Ahoy there!

Here be another sketch, after not postin' one fer so long... it don't be quite as nice as soft Corinthian leather, but I'm proud of 'im all the same.

(Be clickin' the thumbnail, if a larger view be what yer after)

In Memory of Ricardo Montalbán

... who passed away today. I heard it on the radio, and I'm going to be sure to watch some Fantasy Island or maybe some classic Star Trek ("Space Seed").

In the meantime, here's something quick to enjoy and remember.

"Pup Patrol" commercial, circa '76

In keeping with the "buddy-cop" phenomena of the 1970's, "Pup Patrol" was a hard-hitting action/comedy series about two canine cops: Chuck the Poodle and his Yorkie partner, Johnny Cash. Together they protected the mean streets of Lupus City.

(Alright, not TECHNICALLY a sketch...)

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Clive-7.7

Clive-7.7 is the android assistant (and creation) of Aristotle Cooke, captain of The Argus. The cranky captain had no desire to ship out with a human crew, but was intelligent enough to know he couldn't run his vessel alone. As a master inventor, programmer, and engineer, Cooke felt that designing his own co-pilot was the answer. Built purely to do the heavy-lifting (literally and figuratively), Clive-7.7 ended up becoming far more human than Aristotle had ever imagined.

This "brief" post is starting to get a bit wordy; I guess it really has been WAY too long since I've done this. Maybe I'll talk more about Clive later... for now, click the thumbnail for a larger view:

Ms. Hunter

Not much of a sketch for tonight, but to try to kick myself back into the habit of posting regularly, here's a quick drawing I did of Ms. Hunter from my old Commander X comics. Haven't drawn her in awhile, but I'm very happy with how it turned out.

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Tumblestock

... a name known far and wide, a name that has become synonymous with primal action and raw machismo. Men wish to adventure with him, and women wish to "adventure" with him.

TUMBLESTOCK

Yes, he's a dwarf. Yes, his gear sucks and he spends more time mining and sleeping than fighting. When he DOES fight, though... LOOK OUT.

Also, he has a wicked-sweet hat.

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Dumbstruck

Our midnight showing of "The Dark Knight" let out a little over two hours ago. Everyone's safe at home now; sadly, some of us have work in the morning so there won't be much sleep to be had. Also, it's nearly 4:45am as I write this, so forgive the incoherence and rambling.

I really can't find the words to describe this film. Everybody who knows me is used to me getting crazy over these comic book movies (thank you for indulging me). Most of you know what a big Batman fan I am by now.

This movie blew me away.

I don't know what else to say. This is a pointless blog post. I just can't get over it.