Comic Con Fans: Klingon Family of Lemon Grove

I noticed at last couple of Cons that the abundance of Klingons have been replaced by legions of Hobbits. They must be getting older and attending time share weekends. I guess they found the real meaning of "Q'apla!"

Comic Con Fan: The Ravenous Reader

Look out for this one near any bathroom entrance or waste recepticle. Instead of waiting to get home to read their latest purchase, they plop themselves down at the highest traffic walkway intersection and begin reading.

ComicConFans: Pierced Couple

Every Con you see new levels of piercing. I tried piercing once. I almost died. Always let a professional do the piercing. Lesson learned.

Comic Con Fan: Furry Unicorn Man with Guitar

I actually saw this guy walking around. I was videotaping the wacky characters and he did a perfectly timed take reaction of a woman (I think it was Lady Death) walking by. Priceless

Comic Con Fan:The Classic Trekker

Since the San Diego Comic-Con is looming on the horizon, I thought I'd take some time every day to do a drawing of some of the types of fans that attend. I've been attending the Con regularly since 1979 so I've seen a few characters in my day. This is the Classic Trekker.

Drawings from the same meeting but not as funny

So here are a few from the same meeting that Robo was talking about. Not too much drawing because I was looking at what Robo was drawing and giggling too much. He was a man posessed! I guess when executives feed you the lines your mind starts to go to "those" places. By that I mean fish that have "needs".

Lunch time Meeeting Fun!!!

We had a big story artist/vis. dev lunch meeting today. For some reason, I couldn't stop drawing. Here are some of the sketches. The two with the little fish was inspired by something an exectutive said concerning movies and the audiences. The quote was something like " We would never do a movie about a fish who lives in a house and drives a car because it would skew too young and wouln't attract that older audience." This is my attempt to prove her wrong. It's a movie about a little fish taha likes blowjobs and lap dances. Coming soon to a theater near you. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll care.
-John

My Other Business

So I haven't posted in a long time, but I have a good reason. Well actually I don't, but I've been busy working at my other job, Wedding Art. It all started when I was unemployed and broke and I didn't have the funds to buy my friend anything on her registry. Instead I made a Warhol print of her and her husband to be. Suddenly it was a thing as my friends got married they all demanded art. So I've continued to duplicate pop art added a personal twist incorporating the couple. I just finished the Lichtenstein for the wedding I attended last Saturday.

It has been fun to study the works of great artists I admire and make a weak attempt to duplicate their style. Since I am only repeated what has already been mastered I am not earning a cent. My next task will be to create my own signature style. But actually I can't wait for the day I get to buy a toaster like everyone else.

Hilighter Love

Caricatures drawn with a eye-numbing pink hilighter pen.

FishPool and Happy Cinco De Mayo

Here's another meeting sketch. Don't know if these are Mudskippers or what but they're definitely up to no good. Playing pool and smoking lead to ________________________. (insert violent headline here)

For those of you in North America and Mexico, "Happy Cinco De Mayo!" For our other foreign friends...Have a good weekend!

Rabbits and Wolves

A few weeks ago, I was looking through some old stuff and found these drawings. The funny thing is that they pre-figure "Chippy and Loopus" by a year or two. Here I thought I came up with those characters out of thin air when in reality they were in the back of my head the whole time.
This first group of sketches is from a comic I was drawing called "Rabbit Zero". It's about a little rabbit who gets into mudane yet frustrating problems like being stuck in the line at a supermarket and then resorting to extreme violence to rectify the situation. Kind of a proto-Chippy. The big difference is he didn't talk and worked alone.



This is a page from my sketch book. The little girl bunny on the top left was the result of a dream my wife Sara had. She awoke one morning and said "get a pencil and a pad of paper". Then she preceded to describe this little rabbit character. I decided to to draw a little comic strip for her starring this little girl rabbit and her boyfriend (the rabbit on the right). I began to form a cast of characters to support them. For a number of reasons, I never drew the strip. Notice the wolf directly below the little boy rabbit. Look familiar?

Amos Moses

I'm working at home on this fine sunny Sunday, and listening to some favorite 70's jams. On came the classic "Amos Moses" by Jerry Reed. Oh yes, that's right, I said classic. Anyway, as Iistened, I started picturing old Amos. Here's what I saw. Enjoy!

