the characters pretty kewl but your right, this ones a bit dry compared to the last one. one of the problems I think is that all of the red creatures are fairly static. for the most part they're going in the same direction and look the same as if they were just copies of each other. on top of that there just isn't enough in the image to put together a story or a reason for the image.
however, it is a great character creature study and I think the creature you've got is quite intriguing.

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