Comments on: 72 Demons: crowd sourced alternative illustrations of the Ars Goetia http://boingboing.net/2011/09/01/72-demons-crowd-sourced-alternative-illustrations-of-the-ars-goetia.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Mon, 20 May 2013 22:26:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Brent Kirkham http://boingboing.net/2011/09/01/72-demons-crowd-sourced-alternative-illustrations-of-the-ars-goetia.html#comment-1205955 Brent Kirkham Mon, 05 Sep 2011 19:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=116214#comment-1205955 No more takers?  No deviantArtists here?      .................tumbleweed.............. No more takers?  No deviantArtists here?     

……………..tumbleweed…………..

]]> By: Brent Kirkham http://boingboing.net/2011/09/01/72-demons-crowd-sourced-alternative-illustrations-of-the-ars-goetia.html#comment-1205948 Brent Kirkham Mon, 05 Sep 2011 19:13:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=116214#comment-1205948 Not true.  No cat ever looks bored.  Narcoleptic, then friendly (food) then abusively aggressive. Sometimes cute.  Not to me. Not true.  No cat ever looks bored.  Narcoleptic, then friendly (food) then abusively aggressive. Sometimes cute.  Not to me.

]]> By: Brent Kirkham http://boingboing.net/2011/09/01/72-demons-crowd-sourced-alternative-illustrations-of-the-ars-goetia.html#comment-1205856 Brent Kirkham Mon, 05 Sep 2011 14:59:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=116214#comment-1205856 Balam and Murmur are mine.  Mine, I tells ya' ! Balam and Murmur are mine.  Mine, I tells ya’ !

]]> By: Tara Helfer http://boingboing.net/2011/09/01/72-demons-crowd-sourced-alternative-illustrations-of-the-ars-goetia.html#comment-1205561 Tara Helfer Sun, 04 Sep 2011 01:59:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=116214#comment-1205561 And then LeoMoon was the demons And then LeoMoon was the demons

]]> By: Dean Putney http://boingboing.net/2011/09/01/72-demons-crowd-sourced-alternative-illustrations-of-the-ars-goetia.html#comment-1205341 Dean Putney Fri, 02 Sep 2011 21:42:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=116214#comment-1205341 I love these new demons you guys are making up! Very funny. I love these new demons you guys are making up! Very funny.

]]> By: Robert Baruch http://boingboing.net/2011/09/01/72-demons-crowd-sourced-alternative-illustrations-of-the-ars-goetia.html#comment-1205300 Robert Baruch Fri, 02 Sep 2011 20:22:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=116214#comment-1205300 Illustrate the orangutan. Being assistant manager at Starbucks in Hell, he should have a vaguely grumpy look on his face. Illustrate the orangutan. Being assistant manager at Starbucks in Hell, he should have a vaguely grumpy look on his face.

]]> By: flosofl http://boingboing.net/2011/09/01/72-demons-crowd-sourced-alternative-illustrations-of-the-ars-goetia.html#comment-1205279 flosofl Fri, 02 Sep 2011 19:32:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=116214#comment-1205279 <blockquote>They really DO exist, just not in the way that we do.</blockquote>Yes, they exist as fictional constructs that were used in allegories by Abrahamic religions as part of their oral and later written teachings. They have the same kind of "existence" as Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy.

They really DO exist, just not in the way that we do.

Yes, they exist as fictional constructs that were used in allegories by Abrahamic religions as part of their oral and later written teachings.

They have the same kind of “existence” as Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy.

]]> By: Rich Keller http://boingboing.net/2011/09/01/72-demons-crowd-sourced-alternative-illustrations-of-the-ars-goetia.html#comment-1205238 Rich Keller Fri, 02 Sep 2011 17:51:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=116214#comment-1205238 President Squamish, Potrzebie to some authors, commands 42 Cub Scout dens and works as assistant manager at a Starbucks in Hell. He teaches men how to lather, rinse and repeat, deludes them into thinking that they are fascinating while inebriated and is responsible for making objects in the mirror to be closer than they appear. He also builds up waxy yellow build-up. He is depicted as a crowned orangutan in a tuxedo with tube socks over its hands or as a snake in a sweater vest riding a unicycle. I'm going to figure out which one I should illustrate and submit. President Squamish, Potrzebie to some authors, commands 42 Cub Scout dens and works as assistant manager at a Starbucks in Hell. He teaches men how to lather, rinse and repeat, deludes them into thinking that they are fascinating while inebriated and is responsible for making objects in the mirror to be closer than they appear. He also builds up waxy yellow build-up. He is depicted as a crowned orangutan in a tuxedo with tube socks over its hands or as a snake in a sweater vest riding a unicycle.

