Glen the Caterpillar Comics

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Glen Meets a Lion Standing Alone with a Tadpole in a Jar

Ah, back to the fond memories of my youth! This one gives me a wave of nostalgia. When I decided to start drawing Glen again I thought it’d be wise to see what songs other people are the most perplexed by and low and behold Led Zeppelin’s Dancing Days kept coming up over and over again. Maybe because it’s not just totally bizarre it’s quite a vivid image (if not completely wrong in most cases.)

I listened to a lot of Led Zeppelin when I was a teenager but apparently I never actually heard any of the lyrics because holy smokes. This is not the only weird little gem by a long shot! Still, this was a great way to get back into the comic game. I tried all sorts of new things with the software I was trying to learn and although I can’t say I’m 100% satisfied I can say it gets the point across. Now as to why Glen decided to show up with a dead fly-infested frog in a jar… well that’s up to you to decide. I could say but honestly I have no idea. Glen does what he wants. I have surprisingly little control of him. My life as an illustrator is… interesting.

Where is Glen’s Mind?

As I set about drawing Glen I have been sharing the results with a lot of people. Some feel like Glen is an old familiar friend but others who are not used to this weird rubbery outburst are a bit confused by him still. One such person looked at me incredulously and said, “There is a lot of self depreciation in these comics.” I had no idea what to respond. I mean there probably is… seeing as Glen was borne from my teenage mind all those years ago but today I don’t have as much of an excuse…

“Well… I don’t know, maybe the lyrics that inspire them are self depreciating. I don’t think so though because most of them sound damn happy.”

“You still had to pick the lyrics. Do some Pixies!! That’ll be great!”

“Okay but I am in no way responsible what comes out of this…”

I decided upon Where is My Mind. It’s a beautiful song full of even more prettyful gibberish. Maybe a little too much because Glen made me draw three separate comics. SIGH. It’s almost as if the randomness of this tune was made to be gently teased by a caterpillar.

The Pixies vs Shark Week

With each of these three comics I had to learn something new. In the first I had to achieve movement and a weird body position. In the second I learned how to make a sunset while inserting the shark documentary that was playing on the TV behind me. In the third I took one of my nature photos and just drew Glen into it. Why is the fish in such distress? Why is Glen in camouflage? Is this some sort of trap? I DON’T KNOW BUT I WOULDN’T TRUST IT.