Space Colony
By Where's Wally, 1990
Welcome to an incredibly detailed vision of life on the moon, brought to you in the distinctive "Where's Waldo?" style of intricate, crowded scenes. This bustling lunar colony shows hundreds of characters living their daily lives under massive protective domes on the moon's surface, with a star-filled sky above populated by rockets, satellites, and space debris. Every corner reveals something new: people shopping, working, exercising, and going about their business as if this off-world settlement were just another busy city.
What makes this illustration so engaging is how it imagines the mundane realities of space colonization rather than focusing purely on adventure. You'll spot families, pets, restaurants, and all the trappings of Earth life transplanted to this lunar landscape. The cross-sectioned dome structures let you peek into multiple levels of activity simultaneously, creating a kind of ant-farm view of humanity's potential future. It's both playful and surprisingly thoughtful, asking us to consider what we'd bring with us if we ever did pack up and move to another world.