Dorno and Sarko the Arkman

Dorno and Sarko the Arkman by Bowen12a 

Sarko (to Dorno):  The animals I can use, but, for you, son of Zandor, I have no use, except to control Zandor.

Dorno and Sarko the Arkman behind-the-scenes by Bowen12a

Dorno is the son of Zandor, leader of the Herculoids, and his wife Tara, a family of three humans and their five very powerful pet creatures defending their jungle planet.  The Herculoids were the subjects of an American animated television series, which debuted in 1967 and was revived in 1981 on CBS and produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions.

Due to his youth and his lack of special powers, Dorno is certainly one of the most vulnerable members of the Herculoids and is frequently a weak link which their opponents seek to target.  I imagined what might happen if the Herculoids had not rescued the boy in certain episodes.

The 2-picture series "Dorno and Sarko the Arkman by Bowen12a" was one that I commissioned from an artist through DeviantART in 2015.  

These pictures were inspired by the episode "Sarko the Arkman".  While attempting to rescue Igoo, Dorno, Tundro, and Gleep fall into a trap pit and are imprisoned in a capsule, from which Gleep is able to escape.  The remaining threesome are flown back to the Arkman's home planet, where Sarko declares that he has no use for Dorno, except as a hostage.

Imagining that the Herculoids' rescue attempt had failed, I pictured Sarko finding some experiment to conduct on the shirtless pretty boy after all.  

Will Dorno's soft, warm flesh be spared from Sarko's cold, sharp scalpel?

The behind-the-scenes picture depicts Sarko tickling Dorno.

This picture is fan art and intended to raise interest in the Herculoids and Dorno.  These are original scenes and did not appear in the series or in any other derivative media.

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Also see:  Dorno and the Pirates; Dorno and the Time Creature