AV_PamyuChu

Some color alters to worksheet I made on the passive voice were made by me.
Nintendo characters, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, and DC characters were drawn.

Inks were drawn.

But pencils were put down first.

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Fun_hws.Wanted

Some more homework sketches today.

After I drew Doraemon (a popular character J-kids love) on the board, a kid copied it quite well onto their homework, so I decorated their rendition with a wanted poster styled after another popular anime, One Piece, which uses that distinctive "wanted" poster design for its criminal characters.

We also have an origami crane mashed up with Astro Boy because someone wrote on their sheet that, "Tezuka likes origami" (Tezuka is the name of the creator of Astro Boy). I hope the kid got it, but maybe not. Too insidery?

Next is Jessie from Team Rocket combined with some nifty stickers I found in my desk. I drew a quick little mini Superman and balloon cuz it was getting late in the night, but also cuz I wanna see if I can develop a sort of chibi style for quicker improvised sketches. It looks kinda cute and effective, not unsuccessful...

To cap it off, we have a giant red torii in the sea because the kids had to write about their field trip to just such a thing. I'm pretty sure there's more to a torii design than what I have here, but since I was going off of memory, I'd say it worked--I heard the kid cheer upon receiving the sketch, so I felt pretty warm and/or fuzzy.

So there you go.

Until next time,

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AV_Supusu

Another postcard marker sketch for the people. This was my second one, after that Batman turned out reasonable. I don't really care for Superman, or superhero comics in general, but figured I'd give this guy a shot, considering my limited marker selection.

Coincidentally, one of the saddest, most beautiful songs out there, and one of my absolute favorites, was done for kicks for the Superman Returns soundtrack, set in motion by these city slickers. I actually kinda enjoyed that movie, come to think of it.

Anyway, this one goes out to you, Swing Space c.2008, my favorite accident.

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nts_falloutatthedisco

 

note to self #86: tragedy + time
So we have a little problem this week: jack kelly has released more idiotic note to self cartoons, this time under the banner of "fall out! at the disco," whatever that means. This first comic is about something truly sad and depressing: my giving jack kelly space on my artsite. Honestly, I don't know why I let such a worthless contributor post here. jack kelly, the last time I saw such a useless tool, I was looking at a mirror.

 

note to self #87: superman is older than fdr's presidency
While the pope and Benito Mussolini were having a chat, Superman was being created. While Babe Ruth was tipping his bat to the stands, Superman was being created. While they were opening Radio City Music Hall for the first time, Superman was being created. While Yale was thinking about starting up a newfangled "Residential College" system, Superman was being created. While Hitler was gaining German citizenship, Superman was being created. While Disney was debuting technicolor animated shorts, Superman was being created. While Jack Benny was getting his first gig on the radio, Superman was being created. OBVIOUSLY Superman and his superhero ilk are medium-defining. No, jack kelly, you ignorant, idiotic piece of illiteracy, Superhero isn't a genre of comics, it's the medium of comics itself. As any intelligible comics professional will tell you, if you aren't superhero, get the $%#^ out of the comics industry! Your originality and insistence on not continually re-dressing up a nigh-century-long horse-deathbeating is NOT acceptable. Now if we can just get all films to be noir, all songs to be country, and all clothes to be goth and then CRUSH all attempts to deviate from those genres, we can get those mediums in line with superheros and celebrate the one or two non-noir movies that manage to catch on in the US, meanwhile disregarding all the leaps and bounds other countries make by treating genres as genres and mediums as mediums. Stop being such a close-minded fool, jack kelly.

 

note to self #88: honest pee is the best policy
I assure you, jack kelly, as long as there is breath in your lungs and blood in your veins, there is probably also feces in your lungs and feces in your veins. Get over yourself. And then flush it.

 

note to self #89: flash gordon
Oh, jack kelly, the last time anyone ever wanted to be anywhere near you was when you were born--and that was only because the doctor needed (and wanted) to slap you. You are so unwanted, your umbilical chord unattached itself. You don't take dumps, dumps take jack kellys. The best thing about you is that people can at least pretend for as long as you leave the room, that perhaps you never actually occupied our space physically, mentally, or temporally. Arnold Schwarzenegger's marriage looks at you like you're a sham. I graduated from Yale 365 days ago and have nothing to show for it but a cat-pee stained diploma and an inferiority complex and I pity you.

 

note to self #90: yeah baby
You sad, strange little turd, jack kelly. Perhaps the saddest part is that the only person who could ever love you would have to subsequently register with the government and introduce herself to her neighbors...it was actually a "her," right?

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Record_RA

This is a piece for the Yale Record's "Please Your Man Issue," just released.

Man, the Record's so much better now; used to be brutal. And how about that cover?!

Easter Eggs: Old Owl in Link's arm guard (not the Owl from Zelda).

Fun Facts: Superman sucks, Link only speaks in ellipses, and I have a joke about Alcoholics Anonymous that was too hot for the YDN...Also, my very first Record piece featured Spider-Man!

Pick up the issue before it rapidly disappears, as is often the case.

Update: Hey, there's now photographic proof I actually go to Yale. Today's YDN shows me at a VQ show...I hate myself.

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