Okay, the Pirate Unicorn has been inked.
Jason’s wife and I joked about unicorns and virgins as I was pencilling this. See, as a married woman she no longer qualifies to ride a unicorn. To work around this, I created some instant supplements to the Unicorn Mythos. As it turns out, all you need to do is geld the Unicorn, and then ANYBODY can ride it. Unfortunately the horn will fall off next spring, and then all you’ve got is a sterile horse with a scar on its forehead.
We giggled about this quite a bit. “Sure, just bait the unicorn with a real virgin, and then VERY CAREFULLY sneak up on it with something sharp.”
Hopefully the dialog I’ve now inked into her nice picture will be reminiscent of those giggles, rather than suggestive of “the cartoonist should have gone to bed six hours ago.”
–Howard
Arrr! We be all piratical Now!
I’ll have to be pointing this one out to my lady friend.
She be all fanatical abouts cartooon pirates and unicorns & virginial stuff like that thar!
Ahhhhrrr
It be a fine looking creature indeed!
There’s actually a comic book series that deals with a young virgin girl who hunts unicorns, “Legends From Darkwood” from Antarctic Press. I highly suggest it.
It’s also part of the plot of the movie “Cast a deadly spell”, with the famous detective H.P Lovecraft in the lead role.
I love that movie…
Seconded…
Not least for the fact that the hero is called Marlow!
Damn, I’m going to have to get that on DVD now…
Cast a Deadly Spell
I’ve LONG wanted this on DVD, BUT… look at the prices they’re asking…
http://rottentomatoes.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php?masterid=103578401
Talk about piracy!!!!!
Brian
Re: Cast a Deadly Spell
Blimy !!
Talk about daylight robbery! I hope that’s a typo for $8.99…
Re: Cast a Deadly Spell
At Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/6302233941/qid=1099088872/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/103-6110283-2303024?v=glance&s=video
$21.95 and up, new and used
(sorry for the long url)
Re: Cast a Deadly Spell
Sorry, but that’s VHS. I want the DVD!!!!! 🙂
Re: Cast a Deadly Spell
Not available yet on DVD. Only on VHS. At least that I could find. Sorry. 🙁
But the plan falls down when the unicorn that shows up happens to be a mare.
Maybe I should lure it, then…
No, wait. i mean i can’t possibly… Oh, hell.
I was referring to the, uh, modification.. rather than the bait used.
Strangely, I am reminded of This.
Oh my freaking God. That’s the best thing ever.
That’s massively silly. I love it!
Which reminds me, I have to frame the cartoon of Eric you did for us.