Really Rough!

This might look familiar to the folks who read Chippy and Loopus. I was sitting in a meeting and my mind was wandering. I scribbled this out very quickly with a brush pen. I added the dialogue when I transfered the panels to a 2x8 strip. Until then, I had a general idea of what they were saying, but I didn't get specific until the drawings were done. The total time for this particular strip start to finish was 30 minutes. The finished strip is over at http://phloo.blogspot.com/.

Lost in Renderland

I was supposed to be boarding a scene but I got caught up in rendering this guy. When you pump out sequences too fast your brain turns to mush. That's were mine is. So I decided to slow down and just take the time to render something. Prismacolor.

Post screening sketch: Frumple

I like to draw during meetings. Here's an ugly dude for ya. I've been a big fan of Dave Cooper. He really pushes his designs in a grotesque manner but somehow (for me) they're still appealing. I also like his storytelling. Pick up 'Ripple' if you get a chance. So I guess what I'm saying is that I was inspired by him. BTW this was done with a Colors-In-Motion Twist up Crayon. Love those things! They have a waxy feel when you draw with them and they layer beautifully. The best for coloring your storyboards. Really. I got mine from Staples. Go buy some now (get the 25 pack).

Doodle E Doo

Sometimes when you follow a talented fellow like Walleye, occasionally you need to humble yourself and just post for posting sake. These sketches aren't the best but they are what they are, pieces of paper plucked from a recycling bin.

sketch one: Caricature study. Trying to simplify with shapes.

sketch two: When the director gets a craving for donuts, you get him his FutherMucking donuts!! This is the after drawing. I'll have to see if I can find the before drawing.

EDIT: Found it!!! Here's the before drawing. He reallly wasn't like this. Just an exaggeration.

A moment for Anger

Been a while since I've posted any of these. Lost some momentum with tight deadlines and too much real work with a dangling paycheck. Stupid work.
Anyhow, I wanted to bring Anger back. Sorry for the language to anyone easily offended. I firmly believe in the heart of every "Nice" human being, is a raging, ball of fury just waiting to break loose. This one is a bit of a rant...I hope blogger blows it up enough to actually read it. If not, I'm sure you'll get the drift.
To the Count, I apologize in advance for the body fluid in this strip. That's where my head went when I thought up the idea. Funny thing, the idea of the head blowing up came from watching this crazy religious show where these muscle guys lift and break shit for Jesus. This one meaty neckless born again steroid sucker, took this run of the mill pink water bottle and using his veiny lungs, blew the thing up until it was the size of a tire and then kept going until it exploded. Between each breath he would thank Jesus for giving him the strength to pop that little piece of rubber that was probably manufactured in China for less than a nickel. The passions that drive people fascinate and terrify me. So that got me thinking about my tendency to rant and how my deep seeded nut of fury is probably the same passion that the muscle dude used to pop the unsuspecting waterbottle. What better way to pay homage to that than to blow up Anger's head. What can I say, I'm not that original. If the brow be low, then let it drag.
I love peanut butter....let's keep it clean, folks.
Happy sailing.

Kagematch Is Moving!

Hey Folks, the Count here, hijacking the site again to announce your favorite political rantfest, Kartoon Kagematch is moving, and has a new name. So come join me at my new home for political and social commentary at:

COUNTFUNKULA'S POLITICAL CARTOON CARNIVAL !

It's the same nutty political points of view and drawings, with a new website. Also, more videos and articles. Kind of whatever is on my mind on any given day, usually with my healthy dose of liberalism. But please know. all political points of view are welcome! I just got tired of server problems here on blogger. So once again come on over. The CARNIVAL'S in town! Wheeeeeee!

Fat Supes

He's Superman and he's fat.

fat barbarians

I wasn't really into superheros when I was a wee smear of shit, but I always dreamed of someday becoming a barbarian. Running across steppes, pushing giant wooden wheels, hacking apart fat guys in pits, and ravenging women with my massive pecks...hey, sounds like the life of a story artist! These drawings were made with Pelican watercolours and Faber Castell pastals on 140 lb Arches Watercolour papier.


Actually they were scribbled with photoshop on a stolen Mac while I tried to pull a weather vein from my arse. It was fun going IN....
Fat bottomed girls, you make the rockin world go round!