And we're off!

We're going to Fluke tomorrow! Chew has several new books for sale. Come check out our table and buy stuff! See you there!

- Jeff Tuffenstuff

Monkey Paw

Whew! It's been super-busy out there! I had me a deadline to finish up a couple of covers for my brand new HAIRBALLS! I know all three of you are very excited. Jeff and I have been trying to gear up for the upcoming FLUKE, which will be on April 23rd in Athens, Ga. More info to come on that.
Then there have been the travails of life, which always like to pop up and either make things really, really irksome or uber-complex. Or both.
Whoa! I think I'm on the verge of passing out. I...think...I...shall....


C----H-----E-----W

Vinnie-Gar the Barbarian

I recently purchased the entire series of Thundarr the Barbarian. It was cartoon that ran from 1980-81, then was shown again from 1981-82 (when I saw it). It lasted all of two giant seasons. Twenty one episodes!
The cartoon features, naturally, a barbarian named Thundarr who is accompanied by sidekicks Princess Ariel the sorceress and Ookla the Mok. Ookla (my absolute fave) is a big wookie-like cat who screams a lot and breaks things. The show is set some two thousand years in the future, where science and sorcery intermix like bad food at a party.
You can imagine how insane a nine year old me must have gone over a show like that. Insane enough for a late thirty-something to buy it years later!
As fun as the show has been, there are a couple of gripes I have.

One: The animation is sub par. Veteran comic dudes Alex Toth and Jack Kirby worked on production designs for the show, which is kind of a big deal. But the animation, though not as bad/funny as the Star Trek cartoon, is pretty down there.


Two: No blood. I am now a jaded, corrupt, bloodthirsty adult (who is actually pretty squeamish). I want blood. I want decapitations. I want dismemberment. I want to see the Rat-king being drawn and quartered. I want to see the evil wizard Morag blow a hole through a puny human. I know it's a cartoon for kids...but still!

So I drew this. Not really Thundarr, but another mindless barbarian doing what he does best. Killing something he does not like or understand.

Give me MORE!!!!

Chewy

Head City

It's been a crappy couple of weeks here in the Land of  Globster. There has been death, disease, and impairment -both mental and physical. The good news is that I am appearing in a short film, I've seen a lot of beautiful women, and we have a NEW little project that we are working on. It's too early to talk much about it. So instead, take the above image as a hint.
And know this...we are very excited with it!

Chew...

It's CHARF!

Charf is an eggroll that went bad, so he decided to become a pirate.

Ch-Ch-Chew

Bunnies in Hell

This is the first appearance of my character Remy. He has since been inducted in the Hairball universe as a hopeless sad sack sort of guy that nobody really likes or respects. I suppose he has a tendency to try to make people like him, but he overdoes it. Yet, somehow, inexplicably, they let him hang around them. 
Another interesting thing about this image is that I will occasionally dip into this theme I call "Bunnies in Hell." It seems to surface every few years. These bunnies will start appearing in my drawings as either victims or victimizers. They can evoke disgust or sympathy. I'm really not sure what it all signifies yet.
I do have a sense that the bunnies will be returning in a Hairball sooner rather than later.
Remy, of course, will always be around for a beating.


Until next time, Globbies...


Chew

Scar Central is right around the corner

'Tis Scarbuncula, Lord of all the Scar Tissues!
This was one of several covers that I was
 working on for  Hairball a few years back...