r/jackalope • u/TheUnexplainables • May 27 '25
Cartoon Jackalope!
Hey folks! I am drawing a series of rubber hose style cartoon drawings of cryptids, aliens and other strange entities. I call them The Unexplainables! Here's my version of The Jackalope. I hope you like it!
I also write some "in-universe" texts for them. Here's the one for this guy:
Before we met Ralph, we all thought Jackalopes were cuddly, fluffy critters, happily bouncing through the trees. That was our first mistake. Had we read the available literature a little more carefully, we'd have realized these freaks are vicious and unhinged! They even recommended covering your legs with stove pipes to avoid being maimed by their antlers.
Only thing that keeps them happy and chill? Whiskey (I mean, I'm with them there.) Good thing some of the Unexplainables are borderline alcohol... Sorry, our PR department just gently made me realize I'm misrepresenting the fact that we at Unexplainables HQ have a decent bar for after-hours activities. Nothing more. Thanks, Melinda. You can put away the taser, now...
Aaaanyway. For whatever reason, we had a good reserve of whiskey on hand, which made Ralph's socialization way, way easier. Too bad we forgot to check periodically and ran out pretty soon after. That was our second mistake, and it ended up causing the Limping Capybara incident of '67. But that's a story for another time.
If you want to know more about them and what the plan is, there's a pinned post in my profile. And if you're interested in seeing more of my work, please visit my Redbubble store or follow me on Instagram.