posted by Llama Chris on Mar 16
Brian e-mailed me yesterday with the sketches for our next three Llama designs. It’s a pity I’m not making millions of dollars of this whole llama thing yet, because I’ve got a list about 200-llamas long of hilarious and brilliant ideas for llama-as-human designs. In fact, just writing that then I had another great idea - Purple Tentacle from Day of the Tentacle? Instead, Purple Tentacle Llama. I don’t know how that would look, but I like that idea. A poster, “Day of the Llama.”
Bernard: [Unties the tentacles] There, you’re free to go.
Green Tentacle: Thanks, Bernard!
Purple Tentacle: Yes. Thank you, naive human. Now, I can finish taking over the world! [Purple Tentacle leaves]
Green Tentacle: Wait!
Bernard: Oh yeah. Now I remember. He’s incredibly evil, isn’t he?
Green Tentacle: Uhhh… I’ll try to talk him out of it.
Anyway, that little bit of nostalgia out of the way I was here to talk about Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus. Something about this one just made me laugh hysterically. Though, in all honesty they all do when I first see them. My initial joy and amazement doesn’t start to wear off until I’ve ordered about twenty products featuring the design and realise that even though I sell them, I still have to pay for them.
The sheer expression and character that are prevalent in all of our Llama designs just makes me so happy, the style is so perfect for what I want to portray; and in an effort to sound significant I will describe my artistic desires as being a visual representation of the human condition, as presented through the image of llamas.
As brightly as the sun shines, these llamas just ooze character. If Frankenstein Frankenllama isn’t a roaring success, then I’ll have no choice but to rant and rave about the depravity and general apathy of the working class. Until then, savour the sketch…
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