Amazing Marvel Monster Cocktail Party: Groot!

Welcome to Amazing Marvel Monster Cocktail Party: Get To Know Your Hideous Guests!, a guide to familiarize one's self with various pre-code, Marvel/Atlas monster comic party crashers! Will you know what to do when they show up at your Halloween cocktail party? Are they here to enslave humanity or just looking to drink free booze? Let's find out!

GROOT, THE MONSTER FROM PLANET X!

Groot came to Earth to..... capture human specimens for scientific study! Ha! Not global conquest! As monarch of Planet X (I believe he went to the same technical high school as Goom), it seems pretty weird he would be the one sent out to gather up guinea pigs, but I hear Queen Elizabeth does similar work. His academic endeavors were thwarted anyway, thanks to a non-manly scientist and his work with.... mutated termites. Ahem. Anywho, Groot is one of those people, if he crashes your shindig, who will stay out on the back porch all night smoking butts. Yes, it's a disgusting habit, and even a dangerous one for a wooden tree person, but, hey, he waits for the party to come to HIM and is a pretty amazing grill-master in his own right. Just keep a fire extinguisher close by.

Groot first appeared in Tales of Suspense #13, November, 1960.

--B

Amazing Marvel Monster Cocktail Party: Torr!

Welcome to Amazing Marvel Monster Cocktail Party: Get To Know Your Hideous Guests!, a guide to familiarize one's self with various pre-code, Marvel/Atlas monster comic party crashers! Will you know what to do when they show up at your Halloween cocktail party? Are they here to enslave humanity or just looking to drink free booze? Let's find out!

TORR!

Torr came to Earth... sigh... you know why he came here, to conquer, but he was foiled. Anyway, don't be surprised if Torr shows up your party and you don't notice him. Yes, even at an astounding 8 feet tall, covered in reddish hair, and sporting an ill-fitting sports coat, this would-be conquerer of man is a bit of a wallflower. Where is he? Try looking in the corner to catch a glimpse of this gentle giant quietly munching away on a plate of crudité.

Torr's first appearance occurred in Amazing Adventures #1, June 1961.

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Amazing Marvel Monster Cocktail Party: Bombu!

Welcome to Amazing Marvel Monster Cocktail Party: Get To Know Your Hideous Guests!, a guide to familiarize one's self with various pre-code, Marvel/Atlas monster comic party crashers! Will you know what to do when they show up at your Halloween cocktail party? Are they here to enslave humanity or just looking to drink free booze? Let's find out!

BOMBU THE WITCH MAN!

From the far planet of Oobagon VIII, Bombu came to Earth to conquer the world (see a pattern here with old Marvel monster comics?) and came to settle in the Amazon jungle as a local witch doctor. His skills include levitating objects, shrinking animals, creating massive storms, and parking himself near the stereo at your party so he can control the music! There's always one at every party! Behold the mighty Bombu in all his dancing glory when your primitive human hifi cranks out some Supertramp!

Bombu first appeared in Journey Into Mystery #60, September 1960.

--B

Amazing Marvel Monster Cocktail Party: Goom!

Welcome to Amazing Marvel Monster Cocktail Party: Get To Know Your Hideous Guests!, a guide to familiarize one's self with various pre-code, Marvel/Atlas monster comic party crashers! Will you know what to do when they show up at your Halloween cocktail party? Are they here to enslave humanity or just looking to drink free booze? Let's find out!

GOOM... THE THING FROM PLANET X!

Goom, another would-be planet conqueror and full-time father, is the life of the party. Whether regaling a crowd with off color anecdotes, eating party guests, or doing keg stands in the kitchen, Goom is sure to brighten any get-together the minute he walks through (I mean, literally walks through) the door. For he is Goom... and he's doin' it like they do on Planet X!

Goom first appeared in Tales of Suspense #15, March 1961.

--B

Amazing Marvel Monster Cocktail Party: Orrgo!

