This one-eyed alien is standing on a rock, probably an asteroid. Is it just me or does this ‘person’ look like a bonsai tree? I …
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The New Wave: a silly illo by Ian Gunn
A submarine captain looking through binoculars sees a new wave and thinks “Oh, no!” This image is a multilayered pun. The wave is visually heading …
Ogre write in: a silly illo by Ian Gunn
Ogre write in Remember a couple of hours ago several weeks ago when Dark Matter Zine published ‘Museum’, a silly illo with a blank space for …
Observatory: a silly illo by Ian Gunn
It appears that this observatory is on a little asteroid not much bigger than The Little Prince‘s moon. So the observatory is an Earth-type astronomical …
One stop shop: a silly illo by Ian Gunn
Two people sit on the verandah in front of a building. Words on the side in HUGE letters say ONE STOP SHOP. A shopkeeper sits …
Not-so-bestsellers: a silly illo by Ian Gunn
‘Not-so-bestsellers’ are novels that didn’t sell very well. These include Lady Chatterley’s Friend by D H Lawrence and Two Days of Tea-Drinking by the Marquis …
Norse thunderbolts for sale: a silly illo by Ian Gunn
Norse thunderbolts for sale, GET YOUR NORSE THUNDERBOLTS HERE This Norse god is selling GEN-U-INE Old Norse thunderbolts. He has a goddess and pantheon to …
Netwar 5.01: a silly illo by Ian Gunn
Netwar 5.01 This Netwar Memorial shows a man wearing virtual reality goggles, gloves and other addons. On the plinth beneath the man’s front it says …
On the internet, nobody knows you’re a nerd: a silly illo by Ian Gunn
On the internet, nobody knows you’re a nerd I’m pretty sure this ‘nobody knows you’re a nerd’ illustration was influenced by Peter Steiner’s 1993 cartoon …
Nearly there now: a silly illo by Ian Gunn
Nearly there now! A cute anthromporphic insect missing several arms and wings — or perhaps he’s an alien — tells us that we’re “nearly there …
Nearly finished: a silly illo by Ian Gunn
Nearly finished A cute but armless and wingless anthropomorphised bug or alien says “…But it’s nearly finished now.” “What is nearly finished?” you ask. This …
Manic nightmare boar boy: a silly illo by Ian Gunn
Manic nightmare boar boy Recently (a week or two before I scheduled this post, which was several weeks ago now), pigs or boars or hogs …
Musician: a silly illo by Ian Gunn
Musician This musical jester is a one-man band. He’s playing an instrument that looks like a cross between a lute and an electric guitar. At …
Night at the Museum: a silly illo by Ian Gunn
Night at the Museum 0.1 A tyrannosaurus rex skeleton stalks a museum guard. The guard is sitting with his thermos and mug of coffee, reading …
Museum: a silly illo by Ian Gunn
Museum This illustration of a fictional museum is too detailed for me to attempt a description. It’s like a ‘Where’s Wally’ illustration of historical artefacts. …