Tag: cartoon

  • Guest Cartoon: Frank Hansen

    Bearman Guest Cartoon: Frank Hansen

    The interesting thing when I put out a call for guest cartoons is that there is always a surprise in my email inbox from someone I had not yet come across.  Frank Hansen is a cartoonist and illustrator.  He is preparing to launch his own comic in the near future but already has a vast collection of impressive illustrations on his site.

    I really love how he is so adept at shading with the pen that he can color an image in just a few colors and it adds some warmth to the illustration.  I might have to try that one day but I don’t have the patience he does for many little lines.  Astute readers will notice the game Little Bear is playing.

    Make sure to check out his work and his blog and give him lots of love here too.

    Next up on Thursday isAidan Casserly of Scapula.

    Missed a Guest Cartoon?  Here are the Links:

    – MJ Cartoonist
    – Roland Perez
    – Tony McGurk
    – Colleen Dick
    – Ken Drab

  • Guest Cartoon: Ken Drab

    Bearman Guest Cartoon: Ken Drab

    Today’s guest cartoon comes from new dad Ken Drab of Rick the Stick.  Ken is the only guest cartoonist’s to take on the challenge of replacing his cartoon character with that of a television star.  In this case, Rick takes over the role of B.A. Baracus from Mr T in the A-Team.  For those who didn’t follow the A-Team, B.A. didn’t like to fly so they always had to drug him before going anywhere.  And everyone knows those medallions Mr T wore had to weigh a ton.

    Ken is also a branding guru (even better than those who claim to be on twitter) and one of the founding members of a great webcomic resource, The Webcomic Alliance.  Head over there because by now he has posted a critique of Beartoons.  I told him to be brutally honest and he promised not to hold back so I can’t wait to see how I can improve the Beartoons experience for all of you in 2011.

    Missed a Guest Cartoon?  Here are the Links:

    – MJ Cartoonist
    – Roland Perez
    – Tony McGurk
    – Colleen Dick

  • Guest Cartoon: Colleen Dick

    Bearman Guest Cartoon: Colleen Dick

    Today’s homage to the gravatar that is known as Bearman comes from a recent commenter at Beartoons, Colleen Dick of Tix Comix.  Now I only have two problems with this image.  One is the beer gut.  She claims where she comes from anyone over 25 without a beer belly is considered a girly-man.  The other issue is that she thinks I would be drinking PBR.  Now my brand is Avalanche, Fat Tire, Smithwicks, Harp or even Miller Lite.  No Pabst Blue Ribbon, no Red White and Blue and no Natural Light.  Then again, if I wanted a cheap date, those might be OK.

    I asked Colleen to explain what Tix Comix is for my readers and she says “Tix Comix chronicles the amazing semi autobiographical adventures of alterego Tix Branco, an introverted multicultural geek musician, as she and her friends confront the daily insanity of real life. Super powers occasionally come into play.” 

    Thanks Colleen.  Next up is Ken Drab of Rick the Stick.

    Missed a Guest Cartoon?  Here are the Links:

    – MJ Cartoonist
    – Roland Perez
    – Tony McGurk

  • Guest Cartoon: Tony McGurk

    Bearman Guest Cartoon: Tony McGurk

    Up today is Tony McGurk of Life According to Tony.  Tony has only recently released on the world his artistic talent.  I have been following his exploits in Tasmania and of course the exploits of his dog Dixie, but it is only recently Tony has joined the cartooning world.

    Such talented spiders.  Not only can they weave a Bearman web but they know the difference between a Bear Maniac and a Bearman-iac.

    Keep commenting and spreading the joy.  Next up is Colleen Dick of Tix-Comix

    Missed a Guest Cartoon?  Here are the Links:

    – MJ Cartoonist
    – Roland Perez

  • Guest Cartoon: Roland Perez

    Beartoons Guest Cartoon: Roland Perez

    Today up is Roland Perez of Metal Jaw Comics.  Roland asked for a do-over.  Some of you recall he did this guest cartoon back in June where he spoofed the movie Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.    He thought many people hadn’t heard of that movie so this time he decided to spoof a classic.  Blades of Glory, starring Will Ferrell and Jon Heder.

    Remember to help promote this toon on twitter, etc.  Next up is Tony McGurk of Life According to Tony

    Missed a Guest Cartoon?  Here’s the Links:

    – MJ Cartoonist

  • Guest Cartoon: MJ Cartoonist

    Editorial Cartoon: MJ Cartoonist

    Today kicks off Holiday Break 2010 where I will be out of pocket for the next few weeks.

