Here’s my Powers of X #4 Variant cover.

bob’s burgers movies references                 part IV 

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bob’s burgers movies references                  part I

Four brand NEW Craig of the Creek episodes have been released onto the Cartoon Network app and website (links below if you have a TV service provider)! They will all be premiering on TV in August!

Cousin of the Creek (August 3 at 9 AM) Camper on the Run (August 10 at 9 AM) Stink Bomb (August 17 at 9 AM) Evolution of Craig (August 24 at 9 AM)

Cousin of the Creek Written & Storyboarded by Dashawn Mahone & Najja Porter

Designed by Danny Hynes

Painted by Benjamin Anders

Premieres on Cartoon Network on Saturday August 3rd at 9am!

“SUSHIO THE IDOL” artbook is coming worldwide this fall. 304 pages of illustrations by Sushio, an amazing japanese designer/animator (Kill La Kill, Gurren Lagann, One Piece …). Pre-order : - Amazon USA - Amazon France - Amazon UK - Amazon Japan

Behind the Scenes of “Kelsey the Author”

From co-creator, Ben Levin: 

“I feel so proud of this episode.  It says so many things in 11 minutes.  It’s about the power of DIY, the joy of making stuff, expressing yourself, and also about the risk of putting yourself out there and imposter syndrome.

The episode also stays true to one of my main hopes with the show: inspiring kids to be creative and imaginative by portraying (somewhat) grounded adventures.  

Kelsey publishing her book was a story we’d kicked around a lot, but took a while to refine it. There were so many versions.  For example, there was one where Kelsey was selling her books at the Trading Tree, but the concept of art as a commodity didn’t feel relatable.  That’s not why we all had started making drawings and writing stories as kids.  We did it because we just wanted to share these weird stories in our brains.  

So we came up with this version where the plan was just to give them out at the library, and it unfolded from there.”

From Head Writer, Jeff Trammell:

“One of the things I was really excited about for “Kelsey the Author” was the chance to further explore the relationship with Kelsey and Stacks. They’re really good friends and a lot of people are fans of their dynamic, going all the way back to “Final Book”. This was our third episode really getting to explore their friendship, so it was great getting the opportunity to show Stacks, who clearly values the opinion of Kelsey, become inspired by her. Especially considering Stacks’ reaction to Kelsey’s story is what pushes Kelsey to create copies of her book to share with other kids.”

From Supervising Character Designer, Danny Hynes:

“The coolest thing (to me) about Kelsey the Author, is that in order to make an episode about creating your own DIY publishing operation, we basically had to create the drawn version of our own DIY publishing operation. Everything you would need to make a book got a design. We have stacks of paper, binder clips, glue, scored cardboard. If Kelsey needed it to make a book, we needed to make a model for it. Going through the prop folder is really satisfying for that reason. Our prop designer, Maaike, did an amazing job creating all of those miniature tools and supplies.“

From Lead Background Designer, Cory Fuller:

“When I was doing the concept drawings for Kelsey’s room, I wanted to show her personality coming through over top of some more “traditional” little girl elements. Things that were bought for her when she was younger that she would be expected to grow into, like her bed frame and end tables.   I also wanted to chart her passion for reading by adding a variety of bookshelves. One from early childhood, followed by a regular bookshelf when when she out grew that, and additional wall shelves her dad had to put up.  There’s also a pile of books on the floor that there is currently no space for. 

BG designer Katie Wells did the final designs for the episode and really brought the space to life by flushing out the designs and adding her own personal touches.  She came up with really fun and creative ideas for the posters on Kelsey’s wall and the titles to all her books.  She created the goofy titles by spoofing her favorite fantasy books using names of her friends’ DND characters.”

Outline by Jeff Trammell

Background designs by Cory Fuller & Katie Wells.

