Guest Cartoon: Stef Marcinkowski

Stef Marcinkowski of the web graphic novel Sarah Zero, surprised me with this parody send up of Metallica’s album cover from “Master of Puppets”.     The original can be found on Wikipedia

Check out Stef’s blogpost that describes his process.   FIFTEEN HOURS, yes I said 15 hours to complete this monstrous task.  And with an infant crawling around the house too.  That is a true Bearmaniac!!

Guest Cartoon Request

Taking some time off the first couple weeks of December so if you are a webcomic artist looking to promote your work this is a great opportunity.   I am doing a repeat of my very first guest cartoon request.  Since I don’t have regular characters, I want to see you use your characters with a twist.    Here is what I am looking for:

  • Show us what one of your characters will look like at age 100 OR looked like at age one.
  • Single Panel (max 500 pixel width)
  • Give me a paragraph that describes your webcomic and who the character is that you have drawn
  • Send to me bearmancartoons at yahoo.com
  • Submit by November 20.

Need inspiration?  Well you can check out the submissions from when I put out  the call back in 2009 from George Ford, Dan Long, Byron Wilkins, Warren FrantzRobert Matejcek aka Spilled Ink, and Nate Fakes

 

 

Comments

55 responses to “Guest Cartoon: Stef Marcinkowski”

  1. Comedy Plus Avatar

    Way cool. Way cool.

    Have a terrific day. 🙂

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Thanks Sandee

  2. Red Avatar

    I am a huge Metallica fan and this is ubercool!

    15 hours? Wow. Not just for the dedication, but for the idea my attempt would be measured in weeks. *grins*
    Red.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Well you put in at least that much time to try and win me the editorial cartoon contest.

  3. Kim Avatar

    The attention to detail is amazing. Great job Stef!

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Thanks Kim. Well Stef should be thanking you but he isn’t here..haha

  4. George Avatar

    This is an amazing guest cartoon. Stef did an outstanding job. I can certainly see what painstaking touches he incorporated in the fifteen hours it took to complete this masterpiece. Quite impressive!

    1. Bearman Avatar

      That or he is slow as shit…haha j/k

  5. George Avatar

    Hey, can I still do a guest cartoon even though I participated in ’09? Is it okay if I try a different concept, perhaps the one you mentioned to me a few months ago?

    1. Bearman Avatar

      No…you gotta stick with the rules of this one for that time period. That is why I added the 1 year old version too, in case you or others wanted to try something different.

      Though I am always open to guest cartoons beyond this time.

  6. Androgoth Avatar

    I think that the new hair style works
    but your tongue has lengthened somewhat,
    I guess being a ghoul one has to have a
    long one, no I mean a long tongue 🙂 lol

    This is brilliant work
    by your friend Stef Marcinkowski 🙂

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Gene simmons has been giving me pointers

      1. Androgoth Avatar

        Yes it has been noted 😉 lmao

  7. Stef Marcinkowski Avatar

    Hello everyone

    Wow, thank you all so much for your awesome comments!

    TASTY TRIVIA: in making this pic, I asked Bearman to send me a real photo of himself, and he really DOES look like this. His tongue is like a full-grown Python.

    Take care!

    1. frigginloon Avatar

      I knew it , I knew it!!!!

    2. Christina Avatar

      Too much information 😛

      1. Christina Avatar

        Great cartoon though!

    3. Bearman Avatar

      I could make a gene simmons comment but I won’t hahah

    4. Androgoth Avatar

      Yes he has been known to
      take the hiss sometimes but
      he is definitely a wickd
      character and artist, as are
      you my friend… Well done 🙂

  8. Roland Avatar

    I’ll throw my hat in the ring for the guest strip, at first I didn’t know how I would do a zombie and ghost at 100 years, but then I remembered that I draw a freaking comic and I can do anything I want with my characters without explanation … lol.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Baby zombies/ghosts always make the girls go awwww. BTW I couldnt comment on your post today.

      1. Roland Avatar

        What did it do when you tried to leave a comment? or are you saying it was just that bad you couldn’t bring yourself to comment on it?

        1. Roland Avatar
          Roland

          I think I fixed it, try it now

  9. Rent Textbooks Avatar

    I love it. Too funny

  10. jynksie Avatar

    Ahhh, that Stef, he does great things for ya when yer not looking for it! [applauds]

    1. Bearman Avatar

      As long as he isn’t doing stuff TO you when you aren’t looking

  11. JerryBenedict Avatar

    Well done indeed!

    1. Bearman Avatar
  12. Roland Avatar

    I totally forgot to say that the guest comic is all kinds of awesome!

    1. Bearman Avatar

      It is…thanks

  13. Nate Fakes Avatar

    I would buy this album.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Someone drew all over it.

  14. Tony McGurk Avatar

    Great work Stef. Definitely an awesome Plus-master aAlbum cover.
    I’ll have to see what I can come up with for a guest old/young post

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Some old rats would be fun

  15. Binky Avatar

    That’s a great poster, Stef!
    15 hours? That’s a lot of dedication.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Dedication is his middle name. Actually it is…I stole his wallet

  16. James Avatar

    This Metallica reference made you my favorite person of the week.

  17. Bo Lumpkin Avatar

    You are definitely the master of +’s. Great fan art.
    I think I might be in for a guest strip. I’ll have to get my mind workin’.
    BTW You are a winner in my contest but you have to email me your address so I can send you your prize.

    Actually my post today kinda looks like I did when I was a kid but it is a photo and not a comic.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Woo HOO. WINNER WINNER!! Little behind on my blog visits today. Busy Busy but will get it to you.

  18. starla Avatar
    starla

    Very Cool! Well Done! Is Christmas really right around the corner? Time does fly.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Yes…so you can start sending me gifts now.

  19. SpilledInkGuy Avatar

    The original can be found in my collection, too.
    I like this version about a bajillion times better, though.
    Rock-on!!!

    1. Bearman Avatar

      I thought you meant the original guest cartoon you did for me that I alluded to above. NOW I get it. haha

      1. SpilledInkGuy Avatar

        Sorry, Bearman…
        now that I reread that it makes even less sense than most of my comments do.
        Which is saying a lot.
        Must be a result of all the headbanging.
        🙂

        1. Bearman Avatar

          I understood it, the second time I read it..haha

  20. dontchawannadream Avatar

    Fantastic job! 15 hours wooow.
    Now everyone agrees: you ROCK, Bearman! 🙂

    1. Bearman Avatar

      Thanks Cha!!!

  21. Mark Stokes Avatar

    Great job, Stef! Love your take on Bearman!

    1. Bearman Avatar
  22. Scholar Mel Avatar

    Just last night I was trying to find Enter Sandman on Spotify, no original was found. I liked them 20 years ago. Nice photo.

    1. Bearman Avatar

      20 years ago, you and they are getting old.

  23. Jande Avatar

    Stef’s work is awesome! (as that cartoon shows!) Nice to see him getting the kudos he deserves. :`D