ROOT BEER PARTY DEEP CUT!!!

Well, after nine long weeks, we're back to normal here at the CRAZYVERSE.  I'm actually okay with it.  Frankly, these art posts are much easier and quicker to queue up!  As many of you know, one of my favorite things to post here is fan art.  It's always fun to play in somebody else's sandbox for a little bit, as it gives you a new perspective while trying to get the characters right.  We're only getting a couple bits of fan art this month, but they were among the most fun to work on!  So scroll down and see who's up first!  Enjoy...

It's no secret that amongst web cartoonists, root beer is our carbonated beverage of choice!  Of course, not all brands are created equal, as few can truly hold a candle to the amazing flavor of Barq's Root Beer!  There are a few, a VERY small few at that, that prefer A&W Root Beer.  It's not bad, but it just ain't Barq's.  Unfortunately, my pal Kim Belding, creator of Picpak Dog, just can't see the light and wouldn't stop harassing the good fans of Barq's Root Beer, so, as a way to get him to let up, I drew this fan art for him depicting Picpak humiliating Cartoon Me and Mike & Mindy as well.  We all made a great sacrifice so that Kim could feel big about himself while also taking a shot at this nasty soap-flavored gum he sent me as a gag gift once!  But it worked, and now cartoonists can drink Barq's in an stress-free environment once again.  In reality, Kim is one of my closest friends in comics and easily among the funniest to ever pick up a pen.  And although our root beer preferences can get a little intense sometimes, it's always been. in good fun and has always led to funny moments with our characters.  This art has also been in my archives for 11 years now!  Feels good to finally clean it up and post it!

That's all for this week, but we'll be back at it again seven days from now with some flavorful fan art for a very magical duo!  Until then, take care, stay safe and I'll catch y'all later!

THE CRAZY INFLATION BLOWOUT!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, EH?

We are back!  And already halfway past January!  Said it many times since this blog started, but time flies, and very fast at that.  Hopefully you are all in good spirits today, but if not, I got some well-rounded laughs in store that should get a rise out of you as some friends have floated in from the great white north! They're just bursting with excitement, and a little bit of helium, to meet you all!  Who are these rotund guests?  Scroll down and enjoy...

What happens when a dear pal's birthday is coming up and you need a gift fast?  You call in some favors of course!  Bubble Fox has pals all over the world, and a good many of them live in Canada!  Pals like Lollipop, Donna, Gully, Max and Foster!  You see, it was Kim Belding's birthday and to celebrate, his beloved creation, Picpak Dog, wanted some balloons.  But why give the Pink Pooch just any old dumb balloons when he could have some balloons with a Canadian flair!  That's when Bubble Fox came in and called up some pals from north of the border, who all agreed to lend their services for such a noble cause, as Kim and Picpak have made us all smile a lot over the years!  Up front is Lollipop from Jennifer Cuthbert's wonderful educational comic series The Adventures of Lollipop and Max Fogherty from Caanan Grall's masterpiece of comedy, Max Overacts!  Meanwhile in the back, Donna from Donna McKay's semi-autobiographical comic series Once Upon A Donna and the always familiar Gully Golz from Warren Frantz's hilarious hockey romp Off Season, seem to have inhaled a gut-busting amount of helium to round out THAT much!  Due to a helium shortage, Foster the Beaver of Ryan Klassen's City Folk had to settle for regular air!  Kim loved this piece as did my fellow Canadian pals, though Caanan's actually from Australia originally, but art and comedy have no borders!  Of course, the hard part now is...  How do I top Kim's birthday art this year?!?

Another week down in our lighthearted look at Inflation!  Come back next week as we end the first month of 2022 with a total blowout!  We are inflating our grosses in the next post, so be sure to float in and give it a look!  Until then, take care, stay safe and I'll catch y'all later!

MINDY'S BOOMIN' BLOOMERS, PT. 2!!!

Welcome back y'all!  February is just about done!  Hopefully things are looking brighter all around.  You know what brightens up one's day?  Laughter!  You know what makes people laugh?  Fart jokes!  You know what's a REALLY good fart joke?  A little girl holding in a sneeze that shoots out her butt and causes her bloomers to explode!  And hey, wouldn't you know it?  I just happen to have that for you today!  We're continuing on from last week's wackiness, so strap in and hold on to your butts, but NOT your sneezes, because all systems are go!  Enjoy...

One Bean

Marlene Jorgens

Bill Greenhead

Will Flitcroft

Kim Belding

Nora Racz

Monica Rondino

And that was second part of the Boomin' Bloomers Saga!  More great artists came in again, including yet another fan piece by Kim Belding (That guy is everywhere)!  I'm particularly happy at how many illustrators got in on this.  You see, as cartoonists, scenarios like these aren't really all that strange.  We live for wild, surreal, cartoony gags and are constantly pushing the limits.  Illustrators are often creating wonderful scenes of depth and emotion and vast environments.  To see a few take part in something so inherently zany was just a pure joy!  Thanks again to my awesome pals for taking part!  Hope y'all had a blast working on it!

