It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

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Dec 192012
 

Hello everybody and welcome to the Wednesday Mash-up. This week, we’re continuing with the holiday theme. So, ho ho ho, let’s go! As always, click to embiggen the pictures.

Barnaby the Red-Nosed Reinbear has finally been invited to play reinbear games. In this case, the game is kickball.

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Sasseneeza Scrooge transformed overnight from a cranky miser to a cat full of the Christmas spirit, eager to share her Shinies with everybody, but particularly Mini Mouser.

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Last are the carollers three, Red Rich, Nektara and Todrick. Drawn on separate layers again, I’m able to given them to you individually and as a group.

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Happy holidays everybody. Next week, the Wednesday Mash-up will be off. It’ll be back in the new year with a look at our friends in their traditional attire.

AWWF Wednesday Night Raw – Part 2

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Dec 052012
 

“Hello everyone and welcome to Wednesday Night Raw! I’m your host, Carja McMahon along with good ol’ Popkin Ross!”

“Pickles!”

It’s sad thinking that’s the last time I use that gag. Well, not really. Anyway, here are the last of the wrestling mash-ups. As always, click to embiggen.

“From Sixtus, ‘The Model’ Rich Purpel!” This is my favorite of all the heel mash-ups. It just turned out so well (at least I think so). By the way, “Purpel” is not a mistake. It’s so you pronounce it like Martel. 😉

“From Burroughs County, the Big Boss Oonch!”

“From Vawsing, the One Bear Gang!” “DERRRRRRRRRP!” “From deepest, darkest Vawsing, the Pelarian Dream, Barneem!” I couldn’t decide whether to go with Akeem or the One Man Gang for Barnaby, so I did both.

“Finally, Mama Shango!” I started working on Zoë as Papa Shango and it wasn’t working. Normally, I draw Zoë in a three-quarters view and I couldn’t get the facepaint to look right. I trashed the attempt and actually started looking at other wrestlers, but I couldn’t find anyone I wanted to go with. So I tried again, this time, drawing Zoë more head-on and it worked so much better. I’m glad I stuck with it.

So that’s it for wrestling month. Next week, will be a return to basics.

AWWF Superstars

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Nov 142012
 

“Hello everyone and welcome to AWWF Superstars! I’m your host Carja McMahon along with the legend Popkin Sammartino.”

“Pickles!”

That’s right folks. As promised, this week we start our mash-up look at the superstars of wrestling in the Animus World Wrestling Federation. Let’s get this battle royal started, shall we? As always, click to embiggen.

Introducing first, from Vawsing Beach, Pelaria, the AWWF Champion, the Immovable Barn Bogan!

“Next, from Tinkerwood Valley, the Deadfur, The Undertinkerer!” Undertaker was almost played by Big Oonch, so that the hat rim could hide his eyes, but I came up with a better idea for him (which you’ll see next week), and of course, I’ve already set a precedent with the name “Undertinker” so Cyran as the Undertinkerer made sense.

“Being accompanied to the ring by Popkin, from Music City, Sunnyvale, the Bird Girl, Zozo B. Ware!” I love how the name turned out, the drawing was…alright. This one was the longest to draw because I really struggled with the legs. To really sell this, Zoë should have Popkin on her arm, but that of course, would crush her. 😉 Popkin at least gets to make an appearance on her tights.

“Ooooooooohhhhhhhhhh! What a rush!” “From Crimson Coast, Road Warrior Deema!” Deema as Hawk was almost entirely influenced by Deema’s head shape. Even though she’s “Road Warrior” Deema, I gave her Legion of Doom colors. The name Road Warrior Deema flows better but the LOD colors look more cartoony.

*cue bagpipe music* “And from Verdant, “Rowdy” Toddy Piper!” Hot Rod is my favorite all-time wrestler, so I went with Todrick to play him. How cool is it that his name works well?

That’s all for now. We’ll introduce more battle royal participants next week.

Moonlight Densetsu

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Nov 072012
 

When last we left our heroes, they were channeling the spirits of the Moon Princess and her friends. This week, we return to the world of Sailor Moon. Click to embiggen the pictures.

First up, is Red Rich as Tuxedo Kamen. Who else to dress up in all that finery?

Next, how about Sass as Sailor Jupiter (my personal favorite of the Sailor Senshi)? Sass is the character I least had to cheat with the proportions.

Moving right along, we have Zoë as Sailor Venus. I chose a picture from later in the series for Sailor Venus after the senshi costumes were slightly revamped, so Zoë’s look is a little different from the others.

Usually when I pick a theme, there’s a lack of female characters to choose from and the girls have to play male roles. This time, there weren’t enough male roles (amongst the main cast anyway). Two male characters would end up losing the lottery and have to dress up as senshis. The first is Todrick, who doesn’t seem too happy about playing Sailor Mercury. He’s had practice dressing up as a girl before though.

The second was previewed on Facebook, so it should be no surprise to see Barnaby as Chibi-Usa. At first, I wasn’t going to do Chibi-Usa. I only wanted one boy dressed as a girl so Barnaby was going to be Helios, but I decided that was too obscure a character (I had to dig around to find him). Then I contemplated leaving Barnaby out completely. Finally, I decided it wouldn’t be so bad to have Barnaby dressed up as a girl too. He’s also done it before. It also works on a level that the bears play Sailor Moon and Chibi Usa and that it’s the big bear who’s dressed up as “Mini” Moon.

Anyhoo, that’s it for this week. Come back next week for the start of a new theme.

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