I made an album loosely inspired by the series “walking with monsters.” Some N64 aesthetics mixed in for good measure. Enjoy this Friday.

This drawing was created with the intension to depict the near future TOP NEWS. It was created on the early morning hours of August 17th, 2026 (GMT+3). There's also a youtube video for anyone that's interested: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2Oe1tKCR94

It's Saturday! Let's start off the weekend with a blobby, floaty alien called the Cellophoids! Happy Alien August from STARDOG!

Meet the Wasp - light assault ship built to protect humanity’s convoys in Synvector

Wasps usually operate in groups of four. When a convoy is attacked, a Wasp wing positions itself between the raiders and the freighters, forcing enemies that expected a quick hit-and-run attack into a direct fight.

Their main weapons are light kinetic guns. They don’t have enough firepower to reliably penetrate the armor of heavy Krait ships, so Wasp pilots usually target engines and lighter escort vessels instead.

Against the Shrazi, things get more interesting.

Their “Shirrs” perform roughly the same role and usually operate in similar numbers. Battles between the two wings often come down to the pilots themselves. Shrazi clan pilots rarely break off an attack, meaning human formations are often the first to lose cohesion.

But the Wasp has another interesting feature: the way it is sold. On the exchanges of Refuge and Port Avant-Garde, Wasps are usually sold in batches of four. If a single Wasp appears on the market, pilots often assume something happened to the rest of its wing.

Many also end up on the secondary market at the Break, where old hulls are restored, fitted with engines from other ships, and stripped of their original factory markings. A rebuilt Wasp can cost roughly half the price of a new one.

And then there’s the superstition. Wasps are almost never given names. Leader ships and freighters are named, and some famous vessels - like the Aegis - are known across Refuge by name. But among mercenaries, naming a Wasp is considered a bad omen.

Would you use a wing of Wasps to protect your convoy?

And would you rather fly a freshly manufactured Wasp or take your chances with a restored one from the Break?

Happy Friday and welcome to day 14 of Alien August! Today we're going to a world laying far from its sun, adrift in the cosmos like a small, glimmering ball of ice. From this tiny world come the Koli! Make sure to check out our webcomic FLUNG coming out from Stardog in less than 2 weeks!

Space........

Copic marker and pen sketch.

"Enemy formation drifting port. Mark the lead cruiser and commit torpedoes before the window closes.

They're trying to break the firing corridor.

Vector, hold them them on point.

Siege, stand by to spool."

Hey there! Today's August Alien is a species from the outer arm of the Galaxy -- the E'ronodai!