The T Keepers

[wicked]

*A cartoon for tarantula enthusiasts* ;P

Ever get an idea stuck in your head and you can't seem to get anything else done till you get it out of your system? It happens to me all the time.
A month or so ago I went to bed after reading the boards only to find I couldn't sleep and the idea for this got etched in my brain. Thinking about this one spawned ideas for a series of them. (Credit where credit is due, posts by Wolfy and Snipes inspired this particular cartoon)

[The Red Queen]

LOL! Very cute!

[Mad Hatter]

I wonder what the outfit looks like for OBT tank maintenance. ;)

[wicked]

LOL! Very cute!

Thank you

I wonder what the outfit looks like for OBT tank maintenance

Chain mail shark suit of course. :)

[Immortal_sin]

I love it!

[Venom]

Lol, that's really cool.


the subtrate in that rosie tank is a little questionable tho...lol jk. ;P

[wicked]

Substrate? Umm....oops.

Glad you all liked it. Maybe I will get around to drawing the rest of them one of these days.

[Snipes]

Thats hilarious. I especially like how the t is :confused: and the catchers mit (lots of funny things in my head). I remember that post with the radiation suit. I was going to post a pic or that, the Michelin man, or that nerdy kid from Little Giants who comes with a huge rubber suit. U ought to put that as ur avatar

[wicked]

I felt I was long overdue for putting up another one of these. I am sure you were all waiting in breathless anticipation. *cough* *cough*

edit:corrected, rescanned and resized :8o

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[wicked]

Ok, I am a slacker. I haven't put up any new T keepers in a couple months, so I am adding two new ones. ;P

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[Snipes]

i like the mine mine mine one cuz that has happened before to me

[Sheri]

I'd get a way better nursing home package if I could draw spiders like that for my son.

I'd take a pic of the one I did, if I felt bored enough to desire a DIY confidence rebuilding project. ;)

[wicked]

I'd take a pic of the one I did, if I felt bored enough to desire a DIY confidence rebuilding project. ;)


I call. Let's see it. ;P

[Cirith Ungol]

You know how to make a tired man laugh. What a nice ending of my stressful day :worship:

[Conan]

Geez how did i miss that first cartoon? That is so funny! Congratulations, I think that picture is going to run through my head every time i do cage maintenance for the rest of my life.

I like the cup the best...

[Nerri1029]

I Like :)

[Bedlam]

I'd certainly buy a calendar of this stuff!!

Water Dish Blues = GOLD!! :clap: :clap:

[cricket54]

I LOVE the cartoons:D ! Your drawings are really really good. I didn't see the first one either so I'm sure glad I've seen the thread this time! You have great ideas!

Sharon

[duente]

i loved the psychology one hehehe :D keep 'em coming!!:clap:

[syndicate]

haha good stuff!mabey they'd put that in arachnoculture

[wickedsweetheart]

there all great, but i love the suggestion box one, thats exactly how they feel about "comments" where i work, lol

[LukeC]

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA ohh man how I laughed. Hats of to you :worship: :worship: :worship:

I'd certainly buy a calendar of this stuff!!

Water Dish Blues = GOLD!! :clap: :clap:

Now that is a great idea.

[wicked]

Thank you all :)
I suppose I should post another one, huh?

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[Cirith Ungol]

Haha! "Tap tap"

[Socrates]

I totally missed this, too. :(

WOW they are awesome! All of them!!!! :clap: :clap: :worship: :worship:

In case you wondered, the spider in the locked tank (critizism one), is a girl. {D

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Wendy
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[wak_wak]

ahehehe.. nice drawings..

[Pyst]

hahah great new cartoon wicked! keep it up and with more regularity if you can. the *tap tap* topped it off.

[Nerri1029]

I like the implied expression on the owner's face !!

:)

[Venom]

Lol! Brilliant! {D You need to make a calendar!

[Cheshire]

Any chance we could see more of these, Wicked?

Please?

[Skypainter]

I just now found this thread and love it! Keep them coming.{D

[kraken]

Me too!! This is funny!!!!

[Scolopendra55]

I just now found this thread and love it! Keep them coming.{D
Ditto! Keep em' comming!

[Varden]

I can't believe I missed these until now! ROFL! These are great!

[PoPpiLLs]

more more more please :clap:

[bananaman]

these are great! you really need to put up some more!

[king7]

ha ha i love em :D

keep em coming :clap:

[Arietans]

Very good! :clap:

[Spiderface]

these are very creative and entertaining. thanks for making them.