Character Designs by Danny Hynes, Benjamin Anders & Colin Howard

Prop Design by Maaike Scherff

Color by Carolyn Ramirez

The Other Side: Background Concepts

From Background Designer, Katie Wells:

“The King on the The other side holds power over other kids by having what kids want: the best snacks and playtime equipment. So sometimes he comes across as a really friendly, generous kid. 

But he also has a darker side, some kind of really scary punishment he saves for when a kid really double crosses him.The design team sat down with Ben, Matt and the writing team and sketched and talked about what the The King’s dark threat could be. We joked about a chest-deep “hole of shame” you have to stand in while kids point and laugh at you, or like, a bottomless pit you could never crawl out of. But we needed something kids could actually create. I suggested a labyrinth, because I love the myth of Theseus besting the Minotaur and escaping the Labyrinth of King Minos. It was said that the creator of the Labyrinth, an artificer named Daedalus, made it so hard to solve that when he finished building it he barely managed to get out with his life. Ben said it best: “It’s so hard to escape that by the time you make your way home you are so late for dinner you are grounded from the creek …FOREVER.” I did this drawing of a giant maze of brambles in the woods and The Maze was born.“

From Background Designer, Santino Lascano:

"Designing The Other Side area was fun, since we had some time to explore and go a bit crazy in pushing different ideas. I had a super rough abandoned skate park concept for the new kingdom as one. The King’s throne room was where I got to concentrate my time on, when the design team narrowed down the main area. 

Initially there was an idea of TV screens everywhere, with the King’s face was broken up abstractly on each one. 

From there I liked the idea of lights and electricity being a part of the throne room, so we could have some dramatic lighting moments. I thought this was a good way to really differentiate The Other Side vs the Creek Kids’ area.”

From Lead Background Designer, Cory Fuller:

“Once the initial ideas for the Other Side were nailed down, I started working on a rough of the King’s Court, mostly trying to figure out what our kids would see as they entered through the gate. I tried to push the scale of the fort, and how the trees would play against the mill to make it feel fantastical and overwhelming.  

In the final drawing I really got to develop the space, and help build the world that is the other side of the creek.  A lot of brainstorming went into what materials would be used to build the stands, and what kind of things we would see in the market place.  The Report Rando’s and Check Weapons stalls were added to help sell the idea that the King really controls the way these kids play, and who is welcome in his court.

The background team on Craig are SO unbelievably talented…it’s a constant inspiration to see the work that they do.  One of the great joys of being on this crew is getting to work alongside Cory, Katie & Santino.  These concepts are especially beautiful. 

Silver Surfer: Black #5 Cover Inks

By Tradd Moore

by writer/storyboard artist Steve Wolfhard

from Steve:

“In honour of the AT finale getting nominated for an Emmy, here’s some headcanon that I’ve been holding onto for a while. I had the idea that when Jake eventually passes away he’d start growing uncontrollably, sort of like how a dead body can let go of its bowels.”

MONTHLY MEDIA: August 2018

Oh boy did August fly by! In around a move and deadlines I still found time to watch and play and read some stuff. Awaaaaaaaaay we go!

……….FILM……….

Eighth Grade (2018) I haven’t felt as stressed as I did during this movie in a long time. While a completely different generation, it’s interesting to see what parts of growing up are consistent. Oh and the soundtrack was great! It was just such a weird and enjoyable movie.

……….TELEVISION……….

The Bachelorette (Episode 14.10 to 14.11) It’s a bummer that Becca kinda swept the stuff about Garrett under the rug and that they barely addressed any of it. Missed opportunity. Also Blake is way too thoughtful to be the lead of this insane show.

Bachelor in Paradise (Episode 1.01 to 1.08) I was reeeeeeeally resistant to get into this season but after just half a dozen episodes, I’m back! I’m all for this crazy mingling and we get way more time with the cast just hanging out. There’s still way too much emphasis on the generic lines during the dates (who isn’t looking for someone honest and kind?) but outside of that, it’s all good good dating drama.

