Huntara !!!

So I've been watching old episodes of She-Ra (as opposed to the new episodes, right?) and saw this one starring "Huntara." I was blown away! She's this grey-skinned warrior from a warrior planet. Okay, whatever. But she has this husky black metal voice that is incredible, a platinum mohawk and a ponytail that looks like one huge dredlock. She also has something on her temple I can only assume is some weird astrological warrior planet space-lady mystical tattoo.

In a nutshell, she kicks ass!



It's unfortunate that the character designs are so great while the animation is, well, really stiff. There's some really nice animation of Imp earlier in the episode, as well as some perspective stuff that's fun, but She-Ra seems stuck in the second dimension, favoring awkward poses, slippery stiff legs and faces that refuse to show emotion.

Just think of how cool I would have been if I'd seen Huntara as a little kid. Hope for queer punks, husky lipstick lesbians, freaks, warriors, black metal lady vocalists, aliens, you name it.

I'm rambling way too much. Above is my portrait of Huntara, warts and all (actually I think I softened her up a little!) The horrible pose looks fake and the features seem weirdly placed... but I'm not a professional artist, so maybe I'm just messin' it up.

Huntara. Check her out. She's THE BOMB! I hope she's out there kicking bad-guy alien butt with other husky purple bikini wearing queer warrior freaks. Oh, and one last thing; she wears a ski-mask in her spaceship!!!

I think I know what your next Halloween costume will be!

Patch It Up

I didn't put up anything on Saturday, then passed out after the Superbowl party (holy shit! What a game! I'm not a huge Giants fan but was so excited to see the Pats go down - don't stop looking at my blog if you're from Massachusetts, I don't really like football and talked about comics and play writing during the whole thing... but I'm way off point right now).

My Mom pointed out that nothing was up, so today I present a video and two sketches. The crayon sketch is from Curly's; they got new menus which really beg to be drawn on because they're flat and have no print. Maybe my 2008 resolution should have been to be more on top of my bloggis (rhymes with haggis).

Particle Man

Dead Boy, Flaming Creatures

I put Antony and the Johnson's "I Fell in Love with a Dead Boy" over a scene from "Flaming Creatures."

Flaming Creatures was the movie that began the underground film movement in America.

Both amazing artists!

Rhapsody of Fire - The Magic of the Wizard's Dream

What do you get when you cross the most epic metal band with the most epic actor?

A ballad about a wizard of course!

They didn't get Christopher Lee into tight leather pants, but Fabio Lione (yes, that's his name) is wearing a sports jacket and no lanyards or renaissance buckles, so you can see the influence crossing the serene and mystical sea.

I Got Chills, They're Multiplyin'

Up my spine and stuff