What news, Muninn?

So... When I was a kid, I read a lot of mythology.  A LOT.  My favorites were Greek, Norse, and some of the Coyote legends of Native American tradition.  Of the three, though, I only ever designed characters for Norse mythology, for some reason.  In fact, I had an entire Norse mythology headcanon that would make mythology purists cringe.  My favorite character?  Well, Marvel demands that I say Thor and Loki, but I think those two (while fantastic) come second to Loki's children, of which Jormungandr is my absolute favourite. 

In my version of Norse mythology, the Midgard serpent is a red-headed fellow (or, on occasion, massive green serpent), friend of Odin's raven Munnin and collector of Midgardian lore.

This whole image is nothing short of a psychotic exercise in experimentation.  I kept switching brush settings, colors, techniques, and styles the entire time I was working on it, so it's kind of a mess.  I still like it, though, and I think I'm beginning to see some good coming from my recent remedial art studies.

This rendition of Jormungandr is my own design, of course.