I’m going to figure out which one I should illustrate and submit.

]]> By: zombiebob http://boingboing.net/2011/09/01/72-demons-crowd-sourced-alternative-illustrations-of-the-ars-goetia.html#comment-1205229 zombiebob Fri, 02 Sep 2011 15:53:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=116214#comment-1205229 And I'm not being sarcastic. They really DO exist, just not in the way that we do. And I’m not being sarcastic. They really DO exist, just not in the way that we do.

]]> By: zombiebob http://boingboing.net/2011/09/01/72-demons-crowd-sourced-alternative-illustrations-of-the-ars-goetia.html#comment-1205228 zombiebob Fri, 02 Sep 2011 15:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=116214#comment-1205228 What do you mean? Within the structure of the book, with a few exceptions pf Spirits listed as mixed good and bad (such as Sallos I believe) they are all pretty much portrayed as evil, and to be controlled by Hebrew holy names and hermetic concepts.  What do you mean? Within the structure of the book, with a few exceptions pf Spirits listed as mixed good and bad (such as Sallos I believe) they are all pretty much portrayed as evil, and to be controlled by Hebrew holy names and hermetic concepts. 

]]> By: Tonweight http://boingboing.net/2011/09/01/72-demons-crowd-sourced-alternative-illustrations-of-the-ars-goetia.html#comment-1205179 Tonweight Fri, 02 Sep 2011 14:24:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=116214#comment-1205179 I would normally jump at something like this, but for the demonology angle; the back of my neck prickles when i look at the seal of Astaroth (probably because of the laziness bit and being just out of "his month"). Maybe if i drew up some warding sigils first... ...nah, not worth the risk.  Enough Hell-on-Earth to go 'round already. Take care with your subjects, artists. I would normally jump at something like this, but for the demonology angle; the back of my neck prickles when i look at the seal of Astaroth (probably because of the laziness bit and being just out of “his month”).

Maybe if i drew up some warding sigils first…

…nah, not worth the risk.  Enough Hell-on-Earth to go ’round already.

Take care with your subjects, artists.

]]> By: Robert Baruch http://boingboing.net/2011/09/01/72-demons-crowd-sourced-alternative-illustrations-of-the-ars-goetia.html#comment-1205180 Robert Baruch Fri, 02 Sep 2011 14:24:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=116214#comment-1205180 Under-Assistant Meh: In demonology, Meh is an Under-Assistant (recently promoted from Sub-Under-Assistant according to Pseudomonadales Daemonum, or, the Important Soil Bacteria of the Daemons) of Hell, who has under his command one severely put-upon demon whose job is to fetch the coffee and procure the biscuit. He knows of statues, paintings, and other artistic works, and has the power of not being easily impressed. He teaches men how to slouch and roll the eyes. Meh is depicted as a bored-looking cat with a piece of toast on his head, sitting on a newspaper. Under-Assistant Meh:

In demonology, Meh is an Under-Assistant (recently promoted from Sub-Under-Assistant according to Pseudomonadales Daemonum, or, the Important Soil Bacteria of the Daemons) of Hell, who has under his command one severely put-upon demon whose job is to fetch the coffee and procure the biscuit. He knows of statues, paintings, and other artistic works, and has the power of not being easily impressed. He teaches men how to slouch and roll the eyes.

Meh is depicted as a bored-looking cat with a piece of toast on his head, sitting on a newspaper.

]]> By: Mike Podolak http://boingboing.net/2011/09/01/72-demons-crowd-sourced-alternative-illustrations-of-the-ars-goetia.html#comment-1205178 Mike Podolak Fri, 02 Sep 2011 14:23:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=116214#comment-1205178 I submitted.  If this doesnt see the light of day, I'm going to do all 72 myself. More here: tellmewhattodraw.tumblr.com I submitted.  If this doesnt see the light of day, I’m going to do all 72 myself.

More here:

tellmewhattodraw.tumblr.com

]]> By: Mister44 http://boingboing.net/2011/09/01/72-demons-crowd-sourced-alternative-illustrations-of-the-ars-goetia.html#comment-1205163 Mister44 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 14:00:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=116214#comment-1205163 This sounds fun - but... do the artists get royalties or a piece of the profits? This sounds fun – but… do the artists get royalties or a piece of the profits?

