Welcome to May CRAZIES!!! Summer is almost here! Man, I can already smell the BBQ and lemonade! But enough about that! We''ll have plenty of time to celebrate the season of fun in the coming weeks. Right now, we are celebrating the fun that fellow comic creators bring us! And this week is a particular treat as we honor one of the greats of all ages comics! Who is it you ask? Well scroll down and see for yourself! Enjoy...
Evil doers beware! G.A.S.P. is on the scene! Who is G.A.S.P. you ask? Why, the Gathering of Awesome Super Pals! Though, they aren't acting very super at the moment. There's their fearless leader, Captain Amazing, also known as Reggie, whose name coincidentally rhymes with "Wedgie" which is exactly what Ultra Violet, aka Mary Violet, is giving him right now! Kid Lighting, aka Pajamaman, would help, but he's in a bit of a jam himself right now after being plowed through by Ms. Miraculous, aka Rhonda, who herself has just been bowled over by a medicine ball! Meanwhile Princess Powerful, aka Amelia at dead center, seems to have taken all that she's willing to take at this point. 'Course, there are quite a few other members of G.A.S.P., but I only had so much room on the paper! These colorful kids are the creation of Jimmy Gownley, one the cartoonists that really inspired me to quit hiding behind my sketchbook and start getting my comics out there. His artwork is so appealing with a real Jack Davis quality in that he can be very detailed and realistic and yet still come across as silly and cartoony without it being jolting. When I came across his Amelia Rules! series at SDCC my senior year of college, it was a defining moment for me. That there was somebody else out there doing humor and kids comics and without the banner of MAD Magazine behind him, it gave me the confidence to give it a shot myself. Jimmy's also just a heck of nice guy. The first time I met him, I fanboyed hard, but he was patient and assuring and gave me advice. It's because of folks like Jimmy and Phil Yeh, Stan Sakai, Sergio Aragones and late great Batton Lash that I'm still here and still creating and having the most fun I've ever had doing it. Jimmy's also done a couple of commissions for me, but those are for another day. Thanks for letting me play in your sandbox Jimmy! And thanks keeping the sneeze barfs to a minimum!
Well, that's one week down in the Merry Month of May, but the merriment will continue as more Fan Art is coming next week! So be sure to come back and see who will be next to get the CRAZY honors! Until then, take care, stay safe and I'll catch y'all later!
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