Everyday is a perfect day to gorge on cake!
So, it comes as a surprise that one of those days is my birthday... apparently.
Blame The Møøse! | Scribble-Dee-Doo-Dahs #062
Today I’ll be playing hooky… because…
… just don’t tell the boss!
Or Boris & Natasha!
Somebody Should Warn Endora | Scribble-Dee-Doo-Dahs #061
File this under: "Things We Would've Liked To See in "Bewitched".
Who Knew "Ayers Rock" Would Be So Difficult To Spell? | A Starlog Archive Cartoon
Due to unpopular demand - and because I got nuthin' better to do right now - here's yet another gag exhumed after a recent dumpster dive into the Starlog cartoon repository.
Originally published in 1999 - issue #265, pg.18
As Mr. Lucas was adding smears of discarded doggy-doo-doo all over the final print of The Phantom Menace, around late 1998 he announced the remainder of the Star Wars prequels would be filmed in Sydney.
Couple that with a feeble satire of Meryl Streep's haunting line from "A Cry In The Dark"* and you have yourself a published toon, my friend!
* Come to think of it, when drafting the idea out as a rough sketch, I clearly remember "hearing" Seinfeld's Elaine character parodying Streep in a god-awful attempt at an Australian accent: click here to watch.
Fun Trivia Bit
Because I was/am an atrocious speller, I submitted the rough idea to Sir David McDonnell, Esq. and, from his office 10,353 miles away, informed me I'd incorrectly spelt the words on the sign that now reads "AYERS ROCK" -- I phonetically spelt it as "AIRES ROCK".
In Space, Nobody Can Serve You Summons | Scribble-Dee-Doo-Dahs #060
It'll bite you! It'll dissolve you!
It'll be "Exhibit A" in your soon-to-be lawsuit against Kenner!
Lame-ass gag loosely inspired after viewing the original 1979 TVC:
Featuring Curley (sans Moe & Larry) | Caricature Corner 06
A requested caricature of a work colleague’s ol’ man for Father’s Day.
Yeah… in Australia, this day is celebrated in September… because we’re just darn “special”… click here for more useless info about that.
Things to know about this guy, which are evident in the final comp: he drives a John Deere tractor; harvests wheat; is always covered in a film of dirt after a hard days work; and loves ice cream.
And don’t let the title of this post fool you - this fellow has nothing to do with The Three Stooges… except for his nickname: “Curley”.
Reference images for “Curley”: honestly, I thought these were three separate people!
Why is Father's Day a different date in Australia?
There's no succinct and confirmed reason as to why Father's Day in Australia is different from the US and UL, however, the common theory is that when the Australians decided to adopt it, they chose not to wait a year to celebrate. Instead, the day was simply inserted in later in the calendar, and in a similar season.
The Matrix Bullet Time Limbo | A Starlog Archive Cartoon
Published in 2000 - special millennium issue #271, pg.4 - examines the agile flexibility required for ammo-infused party games in The Matrix.
Oh, By The Way...
I rewrote the gag line that appears at the bottom of this toon as I never warmed up to the one I originally did (and subsequently got published) - it felt needlessly tacked on and was only there to serve as a reference point to the original Matrix film.
To see the original (why would you?) click here.
For Anakin's Next Trick, He Will Turn Himself Into A Bat! BLAUGH! | A Starlog Archive Cartoon
While I'm in the mood of bothering everyone with tired old Phantom Menace cartoons…
… here's another from 1999 (Starlog magazine #267 pg.94) parodying one of the film's teaser posters featuring young asshat Anakin casting a shadow of Grumpy Darth Vader, with cues from Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992).
Beware of Manic Deletion-Of-Crucial-Files Guy | Scribble-Dee-Doo-Dahs #059
A doodle in response to an email alerting me of some new Stranger Things 4 assets added to work’s style guide drive… here, I’m depicting my inner screwball demons ready to inconvenience my colleagues by taunting to delete said files.
Why? Because I can. Quite easily, in fact!
Tonight At Chuckle, The Hutt | Scribble-Dee-Doo-Dahs #058
This laughin’ out loud Chewbacca bust is a full-on scaled-up version of a Post-it Note doodle that’s been stuck to my iMac at work for almost 4 years.
And if you don’t what this piece of garbage is referencing, here’s a clue.
