Happy Air-Kraken Day!

Posted by Tinkergirl on March 17th,2007

Air-Kraken Attack

Today is/was Air-Kraken Day!  To celebrate, Mr Epp ever so kindly created wallpaper sized images of the above ‘historical document’ of an Air-Kraken attack on this day in 1903.  Quite terrifying, but with a majesty that defies civilised logic, I’m sure you’ll agree.  You are too kind, Mr Epp.
In fact, I’ve been thinking that Air-Krakens would make excellent shapes for kites – perhaps being flown on Air-Kraken day to scare off other Air-Krakens for the rest of the year.  You can find squid kites (here and here, pricey though they are) but they most certainly lack the subtlety of their larger, airbourne cousins.  I do intend to learn to make my own kites, and perhaps my next post will help.

  • I don't have much experience with blogging but I like yours, nice theme.
  • amplifier
    The Air Kraken can be extremely dangerous if provoked. But at least their presence tends to scare of the Sky Sharks.
  • The Air Kracken or Aero-Kracken refers to the Sir Arthur Connan-Doyle story "Horror of the Heights" which was one of his Professor Challenger stories. The Air Kracken was one of the Aerofauna found in the upper stratosphere.

    Taking into consideration the author and time it was written I think it is very Steampunk.

    I don't think the Aero-Kraken is particularly HP Lovcraftian but I can see how the artwork would lead people in that direction.

    God Save the Queen
    Commodore Maxby
    Æther Fleet Command
  • Tinkergirl
    They're the natural enemies of airships?
  • Ok, Despite having that wallpaper on my desktop at the moment, loving the whole idea of Air-Kraken, and generally spreading the word. I'm still having a hard time figuring out what exactly they have to do with Steampunk? (Besides the slight connection to Lovecraft, who most Steampunks tend to also enjoy).
  • We're talking of cosmic horrors here; so civilized logic be damned! The world of air-krakens and their ilk has been one of my favourite topics discussed here.
  • Kiskolou
    Kalooh,Kalay! It's air kraken day!
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