And that's a wrap on February 2021!  Hope y'all enjoyed hanging with Mike and Mindy again for a bit.  I'd like to say that next week would kick off our WonderCon coverage, but I sadly doubt it's going to happen this year.  Its postponement hasn't been formally announced yet as of this writing, but barring some kind of miraculous turnaround, I just can't see it happening.  Stranger things have happened though, so fingers crossed!  Come what may, stay safe, take care and I'll catch y'all later!

MIKE AND MINDY HAVE SOME PALS!!!

We are back!  February is a short month, but it sure does pack a punch weather-wise!  But that's not the reason we are all here today.  We are here because it's Mike and Mindy's Anniversary and some pals wanted to show there appreciation for the Toony Tykes!  Which pals you're wondering?  Scroll down and you'll see!  Enjoy...

First up is this sweet little piece from Twitter pal Haruka!  I was stunned by the amount of fan art that came in for M&M's 10th Anniversary before and even after it happened.  Some of the fan art came from countries that I didn't even know followed the comic.  Most of it came from Europe while some, like in Haruka's case, came from as far away as Japan!  It really is a joy and quite humbling to know that people outside of North America not only read my comics but enjoy them too.  I never know how well these comics translate outside of the Americas as humor is different everywhere.  M&M was a silent, gag-based comic, so there was no language barrier to overcome.  Even though they ended so long ago now, I still get new fans every year because of these wacky kids!

Next up is a funny piece from The Muse Stand creator Joe Michael K!  Joe's another Twitter pal who felt inspired to give these two tykes a shot in his own style!  I always get laugh at how no matter who's drawing them, nearly everybody always includes the giant, rounded eyes in their M&M fan art.  It's certainly among their trademarks.  Along with helium of course!

Speaking of helium, it's just not a fan art post without the tiny, the toony and more than a little loony Kim Belding!  Kim always draws my characters with such wacky glee!  And when it comes to balloon gags, he always rises to the top!  Gotta say though, Santa's white gloves and black pants are really weirding me out here.  Kim assured me that's just how Canadian Santa dresses, but I have my suspicions!

Well, that's all for now.  Next week, we'll be back with some more fan art that's explosively fun, so be sure to come back and check it all out!  Until then, stay safe, take care 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: BACK TO THE BEGINNING WITH KIM BELDING!!!

We are back!  And we got our first guest comic of the anniversary!  And surprise surprise, it's by the creator of Picpak Dog: The young, bright and insanely fast Kim Belding, the only cartoonist on the planet who can turn in a guest comic WHILE you are literally asking him!  Kim's one of a kind and could give Sergio Aragones a run for his money!  So sit back and take a good look at this age-appropriate entry!  Enjoy...

Baby Mike and Mindy!  Why didn't I ever think of that?  Probably because Hanna Barbera already ran the gamut of the popular characters as babies/kids trope.  Kim breathes new life into the subgenre though, and as always delivers big laughs from the small tykes!  M&M was all about surrealism and so is Picpak Dog, which is one of the reasons why I love Kim's work so much.  He's an amazing artist and an even more amazing person.  I'm honored to be friends with him and equally honored that he gives so much humor and charm to my characters!  Thanks again Kim!

That's all for today!  We got another guest comic coming up on Friday that'll give you all belly laughs.  BIG belly laughs at that!  Until then, take care and I'll catch y'all later!

THE CRAZYVERSE IS BACK IN BUSINESS Y'ALL!!!

HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEY HEY HEY HEY!!!  That's right everybody!  After a month-long sabbatical and a one-week tease, the CRAZYVERSE is back up and running!  So excited about it all that I even hired Mr. Scream to come out here from WPIG Radio in Aurora, IL to type out today's first line! It's been a rough go lately.  After eight years, my original MacBook Pro finally died on me.  While I was putting the finishing touches on the next Bubble Fox book no less!  Luckily, everything was saved, but the timing was pretty horrible.  It was also right before a con I was tabling at and still needed prints to finish!  My Aunt Marisa was kind enough to let me use her computer for a few days, but she lives considerably far from me and her version of Photoshop was a bit older than what I was used to.  That coupled with my WonderCon trip and an increased work schedule just made it tough to get things done without my laptop.  Thankfully, things are going well right now, and I got's me a new laptop!  Momentum's on my side for once and I'm gonna keep it going!  But enough about that.  Y'all wanna see som art and dammit, I'm gonna deliver!  Enjoy...

It's no secret that Kim Belding is a very dear friend of mine.  The creator of the hilarious web comic, Picpak Dog, has long been a supporter of all things CRAZY and at this point has probably drawn my characters almost as much as I have!  Every year, I do some birthday art for Kim and he does some for me too.  Our birthdays both fall in April, so it's easy to be in a giving mood!  This art is from four years ago back in April 2015.  Kim was one of Mike & Mindy's biggest fans and always enjoyed it when the brats were bloated beyond belief with helium, so I gave him some balloons for his birthday as well!  Astute fans will notice that Mindy's even sporting some Picpak-colored bloomers for the occasion!  She always had a stylish flair!  Thanks again Kim for being such a good pal and a supportive pal.  I always got you back!

And that's all for this week.  The art rolls on next time with some canines that will hopefully have everybody howling with joy!  So be sure to come back and take a look!  Until then, take care and I'll catch y'all later!