Watto's Gone Quackers | A Starlog Archive Cartoon
For me, Star Wars: The Phantom Menace was one of the all-time inspirational movies of 1999.
"Inspirational" in terms of how gut-wrenchingly BAD it was that I managed to conjure up so many gags in the aftermath of the film's 1st screening - for which I literally ran out of the theater to as soon as the end credits rolled up in the likely event I was to hurl - and get published in Starlog magazine.
This one, published in '99 - issue #268, pg.22 - pokes fun at Lucasfilm's ultimate bad movie from 1986, Howard, The Duck.
Psst! Guess What?
To this day, I've never been able to sit through the entire Howard movie - in all, I may have only seen 20 minutes total.
It's hard to believe, but... I do have my dignity.
Update (November 4, 2021):
I was recently labelled as "ignorant" in response to a cartoon I did years ago ridiculing Howard The Duck and its lousiness.
Ignorant, am I?!
Well… that may be true.
So, to further antagonize those fowl masses, I'm wearing a headdress made entirely of torn-out Howard The Duck comic covers.
The fact that there are "Howard, The Duck" movie defenders out there surprises me most of all!!
Extreme Light Switch Motivational Coach | Scribble-Dee-Doo-Dahs #057
There is a room at work where everybody neglects to turn off the lights… so Boss Man tasked me to draw up one of my cartoony signs to hang in its doorway.
Yup… that’s Mr. Boss Man swingin’ that fist in the air.
Bear In Mind It's A Birthday Doodle | Scribble-Dee-Doo-Dahs #056
A morning Birthday doodle for a resilient designer I used to work with during the, what I call, Classic Bauhaus days.
Oh, and the whole bear + honey + bees thing?
I started off sketching a crude-looking muffin… somehow, a grizzly bear took shape and, well, I couldn’t stop wherever my pencil was taking me.
Happy Donut Day! | Scribble-Dee-Doo-Dahs #055
Quick scribble for National Donut Day.
Happy "Lieber Gott! Nicht noch ein Inane Geburtstag Doodle!" Tag | Another Mrs. Berry Birthday Doodle
It's another German-themed* birthday doodle for Nutley(N.J.)'s #1 mom.
(* the previously-explained in-joke can be seen here.)
The Licensing Designer's 4-Stage Emotional Hellscape | Scribble-Dee-Doo-Dahs #054
Featuring parody Pokémon character "PikaPoo."
[1] JOY; [2] INDIGNATION; [3] FRUSTRATION; [4] UTTER CONTEMPT.
Loosely penned while striving to fabricate Pokémon-slash-Valentine's Day sleepwear apparel and, in typical BortQ convention, flamed out in the end (with a side order of self-loathing)… as depicted in the above Instagram screengrab.
Hopalong Hunger Games (alternate tile "Put Down That Damn Fork!") | Scribble-Dee-Doo-Dahs #053
yyyyyyyyeah... blame your gluttonous compulsions on the Easter Bunny Twins...
Sentient Spiced Baked Good Thanks Team... Then Almost Goes Too Far.
Another fun project, just in time for Easter.
The company's idea: hand out a hot cross bun 6-pack to every worker, with a sticker slapped on top reading copious amounts of appreciative words penned by the head honcho.
"Eugene 'Boss Bun'" - the sentient spiced baked good - was added for a little merriment to the whole thing.
Additionally, and on my own volition, I drew up 3 smaller bonus stickers that were to be slapped on alongside the main sticker.
2 of the 3 supplemental stickers found their way onto the hot cross bun packs... take a guess which of these didn't make the cut.
The Heartbreaking Tale Of 8 Box Crayola Boy | Scribble-Dee-Doo-Dahs #052
Originally doodled up August 29, 2020 as a comment to a Facebook post by TV announcer and donut connoisseur Jim Cutler.
In short, Jim recalls a particular haunting elementary school memory where his coveted box of 8 Crayola color crayons was upstaged by a fellow student Melissa "somebody" with her brand new 64 color box!
There's a whole video about it - well, a segment of (play at 4:09) - the actual video below is more to do with banned Crayola colors:
Rock Care 101 | Scribble-Dee-Doo-Dahs #051
The Pet Rock™ - the limited marketing marvel from the mid-70s. No matter the species, it just goes to show, a pet IS FOR LIFE!