2023 Reader Questions Week 15 (Patreon)

Week 15!

1. I think with creatures that live deep/far out in the ocean, there isn't really a need to hide from humans. So little is known about the animals humans DO know about, like blue whales, so any large, intelligent critter in the ocean probably doesn't have a lot of motivation to move to land and pretend to be human. They are worried about how humans keep encroaching, though.

2. This really kills me because I've made a conscious effort to keep the creatures in Skin Deep based off of real life mythology and folklore, and not any sort of modern/copyrightable pop culture equivalent. But traditional kobolds are just like, little guys in your house. They can turn invisible. They can turn into fire, I guess. But they're little guys. Dungeons and Dragons kobolds are cute little critters like doggies and lizards. I know which one I'd have more fun drawing if I ever wanted to put kobolds into Skin Deep.

3. I never thought I'd draw this many bat/bird gryphons. They're like, a new species at this point. Like how hippogryphs aren't gryphons even though they're basically gryphons. Chiroptegryph?

4. I read this question and went "surely there is a mythical creature out there in the world that is basically just a human-faced bear, right? Turns out not really. Maybe kinda??? There's a couple European ones that are close maybe? Anyway here's Chiyou the god of war from Chinese mythology. He has the butt of a bear.

5. Has Alec seen Beetlejuice. Has Alec seen beetlejuice? I don't know Alec, have you seen Beetlejuice?????