Captain Jean-Luc Picard didn’t have to put with a lot of things. His crew knew that if they gave him any problems, they would be ejected into space.
Personally, I love First-Mate Owl and Sailor K. It’s hard to judge sometimes, what comics other people will find funny. I tend to just write things that make me laugh and owls always work for me. I’m a bit enamored with doing pretty artwork as well, so these ocean comics are fun.
Here are some fun facts about owls:
1. Owls represents wisdom in many cultures across the globe and throughout history.
2. The patron god of owls (among other things) in Greek Mythology is Athena
3. Owls make terrible sailing companions.
4. Owls will eat the teeth right out of your head and fly away. They don’t even care.
Two of those are true. It’s up to you to figure out which two.
This sort of harks back to the totem animal comic, but I’ve always loved symbols in art and stories. Owls are one of those things that seem to be viewed primarily as beneficial creatures, unlike say…snakes. Snakes in the Christian world are viewed as evil incarnate whereas they are viewed in a wholly different light by Native American tribes. Of course, there are some small pockets of owl hatred in the world, Russia for instance, has culturally viewed owls as bringers of death and disaster. The Apache saw owls as a terrifying beast to be feared above all others. We here in the west grew up with the image of wise old owls and owls that warned us to stop polluting or to eat tootsie pops.
It’s hard to imagine owls as being terrifying when you’ve grown up with that sort of imagery.
Oh and here are some more sketches for you to look through if you so desire. Working on some life drawing, portraiture, and character design still.
I like how K looks like a thief from final fantasy.
http://www.gamedepiction.com/media/ffta-h-thief.jpg
I dunno, there’s an animated gif of a group of four owls together, and the one at the back left is gulping down a whole rat. (Throw owl eats a rat into google images, should be about the third one or so.) They’re all bobbing and staring and this thing is just chomping this rat. It’s intense.
After that I could see where people might find owls unnerving. (I personally think they’re neat.)
Have you heard of the view of owls in the Congo?
In the Congo, owls are pants-shittingly terrifying.
Owls are literally believed to subsist entirely on human souls.
IN THE CONGO, AN OWL WILL EAT YOUR SOUL.
WHILE YOU ARE STILL ALIVE.
@Nex I would be lying if I said I wasn’t a HUGE Final Fantasy Tactics fan ;D I’ve loved all three games and I’m hoping for a new one sometime soon!
A true Owl those not show his power til it is needed
or atleast the crows have said
he needs fake eyebrows, just tape ‘em right above his eyes
Why there is no link to the star trek rap, I do not know!
Good Stuff!
lol. All those answers are wrong in some way. But together they form the right answer! (and a totally lame answer with the leftovers). This is a little Wind Waker-y too. It’s hard to take bandana owls seriously?
lolwut
do you know how fast picard would be relieved of duty if he jettisoned personnel into space? they’re all about fairness and being nice.
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Yay Picard! for anyone who cares, check out this picard song video. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4327822273611416271#
the owl in the secret of nimh is a symbol for HORROR
does anyone know what the technical name for owl babies are? I’d guess that terms like “fluffum owlikins” are frowned upon by the scientific community (but I guess they named a beetle after Darth Vader, so one never knows)