METALUNA MUTANT MANIA!!!

We are almost there CRAZIES!!!  Halfway to Halloween!  And the call of turkey and sleigh bells aren't too far off either, but that's for another time!  Right now, these pumpkins we're made for carving, and that's just what we'll do!  We got another horror icon waiting in the wings and he's a bit blue that we haven't gotten to him yet, so lets get to it!  Enjoy...

The Metaluna Mutant!  An icon of early SciFi cinema, he's certainly got his fans.  So much so that there was actually a bit of backlash towards the MST3K crew when they riffed on it for Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie back in 1996!  If you take into account that A) It came out in the 1950's, a time when special effects were practically still being invented, and B) It was low budget to begin with, the movie was better than it had any right to be.  I feel MST3K's criticisms of story elements and such were fair, as it is cheesy as all get out.  But it's also one of the better films to get the Satellite of Love treatment and there were definitely more deserving titles out there.  I will say though, the film's low budget and inventing-wheel-still special effects are nowhere more evident than with the Metaluna Mutant.  I didn't just halfass the mutant's bottom half.  He LITERALLY looks unfinished in the movie too!  In someways, he set a trend.  Plenty of movie villains wear sweatpants now too!

Another one down as the Witching Hour gets closer and closer!  But before that can happen, we still gotta get through a few more posts, so be sure to come back and check it out!  Until then, take care, stay safe and I'll catch y'all later!

FEED... MEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Welcome back CRAZIES!!!  Now that we're past the mediocrity of Long Beach Comic Con, we can finally get into the seasonal spirit of Halloween!  Got some great art queued up this month, so let's dive on in and avoid any Knicks and scrapes!  After all, our first subject is ALWAYS thirsty for blood!  Who or WHAT is it?  Scroll down and see!  Enjoy...

Oh my goodness!  Audrey II is here and hungry!  Once a cute little plant bud in a coffee can, it turned out he/she was actually an alien plant bent on world domination!  Originally a monster from a 60's Z movie by schlock master Roger Corman, Audrey II was reborn in the early 80's when eventual Disney saviors Howard Ashman and Alan Menkin turned the flop film, Little Shop of Horrors, into an off-Broadway sensation, eventually making the jump to the big stage and then returning to film in a cult hit directed by Muppet legend Frank Oz!  For our purposes, Audrey II kicked off a new round for Twitter art collective Animal Alphabets, this time focusing on horror and SciFi movie monsters!  I was more than eager to take part in this one and had a great time with all the themes!  This movie in particular appealed to me.  Besides the Muppet connections, there were also a lot of SCTV connections to the film as well, so it was special for sure.

That's all she wrote for this week, but be sure to creep in next Wednesday where things will take a more cheery turn!  Until then, take care, stay safe and I'll catch y'all later!

BUBBLE AND PALS FLOAT FOR A PAL!!!

Welcome to August CRAZIES!!!  Hopefully you are all staying safe and finding ways to be occupied.  Not a whole lot of new things to report on any front, but I do have some new (To this blog!) art to share with you all, so why not slip right in, eh?  Enjoy...

Oh Bubble, Bubble, Bubble...  That's no way to treat your friends!  I know you promised Jenna some balloons for her birthday, but wouldn't it have been easier to just buy some instead of inflating Picpak Dog and Mr. Blob?  Of course the answer is YES, but it's much more fun this way!  This was a birthday greeting on Twitter I did for my dear friend, Jenna Belding.  Jenna is the sister of Picpak Dog creator Kim Belding, who's certainly no stranger to these CRAZY parts having done numerous guest comics and fan art over the years.  When it's somebody's birthday, we always try to do a little something for our pals to give them a good laugh and what's funnier than root beer and cartoon balloons?  Hopefully Jenna still remembers this and still gets a good chuckle out of it!

Well, that's all for now.  We'll back next week with some new art that could definitely use a bit of color.  Until then,  take care, stay safe and I'll catch y'all later!

MIKE AND MINDY ARE OUT OF THIS PLANET THANKS TO SCOTT WARREN!!!

