A Glimpse of the Portrait of an Uncomfortable Gentleman Surrounded by Mysterious Things

Michael C. Hsiung‘s drawings have brought hilarity and intense joy into my life in the midst of a very stressful day. I love the style and vaguely macabre subject matter, but most of all, it is the deadpan weirdness of the titles that makes me happy. I want to visit this bizarro little world of his, where drunken mermen and unitaurs frolic, and be privy to the secret inner lives of all the waiters and chefs of the land. Very inspiring.

“A scene in which the street performer with six fingers may or may not need the passerbyer’s help to untangle himself.”

Despite having successfully purloined the penny-farthing from Mr. Starley, the armed brutes find themselves in a pickle.

On the Sobriety of Certain Mermen

Merman examining his friend’s injured tail

On the subject of teaching a child how to prepare an animal’s blood for a feast.

In a moment of folly, the waiter slips, but manages to point his toes.

Chef trying to break the neck of giant chicken for an expensive feast.

Unitaur checking the stability of horn after battle.

On the devotion between the clown man and the unknown boy.

Sailing along the turbulent sea, the Roman soldier believes he may or may not be going towards the battle.