MIGHTY MEETS MODEST!!!

HERE I COME TO SAVE THE WEEEEEEEEEEK!!!  Well, maybe.  I mean, it's just some simple art that I hope makes your day a little better.  But it could also be the greatest art ever!  But probably not, just passable.  What does all the contradictory babbling mean?  Scroll down and find out!  Enjoy...

Oh Mighty Mouse, you're far too kind!  There's not much backstory to this one.  Pinch Punch Post picked mice as a theme, and I decided to make a pun out of it.  Mighty Mouse was an easy selection.  He's surprisingly relevant still despite the fact that his cartoons haven't been seen on television regularly in over 30 years and his home video presence consists of ONE short on numerous public domain collections and three shorts on the New Adventures of Mighty Mouse DVD set.  There's a whole host of theories as to why the old Terrytoons shorts aren't available, despite being owned by Nickelodeon through the Viacom acquisition (Which is why they're among the few classic cartoon series that haven't been on Cartoon Network), but we won't get into that here.  All I knew was, his name made him an easy choice.  The other mouse, not so much.  Then I remembered there was a band called Modest Mouse, and that name totally worked so I ran with it!  Funny thing is, until I drew this, I'd never actually heard any of their songs!  Some pals recommended the song Float On, and I must admit, it was pretty catchy with a fun, animated music video attached.  Better late than never is among my mottos in life!

That's all for this week.  Be sure to come back next time so that we can finish off the Merry Month of May with some art that would certainly make Mighty Mouse's pals Heckle and Jeckle smile a bit!  Until then, take care, stay safe and I'll catch y'all later!

A MOST MERRY MOUSE!!!

Woohoo!  Getting closer to Christmas y'all!  So many things to see and do!  Provided I'm not sick or hurt, tomorrow will be annual my visit to Knott's 'Merry" Farm while Friday brings Star Wars back into my life!  For those who don't live in SoCal or a state where theme parks are open year-round due to more agreeable weather, Knott's Berry Farm has long been number two in the California theme park hierarchy.  Literally minutes away from Disneyland, it tends to get overlooked sometimes but man is it a fun place, especially between October and December!  Their Halloween Haunt is legendary, having received global acclaim as being the best Halloween attraction around!  The Merry Farm during Christmas time is also a blast, giving a real down-to-Earth feel as opposed to the bazooka full of cheer that Disneyland blasts everyone with during their holiday festivities!  Both parks are worth going to during the holidays, so try to go if you can!  Anyway, enough rambling!  Time for some art!  Enjoy...

This little mouse got a lovely treat for Christmas: Fresh breath!  This, as well as last week's art came from the IlloAdvent art collective held on Twitter every year!  It was a bit of a challenge to come up with a new drawing for 25 days straight, but well worth the effort!  I must have been channeling my pal Jamie Cosley in this one, because the sparkly eyes I gave my little mouse make her look like one of the insanely adorable characters he always draws!  Mice have always held a special place at the Esparza household when it came time to decorate for the holidays.  My mom has always kept a small collection of mouse ornaments to put around the house, despite the fact that she's afraid of them!  She's never said why she's so fond of the mouse ornaments, but I guess any vermin can be cute if you pump enough holiday cheer into it!  Might have to try this theory with spiders!

And so ends another week as we march towards Christmas!  A couple of familiar pals make another brief return next time to get us all in a silly mood for Christmas!  I would once again like to urge all my readers to please help those in need this holiday season.  Every little bit helps!  Until next time, take care and I'll catch y'all later and to all my wonderful Jewish friends, Happy Hanukkah!

YEEEEEEHAAAAAAAW!!!

Howdy partner!  It's the last post of May 2016!  So saddle up and grab yer hat, 'cuz it's gonna be a wild ride!  Oh, and don't wear red if you can help it!  Enjoy…

That mouse may wanna run!  As so often happens, I didn't have time to draw all the themes that Daily Doodle put out one week, so I combined a couple into one piece, and this one worked out pretty good! The themes in question were a Matador Mouse and a Cowboy Cat.  This feline may well use up all nine of his lives if he ain't careful!

And so ends the merry month of May in the year 2016!  I hope y'all had a good time this month and are ready for some awesome summer fun!  I know I am and look forward to bringing you some more laughs come June!  Until then, take care and I'll catch y'all later!

SUCKING WIND… LITERALLY!!!

Greetings folks!  This is past Jon telling you that Comic Con 2015 may or may not have been cool, I honestly don't know yet!  But I DO know that the pics will be coming in early august and that I'm likely to be pretty beat up from the Con right now!  So until then, enjoy this inked art I penciled last year!

 This theme came from the Daily Doodle who asked all interested to draw a Vampire Mouse.  Well, I knew I had to take this to a CRAZY level and made it a Vampire Balloon Mouse!  And yes, I'm well aware that air doesn't make a balloon float.  It's a cartoon folks.  Doesn't have to make sense.  Mice can't be vampires either!

Well, that's all for this week.  I'll be back next time with some art that's actually a little bit relevant to the recent Comic Con.  Until then, take care and I'll catch y'all later!

THUMBS UP!!!

Man!  Is June really over already?  Time sure does fly!  Oh well, that's life!  Time marches on, and so does the art!  Enjoy this week's offering…

The theme this time around was "Thumbelina" as suggested by Sketch Dailies.  I'm sure Hans Christian Anderson would roll in his grave if he saw this, but I like to think I gave his princess a very original spin.  At least this one didn't win a Golden Raspberry Award like the Don Bluth adaptation did!  That counts for something, right?

And so ends another month.  Next week, I'll be back with some Patriotic art as well as a visit to Comic Con's past!  Until then, take care and I'll catch y'all later!