[wicked]

Thank you all for the kind words :worship:

I don't have as much time to draw these as I would like, and inspiration doesn't always come at the best of times. I started this series for fun and I needed the practice. They are inspired, not only by my own experiences, but by all the AB members who share theirs here as well. I hope you continue to enjoy reading them as much as I enjoy making them.

Inspiration has been hard to find lately and I was suprised when I found a bit of levity in the most dreaded of all threads. :cool:

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[Sunar]

LOL Nice one! :D

~Fred

[bananaman]

Hahahahaha... the handling debate... I love it! Good luck and hopefully youll find time to entertain us... might keep us from fighting ;)

[CodeJACK]

Ha! Brilliant idea's. Its the Far Side for T keepers.

Well done mate

[Pyst]

lol wicked produces yet another one! keep up the good work!

[Nightshade]

Great cartoons, keep them coming!

[wicked]

Ask and you shall receive. ;)

I may have to delete pics from all my other threads just so I have room to keep posting these. :eek:

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[Scorp guy]

Ask and you shall receive. ;)

I may have to delete pics from all my other threads just so I have room to keep posting these. :eek:

55759

thats hilarious!!{D {D {D

Post Molt Syndrome lol :p

[bananaman]

excellent! thanks!

[verry_sweet]

Wow these are great :clap: thank you so much for sharing them (Hope to see more). I can especially relate to the animal rivalry picture{D . Steph :D

[sammyp]

Absolutely brilliant!:clap: Loved the tap tap: get rid of the cat:D

[wicked]

I was inspired. :) And got in a hurry, so the poor T's back legs are looking a little scrawny. Oops.

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[Cirith Ungol]

LOL... great! :)

Could you make one a day and post it like 10am CET, so that I can check it the first I do in the morning? :D ;)

[bananaman]

haha nice! keep going great job...

[mistercurls]

It would be cool to see all of these cartoons and more made into a book. Some of them made me laugh my {edit} off. Its funny because only people who keep t's will find them humerous. My freinds see me laughing at them going "whats so funny"

Keep those toons a comin

[Cirith Ungol]

It would be cool to see all of these cartoons and more made into a book. Some of them made me laugh my {edit} off. Its funny because only people who keep t's will find them humerous. My freinds see me laughing at them going "whats so funny"

Keep those toons a comin

I think the understanding of the jokes might actually hit a far smaller group than just the general T keeper Joe. Many of the jokes come of discussions here on this board, to many the subjects are still fresh or have come and come again so I think that some of the jokes might go past someone who's a T keeper but who's not normally a visitor on a discussion board like this one ;)

[Gesticulator]

Wicked, those are extraordinary. Glad I bumped into the thread. You truly have talent. "Pet Rivalry" is my fav so far. So can you have these made into T shirts????

[Cheshire]

Wicked, those are extraordinary. Glad I bumped into the thread. You truly have talent. "Pet Rivalry" is my fav so far. So can you have these made into T shirts????

I sense big sellers at next year's acon :)

[wicked]

LOL... great! :)

Could you make one a day and post it like 10am CET, so that I can check it the first I do in the morning? :D ;)


Oh wow! LOL 365 of them? It took me a year to do 8 :8o


Thank you all for the compliments. :D I have been seriously considering contacting Arachnotees and seeing if they would be interested in doing a few of the cartoons. I think I may have to modify them for printing though.

Keep those toons a comin
Not to worry, I have at least another dozen ideas jotted down, and more are always popping into my head. I do them as time and inspiration allow.

[Cirith Ungol]

Oh wow! LOL 365 of them? It took me a year to do 8 :8o


Just remember I wasn't serious, though I was seriously wishing! ;)

[Cheshire]

Just remember I wasn't serious, though I was seriously wishing! ;)

I'm wishing, too :)

[wicked]

Some days my sense of humor is a bit more depraved than others.



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[bananaman]

Hahahaha :D Nice! Keep it up!

[maxident213]

{D This is my favourite comic strip! Never stop, please! {D

[cb45]

Ya know, the whole calendar idea is a great one. These would sell better then hot cakes. I Love them. Keep up the great work:)

[NixHexDude]

It's like a Farside for T's:D love it

[mackids]

Your cartoons are amazing! You have got a great talent. I'd love to see these get printed in arachnoculture magazine it would make for fun installation to the mag. I wonder if Michael Jacobi would go for that?