]]> By: Lobster http://boingboing.net/2011/09/01/72-demons-crowd-sourced-alternative-illustrations-of-the-ars-goetia.html#comment-1205147 Lobster Fri, 02 Sep 2011 13:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=116214#comment-1205147 The rock shaped like a turnip is where they punish children who didn't eat their vegetables and people who played too much Super Mario Bros. 2.  The rock shaped like a turnip is where they punish children who didn’t eat their vegetables and people who played too much Super Mario Bros. 2. 

]]> By: jennybean42 http://boingboing.net/2011/09/01/72-demons-crowd-sourced-alternative-illustrations-of-the-ars-goetia.html#comment-1205141 jennybean42 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 13:27:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=116214#comment-1205141 She should go on kickstarter and fund a final compilation. I would totally but it. She should go on kickstarter and fund a final compilation. I would totally but it.

]]> By: duc chau http://boingboing.net/2011/09/01/72-demons-crowd-sourced-alternative-illustrations-of-the-ars-goetia.html#comment-1205138 duc chau Fri, 02 Sep 2011 13:05:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=116214#comment-1205138 I propose a Demon-Off! I'll go first: Vice President Galaan In demonology, Galaan is a Vice President (or Harbor Master), ruling the upper north west corner of Hell between the rock shaped like a turnip and a clump of trees, and being served by 3 or 4 not terribly motivated demons. He can make hot water come out of the cold tap, and Pepsi come out of the hot. He can also cause clouds and tidal bores, and confuses counters by whispering random numbers into their ears. He enjoys walking from here to there and loitering listlessly on the tortured souls of the damned. He also has the power to cover the earth in the eternal darkness of existential suffering by shredding the conciousness of all humans and animals alike in a vortex of evil, but rarely chooses to do so because of the effort involved. He is depicted as a guy on a bike being ridden by an angry monkey holding a knife. I propose a Demon-Off!

I’ll go first:

Vice President Galaan

In demonology, Galaan is a Vice President (or Harbor Master), ruling the upper north west corner of Hell between the rock shaped like a turnip and a clump of trees, and being served by 3 or 4 not terribly motivated demons.

He can make hot water come out of the cold tap, and Pepsi come out of the hot. He can also cause clouds and tidal bores, and confuses counters by whispering random numbers into their ears. He enjoys walking from here to there and loitering listlessly on the tortured souls of the damned. He also has the power to cover the earth in the eternal darkness of existential suffering by shredding the conciousness of all humans and animals alike in a vortex of evil, but rarely chooses to do so because of the effort involved.

He is depicted as a guy on a bike being ridden by an angry monkey holding a knife.

]]> By: Lobster http://boingboing.net/2011/09/01/72-demons-crowd-sourced-alternative-illustrations-of-the-ars-goetia.html#comment-1205137 Lobster Fri, 02 Sep 2011 13:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=116214#comment-1205137 President Amy is a male demon?  I bet he's ruthless. President Amy is a male demon?  I bet he’s ruthless.

]]> By: duc chau http://boingboing.net/2011/09/01/72-demons-crowd-sourced-alternative-illustrations-of-the-ars-goetia.html#comment-1205134 duc chau Fri, 02 Sep 2011 12:41:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=116214#comment-1205134 Okay... after reading about Agares I realized that my "creative" snark pales in comparison to the actual demons: "Agares: He can make runaways come back, and those who run stand still. He can also cause earthquakes and teaches languages, finding pleasure in teaching immoral expressions. He also has the power to destroy dignities, both temporal and supernatural. He is depicted as a pale old man riding a crocodile and with a hawk on his fist." He has quite a broad skill set, this Agares. Okay… after reading about Agares I realized that my “creative” snark pales in comparison to the actual demons:

“Agares: He can make runaways come back, and those who run stand still. He can also cause earthquakes and teaches languages, finding pleasure in teaching immoral expressions. He also has the power to destroy dignities, both temporal and supernatural.

He is depicted as a pale old man riding a crocodile and with a hawk on his fist.”

He has quite a broad skill set, this Agares.

]]> By: duc chau http://boingboing.net/2011/09/01/72-demons-crowd-sourced-alternative-illustrations-of-the-ars-goetia.html#comment-1205133 duc chau Fri, 02 Sep 2011 12:29:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=116214#comment-1205133 I can't wait to see King Bagel. I can’t wait to see King Bagel.

