Creative musings about creative stuff by a creative cartoonist.
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2011 Monster Month: Day 14 – Wonder Motion
My good friend and neighbor Brian Joseph Ochab formed his own production company called Wonder Motion Studios. Under this banner, he is developing some wonderful family entertainment. In fact, one of the projects he is working on is TIM, the Tim Burton inspired animated short film that I am co-producing with him. (CLICK HERE if…
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2011 Monster Month: Day 13 – Ice Cream
For some odd reason, I am forever fascinated with the idea that no matter how creepy and menacing a monster can be to us humans, these same monsters may also happen to really enjoy their ice cream. So much so, that there has been an ice cream eating monster in every Monster Month to date!…
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2011 Monster Month: Day 12 – Zhurassic Saber-Tooth Tigers
In the recently released Zhu Zhu Pets DVD, The Quest for Zhu, there are all manner of beasties ready to threaten the four hamster heroes Mr. Squiggles, Pipsqueak, Num Nums and Chunk. One such danger is a pack of saber-tooth tigers called Zhurassic Zhus. Today I thought I’d share with you two versions of these…
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2011 Monster Month: Day 11 – The Runner
Not sure if today’s monster is the chaser or the chasee. If it is chasing something, I would NOT want to be in his way. If it is being chased by something else, just think how much more hideous its enemy must be! No matter what the story is behind this drawing, it was just…
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2011 Monster Month: Day 10 – The Ugly Bug
About a month or so ago I went to see the amazing exhibit of Tim Burton’s personal artwork at LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art) and came home totally jazzed about drawing and painting weird creatures for MONSTER MONTH. A common motif in Tim’s work seemed to be stripes and swirls, and for days after…
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2011 Monster Month: Day 9 – Tired T-Rex
Every beast has his day in the sun, but there comes a time when he needs to just chill out and relax. This is tough for a monster who only knows the life of wreaking havoc on the world around him. I mean, at what point does he realize that he’s really not the vicious…
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2011 Monster Month: Day 8 – The Rookie
Every group has them – that eager beaver newbie who is so anxious for a taste of belonging that they just cannot contain their excitement no matter how austere the cause. Sadly, monsters are not exempt from having a rookie. Tomorrow’s MONSTER MONTH creature will rear its ugly head from the Jurassic Age!
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2011 Monster Month: Day 7 – The Laughing Gator
Deep in the steamy backwood bayous of the kudzu draped American South, the silent stench of the sweaty air is only permeated by the high-pitched whiny buzz of a mosquito in search of its next source of sustenance. Any intrepid guest to these weary waters proceeds with caution for there is no telling what camouflaged…
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