[SPIDERBYTE]

Good one! Makes me wonder what a T would do if you actually put one of those haloween-like fake spiders in there.

[Parahybana3590]

Dude!These are friggen sweet!! You definately have talent!

[IguanaMama]

Your cartoons are amazing! You have got a great talent. I'd love to see these get printed in arachnoculture magazine it would make for fun installation to the mag. I wonder if Michael Jacobi would go for that?

OH! That's a good idea! Wicked, maybe you should contact MJ. If he passes, maybe try Orin...

[wicked]

Oh wow. *blush* Thank you all. Again.

Contacting Mr. Jocobi was suggested a time or two, but I keep chickening out. :o

I will try and get another cartoon up this weekend if time allows. ;)

[wicked]

"if time allows."
Translation-"I'll do anything to get out of housework."

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[Nerri1029]

Some days my sense of humor is a bit more depraved than others.


Plastic Bimbo


HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA very nice !

[Skypainter]

I swear that happens to me, except mine like to poo in their water dishes!

[Amanda]

Potty-trained T's?!? Awesome!

[aliceinwl]

I love them all! Great job :)

[wicked]

A little dark feeder humor for EC. :wicked:

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[Stopdroproll]

Lol very nice job. :clap:

[becca81]

I was inspired. :) And got in a hurry, so the poor T's back legs are looking a little scrawny. Oops.

56240

How did I miss this one!?!?

HAHAHAHAHAHAH {D

My favorite by far!

[Alakdan]

:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

An artist with a great sense of humor.:worship:

Though I keep more scorps than Ts, I enjoyed this a lot. Keep 'em coming!

[elyanalyous]

these are great...ou should keep them coming, hell i'll come and do your housework for you

[Cheshire]

I can always count on this thread to brighten my day :)

Thanks, Wicked :)

Much love from the evil kitty :)

[Parahybana3590]

I love your cartoons!

[Mustacherose]

These rock...I would definitely buy a calender of all these.

[Art Klass]

Your cartoons are wonderful! Very creative and talented!

[CopperInMyVeins]

These are so great, I wanna print some out and put them up in the office, and of course show them to every tarantula keeper I know. I love the conspiracy theory one, that also applies just as well to scorpions, always filling their water dishes to the brim with sand.

[wicked]

I have to confess, I have one themed tank with a post apocalypse setting. My red knee likes to sit on the model jet and it always reminded me of Snoopy on his dog house pretending to be the Red Baron.

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[Mustacherose]

lol, awesome.

[Drachenjager]

lol i named my G. rosea snoopy lol

[Joy]

I just discovered this thread, and what a delightful surprise!

Hilarious cartoons. Love the understated irony of the captions :)

Joy

[wicked]

Thank you all again. :worship:

I have been trying to come up with a T Keeper design for a Tshirt, I am hoping this one would work. What do you all think?

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[becca81]

HAHAHAHAHA {D {D

I love it!

[Bob Bohnet]

You really do some nice work!:worship:

Thank you much for sharing.
:drool: More please:drool:

[P. Novak]

Thank you all again. :worship:

I have been trying to come up with a T Keeper design for a Tshirt, I am hoping this one would work. What do you all think?

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hahaha omg that one was hilarious, well actually they all are!!! That is a great shirt Idea though! Id buy one if you sold them!

[OldHag]

Id buy a shirt that said Tarantulas kick butt :D HOW clever is that!!!!

[Varden]

LOL! I love it!

[Nerri1029]

I'd buy Two heheh ;P

Very funny.

[ShadowBlade]

That is VERY clever for a T-shirt. Thats funny!

[Skypainter]

LOL! Now that is a classic!

[Mr.Scorpion]

Make that shirt, I have never been more motivated to buy clothes ever.

[james41777]

Very nice~! Such clever ideas :clap:
Love the first one..lol

[Parahybana3590]

I'd buy it!And I'd wear it too!

[wicked]

Ok, I am a total slacker. T-shirts are on hold for the moment, but I will do them. Just need to work out some issues.

I was going to post a new Year's T Keeper, I had the idea, just never got around to drawing it. And here it is Feb already :wall: . So I will temporarily post my newest fantasy based T pic until I get off my butt and catch up on The T Keepers.
As always, thanks for all the very nice comments. :worship:

When walking through enchanted forests, never tease the fairies. They have big and hairy friends.


