Thursday, July 31, 2008
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Goo, Goo Kajoob
Howdy,
You can't have come of age during the sixties and not be influenced by The Beatles. I never felt a need to take drugs as long as I could delve into my imagination through their music. Even today, my ipod has more Beatles music than any other artist.
Here are some cartoons of John, Paul and George. I had a Ringo drawing, but can't seem to find it. And yes, I now know a bass has 4 strings not six. I should know, it was my instrument of choice when I was playing with Hermanos Guzanos.
You can't have come of age during the sixties and not be influenced by The Beatles. I never felt a need to take drugs as long as I could delve into my imagination through their music. Even today, my ipod has more Beatles music than any other artist.
Here are some cartoons of John, Paul and George. I had a Ringo drawing, but can't seem to find it. And yes, I now know a bass has 4 strings not six. I should know, it was my instrument of choice when I was playing with Hermanos Guzanos.
Saturday, July 26, 2008
The Beverly Hills Rat
Howdy,
This is a story that never saw light of day.
The husband of my then boss wanted to be a screenwriter. He knew I was a cartoonist, so he asked me to illustrate this story hoping to generate some buzz some where. I actually like the art on this one. It wasn't done in full 10x15 size so it may seem a little claustrophobic, I tried to do it as detailed as full size. It was also a little more adult than my usual stuff. I like drawing some else's story, especially when they don't put in their 50 cents. This guy gave me carte blanche.
This is a story that never saw light of day.
The husband of my then boss wanted to be a screenwriter. He knew I was a cartoonist, so he asked me to illustrate this story hoping to generate some buzz some where. I actually like the art on this one. It wasn't done in full 10x15 size so it may seem a little claustrophobic, I tried to do it as detailed as full size. It was also a little more adult than my usual stuff. I like drawing some else's story, especially when they don't put in their 50 cents. This guy gave me carte blanche.
Snarf! Gasp!
Howdy,
By the time I did the second Marvin Aardvark story I had graduated to Bristol Board and standard comic size 10x15 pages.
Hopefully there is progression in my story telling skills as well.
By the time I did the second Marvin Aardvark story I had graduated to Bristol Board and standard comic size 10x15 pages.
Hopefully there is progression in my story telling skills as well.
Friday, July 25, 2008
Hero of the Spaceways, Marvin Aardvark!
Howdy,
Back in the late sixties and early seventies, I was a teenager looking to find a way to express myself through art. My influences up to then were mainly Mad magazine and Warner Brothers cartoons. So it will come as no surprise then that my first attempts at comic book stuff would be of a slightly humorous bent reflecting those influences.
Actually, if you read the first story presented here, you will see that I swiped and lifted wholesale from them.
This is the first drawing of my hero Marvin Aardvark. Note that I hadn't worked out what to do with the nose yet.
Here we see Marvin in a Jim Steranko style pose.
I also tried to make him beefier.
Eventually I settled on a set character design and tried my hand at an actual story. It was done on soft pulpy drawing paper with a crowquill pen nib. What did I know, I was just a kid. As you can see, the story is pretty much a wholesale swipe of Bugs Bunny and Marvin Martian, but we learn and hopefully grow beyond our influences as the years go by.
Tomorrow I will post the second story featuring Marvin Aardvark.
Back in the late sixties and early seventies, I was a teenager looking to find a way to express myself through art. My influences up to then were mainly Mad magazine and Warner Brothers cartoons. So it will come as no surprise then that my first attempts at comic book stuff would be of a slightly humorous bent reflecting those influences.
Actually, if you read the first story presented here, you will see that I swiped and lifted wholesale from them.
This is the first drawing of my hero Marvin Aardvark. Note that I hadn't worked out what to do with the nose yet.
Here we see Marvin in a Jim Steranko style pose.
I also tried to make him beefier.
Eventually I settled on a set character design and tried my hand at an actual story. It was done on soft pulpy drawing paper with a crowquill pen nib. What did I know, I was just a kid. As you can see, the story is pretty much a wholesale swipe of Bugs Bunny and Marvin Martian, but we learn and hopefully grow beyond our influences as the years go by.
Tomorrow I will post the second story featuring Marvin Aardvark.
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Into The Vortex
Howdy,
Over at Monster Alley, Gary Wray cracked open a little Vortex #12 with his "Devil Robots From Outer Space". This particular issue also saw the publication of my story "Tourists". Enjoy.
Hey, all you guys and gals heading out to the San Diego con this weekend, have a safe and fun outing and don't do anything you wouldn't do in front of the wife!
later.
Over at Monster Alley, Gary Wray cracked open a little Vortex #12 with his "Devil Robots From Outer Space". This particular issue also saw the publication of my story "Tourists". Enjoy.
Hey, all you guys and gals heading out to the San Diego con this weekend, have a safe and fun outing and don't do anything you wouldn't do in front of the wife!
later.
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Monday, July 21, 2008
Howdy,
This is the last page of Fab Ion #2. Page 8 is a different kind of strip for me and Gary. We wrote done 6 different verbs or actions like "riding a roller coaster" and put them in a hat. Then, we wrote down 6 nouns or characters like "a giant brain" and put them in a hat. Then we drew one of each to give us a panel to illustrate. There are more to post later, but for now, enjoy "Cheap Thrills".
This is the last page of Fab Ion #2. Page 8 is a different kind of strip for me and Gary. We wrote done 6 different verbs or actions like "riding a roller coaster" and put them in a hat. Then, we wrote down 6 nouns or characters like "a giant brain" and put them in a hat. Then we drew one of each to give us a panel to illustrate. There are more to post later, but for now, enjoy "Cheap Thrills".
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Friday, July 18, 2008
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Monday, July 14, 2008
Fab Ion #2
Howdy,
Fab Ion #2 was a collection of one page comics I had done. Over the course of this week I will post a page a day.
Fab Ion #2 was a collection of one page comics I had done. Over the course of this week I will post a page a day.
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Friday, July 11, 2008
Chinamans Ghost pt.2
Howdy,
Back on June 30 I posted the unfinished pages of a story called "Chinaman's Ghost".
I found the planning sketches for it and thought I'd share. These were done full size in Sharpie fine point on cheap paper.
Back on June 30 I posted the unfinished pages of a story called "Chinaman's Ghost".
I found the planning sketches for it and thought I'd share. These were done full size in Sharpie fine point on cheap paper.
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