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MadVillain- All Caps (2003) Part 3
About 4 weeks or so into the production, I soon realized this was easily a 3 month job (I'd originally budgeted for 2 months). In...
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Jan 9, 20211 min read
41st Street Forever
There are endless reels of old movie trailers lurking around YouTube. Some of these are for movies I can't believe someone actually made,...
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Jan 8, 20212 min read
Time Boyz
Probably one of the most bizarre projects I 've ever worked on was an animated pilot developed for MTV. We had an awesome character...
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Jan 7, 20211 min read
Kleenrz Album Art
On the heels of the Kleenrz 'Filthy' music video, the client asked that we utilize some of the animation artwork on the LP art ( I often...
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Jan 6, 20211 min read
The Red People
The last time I was in Santa Cruz, I drove past the 'Red People' house on Mission Street. It's the place where followers of the Osho,...
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Jan 6, 20212 min read
MadVillain- All Caps (2003) Part 2
From the start, I had in mind what I'd wanted this animation look like, I just needed to figure out the best methods/software to make it...
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Jan 5, 20211 min read
The World Of Vaughn Bode´
In the mid to late 60's, Vaughn Bode was a true pioneer of underground comic/illustration art. His work centered around 2 main...
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Jan 4, 20211 min read
Creature Features
Channel 2 in the bay area (Oakland) was by far my favorite channel as 10 year old, growing up in the Santa Cruz mountains. I didn't...
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Jan 4, 20211 min read
MadVillain- All Caps (2003) Part 1
In summer of 2003, I'd rediscovered the GrantRay/Lawrence series of Marvel Comics cartoons. I distinctly remember these as a kid that my...
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Jan 2, 20211 min read
Soundtrack Vol. 4
Music was and of course IS a big part of the story. And THIS record in particular played a big part in the summer of 87's soundtrack:
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Jan 2, 20211 min read
Wild Hares
Years ago, I was asked to develop an idea for a series of skateboard wheels that were targeted toward the younger set. I was given the...
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Dec 30, 20201 min read
When the s*%$ goes down!
As I'm putting together the story and artwork for 1987 Vol. 4, I'm reminded about how tense that summer of 1987 really was! Even though I...
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Sep 21, 20201 min read
Musical Philanthropy!
Amongst a rather ruthless and unforgiving business, you sometimes see great examples of a sort of 'Artistic' or 'Musical Philanthropy'. A...
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Sep 21, 20201 min read
Milt Kahl Before Disney
A great showcase of some of the legendary animators work before he became one of the '9 Old Men' of Disney: Thanks to Cartoon Brew!
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Sep 21, 20201 min read
Mandrake The Magician
When I was about 6 years old, my family moved to Australia. Even as a small kid, I had a pretty strong obsession with comics and cartoon...
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