Sugary Serials http://sugaryserials.com Super fun comics for big and little kids Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:16:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Super fun comics for big and little kids Sugary Serials no Super fun comics for big and little kids Sugary Serials http://sugaryserials.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://sugaryserials.com Cartoon Sketches: B.A.T.s! http://sugaryserials.com/bats http://sugaryserials.com/bats#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:16:57 +0000 Jerzy Drozd http://sugaryserials.com/?p=447 Took time for a warm-up sketch today before diving into penciling, and I got my inspiration when I looked over at the shelf next to my desk:

B.A.T.S pencil and brush pen on 5.5×8.25″ bristol. (You can purchase the original here)

You can imagine my reaction to the BATS when I was 12 years old: Cobras? Robots? SIGN ME UP Loved the lenticular shield on their chests to give the impression of looking at their robot innards (didn’t make sense, but hey, that’s part of the kid logic of G.I. Joe-why are they wearing clothes as well?). Interchangeable gun-hands just sealed the deal. These days I have several in my collection, and I never get tired of them.

Plus, since they were robots, we now got to watch Sgt. Slaughter go wildly violent on them without having to worry about parent groups censoring our show!

Check out the 5:23 mark for awesome Slaughter action:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ta2UaBfh_sE

Robots. Cobras. Great Big Punch-Out Scenes. Great.

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WINDHAMMER Pencil, brush pen, and crayon on 5×8.5″ bristol.

I plan on talking about this at length in a future Lean Into Art Cast, but Silverhawks is, in my mind, one of the most creative cartoon series ever made, hands down. Maybe the acting was a little stiff. Maybe the writing in the later seasons didn’t shine. But in terms of overall concept and design, I have yet to see an equally creative action/adventure cartoon. Don’t believe me? check out the intro!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUe5Ugg6Iks

Oh, and if you liked this sketch, I’m holding a commission sale for a limited time, and in limited quantities! What 80s/90s cartoon character would you like me to draw for you?

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]]> http://sugaryserials.com/bending/feed 0 Cartoon Sketches: Tarantulas! http://sugaryserials.com/tarantulas http://sugaryserials.com/tarantulas#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 15:04:04 +0000 Jerzy Drozd http://sugaryserials.com/?p=428 Warm up sketch today is that nasty Predacon mad scientist (not a ninja) Tarantulas!

Pencil and brush pen on 5.5×8.25″ bristol.

Tarantulas brought such great things to the Transformers franchise. He introduced a third faction in what was usually a two-sided war and he was the first really creepy mad scientist (check out The Web, linked below). Above all, he was just a super fun villain.

]]> http://sugaryserials.com/tarantulas/feed 0 Saturday Supercast 28 – The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus http://sugaryserials.com/ssc28 http://sugaryserials.com/ssc28#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 21:47:33 +0000 Jerzy Drozd http://sugaryserials.com/?p=83 I’m joined by Dave Roman for one more holiday special walkthrough for 2011, and we’re pointing our lasers at one that often gets overlooked by fans of the Rankin/Bass specials. The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, originally a book by L. Frank Baum, was the last of the Rankin/Bass “animagic” stop-motion features released in 1985 and featured what some might consider a bizarre combination of high fantasy with the sweet song-and-dance numbers one expects from the studio’s specials. But Dave and I both love this special and I think it shows as we proceed through an exhaustive walkthrough complete with audio clips.

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]]> http://sugaryserials.com/ssc28/feed 0 christmas special,dave roman,saturday supercast I'm joined by Dave Roman for one more holiday special walkthrough for 2011, and we're pointing our lasers at one that often gets overlooked by fans of the Rankin/Bass specials. The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, originally a book by L. Frank Baum, I'm joined by Dave Roman for one more holiday special walkthrough for 2011, and we're pointing our lasers at one that often gets overlooked by fans of the Rankin/Bass specials. The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, originally a book by L. Frank Baum, was the last of the Rankin/Bass "animagic" stop-motion features released in 1985 and featured what some might consider a bizarre combination of high fantasy with the sweet song-and-dance numbers one expects from the studio's specials. But Dave and I both love this special and I think it shows as we proceed through an exhaustive walkthrough complete with audio clips. Links mentioned in this episode: The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town Thundercats SilverHawks Tigersharks The Hobbit The Return of the King Subscribe through iTunes RSS Sugary Serials no 1:31:54 Saturday Supercast 27 – Christmas in July http://sugaryserials.com/ssc27 http://sugaryserials.com/ssc27#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:43:01 +0000 Jerzy Drozd http://sugaryserials.com/?p=76 After a very long hiatus, the Saturday Supercast returns! I’m joined this time by Dave Roman, who walks with me through the Rankin/Bass epic holiday special Rudolph & Frosty’s Christmas in July. Throughout our walkthrough we discuss the strange issues that arise out of referring to one’s own “continuity” while disregarding or altering parts of it. Who knew that these holiday specials were so much like the American Comic Book Industry!

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]]> http://sugaryserials.com/ssc27/feed 0 dave roman,saturday supercast After a very long hiatus, the Saturday Supercast returns! I'm joined this time by Dave Roman, who walks with me through the Rankin/Bass epic holiday special Rudolph & Frosty's Christmas in July. Throughout our walkthrough we discuss the strange issues ... After a very long hiatus, the Saturday Supercast returns! I'm joined this time by Dave Roman, who walks with me through the Rankin/Bass epic holiday special Rudolph & Frosty's Christmas in July. Throughout our walkthrough we discuss the strange issues that arise out of referring to one's own "continuity" while disregarding or altering parts of it. Who knew that these holiday specials were so much like the American Comic Book Industry! Links mentioned in this episode: Jack Frost The Year Without a Santa Claus Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town (Amazon instant video) Santa Claus Is Comin to Town (DVD) Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer Frosty the Snowman Frosty's Winter Wonderland Frosty Returns He-Man & She-Ra: A Christmas Special Dave's talk on the Muppets on the Comics Are Great! podcast Subscribe through iTunes RSS Sugary Serials no 1:26:38 Sugary Serials Returns http://sugaryserials.com/sugary-serials-returns http://sugaryserials.com/sugary-serials-returns#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:01:00 +0000 Jerzy Drozd http://sugaryserials.com/sugary-serials-returns Sugary Serials Returns

Sugary Serials will re-launch with new comics content in 2012! While I get things all tidied up here, why not subscribe to the RSS feed for updates? Thanks! Jerzy]]> Sugary Serials Returns

Sugary Serials will re-launch with new comics content in 2012! While I get things all tidied up here, why not subscribe to the RSS feed for updates?

Thanks!

Jerzy

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