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Collection: Anatomy of Monsters

TITLE: Anatomy of Monsters: Anatomy of a Werewolf DESCRIPTION: A silver colored wolf-man stands on his back wolf legs, human-oid arms with talons stretched out in agony. His bare human-oid chest has white hair stretching down from his neck. His wolf head roars, mouth open and eyes wide. Dark grey coloring stretches from his nose, down his back and on to his tail, that’s finished in white. His legs and hands are white fur. He stands on a rocky ground. JOKES: - You become a werewolf when ANOTHER werewolf bites you. Then YOU bite and make ANOTHER werewolf… …it’s like multi-level marketing, but less skeevy. - His overall aesthetic is “Muppet that has SEEN some things.” - He moves like an unbalanced washing machine. - And smells like bowling alley carpeting. - (points at neck) “Collar I.D.” - (points to head) The perfect snout to get that last Pringle. - (points to head) His teeth are arranged with all the precision of a medieval village built wihtout permits. - He only shows up once a month. …but that’s still better than Congress. ZING! - That God he got the Levis with the lycra. - (points at tail) He still “Marks his Territory”, but ever since he turned fifty, it just takes longer and longer. —— Want 5,000 more comics like this? Join us at Patreon.com/sheldoncomics for the *FULL* Sheldon archives, art giveaways, fun community, and more! Sheldon Comics copyright Dave Kellett. Colors by Beth Reidmiller
TITLE: Anatomy of Monsters: Anatomy of a Centaur DESCRIPTION: A clydesdale-like half horse, half man stands on a patch of grass. His furry hooves are white, his horse hide is brown. His black tail is elaborately braided with gold rings. His human skin is darker to match his horse-hide. His curly hair is black and his eye brows are heavy. JOKES: - He’s his own emotional support animal. - Will quote Plato while simultaneously crying to bite a sugar cube out of your hand. - A centaur perfectly represents the DUALITY OF MAN: Capable of art and poetry and science! …but also smells generally like a barn. - Everyone in math hates when he starts stamping out answers. - (Arrows pointing to head and body): 10% Athenian philosophy, 90% Spartan a**-whoopin’ - Constantly standing in the THE ROCK’s go-to mirror pose. - (Points at the body) Just image the horror-show that is his x-ray. Two ribcages! A spine like an M.C. Escher drawing! And a digestive tract that reads like Ulysses! - (Pointing at butt) “Looking for a partner who likes long walks on the beach…and who also owns a shovel.” - “Look out, Shpider-man! It’s the Galloping Gladiator! The Hooved Harbinger of Havoc! The Half-Man, Half-Hay-Eater! It’s Mischief’s Mane event… THE SHENTAUR!” - Stan Lee, pitching a new villain —— Want 5,000 more comics like this? Join us at Patreon.com/sheldoncomics for the *FULL* Sheldon archives, art giveaways, fun community, and more! Sheldon Comics copyright Dave Kellett. Colors by Beth Reidmiller
TITLE: Anatomy of Monsters: Anatomy of The Mummy DESCRIPTION: A classic bandage-wrapped mummy walks with arms out and one leg straight out. A few of his bandages are falling off in loops. He hears a headdress with a turquoise head band and gold bangles. His eyes are wide and he smiles sweetly. JOKES: - Don’t go cheap! If you know you’re gonna be wrapped up for 4,000 years, pay a few cents extra for the two-ply. - (Points at arms) Arms are stuck out like he just touched a wet bathroom door handle. - His embalmers pulled his brain through his nostril. …That’s like trying to get a pull-out couch through a cat-flap. - (Points at extended foot) Walks like he way overdid leg day - When he says he’d “Give his left eye” for some of your fried - DON’T TAKE HIM UP ON THAT. - You think your lungs are out-of-shape? His lungs are OUT-OF-COUNTRY. (Stolen in 1802: Currently on display at the British Museum) - (Points to back with a few loops of bandage coming off) LIFE HACK! This is the perfect place to store your keys …or a mint! - (Points to torso) Look on the bright side: can’t get appendicitis if you ain’t got organs - He buried his servants with him. “Life-time Employment” was a THREAT in ancient Egypt. —— Want 5,000 more comics like this? Join us at Patreon.com/sheldoncomics for the *FULL* Sheldon archives, art giveaways, fun community, and more! Sheldon Comics copyright Dave Kellett. Colors by Beth Reidmiller
TITLE: Anatomy of Monsters: Anatomy of a Vampire DESCRIPTION: A classic vampire - grey crinkly skin, pointy nose, sharp fangs, black hair with a sharp widow’s peak. He is w wearing black pants, white shirt and a dramatic black cloak with scarlet red lining. The collar is tall. His posture is hunched with arms out menacingly. JOKES: - When your looks ays “Ancient Aristocrat,” but also kinda says “Magician at a five fear-old’s birthday.” - This is what you look like when you haven’t slept since the French Revolution. - It’s a complexion best described as “Uncooked Pie Crust” - Glides into every room (He’s wearing Heely’s) - (Pointing to collar) Collar popped so high, it could double as a sneeze guard at Sizzler. - He’s the final boss of introverts: If you don’t explicitly invite him, he ain’t comin’ - He put ten cents into a bank in 1785. He’s now worth $58 Billion. …if you’re a vampire and you haven’t figured out compound interest, JUST WALK INTO THE SUN. - The Apple watch heart monitor was a waste of money. —— Want 5,000 more comics like this? Join us at Patreon.com/sheldoncomics for the *FULL* Sheldon archives, art giveaways, fun community, and more! Sheldon Comics copyright Dave Kellett. Colors by Beth Reidmiller
