Thursday, 28 August 2014

At Least He's Happy About It


This lion couldn't be more thrilled with how crap he is. But the real question is: what does an ecstatically happy bad lion have to do with 'keep out' signs?

I love this lunchbox, because its the closest thing I've ever found to the header of this blog. I probably should have bought it.

Thursday, 21 August 2014

Imperialism: An Illustration


This is precisely why you don't bring a bike with you on safari, dude. I hope he eats your little satchel.

Thursday, 14 August 2014

Dramatic, Much?

James Ward, Sketch for Daniel in the lion's den, 1841


Someone needs to explain to this lion that Daniel is the one in trouble here.



Thanks for the submission, Joanne!

Thursday, 7 August 2014

Makes My Tongue Itch Just Thinking About It


Look, I realize we're going for "stylized", but that mane is coming out of his mouth.


Thursday, 31 July 2014

Let's Not Even Talk About the Blue

It is literally impossible to say what the worst part of this is:



That being said:


*DUN*


*DUUN*

*DUUUUUN*

NOT A LION.

Thursday, 24 July 2014

Who told you guys about the size?

The thing is, the world would undoubtedly be a better place if we had house cat sized lions hanging about under our chairs.


At the Ashmolean, Oxford

So in that sense, is this really a "bad" lion, or is it just a vision of utopia? (That's what we call philosophizing).*


*Important note: I am not a philosopher.

Thursday, 17 July 2014

Pile of Mush or Lion: The Eternal Guessing Game

In keeping this blog, I've developed a truly terrible super power*. I can spot a bad lion from a hundred yards away.

Case in point:


 I basically shouted "is that a lion??" across the whole museum. Even through thousands of years of wear and tear and utter crapness, I can still spot a lion-like shape. SUPERPOWER







*I'm the X-Man who always has to stay at home, along with the kid who makes sparkly lights and the guy who speaks some languages.