The Anatomy... of a Bagworm

It's that time again, everybody!  Comicon is over and hopefully everyone is safely coming down off the high that is all things geek and pop culture related.

As we're waiting for some updates on our little Bigfoot comic book, I thought it would be fun to post a quick evolution on our favorite storyteller... Well, actually, our only storyteller.  Castor Bagworm.

When I first approached Andy about the character of Bagworm, I had a hard time describing what the alien life would look like.  The only thing I could think to say was, "He should look like John Cazale."

Wait, the guy from the Godfather?  And Dog Day Afternoon?

Who is this... Bagworm?

Yep.  There was something about the slick, conman way that Cazale held himself that seemed perfect for Bagworm.  Someone who exuded a kind of misplaced confidence that could only get him into trouble.

Now that we had our "body template," Andy set about giving us the face.

Working in reverse, you'll see the influence of Cazale in the initial designs.  Ultimately, we went with the first image, but it's weird to think that Bagworm at one point might have looked like some kind of surly pirate.  

In this batch, we run the gamut from lizard-like to an almost cat-like mouse creature.  While we ultimately went with the design up top, we may revisit a few of these guys in the future (every planet needs a race of cat-like mousemen!) 

We had our Bagworm.

Our poet-weasel.  

And we owe it to John Cazale.

Hmmm... Poet-weasel, eh? 

Until next time!

Josh S. Henaman