My attempt at a Graphic Novel--"Captain Wonderweed"

[Longgrain]

Just for fun, and because I don't have any comics of girls in bathrooms, here's one of the comics I tried to do.

It's a blatant satire/ tribute to H.R. Pufnstuf called Captain Wonderweed (obvious drug reference intended).

These were just preliminary test drawings, so word balloons, but I'll try to explain the story as best I can.

Not much here but, little boy Tommy and his magic talking mandolin Mindy are ship wreaked on Wonder Island, where they meet Captain Wonderweed and his two Sea Monkeys Little Buddy and Bigger Buddy. (That's Little Buddy there in the Second panel...)



Mindy the Mandolin is afraid that the Evil Queenie Jean will try to steal her away from Tommy...

And here the villainess herself, inside her Magic Lantern giving orders too her two henchmen Swivelsnout, The Mole, and Spike the Magic Sea Dragon to steal Mindy the Mandolin...



That's about all I have that's inked in, I got some character sketches I might put up later once I get them scaned...

So what do you think?

[qnr]

1. Cucumber Lane huh? {cough} n/t

[Longgrain]

3. What's wrong with a little vegetable reference?

:shrug:

[qnr]

5. Nothing at all. Ms. Hill feels the same way, apparently:

:applause:

[Longgrain]

9. Shhhh don't tell, I don't want to get this thread locked.

:D

[cleofus1]

2. cool dude

looks like hr puffnstuff on acid...wow

[Longgrain]

4. You mean H.R.Pufnstuf wasn't on acid already.

Thanks for the comment tho.

[Technowitch]

6. Pretty cool--

But you still might need to get a waiver from whoever still owns the Sid & Marty Krofft copyrights on the characters. I don't know for sure, but I'm wondering... I'd certainly check with an intellectual rights attorney before I put a whole lot of time into something I planned to sell.

Paramount, for instance, will go after ANYONE using Trek stuff for money...

[Longgrain]

7. Yeah I know, it was more just for fun, underground, fanzine sort of thing.

If I ever went pro, I'd be sure to get the proper clearances.

[Sugar Smack]

11. HEY, understood! Love your drawing. What kind of pen

did you use for those? I use a set of MICRONs, 005 to 05, and they are the BEST for running the gamut of details! There are six pens in the pack, and they're not too expensive! Art supplies cost so much, which is why I switched my major from design to English-

*pant, pant, pant*

-and only took it up in my private time later! The subject of pens is one I could ramble on forever about, until whatever companion falls over dead from boredom... I also LOVE office supply stores. If you're resourceful enough, you can get art supplies cheaper there than anywhere. You know what paper works for me in cartooning besides posterboard? Card stock.

:D

[Longgrain]

13. I was using an old fashioned set of pen and ink nobs...

Regular India ink, and just plain sketch pad paper.

I guess that's why I switched to "pure" painting, the supplies were a lot simplier...when I could afford them.

[mark414]

8. good stuff man

damn you're a great artist

[Longgrain]

10. Thanks, there's quite a few of us around here it seems...

Including a few I've met who are real pros (literally).

Check us out in the Artists Group some time...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=282

We could probably use the traffic.

[nuxvomica]

12. The Magic Lantern looks like the inside of Jeannie's bottle

You can check it out here:
http://www.sonypictures.com/tv/shows/sgn/jeannie/bottle.html

[Longgrain]

14. That was intentional, the character's name was Queenie Jean.

Little Buddy from the first series was also based on a famous Sit-com Character from the 60s.

[nuxvomica]

15. Now I see it

Looking for more '60s sitcom references but not finding them. Damn!

[Longgrain]

16. Here we finally a few from the sketch book,

Of some of the Characters...

First up are the Sea Monkeys, Little Buddy and Bigger Buddy, designed after Gilligan and the Skipper.





Here's Queenie Jean's Henchman Swivelsnout Based vaguely on the old school Hamburgler from the seventies.



And my favorite, Spike the Magic Sea Dragon...sort of a take on an old 1930s style gangster.



Phew...

[Sugar Smack]

17. I really like looking at other people's sketch books.

They let you know the thought proccess of the final work. It's like peeking into someone's diary.





-sorry if this took up a lot of space.

;-)

[Longgrain]

18. Those are great Sugah. I love the way your mind works.

Have you ever thought of posting in the Artists Group? It's a bit slower moving than the Lounge, but a lot more serious and insight full...