We are mid-week here at the CRAZYVERSE and still celebrating the incredible Mike & Mindy 10th Anniversary party!  M&M had a surprising following with audiences abroad, probably because of them not talking, which meant no language barriers.  I can't help but wonder if perhaps life on other planets might also be fans of them by that same logic?  I unfortunately don't have the means to find out.  Scott Warren, on the other hand, does!  So pour yourself a huge heaping bowl of Crunchy Bunches and then see how things worked out by scrolling below!  Enjoy...

Well, Mike and Mindy seem to like the aliens, and the aliens are giving them a thumbs up instead of a probe, so that's gotta be a good sign, right?  Frankly, those aliens should be careful.  M&M's penchant for mayhem is quite legendary and could lead to shenanigans.  The kind of shenanigans that lead to planetary conquest at that!  Scott Warren is no stranger to the world of CRAZY.  He's done many guest strips over the years for Mike & Mindy and Bubble Fox, and he always delivers big!  His style is a classic, mixing the funny pages with Saturday morning cartoons.  His comic, Crunchy Bunches, is of the funniest out there and will hopefully be coming back soon.  This hiatus has been far too long!  At least we got some guest comic action from him!  Thanks again Scotty boy!  I really do love your take on the Buoyant Brats!

That's it for today, but be sure to come back Friday so we can end Week 3 with a very "well-rounded" guest comic!  Until then, take care and I'll catch y'all later!

ALIENS ALIENS EVERYWHERE!!!

WOO HOO!!!  MARCH IS OVER!!!  Aside from being less than a month away from my birthday now, we are also less than nine months away from Christmas and less than four months away from Comic Con!  All's looking pretty good right now!  Anyway,  I wanna bring this month to a close in style, and who better to do it with than some colorful aliens?  So let's dive right in!  Enjoy…

Now these guys look like a fun bunch!  I loved coloring this piece!  Haven't tested it yet, but I wanted this art to glow under a black light!  That's probably what I miss the most about drawing Mike And Mindy and Mushrooms.  Colors were such a fun thing to do.  It was very therapeutic in a weird way.  Glad I got these blog toons to keep my skills sharp at least.  I honestly can't remember whether this theme was for the Daily Doodle or Sketch Dailies, but it is one of my all-time favorites!

Well, that's a wrap for March.  We'll be back next week to kick April off in grand fashion!  Until then, take it easy and I'll catch y'all later!

TO BOLDLY GO WHERE NO KID'S GONE BEFORE!!!

And we're back!  April ends tomorrow, but that's OK.  Just means we are THAT much closer to Summer!  Of course, when you live where I do, it's almost always Summer, making those three legendary months a bit pointless!  But enough of that now!  The BBQ's will just have to wait because I got some artist-type to show you!  Enjoy...

This drawing came from the Daily Doodle last May, the theme being "Draw A Space Girl."  I especially had fun with this as kids and aliens are a blast to draw!  You can be really imaginative with them and add extra details, which made the girl's uniform a particular delight to design!  I loved giving her shoulder pads and a triple-domed helmet so her pigtails could have room!  As far as finishing a sketch goes, I've never done anything so drastic before with the background.  Every time I try to draw the wonders of space, it ends up turning into a big black square with white dots!  This had to look cool, so I let the real deal fill out the skies of this toon!

And so we conclude April, but we'll be back next time to kick off May with some new art and hopefully a positive review of the WonderCon 2015 experience!  Until then, take care and I'll catch y'all later!

THOSE DAPPER EXTRA TERRESTRIALS!!!

Another week, another piece of original art!  One of the things I love about doing these drawings for the Daily Doodle and Sketch Dailies is that it takes me out of my comfort zone and forces me to draw things I never would have tried to or even thought to draw in the first place.  And the piece below is one such example...

I believe this was for Sketch Dailies some time last May.  The theme was "Draw An Alien Businessman."  I went with a slug-like alien because the body was easier to draw and I was likely already stretched for time.  The head is not something that'd be considered "My style," likely because of the eyes.  Gigantic round eyes are probably what I've become best known for at this point style-wise.  I figured this alien may be from a world where it's always bright, so his eyes are smaller to be better protected from the brightness.  And he does look very professional with that coat and tie!  He means business!  Can't remember how popular this one was, but I liked it, which is what matters most I guess.

Well, that's all for now.  I'll be back next time with another inked sketch from the CRAZY Archives (A.K.A., a shoebox under my bed!)!  Until then, take care and I'll catch y'all later!