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[Cheshire]

Wicked...only more proof that you friggin' rock :)

[common spider]

Your work makes me smile keep up the good work.


:)

[Cirith Ungol]

That's one hairy fairy! Nice one! ;)

[Scott C.]

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I'm sorry I missed this thread, and happy I found it! Great toons!
I echo the T farside, and T-shirt ideas.
Thanks for sharing your humor,
Scott

[wicked]

Thank you all. :worship:

I was in a cynical mood today. Or maybe I was in a where's Waldo kind of mood, I got a bit background happy.

Most petstores are pretty good, but there is always that one that gives all the rest a bad name.

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[SPIDERBYTE]

Lol! I love it {D
Just noticed the dead/neglected stuff in the background too, yeah some petstores are just :shame: :rolleyes:

[Pyst]

lol another nice job wicked.

[spider_fan]

You, wicked, are a comedic genius. It's like the far side with T's.

[Cirith Ungol]

Very nice! :clap:

[Cerbera]

Most enjoyable... :) Nice one...

[Helio]

OMG MAN URE GREAT!
I'm still laughing with those drawings!
As someone said, keep 'em comin'!

[Parahybana3590]

That is absolutely hillarious!

[Texas Blonde]

Brilliant, all of them. I cant wait for the shirts, Id totally wear one. Everyone in my school already thinks Im a nut anyway. {D

[Joanie]

I just saw this thread for the first time--these are hilarious!! Thanks so much for posting them!
The PMS "not water you incompetent two legged freak" is my favorite, but they're all great. :D

[DFW Tfan]

Wicked, you are some kind of artist... great pics, great captions! Thank you!

[DFW Tfan]

Did you ever come up with T shirts? I bet those would go ever great at shows.;)

[Avic_Addict]

Brilliant - What fantastic pictures and excellent humour! Have thoroughly enjoyed this thread so far!

[juggalo69]

You should make a printer friendly version, the people I work with would think I'm even crazier then they already do if I started posting them up on our message board

[Midnightrdr456]

i also like seeing the progress you've made with each one, your drawing style has definately improved with each one. Its cool to see!

[wicked]

Thank you all again. :worship:

T-shirts- They were supposed to be done and here by now, but the guy who was going to print them for me seems to be blowing me off. I am back where I started. The local print shops are a bit pricey for small quantity orders. So shirts are on hold again until I find another printer. :(

Newest cartoon inspired by my screen chewing G pulchra. She has had to be rescued from the top a time or two because she occasionally gets a tarsal claw caught in the screen.

http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/6136/meshtopstc8.jpg

[P. Novak]

Lol very funny! Great artistic photos and very creative ideas!

That sucks about the shirt, I would love to own one!

[moose35]

just found this. very very very funny. excellent work.
so where are the rest?
i know you better have 365 by now
if not hurry up
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[Boo]

Oh wow, i just laughed my a** off. Excellent work :clap: :clap: :clap:

[Cirith Ungol]

Great! :D ,.....,.,.,.......

[Parahybana3590]

That's Hillarious!

[Cheshire]

Wow...six months plus since someone bumped this?

[wicked]

Wow...six months plus since someone bumped this?

I figured you all just forgot about me.
I have been rather distracted with other projects this year. There are two roughs in my folder that need to be finished and inked. I'll see if I can get one of them up this week. ;)

[Drachenjager]

I figured you all just forgot about me.
I have been rather distracted with other projects this year. There are two roughs in my folder that need to be finished and inked. I'll see if I can get one of them up this week. ;)

you should put them in a book or something. I love them.

[Truff135]

I didn't know this existed (new to the board) but I'm really glad I found it. Your T drawings are so great! My favorite is the one where they conspire against us by burying the water dishes...every morning I find a mound of dirt where the water dish used to be LOL. I hope you are able to get back into drawing these, we all love em!

[desertdweller]

What was that about T shirts?? There's gotta be a way. Thanks so much for this! I've so experienced many of the thing you draw.{D {D {D :clap: :clap: :clap:

[Cheshire]

I figured you all just forgot about me.
I have been rather distracted with other projects this year. There are two roughs in my folder that need to be finished and inked. I'll see if I can get one of them up this week. ;)


I'm still waiting.

I demand a new one.

Humbly, of course. Because that's how I roll.

:D

[Oasis Inverts]

Man those are great.....I would love to see more,If you can get shirts made ill take one.......Awesome

[Profkrakatoa]

I just found this thread too, and I kept distracting my students taking a test because I was laughing out loud. I'd buy a shirt, or a calender or a notepad, or a fridge magnet You name it!

