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spinosaurus

spinosaurus published on 2 Comments on spinosaurus

if you’re ever looking for some spicy drama in the paleontology world, spinosaurus is the dinosaur to follow. not only do scientists keep disagreeing about every conceivable aspect of the dino, but it seems like every few months there’s some big new discovery that completely rewrites everything we thought we knew about it and adds more fuel to the fire.

we once thought spino was basically just a fat t-rex with a sail on its back, then a giant bipedal murder-crocodile (like in jurassic park 3), then a knuckle-walking fish-eater, and now a bipedal ambush-predator who likes to take the occassional cruise down the river. that paddle-like tail was only discovered in early 2020, and we still don’t even know what the purpose of the giant sail on its back was.

i can only assume scientists have a “no talking about spinosaurus” policy every christmas dinner.

new dinosaur

new dinosaur published on 5 Comments on new dinosaur

that kid is dedicated to his craft.

if you’re wondering why there wasn’t a comic this tuesday, i’ve been really busy with work lately, so sedna is moving to a 1 comic/week schedule until i can build up my buffer a little bit. sorry about that mates. hopefully i’ll get back up to 2 again before too long.

sauropicnic

sauropicnic published on No Comments on sauropicnic

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illustration day mates! nice view from up there.

for those wondering, this particular dinosaur is a ‘giraffatitan’, a tall sauropod from the jurassic. you’ve probably seen before but falsely labelled as ‘brachiosaurus’, which is a similar but less giraffe-like sauropod that lived in north america, while giraffatitan lived in africa. early paleontologists thought they were the same species, and giraffatitan had a much more complete specimen, which is why a lot of brachiosaurus illustrations looked like this.

i tried to be anatomically accurate with these guys for once, and it’s surprising once you realise just how small their heads are compared to their massive necks. it makes sense though. sauropods don’t do a lot of thinking or chewing, they’re basically giant tree vaccuum cleaners, and the head is pretty much just a feeding hole.

also yes, this does mean the next batch of comics are going to be dinosaur-related. i haven’t been super happy with my earlier dinosaur comics so this time around i’ve tried to improve the art and make the jokes a little funnier. hope you guys like them.

space agency headquarters

space agency headquarters published on 2 Comments on space agency headquarters

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finally another slice of life illustration! these are way easier than drawing dinosaurs or spaceships.

this one probably doesn’t have as nice colours or composition as some of my other illustrations, but i sure had a blast adding all the little easter eggs around sedna’s room (i wonder if any rocket nerds will notice anything… familiar about some of sedna’s rocket designs). :P

pteranodon

pteranodon published on 1 Comment on pteranodon

are we sure sedna isn’t related to the girl from ‘the ring’?

once again, pteranodon is not a dinosaur. you might think that pterosaurs are essentially “dinosaur birds”, but not only are they not dinosaurs, actual birds are dinosaurs. so “dinosaur birds” are literally just birds. if anything birds are “dinosaur pterosaurs”.

also, the “pterodactl” is an incorrect name for pterosaurs and technically not a real thing. there is a genus of pterosaur called “pterodactylus” which was the first pterosaur discovered (~1784), but it was about the size of a small goose and not the giant terror of the skies you were probably imagining. pteranodon here was a proper large and scary bugger, but still not the biggest pterosaur (we’ll get to that one eventually).

mosasaurus

mosasaurus published on 1 Comment on mosasaurus

(i got mosasaurus and mesosaurus confused more times than i care to admit while writing this comic)

so i’m gonna be that guy and remind you that mosasaurus is not technically a dinosaur. it’s a reptile. just because something’s big and died 66 million years ago doesn’t make it a dinosaur. still, that doesn’t make it any less cool. it’s like a cross between an eel and a crocodile, and three great white sharks long.

hopefully one day in the distant future humanity will successfully bring back both the mosasaurus and the megalodon and organise the fight of the century. would it be neccessary? no. would you watch it? yes.