Dear Students,
For extra-credit and for a good time,
Draw at least five of these characters into your compbook. Take about three or so minutes with non photo blue. Ink at your leisure. Color at your whim. Give each of them a full page with a frame. But before you start, pause to consider them all. What the hell is going on? How can I get into this nightclub?
Sincerely,
Prof. SETI
I thought this must be a modern parody, but no: this is a classic woodcut appropriately titled ”Octopus Games” by Japanese artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi, made circa 1840–42.