Planet of the Apes painting by Jason Edmiston

I'm old school when it comes to Planet of the Apes. If they aren't wearing tunics or padded vests, I'm not interested. That's why this painting, entitled "Trophies" -- which depicts a trio of proud gorilla hunters posing over a pile of Boing Boing comment trolls -- is a winner in my book. This masterpiece is by Jason Edmiston. See more of Jason's work here.

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Shibi_SF

Interesting. Comment trolls all look like Jesus with hairless legs.
daneyul

While I am not a fan of their actions, I do have to admit the Oakland police have some pretty cool uniforms.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stefan_e_jones/ Stefan Jones

“I thought Boing Boing is supposed to be about wonderful things. Now it’s nothing but post after post of paintings of apes.”
- Antinous / Moderator
  
  And it’s not even Monday.
GeekMan

If I’m not mistaken, this is inspired by a shot in the original film, where in the aftermath of the hunt, a trio of apes is shown having their photo taken by another.

“Smile!” says the photographer.
SomeGuyNamedMark

They are pretty buff for what I imagine most comment trolls to look like.

Bloodless kills? Come on, all hunters love their gore.
- Andrew Singleton
  
  ‘all hunters love their gore.’
  
  Nah. You ruin the pelt that way. Plus it’s a show of skill that you can kill them without dismembering the body.
  - Antinous / Moderator
    
    You ruin the pelt that way.
    
    Not much peltage in evidence there.
Dan Barrett

I think this is from the book Conspiracy on the Planet of the Apes
Alvis

Are those guns supposed to be modeled after a real-world design? It’s weird-looking.
- http://pulse.yahoo.com/_HJDVA5EYHTS3HWEAXMJIFQXGQE RosenOtter
  
  the guns are M1 carbines in odd stocks.
spacemunky

I initially assumed this painting was based on a picture of private security contractors yukking it up in Iraq.

Then I felt sad for expecting that.
dragonfrog

Uh oh. Those comment trolls look a lot like me. Except for the lack of body hair.

(looks over shoulder)
http://twitter.com/doubletee Thomas Terashima

Meanwhile, the chimpanzees (a middle-class signifier) are at #OccupyThePlanetOfTheApes

Alvis: The guns are apparently a modified M1 carbine.
http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Planet_of_the_Apes_(1968)

A Hi-Point Carbine has the same aesthetic.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hi-Point_Carbine
lewis_stoole

this is what happens when you stalk the wily vegans of slope park.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_OAUXAA362EXWLYVMPJOKLFB5JQ Incipient Madness

There were so many low budget sequels in the original film series. Does anyone else besides me remember Fear and Loathing on the Planet of the Apes?
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_RF6KIZL33HXKRAHHJPTKXMFHNU russ

I love the artwork. One ape should have his foot up on top of a kill, signifying his superior presence. ahhh ohh ohh. agh.
http://twitter.com/wildbell Will Campbell

Kill? Meh. The lack of wounds on the humans can only mean this trio of armed gorillas happened upon a narcoleptic pack of feral homosexuals.
- Guest
  
  it’s called a “cuddle puddle”
Mister44

Where are the other photos of them placing the bodies in inappropriate poses?
ahwoo

Hey, it’s the 1% !
planettom

RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES was pretty good. But if would have been better with more giant squid.
http://laughingsquid.com/planet-of-the-apes-vs-a-giant-squid/
chellberty

Does he have any paintings from abu ghrapes.
fnc

I wonder if the gorillas on the Planet of the Apes wear human costumes on Halloween.
benher

At least the artist got my troll-like likeness right.
Hubris Sonic

Damn dirty apes…
Petzl

The artist lost some major irony points there. One the things I find most baffling about the “successful hunt” photos is when the hunter, kneeling by his prize, cradles the head of the dead animal so that it squarely face the camera. The juxtaposition of the hunters face– sometimes sullen, sometimes beaming with pride– and the animal’s– often eyes askew, tongue extended– can be very jarring. You can destroy something beautiful. Good for you!
rtresco

Are they like the comment trolls in the MS Courier post?
http://www.facebook.com/people/Zack-Seas/100002616625575 Zack Seas

“When the LORD your God hands it over to you, KILL EVERY MAN in the town. But you may KEEP for yourselves all the women, CHILDREN ,.., and other PLUNDER. You may ENJOY the SPOILS of your enemies that the LORD your God has given you.” Deuteronomy 20:10-14
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_Z3Z6JU5QKOCSPQ3FKHSKQUAKHI Paul

Wow, wish we knew about this guy when we were working on our PotA books…

http://www.hassleinbooks.com
benher

Obviously God’s expanding his sexual horizons by Deuteronomy.