Comments on: Bestiaries a.k.a. Monster Pr0n http://markcnewton.com/2009/06/19/medieval-bestiary-aka-monster-pr0n/ Wed, 23 May 2012 18:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Alex Carnegie http://markcnewton.com/2009/06/19/medieval-bestiary-aka-monster-pr0n/comment-page-1/#comment-935 Alex Carnegie Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:08:30 +0000 http://blog.markcnewton.com/?p=1049#comment-935 Great Beast & Hydra were indeed two of the most sought after! I always liked Behemoth most though. There's a monster I've been working on for a while now and only just realised that, in my mind, I've always been returning to that little purple figurine. Great Beast & Hydra were indeed two of the most sought after! I always liked Behemoth most though. There’s a monster I’ve been working on for a while now and only just realised that, in my mind, I’ve always been returning to that little purple figurine.

]]> By: Neil Pearson http://markcnewton.com/2009/06/19/medieval-bestiary-aka-monster-pr0n/comment-page-1/#comment-934 Neil Pearson Sat, 20 Jun 2009 08:17:49 +0000 http://blog.markcnewton.com/?p=1049#comment-934 Monster in my pocket were great! I had the entire first series collection and my brother and I would always fight over who got to have "Hydra" or the "Great Beast" as they were the "25 pointers". The Invisible man was much hated though. Just goes to show how good kids' imaginations are as they were really little more than cheap monochrome blobs of rubber but I can still remember having epic battles with them. Of course, I created my own beastiaries out of He-man figures once I discoverd it was possible to remove arms and reattach them on other figures eg He-man with a lobster claw. It may explain how I became a geneticist... Monster in my pocket were great! I had the entire first series collection and my brother and I would always fight over who got to have “Hydra” or the “Great Beast” as they were the “25 pointers”. The Invisible man was much hated though. Just goes to show how good kids’ imaginations are as they were really little more than cheap monochrome blobs of rubber but I can still remember having epic battles with them.

Of course, I created my own beastiaries out of He-man figures once I discoverd it was possible to remove arms and reattach them on other figures eg He-man with a lobster claw. It may explain how I became a geneticist…

]]> By: Mark C Newton http://markcnewton.com/2009/06/19/medieval-bestiary-aka-monster-pr0n/comment-page-1/#comment-933 Mark C Newton Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:26:48 +0000 http://blog.markcnewton.com/?p=1049#comment-933 My Simpson's-fu is weak tonight. I didn't, no - but that looks amazing. And possibly rather collectable. I bet there are some on eBay... My Simpson’s-fu is weak tonight.

I didn’t, no – but that looks amazing. And possibly rather collectable. I bet there are some on eBay…

]]> By: Alex Carnegie http://markcnewton.com/2009/06/19/medieval-bestiary-aka-monster-pr0n/comment-page-1/#comment-932 Alex Carnegie Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:23:53 +0000 http://blog.markcnewton.com/?p=1049#comment-932 It's actually not a real (well...) beast but rather a silly Simpsons thing taking the mick out of medieval chimeras: it is a horse that hath the head of a rabbit but the body of a rabbit! As a kid btw did you ever collect 'Monster In My Pocket"? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster_in_My_Pocket I'm sure I must have a small plastic Manticore and Cockatrice lying around somewhere... It’s actually not a real (well…) beast but rather a silly Simpsons thing taking the mick out of medieval chimeras: it is a horse that hath the head of a rabbit but the body of a rabbit!

As a kid btw did you ever collect ‘Monster In My Pocket”? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster_in_My_Pocket
I’m sure I must have a small plastic Manticore and Cockatrice lying around somewhere…

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