Hello and good morning Flashback Fans. It’s time for what brought us all here. So let’s do it! Click on pics to see ’em bigger.
Ryu is nominally the main character of the Street Fighter franchise…except the live-action movie. That honor went to Guile since Jean-Claude Van Damme isn’t Asian.
Here’s Todrick as Ryu. Red gloves and a red headband on a red character wouldn’t have been my first choice, but I wanted to stay true to the character. I like how the hadoken energy ball effect turned out.
Here’s the comparison to the original piece. The biggest improvements, other than the smoother lines which is always a given, are the ears and the limbs.
That’s all for this week. A new flashback walks among us next Friday!
Hello and good Easter Monday to all the Top Men and Top Women out there. It’s blog time and that’s what I’m gonna do.
So back when I was a smaller child than I am today, I came across this 45 record (it was a thing kids) called the Easter Bunny Hop. It was a disco Easter song for kids. I listened to it a lot and then I never found it again. No idea what happened to it. Over time, the only thing I could remember was the chorus. So today being Easter Monday and a blog day, I thought I’d look to see if I could find the song on YouTube and lo and behold, there it was. Not only that, but I discovered it was actually from a Quebec artist, which was surprising considering it was in English. Listening to it today, I can definitely recognize that the artist, Evelyne John was a francophone singing in English, but back then…No clue. So there’s a little Easter story for you all this year.
I had three great days of gaming this weekend. Thursday night was with my mom. Saturday and Sunday I spent at Les Dés Truqués. I introduced two of the people from the store to Star Wars Destiny and they both enjoyed the game. I also got to play plenty of other games, like Rivet Wars, Tem-purra, Parade, Battle Sheep, Heroes for Hire (not a Marvel game), Santorini, Karuba, Chunky Fighters and Adrenaline. If I had to pick a favorites of the new games I tried, it would be Battle Sheep and Karuba. Chunky Fighters was a disappointment, though it looked like a great idea on paper. We only played the introductory scenario but it didn’t entice me at all into playing the full game. Adrenaline is a game that simulates third person shooters. It’s good. It’s just not for me.
Friday was a drawing day. If it hadn’t been for that, I probably would have spent Friday at Les Dés Truqués as well. But, I have to keep a little discipline, right?
While I was drawing, I was listening to the latest episode of Critical Role. Once again, I’m convinced that Sam Riegel is a comedic genius. His choices are almost always spot on. While it seemed impossible to top Scanlan, Taryon is definitely holding his own as a character.
That’s all for this week. Back to the grind tomorrow. Have a good seven and we’ll do this all again next Monday. Carja V.
Oh…and here’s a link to the Easter Bunny Hop so you won’t have to go look for it yourselves.
Hello and Good Friday to you all (see what I did there?) It’s mash-up time.
When we first meet Saffron, she’s a seemingly innocent girl who ends up married to Mal after a celebration on her home world. By the episode’s end, Serenity has a new nemesis. She ends up coming back for a second episode only this time, she’s Bridget or maybe Yolanda. I’m being purposefully vague so as not to spoil any of the stories for those of you who haven’t watched the show.
Here’s Chae as Saffron / Bridget / Yolanda. It’s a simple drawing. The costume isn’t very iconic. It’s been a stylistic choice to keep Chae from wearing wigs in most mash-ups, but this one I felt she had to, to sell the character.
That’s all for this week and for the Firefly theme. A new series of flashbacks starts next week! Yay!
