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Published: 2007-08-09 05:11:51 +0000 UTC; Views: 5525; Favourites: 58; Downloads: 33
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Description SO. My buddy *booker has this webcomic thingummy called Skin Deep , that's all about monsters and mythology and music and snazzy things like that. AS WE'RE BUDS AND ALL, I've gone and created a few supporting cast members for her comic in my free time (only fair, as she's given me a couple for Team D.U.D.E.). Why have you lot never seen them before? Simple: Furries Ruin Everything. I haven't been comfortable with drawing and sharing anthropomorphic characters in the open for ages now because of furries, so while I've drawn these characters for Kory many times over a lengthy period of time, I've never really shared any.

But my other friend *ladydragona went and did this neat series of her own characters-for-Skin-Deep, and I was inspired to come out of my shell and share a few of my own. THANKS SFE.

So hopefully, I'll be posting a bunch of quick little portraits and drawings of the mythological-based characters I've made for Kory's comic, and all in a relatively short period of time. LET'S SEE HOW MANY I CAN DO.

I love monstery people.

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NAME: Alec Orville Hyde
AGE: 24
INFO: Alec Hyde is a Bugbear, a type of English hobgoblin that resembles an enourmous black bear with glowing white eyes and gigantic claws. Possessing the ability to sense where people are in relation to them, the Bugbear was mainly known for following wayward children through the woods and chasing them home, and spooking people planning to do something immoral. They don't reflect light in fullform very well, and have the innate ability to attract creepy things like insects, arachnids and reptiles to themselves.

Alec himself is a pretty good example of the average Bugbear; he likes horror movies and collects stuffed dead things, has great big hairy dogs for pets and hopes to eventually get lung cancer, isn't scared by pretty much anything, and has an extremely morbid sense of humor. Raised by his dad in the London Avalon, he moves to the Liverpool Avalon of Skin Deep with his childhood friend Isaac and recent buddy Jeremy several years before the story begins. He shares a flat with Ike in the L.A. and makes a living playing with various bands at The Nightclub and taking part in bar bets. Has a Bugbear girlfriend named Ursula.

TO REITERATE, I LIKE MONSTERY CHARACTERS.

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Characters illustrated belong both to me and *booker . It's her comic after all, haha.
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Comments: 21

Indagare [2014-07-10 01:45:18 +0000 UTC]

Dare I ask what happened to his mom?

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Red-Savage [2010-12-01 14:23:45 +0000 UTC]

Furries Ruin Everything... Well that's an unfair generalization, though I can certainly see where it comes from. Still a prejudiced stereotype though.

Nonetheless, kudos for posting this, despite your hesitation. A really cool take on a more or less unknown mythical character. Out of all the creature in Skin Deep, the Bugbears have to be the most bad-ass.

Also, his hoodie is full of win.

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lauramw [2008-06-23 16:11:57 +0000 UTC]

He's amazing! I love those huge claws and feet.

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MissMew [2007-09-29 23:34:46 +0000 UTC]

I totally want to see Urusla now.

Alec is maybe my favorite Skin Deep character of yours. He's awesomness is undeniable.

I like his burly figure. I love the skeletal hoodie and honkin' claws.

"'Sup" totally made me gigglesnort.

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ladydragona [2007-08-11 15:16:49 +0000 UTC]

MAN I AM SUCH A GOD DAMN TREND SETTER. I KNOW I KNOW, I LOVE ME TOO.

I love the uber stylism on Alex's skeleton hoodie. Also bugbear claws forever ftw.

Best Jerk Lass gang-trend ever.

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Grim-Amentia [2007-08-11 03:21:51 +0000 UTC]

haha, I love his claws and scuzzy moustache. All of your character designs end up being just so darn endearing. : D I'm going to have to check out this comic.

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Sheana In reply to Grim-Amentia [2007-08-11 04:22:04 +0000 UTC]

Glad you like my characters! I try to make 'em as interesting as possible. And check out the comic, I promise it's a neat'un!

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Bexter-TheLil-Ferret [2007-08-10 22:18:56 +0000 UTC]

OH MY GOD...i have that jumper

hehe awsome pic

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amazonwolf [2007-08-10 15:16:14 +0000 UTC]

Love his design! Both human and...bear. He reminds me a bit of a sun-bear...dunno if that's what you were going for.
Those claws are awesome. If he wasn't so terrifying and able to claw my eyes out....I'd want to hug him.

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lunar-music [2007-08-09 19:17:51 +0000 UTC]

He looks wonderful! Obscure varieties of hobgoblin FTW!

Also, thank you for introducing me to Skin Deep. I'm always on the lookout for a new webcomic to become completely addicted to.

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msfeistus [2007-08-09 18:39:31 +0000 UTC]

Awesome, awesome, awesome. Your knack for unique character design is to be envied, madam.

... the bottom right one cracks me up. <3 Claaaaws.

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Nemesis12 [2007-08-09 16:39:51 +0000 UTC]

Coolio. I like the Skelehoodie. Very John Entwistle. I also look forward to your versions of other mythical characters.

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JeyBarnes [2007-08-09 15:43:04 +0000 UTC]

"Alec Orville Hyde" is an excellent name, especially for a morbid, thickset monster bear person. I LOVE HIS BATMAN SHIRT. Cartoony (and monstery) as he is, there's something very believable and everyday about his bearing and slightly thicker build.

"'Sup" made me LARF on the inside.

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Sheana In reply to JeyBarnes [2007-08-09 20:00:28 +0000 UTC]

Can't have skinny bears, now can we?

Batman shirts always win.

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korybing In reply to Sheana [2007-08-09 22:36:56 +0000 UTC]

UNLESS YOU'RE KORY DRAWING HERSELF AS A BEAR.

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Hitlersbrain [2007-08-09 13:06:44 +0000 UTC]

Ugh, furries creep out me and Bunny Oakley both! Shouldn't let it put you off posting tho. I like this guy.

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ferdinandstrat [2007-08-09 08:30:32 +0000 UTC]

He has one of coolest hoodies I have ever seen.

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Valkyrie-5 [2007-08-09 05:37:29 +0000 UTC]

THIS DUDE IS AWSOME. In human or bearform, he looks cool, and has this air about him that's 'whatever' but sucks you in too. He looks very squishy. Love the head poke on the bottom right.

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korybing [2007-08-09 05:23:21 +0000 UTC]

MAN ALEC IS MY HOMEBOY. Skeleton hoodies and big giant monster-claws for the win. You win the award for finding the greatest obscure mythical creature. Isaac must be pretty desensized to most things to be able to live with him is all I'm saying.

I'm just getting showered in Awesome lately, what with Sophia doing a big run of all the characters she's made for me and now you've started. I almost can't wait to start drawing the arc with all these guys in it.

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korybing In reply to korybing [2007-08-09 05:42:18 +0000 UTC]

ALSO PS: It makes me feel all special inside that you'll post your Skin Deep characters in public since I know you're all "waaugh furries" about them. Makes me feel that my comic might attain it's goal of making monster/animal people cool again.

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EmperorNortonII [2007-08-09 05:16:14 +0000 UTC]

I was waiting to see your rendition of your mythic characters! I'm a big myth geek, and I can't wait to see more!

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