Pest Problem

Holy crap! Earlier this week I was looking for a glue trap to catch a couple of wolf spiders that wandered into my living room. I didn't realize they sold traps big or strong enough to catch a rat or a goddamned snake! Snake traps! Can you imagine such a thing?

You know, if you've got so many snakes slithering through your home that you need to set out traps for them, maybe it's time to finally break down and call in that exorcist. Or replace that glowing jewel you stole from the eye socket of the Cthulhu statue in that dimension of pain you visited. Or just torch the place and start over somewhere else.

It's also gonna be fun if you set one of these things out and it actually catches a snake. It ain't gonna kill it, so good luck to you figuring out how to dispose of a pissed off snake struggling to unstick itself from a glue trap.

Ack!

Yeah, I know, this joke's been done ad nauseum. But I've never done it before, so that makes it OK!

I've always liked Admiral Ackbar. Even though he only appears in a handful of scenes, he's a memorable character. Just goes to show you can get just as much personality or more out of a guy in a suit as you can an all CGI creation. I'm just grateful that George Lucas left him alone in the Prequels and didn't try to give us some convoluted and unnecessary back story for him (cough, Jango Fett, cough).

I've always wondered why the Admiral has giant gnarly lobster claws and then tiny little feet that fit inside sensible shoes. And how does he get his shirt sleeves over those Popeye arms?

I'm sure everyone already knows this, but the Admiral's race is called the Mon Calamari. Yes, I said Calamari. I see what you did there, George Lucas.

Drawn in Photoshop on the graphic tablet.

Here's the original very rough notebook sketch of the Admiral. He looks a little wonky here because I was drawing him from memory.

Later I googled some reference photos and did a somewhat tighter digital sketch to get all the proportions and such right. Drawing that stinkin' trap was tough! It took forever to get the perspective right (just because it's a cartoon doesn't mean you don't need perspective!).

Here you can see me getting some free drawing advice right from the source. Yes, that's me holding an Admiral Ackbar figure. Yes, I am a geek.