Cape Town South Africa Is Under Attack By Six-Legged Cephalopods!

Written By: Ken Hulsey
Source: Todd Tennant

Okay, before everyone gets all worked up, no Cape Town, South Africa is not really under attack from a bunch of six-legged sea monsters. However, in the pages of issue number three of Bluewater Comics, "It Came From Beneath The Sea..... Again!" it will be.

Artist Todd Tennant, who is taking over illustrating the comic book series starting this issue, was kind enough to send us a sneak preview of his work.

The comics are written by Clay and Susan Griffith, who continue the story from the 1955 Columbia Pictures release, "It Came from Beneath the Sea", which was produced by Charles Schneer and featured the stop-motion effects work of Ray Harryhausen.

Besides being a great artist, Todd may have a promising career as a journalist. Check out the fake news headline and story that he sent along with the art work:

....This is a SPECIAL REPORT from Cape Town, South Africa....

Downtown Cape Town, South Africa is under attack by GIANT 6-LEGGED CEPHALOPODS!

These freaks-of nature appear to be impervious to standard gunfire, but the South African Defense Force are valiantly battling to secure the area nonetheless. These two images are the only visuals we have for now, but there will be more following soon. Stay tuned to Robo Japan News Wire for more details!

Indeed! Stay tuned to the Robo Japan (it's...um Monster Island News now) News Wire for more details about "It Came From Beneath The Sea....Again!" I'm certain that Todd will keep his promise and will be sending over more art work in the very near future.

Oh, before I forget, props to Todd for remembering that the monster in the original movie had 'six' legs, not eight. Although an octopus has eight legs, special effects legend, Ray Harryhausen only used six on his stop-motion model. By eliminating the two legs, Harryhausen saved time and money, plus made his job of keeping track of the leg movements easier. He figured that since the monster spent most of its time in the water, nobody would notice.

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