Welcome to Amazing Marvel Monster Cocktail Party: Get To Know Your Hideous Guests!, a guide to familiarize one's self with various pre-code, Marvel/Atlas monster comic party crashers! Will you know what to do when they show up at your Halloween cocktail party? Are they here to enslave humanity or just looking to drink free booze? Let's find out!

ORRGO THE UNCONQUERABLE!!!

Orrgo came to Earth ultimately to claim it for his alien peeps, demonstrating incredible hypnotic powers! His first go around, he was defeated by a hungry gorilla! No. Seriously. In failing to be as unconquerable as his title suggests, he stuck around for a few good times, using his awesome powers of suggestion to get invited to the choicest soirées. He enjoys a stiff martini made of finest gin and is best avoided when near the snack table. Beware.... of Orrgo the ominous hors d'oeuvre overmaster!!!!

Orrgo first appeared in Strange Tales #90, November 1961.

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Because I Can't Wait Until March...

After Kirby's X-Men #1 ... Couldn't wait, but you might have to until March to see the finish....

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Web Swinger

Here's a little Spidey. The drawing is from a comic cover I started in my off time for a certain project you will see from me in March. That's right, I said March.

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Black Dawn Pages 4-6

Some more Black Dawn goodness. Black Dawn ©2010 Animation Collective.

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Black Dawn Pages 1-3, Panel Keyframes

Here's some samplings of different stages of particular comic frames of the pages from the previous post.

Black Dawn is ©2010 Animation Collective.

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Black Dawn Pages 1-3

These are some comic pages I did for Animation Collective's Black Dawn a few months back. AC put together a live-action pilot about a skateboarding kid who gets mixed up in an alien conspiracy and is guided by clues in comic books his MIA father created. I provided the art for the interior pages of the comic books, which are used in between the live-action scenes and minimally animated in After Effects. I dig how they came out. More to come...

Black Dawn is ©2010 Animation Collective.

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Dr. Marshall

He knows what's up.

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24 Hour Comic Pages 6 Through 8 (7.5!)

Here's the rest of the comic from this weekend. Though it will not be a true 24 hour comic, I might finish it with 16 more pages. Might as well.

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The Magnificent Mr. O's Superhero Birthday

My nephew Oliver, turned 3 a few weeks ago and Uncle Brendan has corrupted the youth with thoughts of comic books and the like. He even knows who Jonah Hex and MODOK are, but loves the classics like Spider-Man, Superman, and Batman. So above is the symbol I came up with for a t-shirt for him to wear at his party, which he did, fueled by sugary cupcakes and wearing a cape, while pretend-flying into doors and guests. The piece below was ironed onto t-shirts and given to all the kiddie guests, who are undoubtedly proud to be included in the membership of Mr. O's Justice Brigade.


And not to outdo myself, the following were brandished on the chests of Amy the Astro Girl and her companion, the Bombastic Uncle B! Had more designs for others (like Jolly GiGi, Magnificent Mom Master, Dynamic Dr. Daddy, and Sammy the Swift), but time and budgetary concerns squashed fabrication. Up, up and Away!




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24 Hour Comic: A Noble, Or Perhaps Ignoble, Failure

The rules are: You must create 24 pages in 24 hours. From concept to finish in one day. I sat down at the Annex comic shop here in Newport, RI at 10:30 AM on Saturday and left the same time on Sunday. I got about 8 pages done. Not even half. Oh well. Here are the first 5 pages of THE BIG SOMETHIN'.

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Theo 1995?-2010

I heard the news today that Cara had to put down beloved kitty, Theo. He started having kidney problems in the past few months, and recently took up residence in the bathroom and stopped eating. Towards the end, Cara informed me he couldn't even move. He was euthanized earlier today

Theo was my buddy and a good cat. He was very gentle and loving and an all around good soul. He will be missed. I wish I could write more eloquently about how much he meant to me, but the words aren't coming to me and I'm pretty upset and sad to continue typing.

So long Theo.... I miss you.

--B