The Milk Run Preview: The Saberoo

In a previous post, I described to you a curious creature that attacks Aason in the beginning of The Milk Run. My wife, Denise, named the creature an Ice-Saber since it was similar to a saber-toothed tiger that lived on a freezing cold planet. However, in sketching out designs for the new cover, my brother Bruce called it a Saberoo because its rear legs are more like a kangaroo. Since both are right, I decided to rename the creature an Ice-Saberoo so as to not hurt anyone's feelings.

Naming rights aside, Bruce asked me for more details on what the creature looked like. So I embarked on a journey to stitch together a Frankenstein version of the predator. All I can say is please, please forgive me. Bruce will do a much better job of rendering it but it is a starting point:



After you pick yourself up from the floor, laughing, let me just point out a few salient features. Those horrid red things on its head are supposed to be tissue-thin infrared sensors which can swivel and allow the creature to track its prey using body heat. It has pronounced saber-like teeth, both upper and lower. It has very powerful rear legs for leaping at its prey and a meaty tail for counter-balance.

Normally, it hits its prey with its top teeth then sinks its lower teeth into the prey's body. It then uses its upper teeth to pry open its food like an old-fashioned can opener. To make things worse, it has heavily clawed short front legs in case it gets into a tussle. All in all, a good animal to avoid.