I'm not sure I'd want to meet up with those elves..... C_C

I actually remember when Christmas was all about appreciation for what we have and celebrating good times. Very wonderful piece, and you still get money for porn here, just have to have it commissioned first. ;3

hell, I remember when it was about _Christ_. I feel old. :)

Um...not really. "Christ-mas" was stuck on the prechristian Yule festival, when the christians turned out to be unable to suppress it. If you can't suppress em, absorb em. Pretty much all "christian" festivals are stolen wholesale from the religions they replaced. Heck, they didn't even bother to rename the Ishtar fertility festival, bunnies and all. But the christian label has never adhered all that well to Yule. It's original meaning keeps peeking thru. And real-life Nazarene that the bibical Jesus was based on, was born somewhere in the spring, anyway.

Well, yeah. They had Saturn and Mithras' birthdays in there, too.

Mid-October, actually... But that's not December, either...

Yes, but celebrating a dude who came back from the dead around Halloween sends mixed messages, dontcha think?

O.o

No, Mid-October was his *birthday*... Easter is pretty well established as when he came back, given the date is tied to Passover...

Whoops, my bad. :P Although Zombie Jesus is an amusingly sacrilegious mental image.

Jebus is teh bestest zombie evar...!!!

As my late (agnostic Jew) Dad used to sputter, without a hint of irony in his voice..."Why do people have to ruin Christmas by dragging Jesus into it?"

Here, here! (I think the Japanese have the right idea.)

Excellent quote!! *scribbles it down*

thank you, i was just about to mention that,
Layla-Yule! (tad early, i know)
--Rick

Wouldn't take much alteration to turn this into porn. Then you can have the best of both!

b-b-but we really appreciate it

If your illustration can make as much as your soul-sucking day job, you could still have time for porn, without as much heavy lifting. Looking at this makes me realize how much easier it has gotten, too. It looks like you colored and I'm betting submitted this digitally. No separations, no zips, no airbrushing stars... probably no proofs, since it's not as likely as it used to be that it's going to be murdered in repro (and no swatches sent along with it). We are spoiled, these days.

I especially like that evil elf in the lower right hand corner, tearing that doll apart.

You are mad Karno. That's why we love you!

D.O.P.R

I like the handy ladder behind the reindeer.

hehehe. Free porn.

What gets me are the people who feel they cannot say 'marry christmas' anymore and have to say 'happy holidays' so they wont offend overly sensitive people. -.-

What gets me are the people that get offended when you do wish them "Seasons Greetings" or "Happy Holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas", when all you're trying to do is put a little variety into your greetings

Think that's bad? My SO's brother is married to a... Well, I know she don't come here, so I'll just say it. A bitch of a whale of a woman. They have a kid, and out of the three of them I think the kid's the only one with a chance for a happy future (if we can get him away from the parents ¬.¬)

Point is, last Christmas, we all met up at the mom's place. Actually, ACTUALLY, had a halfway decent time... Mostly because sister-in-law slept through most of it. Fat bitch. But we were all getting together in the lobby of the apartment tower, saying our goodbyes, making sure we all had everything, and one of the other people that lived there came in, and the nice old lady knelt down to the nephew and said "Are you all excited about Santa?"

Fat Bitch: "We don't *believe* in Santa."

Leaving out even the possibility of the kid not getting to have a little magic and wonder in his life... Seriously? You have to be a total twat to strangers too?

It bothers me but unlike others I wont blow up in people's faces about it. Sometimes its the part of their job.

True spirits of christmas

I've learned that to appreciate a holiday is to understand what it means and what it's for and I don't see many that upholds what that day is realy about anymore.....

yes, silly karno, you must charge people for porn

The elf on the far left Resembles You Kinda :O

I miss being a kid

the raindeer is eating hot vomit.

hmmm - an interesting mix of american and (what i see as) nordic christmas scapes... or is it just american? i dunno the icelandic take on santa and his elves/nisser/thingies

Iceland used to have 12 "jolasveinar" (Yule-lads). They were sons of a troll and the local bogeywoman, Gryla. Most of them were named after the foods or things they liked to steal from people. But after WW2 and the American army base was established in iceland, they slowly started to wear red suits and leave stuff instead of stealing it. Ya gotta move with the times, I suppose...

Madness is underrated...

Do what you must, then what you want within what you can.

Don't forget that Santa is now no longer allowed to say, "Ho, Ho. Ho!"
And he is not allowed to be fat and jolly.

Phooey. I like this picture. PC or not. Thank you, Karno, for sharing it with us. Merry Christmas and fuck'em if they can't take the season

What pervy looking elves :)

My mother would need one of these. She (and other things) made me really loathe christmas.

Harfnarfjörðir is the coolest name for a place ever.

I remember those days...

...back when I wasn't quite so bitter, cynical, paranoid, disillusioned and all other sorts of fun things.

Ah, the joys of childhood.

Very excellent and enjoyable illustration!

You're not mad, it's good advertising.

Karno drew something that's not porn and that is actually cute and innocent. Holyshit I think I just had a stroke.

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I mean, where's the giant penis on the reindeer? XD

OK sorry I'm sorry. I make fun because I love.