    I got such a great response to my call for guest cartoons that I will be posting three days a week for the next two weeks.  Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.  First up is MJ.  MJ is both a fellow editorial cartoonist for the National Free Press and also has his very own strip Welcome to the Jungle (it has nothing to do with the Bengals).

    I love how his Christmas lights seem to shine on the page and how the ice has frozen over the edge of the cartoon.  Thanks MJ and here’s hoping I don’t find a “dump of coal” in my fireplace come Christmas morning.

    Here is the full list of Guest Cartoons and when they will appear.  As I won’t be around please support all their hard work by leaving comments, visiting their sites and spreading the word on Twitter, Reddit, Facebook etc.

    Thur 12/23      MJ of National Free Press
    Sun 12/26        Roland Perez of Metal Jaw Comics
    Tues 12/28      Tony McGurk of Whatever he is Calling his blog today
    Thur 12/30     Colleen Dick of Tix-Comix
    Sun 1/2             Ken Drab of Rick the Stick
    Tues 1/4           Frank Hansen of Frank Hansen Illustration
    Thur 1/6           Aidan Casserly of Scapula
    Sun 1/9             George Ford of Addanac City

  • Editorial Cartoon: Christmas Pariah

    Editorial Cartoon: Salvation Army - The Christmas Pariah

    Every year in the United States, the charity organization Salvation Army has volunteers standing outside of grocery stores and retailers with a red kettle ringing their bell for patrons to donate.  Sometimes I give, sometimes I don’t.  There never is any rhyme or reason to when I do or don’t.

    Last year I saw a client of mine out volunteering so I stood with her for ten minutes as she rang her bell.  I noticed a strange phenomenon.  Most of the people who made eye contact seemed to donate.  However the vast majority chose not to donate and in doing would look down or away as they walked past.  It was as if by looking at the volunteer as they went by they might get some sort of disease.  I got to thinking that I have probably been guilty of the same thing.

    So this year, I made a pledge that no matter if I was planning to donate or not that I would acknowledge every single kettler (I don’t know what they are called so that works for me) and give them a cheery “hello” ….as I then walk on by.

  • Editorial Cartoon: TSA Pat Downs (again)

    Editorial Cartoon: TSA Pat Down

    I actually drew this one last week but it got pushed back.  It is the second of my editorial cartoons on the TSA Pat Downs.   I got to wondering, as embarrassing as it is for passengers, how must a TSA agent feel to have to grope the smelly crotch of some dude who hasn’t bathed in over a week.

    And the results are in and almost 90% of you thought my latest TSA shirt design was appropriate so in honor of your votes, I present the following design available right now on the store on buttons, stickers, t-shirts etc.

    Stop Gate Rape Button

  • RIP Leslie Nielsen

    Leslie Nielsen Caricature

    Leslie Nielsen passed away this week.  Everyone has been quoting his “Don’t call me Shirley” line from Airplane all week but I was more a fan of his Naked Gun series of movies as he was the star.

    Imagine a movie where a 50+ year old is the star, he has a hot girlfriend in Priscilla Presley, includes the master of disaster films, George Kennedy, and costared OJ Simpson when the public still loved and admired him. 

    A few of my favorite lines:

    Mimi Du Jour: Is this some kind of bust?
    Lt. Frank Drebin (Nielsen): Yes, ma’am, it’s very impressive, but we need to ask you a few questions.

    Lt. Frank Drebin (Nielsen): It’s the same old story. Boy finds girl, boy loses girl, girl finds boy, boy forgets girl, boy remembers girl, girl dies in a tragic blimp accident over the Orange Bowl on New Year’s Day.

    [Jane climbs a ladder as Drebin looks up] 
    Lt. Frank Drebin (Nielsen): Nice beaver! 
    Jane  [producing a stuffed beaver] Thank you. I just had it stuffed.

    Any other favorites?

  • Twaggies

    *** UPDATE: CHECK OUT MY GUEST TWAGGIE HERE (and make sure to leave a comment there)***

    Lately I have been enjoying a newly found site called Twaggies.com.  “What is a Twaggie?”, you might ask.  Well to put it simply, it is a Visual Tweet.  The owners of the site scour twitter for interesting quotes by celebs and non that might strike a chord if it had a cartoon image to go with it.

    I put together a guest Twaggie for them and sent it off.  Rather than using it, they challenged me with a different tweet.  I submitted that cartoon and it should be updating tonight or tomorrow (I’ll post a link when it does).   In the meantime, I present you with the original submission and it’s tweet that follows:

    Twaggies Leather vs Fur

    @BlackBook_Media  “People are more violently opposed to fur than leather because it’s safer to harass rich women than motorcycle gangs.” –Unknown