Sketch: Harkonnens on Hard Times

So Emmet Blue called me out on my Quick and Dirty fantasy map. He made an educated guess (Indonesia), and now I owe him a sketch. Let that be a lesson to the rest of you: before putting a Google Fantasy Map in your book, maybe rotate it, tweak the coastlines, and don't ask Emmet if he knows where it is.

It's been over two months since I drew anything for you guys, though. Maybe I deserved it.

The commission was, and I quote, "an Elvis-suited Baron Harkonnen singing karaoke while floating at an odd angle, maybe with Sting backing up on bass. That, or whatever that imagery makes you think of." Here's what you get:

9 comments:

Susan Kaye Quinn said...

LOL! I have no idea who the Baron is, but it still makes me laugh. :)

Author Joshua Hoyt said...

Great picture!

Carrien Blue said...

Trust Emmet. lol

Susan-You've got at least watch Dune once to speak guy geek fluently. :)

Matthew MacNish said...

OMG! Because Sting played Maud'dib in the movie, right? Hilarious!

Man this is awesome. You rule Adam.

Susan Kaye Quinn said...

@Carien Geek FAIL! I think I watched the movie a long time ago. Man, I need to polish up my geek card.

Adam Heine said...

@Susan & Carrien: I actually wouldn't recommend watching the movie, at least not the 1984 version. It's both weird and disgusting (though it does have both Sting and Patrick Stewart). I would strongly recommend reading the book, though.

@Matthew: Sting played the Baron's nephew, Feyd. But yes, you got the reference :-)

Myrna Foster said...

I've never seen the movie, but I liked the book. Thanks for the warning because after seeing the pic and reading the comments, I was thinking I'd missed something.

K. Marie Criddle said...

AWESOME. I love it!!

I first saw Dune in college, watching it at a midnight sci-fi festival. It was fine until the Baron showed up and I couldn't stop laughing. I have never been so collectively scowled at by any other audience. Now it's good to know that others found it as amusing as I did.

And that is a super rad Sting, by the way.

Adam Heine said...

I laughed when the Baron showed up too! HIGH FIVE!!