#globsters

Drawn in the style of a children’s book because it strikes me as a friendly beast that saves kids from drowning and shark attacks and other forms of nautical peril.

spread from the Globsters riso zine, 2021

Globsters are much like their terrestrial cousins, the Fatbergs. They are gross amalgamations of fat and garbage. However, their aquatic nature has allowed them to absorb extra materials and rubbish. Rotting blubber, lost nets and water borne scavengers are brought into the mass, converting it into extra limbs and weapons for the floating beast. They drift among the waterways and pipes, seeking prey to consume and assimilate. Though they do not possess the razor maw of the Fatbergs, they have some extra tools. From their mouths can come a variety of scavengers and tentacles, which are used to seize prey from their dry perches. Boneless limbs end with nasty hooks, beaks, claws and blunt objects, and are used to strike at foes that dare attack it. They can puke forth masses of slime and rotting blubber, dousing the flames that are used to burn their wet hides. Though they seem to drift aimlessly, they are active hunters, seeking populations to consume. With a variety of abilities and a thick, fatty body, they are not easy foes to defeat. One's best hope is to force them onto dry land or drain the pools they sit in. Under the weight of their own body, they will collapse upon themselves and become easy targets.