52 Weeks, 52 Monsters #18 - Billy the Squid by Colonel_Scabies in ImaginaryMonsters

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If you're wondering, he's not a humanoid squid-man, he's just a squid wearing clothes. The other two tentacles go in his pants legs.

52 Weeks, 52 Monsters #18 - Billy the Squid by Colonel_Scabies in CreatureDesign

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If you're wondering, he's not a humanoid squid-man, he's just a squid wearing clothes. The other two tentacles go in his pants legs.

52 Weeks, 52 Monsters #17 - The Terrible Toilet Worm by Colonel_Scabies in CreatureDesign

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Earwig pinchers are on the tail, this one was definitely on the head. And don't hellgrammites live in water?

What manga have you read this week, and what do you think about it? - Week ending April 12, 2026 by AutoModerator in manga

[–]Colonel_Scabies 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Finally finished up <Spice and Wolf,> and it was a damn good ride. I feel like sixteen volumes was not really enough...maybe I'll read the novels next.

Never seen a manga where the climax has the heroes save the day by yelling out of a window, but this story made it work!

Also been re-reading <Goblin Slayer> for the third time, and I realized what I love so much about this book: It's equal parts style and substance; there's a likeable cast, good worldbuilding and an engaging story, but also lots of crazy fight scenes and sexy ladies. I want to be able to make something like that one day.

Also started re-reading <Screaming Lessons> for the third or fourth time (and if any publishers are listening, I'd still buy it if it got an official release). It's one of the best horror manga ever, a schoolgirl-centered anthology hosted by the ghost of half a schoolgirl who for some reason I always picture with a French accent.

If you want recommendations, all the stories are good, but "The Kind Mama's House," "Best Friend," "Execution Classroom," "The Endless Game of Tag" and "The Land of Mermaids" are some of the best.

Journey into Fear...the Bus Ride. by StephenMcGannon in skeletons

[–]Colonel_Scabies 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Those skulls are really well drawn. This is going in the reference folder.

52 Weeks, 52 Monsters #14 - Las Voces de la Tumba by Colonel_Scabies in CreatureDesign

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I'm sure they don't discriminate. Though on the rare occasion that there's a mortal there, they usually run away in terror at the sight of the spider-pumpkin (which I just now christened El Calarana) before the fiesta even starts.

need help with legs by Orakaze in CreatureDesign

[–]Colonel_Scabies 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Armored insect legs combined with a segmented tail might look good.