Give me a few minutes and I'll post some more of my own...

*Runs downstairs to grab old sketch books*

[Sugar Smack]

20. Thank you; I would love that.

I want to see more of your sketchbook pages,

Preferably with writing and notes, too. Are there sketchings of your paintings in those books as well?





:P

[Longgrain]

21. Looks like we posted at exactly the same time!

Was it good for you?

It was good for me.

[Sugar Smack]

24. *lighting a ciggie*

"YEAH".

*exhaling joyfully*

[Longgrain]

25. Just keep it limited to talk about tabacco. 'KAY?

Anything else, reserve for the P.M.

[Sugar Smack]

26. YOU STARTED IT!!!!!!!

neener, neener

:P

[Longgrain]

31. But you finished it...er...me.

No reason for posting other than kicking up this thread.

(P.S. It was great Sugah...;) )

[Longgrain]

19. Here you go sweet cheeks, a couple more of my own...

First off, Queenie Jean and her henchmen from the Wonderweed comic...



And this is a character I did for a different comic called Sim Kadalac, a beat poet, after Jack Kerouac...You might have seen him before in our other comic threads...



And please don't ask for more today, I got to get some sort of Coloring Contest ready...

[Sugar Smack]

22. Thank you for that, dear Longgrain!

I think people are So much more uninhibited in their sketchbooks. We think of it as "practice" no one else'll see. So we're a lot more confident about our lines and thoughts than what we produce for the public.

:bounce:

[Longgrain]

23. Oh course you probably remember this...

It's a study for the two women in my sig line painting.

More of a study of movement, dancing, the way they are running with their arms intwined...

Enjoy.

[El Fuego]

27. Very cool!

You should keep posting it as you go along.

[Longgrain]

28. I did this about ten years ago...

I'm probably not going to ever do it.

I have a long history of starting projects like this, then never finishing them.

[Sugar Smack]

29. Your sig line is the best I've ever seen.

I know a young lady whose father did all the paintings for the "Good times" show, and I can't look at your work without feeling the joy of those paintings.

[Longgrain]

30. That's funny, most of my work is light heartedly tragic...

Don't know if you've seen this thread yet, from the Artist Group.


http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=282x149


There's about twenty of my paintings here, ranging from the comic to the serious...abstract to hyper-real...

Pour over it sometime when you get the chance, love.

[El Fuego]

32. LOL! You and me both.

I have unfinished projects everywhere...

[Longgrain]

33. Yeah, it bites when you lack the sort of encouragement

that comes from success.

The proudest thing I ever did was write an entire novel--that was three years ago.

It's still sitting in a draw collecting dusts to this day. :-(

[El Fuego]

34. LOL again

I have a finished novel too! I wrote it about ten years ago, and was only able to finish it due to the circumstances back then.

I was never actually rejected because I was never able to get an agent or publisher to even read the darn thing. Every weekend I think I'm going to revamp it and try again. . . but I don't! :(

The only time I finished art projects was when I was in college and I had to finish to get the grade. *sigh* It's depressing. . .

[Longgrain]

35. I ended up posting my novel as a blog...

which reminds me, I haven't updated it in weeks!

[El Fuego]

36. Link????

:bounce:

[Longgrain]

37. Here you go, tho I'm only up to Chapter Seven...

http://lionlady.blogspot.com/

You have to read the posts from bottom to top to get the full experience.

[El Fuego]

38. Thanks! I will read it.

Love the title. . .

[Longgrain]

39. Glad you like the title...

If I ever get my second book done, the title will be...

"Long Grain, Augie, and Mirra in: The Great Hawaiian Happening of 1972"

[HeeBGBz]

40. Great artwork, LG!

Love the longnecker guy smokin the cigar.

[Longgrain]

41. Spike The Magic Sea Dragon...

I tried to make these guys look like little people in costumes.



The costumes from the Krofft shows of the 70's were fantastic!

[HeeBGBz]

42. He rocks

Looks like a shady fellow though.

[Longgrain]

43. Just a minor charater...

Love those underworld, Bonnie and Claude types.

Don't you?

[HeeBGBz]

44. He has that Edward G Robinson/Cagney look about him

Tough guy, eh?

[Longgrain]

45. Stereotypical Gangster type...

If I had a voice for him, it would probably sound like Jimmy Cagney.