]]> By: godstalker http://boingboing.net/2011/09/01/72-demons-crowd-sourced-alternative-illustrations-of-the-ars-goetia.html#comment-1205105 godstalker Fri, 02 Sep 2011 07:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=116214#comment-1205105 Well if the rest of the submissions are up to the standard of Slug's (cover? title?) image there, this will be right up my street. Sold. Well if the rest of the submissions are up to the standard of Slug’s (cover? title?) image there, this will be right up my street.

Sold.

]]> By: Kodandapaani http://boingboing.net/2011/09/01/72-demons-crowd-sourced-alternative-illustrations-of-the-ars-goetia.html#comment-1205061 Kodandapaani Fri, 02 Sep 2011 03:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=116214#comment-1205061 Some one rolls their Rs.. And someone heard it the wrong way..:) Some one rolls their Rs.. And someone heard it the wrong way..:)

]]> By: Blaze Curry http://boingboing.net/2011/09/01/72-demons-crowd-sourced-alternative-illustrations-of-the-ars-goetia.html#comment-1205060 Blaze Curry Fri, 02 Sep 2011 03:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=116214#comment-1205060 Well, I don't recall the goetia mentioning any kind of modern christian take on its demons...it seemed more like a "demons of the wilderness" thing. Well, I don’t recall the goetia mentioning any kind of modern christian take on its demons…it seemed more like a “demons of the wilderness” thing.

]]> By: Bucket http://boingboing.net/2011/09/01/72-demons-crowd-sourced-alternative-illustrations-of-the-ars-goetia.html#comment-1205046 Bucket Fri, 02 Sep 2011 02:47:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=116214#comment-1205046 Now that you mention it, I do notice this odd brimstone smell every time I log into Amazon ec2. Perhaps "The Cloud" refers to the smoke rising up from the souls of the damned, burning in hellfire. Now that you mention it, I do notice this odd brimstone smell every time I log into Amazon ec2.

Perhaps “The Cloud” refers to the smoke rising up from the souls of the damned, burning in hellfire.

]]> By: RJ http://boingboing.net/2011/09/01/72-demons-crowd-sourced-alternative-illustrations-of-the-ars-goetia.html#comment-1205044 RJ Fri, 02 Sep 2011 02:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=116214#comment-1205044 I always thought those demons would look cool if done in a somewhat light-hearted style, like something Brian Froud or Ursula Vernon might do. A sort of storybook feel mixed with just enough organic realism to bring the subjects to life. Muahaha yessss to life I always thought those demons would look cool if done in a somewhat light-hearted style, like something Brian Froud or Ursula Vernon might do. A sort of storybook feel mixed with just enough organic realism to bring the subjects to life. Muahaha yessss to life

]]> By: Rezeya Montecore http://boingboing.net/2011/09/01/72-demons-crowd-sourced-alternative-illustrations-of-the-ars-goetia.html#comment-1205014 Rezeya Montecore Fri, 02 Sep 2011 01:28:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=116214#comment-1205014 "QPLXV-02-94-3R-42 just doesn't have the same cache..." "You FOOL! You have spoken his unholy, uh, alphanumerics! HE COMES FOR US NOW." (Ya see, what you didn't know is, Hell has modernized too. They're trying to get their 666-Sigma certification.) “QPLXV-02-94-3R-42 just doesn’t have the same cache…”

“You FOOL! You have spoken his unholy, uh, alphanumerics! HE COMES FOR US NOW.”

(Ya see, what you didn’t know is, Hell has modernized too. They’re trying to get their 666-Sigma certification.)

]]> By: Bucket http://boingboing.net/2011/09/01/72-demons-crowd-sourced-alternative-illustrations-of-the-ars-goetia.html#comment-1204997 Bucket Fri, 02 Sep 2011 01:02:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=116214#comment-1204997 Ars Goetia used to be my go-to text when naming large banks of machines. Now everything is all boring number/letter combos. QPLXV-02-94-3R-42 just doesn't have the same cachet as "Andrealphus". Ars Goetia used to be my go-to text when naming large banks of machines.

Now everything is all boring number/letter combos. QPLXV-02-94-3R-42 just doesn’t have the same cachet as “Andrealphus”.

]]> By: zombiebob http://boingboing.net/2011/09/01/72-demons-crowd-sourced-alternative-illustrations-of-the-ars-goetia.html#comment-1204984 zombiebob Fri, 02 Sep 2011 00:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=116214#comment-1204984 Hey artists: careful now, or one of these guys might adopt you. Which could be a good or bad thing.  Seriously, they exist. Hey artists: careful now, or one of these guys might adopt you. Which could be a good or bad thing. 
Seriously, they exist.

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