The Great British Baking Show (Episode 2.04 to 2.05) Slow burn. It’s a nice, recharging, break from the Bachelor world. This season has been great and next week is sweet dough!

……….READING……….

After the End of the World by Jonathan L Howard (Page 68 of 355) Already a fantastic sequel (the first book, Carter & Lovecraft is all the psychological horror of its namesake, with 1/100th of the xenophobia). So it’s about a bookstore owner and detective up to typical PI antics but set in an alternate reality where Nazis are commonplace (more commonplace than the real world…oof).

Bachelor Nation: Inside the World of America’s Favorite Guilty Pleasure by Amy Kaufman (Complete)  Perfect companion to my favourite reality tv franchise. It perfectly balances the peeks behind the curtain with the social commentary on the show. It also touches on a little psychology and sociology and it all uses the show as a framing device. It may be the end of the summer but defo pick this up for your next beach read.

Head Lopper, Vol. 2: Head Lopper And The Crimson Tower  by Andrew MacLean (Complete) The world is getting bigger and the mysteries continue to grow. I really dig this series and while there’s a clear shift in artistic style that happens halfway through the arc, I’m still on board. Head Lopper is like Indiana Jones or Mad Max in that he doesn’t really change, but his presence affects those around him. It’s still a wonderfully pulpy read and I can’t recommend it enough!

Black Hole by Charles Burns (Complete) The premise is simple enough but it’s really not about teens who mutate in weird and sometimes gross ways after they have sex; it’s so much more. The art reflects the simplified outlooks on life that many of the characters present, and the whole thing is just something that sticks with you, you know? Now I get why it’s on all those “must read” lists.

……….AUDIO……….

Fear of a Black Dragon  (Podcast) Great podcast that reviews different D&D modules. There are classic adventures, independent modern adventures, and everything in between! Episodes aren’t super frequent (they mostly review modules they’ve run, so that takes time) but each one is amazing. Check it out.

……….GAMING……….

Dungeons & Dragons Hexcrawl Campaign (Wizards of the Coast) The summer has been light for this campaign so all that’s happened since last month was a return to society and the discovery that a temple housing a necromantic tome has been destroyed (so probably not a big deal).

Horror At Havel’s Cross (Winghorn Press) Continuing on with this bite-sized D&D adventure, the party has done a little sleuthing at a crime scene and fought a bunch of ghouls at a temple of death! I really can’t recommend this adventure enough. It’s great for new players (and new dungeon masters too!) and has all the hits when it comes to a good adventure: fights, mystery, and exploration!

Minit (Devolver Digital) Your character dies after 60 seconds and yet it never feels repetitive. Using time as a puzzle element makes this an almost 4-dimensional game. It’s cute and engaging and beautiful and most importantly, fun!

And that’s it! As always, hit me up with any recommendos and happy Friday!

Hi. It’s been a while again and I haven’t drawn much for various reasons, but here’s a few Pokémon “AU” pictures. It’s a style I like to try to out sometimes, even if ten characters in a row got a bit too much in the end.

Anyway, I decided to make all (or at least most) of my black female characters as trainers. Two Teges, too. She’s had a character arch I’m pretty proud of, and would start off as one of those low-level gym leaders in Nanalan city who eventually ends up in the elite four because there’s no chill and she was out of Samado badges. I had another sketch for Saffran as well, but didn’t finish it. Kotoye’s a film director and Tulie is so stronk.

Teeny Tiny Playset!

My contribution to this month’s “TOYS” theme for Planet Pulp.

Being a child of the early nineties, this was the holy grail. Also I kept all my action figures’ weapons in ziplock bags so I didn’t lose anything and that pretty much captures my childhood.

Happy Thursday!

Quick doodle of everyone’s favorite psychic duo…

I’m just getting sicker, ugh. >.<;; I’ve been trying to do some layout stuff for Patches and another story but I’m just too headachey to make anything decent… maybe tomorrow.