[Cheshire]

So to offset my image as the grumpy old man of AB, I figured I'd bump up some perrenial favorites for the newbs.

Also...I though I'd shamelessly ask Wicked to draw another

[macjizzle]

good bump. i just discovered this thread. funny stuff. haven't experienced most of the happenings in your drawings (new to T's) but am looking forward to them! keep em' comin.

[smof]

Just found this thread for the first time. Great stuff, Wicked, very funny :D

[wicked]

Sorry it has taken so long. :o I have been busy, and haven't done much drawing for fun.
This is the one I was going to do for January.
http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/8306/resolutionsjv3.jpg

[Water spider]

Funny (as allways). My favourite is still the one where the tarantulas conspire to bury their water dishes, though (I swear mine are doing that...)

[wicked]

Sorry it took so long to get another one up. Will this make up for it?

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/6650/dangerouslp1.jpg

[testdasi]

{D {D {D {D So funny. :clap: Keep up the good work.

[j.everson23]

The pet store one is my personal favorite. Make a T-Shirt out of that one and I will buy it!

[Suzjohnson]

Wicked, you have a real gift for observing and satirizing and then, the hard part, getting it down on paper. I can't express how much I've enjoyed going through all the pages of this thread and, like everyone else, laughing out loud, wishing I had a T t-shirt and eagerly awaiting the next cartoon.
Thank you!

[maxident213]

Wicked, you have a real gift for observing and satirizing and then, the hard part, getting it down on paper. I can't express how much I've enjoyed going through all the pages of this thread and, like everyone else, laughing out loud, wishing I had a T t-shirt and eagerly awaiting the next cartoon.
Thank you!

Absolutely.

Your cartoons rock, wicked. :worship:

[Bosing]

Thanks for the smile on our faces each time we see your artwork!

[ZergFront]

OMG!! I can't believe I didn't see this thread until now! :wall:

Your comics and drawings are genius! Now I REALLY wish I had a scanner to share as well!

X-P

[bdprice1968]

Thanks for finding this. How funny. I Lol'd.
Wicked? Any new ones. Great job.
OMG!! I can't believe I didn't see this thread until now! :wall:

Your comics and drawings are genius! Now I REALLY wish I had a scanner to share as well!

X-P

[Mad Hatter]

OMG!! I can't believe I didn't see this thread until now!


Me either... then I found a post by me on the first page. :wall:
I forgot about these cool comics.

NICE drawings wicked. :cool:
*thumbs up*

[wicked]

:) Thank you, everyone.

I need to find some time to get more done.

Here is one of my inspirations, helping me out with another comic strip I do.
http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/4492/oscarinspiration.jpg

And here is the strip. There are always a few T's,scorps, and other creepy crawlies making their way in.

http://www.cyberwizardproductions.com/AbandonedTowers/comics/DragonSlayers/strips.html

[Miss Bianca]

Had never seen this thread..

these are great! :D

[xsyorra]

This is the first I've seen this thread, and I laughed my @$$ off!!! The tank divider one made me laugh so hard, my kids ran in to see what was so funny. They didn't quite get it (they still ask me why I won't let my Rosie play with my Pokie).

The one about the apartment eviction notice hit pretty close to home too. When my landlord found out about my T's, he came over to check it out. Fortunately, he is a really understanding guy as long as you are straight up with him.

Wicked, you really need to keep this up!!! Great stuff. {D :worship: :clap:

[ZergFront]

:) Thank you, everyone.

I need to find some time to get more done.

Here is one of my inspirations, helping me out with another comic strip I do.
http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/4492/oscarinspiration.jpg

And here is the strip. There are always a few T's,scorps, and other creepy crawlies making their way in.

http://www.cyberwizardproductions.com/AbandonedTowers/comics/DragonSlayers/strips.html

Haha. I love the T inspecting the handiwork. Great job!

I HAD to bump this thread. More should see.

[skippy]

and i thank you for bumping it:clap:

[Endagr8]

AMAZING thread! :clap:

I'd definitely be interested in a T shirt.

[x Mr Awesome x]

Killer job! I love them!
-ben

[Exo]

Those T keepers cartoons are hilarious, you should do more. :worship:

[pearldrummer]

Quoted for truth!

Sorry it took so long to get another one up. Will this make up for it?

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/6650/dangerouslp1.jpg