TITLE: Anatomy of Monsters: Anatomy of The Jersey Devil DESCRIPTION: A creature that looks like a very skinny horse, tan with black ears and patches around its eyes, a white star on its face and a pink nose. It has bat wings and a dragon-like tail, and it rears up on its’ back legs. It is very gaunt, and its’ wings are pink on the inside, grey-brown on the outside. JOKES: - Came into existence in 1735 when a mother of twelve called out to the devil during childbirth. - LISTEN: When you have twelve kids… sometimes you occasionally call out to the devil. - In the 1700’s you know what you get without streaming TV or video games? You get twelve kids, that’s what you get. - (Pointing to the tail) They say “The Devil’s work is never done.” … EXCEPT FOR HERE. Clearly here the devil was like “Yeah this biology is good enough. I got stuff to do, man. It’s the weekend.” - (Pointing at its face) “Resting Mythical Beast Face” - Head of a horse, body of a dragon, temperament of an angsty teen. - (Pointing to its chest) A skeletal frame that says “All I eat is locally grown food from New Jersey.” - (Near its legs) GLP-1 - [check box] Vague Smell. [check box] Oddly Menacing. [check box] Comes to work looking like he slept in the woods. …YEP, THAT’S NEW JERSEY! —— Want 5,000 more comics like this? Join us at Patreon.com/sheldoncomics for the *FULL* Sheldon archives, art giveaways, fun community, and more! Sheldon Comics copyright Dave Kellett. Colors by Beth Reidmiller
Comic Title: Anatomy of Monsters: Anatomy of The Mothman Description: a upright-standing bug-creature with human arms and a humanoid body, stands with its arms out. His bug-like eyes are red and glowing, his wings have subtle moth-like patterning. He has antennae, an armored body and joints, with gross hairs all over. Jokes: - When you’re an unholy terror, but you’re also kind of a huge nerd. (He’s less “Living Horror,” and more “Aggressively flopping near a person’s windshield” - Weighs as much as a medium-sized bag of leaf mulch - (Pointing at wings) His wings sound like a wet yoga mat being slapped against a garage door. - (Pointing at antennae) These babies pick up streaming channels he 100% didn’t pay for. - No neck! His head is just bolted directly onto his anxieties. - Relationship status: “IT’S COMPLICATED” (with a 60-watt G.E. bulb) - Spider-man gets a “Spidey-sense”. A “Month-sense”… but it only triggers when he’s disappointed his mother. - Likes: Flame. Dislikes: Um, flame —— Want 5,000 more comics like this? Join us at Patreon.com/sheldoncomics for the *FULL* Sheldon archives, art giveaways, fun community, and more! Sheldon Comics copyright Dave Kellett. Colors by Beth Reidmiller
COMIC TITLE: Anatomy of Monsters: Anatomy of a Minotaur Description: A dopey yet bulky minotaur - head and legs of a bull, body of a man, stands on a stone surface. He has leather straps holding a metal pauldron onto his shoulder, and a leather belt holding a canvas skirt. There is a gold ring in his nose, and his large horns extend past his shoulders. In his hand he holds a piece of paper labeled “map”, with a red arrow snaking around. His eyes are wide, he has buck teeth, and his eyebrows give him a worried expression. Jokes: - Dating-wise, he’s “Looking for a lady who knows where she’s going (in mazes)” - The “I haven’t had my coffee yet” look, but it’s been 3,000 years. - (Pointing to his nose) When your nostrils are the size of two small studio apartments in San Francisco. - (Pointing to his legs) He ain’t the Minotaur he used to be. Those knees sound like a bag of pretzels being crushed every time he stands up. - (Pointing at his horns) Can take SIX grocery bags in from the car! - Secretly uses high-end beard oil on his everything. - (Pointing to his back) Back muscles that look like a pile of walnuts in a laundry bag. - He’s a taurus, which he finds “Hilariously on the nose” - His interior design style is “early Mycenean minimalist (i.e., just rocks) —— Want 5,000 more comics like this? Join us at Patreon.com/sheldoncomics for the *FULL* Sheldon archives, art giveaways, fun community, and more! Sheldon Comics copyright Dave Kellett. Colors by Beth Reidmiller
TITLE Anatomy of Monsters: Anatomy of a Chupacabra Description: A four-legged creature with brown skin the fades to light back legs with dark stripes. His bat-like face has bulging eyes, small teeth protruding from his cringing mouth, and pointing ears hald back on his head. His shoulder blades and hip bones poke out, spikes along his back and tail stick out. He holds one hand up and stands on a sandy, pebble ground. Jokes: - First sighted in Puerto Rico in 1995! (Mainly because that’s when the island’s wi-fi finally got strong enough to upload blurry photos.) - Genetic makeup: 30% Feral Dog, 20% Gargoyle, 50% expired gas station beef jerky - His teeth are arranged like a junk drawer: nothing matches, and everything is sharp. - His skin is “sun kissed”. If the sun was a blowtorch. - These shoulder blades could double as bottle openers. - The posture of a pro-gamer who’s never seen a chair with lumbar support. - His “blue-sih glow” isn’t bioluminescence: it’s a recently consumed double-tall Jamba Juice. - He gives off the energy of a guy who owns four different leather jackets, but no shirts. ——— Want 5,000 more comics like this? Join us at Patreon.com/sheldoncomics for the *FULL* Sheldon archives, art giveaways, fun community, and more! Sheldon Comics copyright Dave Kellett. Colors by Beth Reidmiller
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