummy Entry # 11

Hahaha I love it, and you poor Brits… It’s a tiny bit possible your use of “Mum” for the matriarchs of your families has confused a few things up there in your noggins! 😉

The Mokele-Mbembe Entry # 9

The First Place Mokele Mbembe Entry

Yes! When all is said and done after all the algorithms have all gained sentience, and adorability gets factored into the results. I’m relatively positive this will be the number one listing for “how dinosaurs are made”!

Judge’s Commentary – So I’m relatively sure all this weeks drawers have won a shirt so we get to fall back on my personal preferences! And dammit despite my somewhat rough exterior I’m a big fan hugs… that is what they’re doing right? :)

The Ogre Vs The Pukwudgie Entry # 10

The Ogre Vs The Pukwudgie Entry # 10

You know its one of the most frustrating things about wrestlers, they never learn…. I mean how hard is it to, just before you launch into your devastating frog splash, to check to see if your opponent has huddled down and magically transformed into a porcupine… but I suppose that is an ogre and they aren’t famed for their wit….

The Sandman Entry # 11

The Sandman Entry # 11

That whiteboard of yours really is a nice toy for making these dreamlike hazes! I mean is that a bedroom wall or a forever deep forest? Is that the silhouette of a sandman at the foot of your bed or is Squidward coming in to wake you up for the days jellyfishing? I mean there’s really no wrong answer and I love that!

The Kappa Entry # 8

The Kappa Entry # 8

So I’m told this will have some special significance to some of the Brits on board… But beyond that instead of spoiling the fun with words, I think I’ll just let this one be “magical”… well maybe I’ll say that it feels sorta like Howard the Duck flying Stephen Wright through his past live’s accomplishments… but that’s it!

The Kappa Entry # 6

The Kappa Entry # 6

Man you know someone is having some fun when there’s that much pencil lead left on a page! That Kappa is sorta terrifying btw! But hey that’s what you get if you go swimming in cut offs right? I mean I assume they made that no cut offs rule at pools for a reason no?

The Onocentaur Entry # 10

The Onocentaur Entry # 10

According to our artist he’s taking the ol’ wildebeast as model for the Onocentaur myth route… a completely valid path if you consider the coloring and that it was mostly seen in Africa… plus it gives a nice devilish tinge to the human half! Btw that’s dangerously close to what The old Playboy Lawyer would call “presenting”!

The Far Gorta Entry #6

The Far Gorta #6

A weeded skirmish.
A bearded cohort struggles.
A sting of hunger.

The Beast Of Bray Road Entry # 12

The Beast Of Bray Road Entry # 12

It’s funny, the badger is totally wisconsin, plus he’s big, hairy and properly personified to pass as a werewolf… so is it really just the row boat that as our artist put it “…seem a bit Wind in the Willows, all terribly nice and English” which made me chuckle as that in itself sounds terribly nice and english!

The Thunderbird Entry # 3

The Third Place Thunderbird Entry

So they just did the “final” Dead reunion show in chicago and we’ve had entertaining side effects like street closures for discarded and abandoned nitrous tanks and a hell of a lot more people just wandering looking up at the sky… I sorta liek to imagine this is what they are smiling at!

Judge’s Comments – Cause every time I look at it I hum the “don’t touch me, cause I’m electric, and if you touch me, you’ll get shocked!” And I still love that song….

The Berserker Entry # 8

The Second Place Bereserker Entry

haha! You know… if you’re bog myrtled to the point that you’re absolutely dead set on using two axes simultaneously aaaaand you wanna protect your dangling parts all at the same time, this ain’t an all bad technique! You gotta love that peek of nard, it’s like the world worst version of underboob!

Judge’s Commentary – Sticking with the best dork representation as criteria, and since we are dork-less for the rest, this one’s got underball exposure, and its pretty damn fun… so I’m pretty sure that’s good enough!

The Subterranean Reptoid Entry # 3

The First Place Subterranean Reptoid Entry

Ha! You know I’m not one to say you have to follow every lil theme from old scifi/fantasy movies, but what makes the good ones so approachable is the general rules really do apply to everyday life: crush your enemies, stay on target, don’t join a vistor’s youth group etc… but if you really gotta go with one, for f*cks sake, never vote reptoid!

Judge’s Comments – This was a tough choice between two very strong political entries. And when talking about LA’s subterranean reptoids you can’t escape politics. I almost went with entry #7 but was put off by the blatant implication that our lizard friends are somehow spear wielding oppressors, meanwhile #3 comically suggests that people have some say in the matter and reptoids need to campaign. I LOL’d and LOL’d and LOL’d. And then I stopped. Because I don’t want to draw any suspicion or have to answer any questions. Everything is cool.

The Pukis Entry # 3

The First Place Pukis Entry

Haha! Dammit this kinda thing is supposed to happen in the dingy corners of the Dirty Dragon champagne room not in a pretty green glade! I’m pretty pleased that while your somewhat new at this weekly beast drawing game, you seem to have its core values damn well nailed!

Judge’s Commentary – So I think I’m going dirty for the win this week, and I swear my favorite part of this doughly lil number is that there’s nothing officially saying “hey there’s a lot of wrong here!” I mean its possible he’s just holding money up and the Pukis is just scrambling up to get it…. but dammit my brain sees funny pukis chair dance, and for that you get the win!

The Feral Children Entry # 13

The Second Place Feral Children Entry

So what if it came a lil bit late, it’s got a freshly hung human pinata in a woods full of slightly hard to spot ferals and their feathery friends! Plus I dig that it has that sorta rough storyboard-y feel of evolving shadows and shapes that my brain sorta likes to find it’s own way through.

Judge’s Commentary! – I’m so entertained by the whiteboard as medium! I imagine it kind of like a poet on wormwood, there’ll be all these legends about how the dry erase fumes in a small closed environment that made for the great freeform creativity also ate holes in your brain! Had you not come in a good while after the buzzer I feel this coulda been our winner, so remember kids.. draw early, it’s way easier and tremendously lessens your chances of judgement day sadness!

The Monopod Entry # 10

The Third Place Monopod Entry

Man good dream state action feel to this, and not that I thought Monopods were incapable of doing anything a standard Biped could… it’s just I’m not sure I expected the Pele style butterfly while also scoring a jaw smash and getting a three fingered handful of competitor’s crotch, all while still looking kinda “viking glam”… lesson learned, don’t underestimate the ‘pods!

Judge’s Commentary – Newbie from across the sea, using a new medium and including an inappropriate crotch grab in the action shot… I mean that sorta says it all right there well except the part where we say “Welcome new guy!”