Sunday, July 22, 2007

Win Popeye Vol. 1 DVD!




Step right up and win the new Popeye Vol.1 DVD! In celebration of our new demo reel and soon-to-be new website, we are holding a contest! Watch our demo reel and answer the following question- "What image does the little firefly draw?"

Send your answer, along with your email address, to grainock@yahoo.com
15 runners-up will also recieve Monkeygrinder Lollipops.
You can learn more about the Popeye DVD here

Saturday, July 14, 2007

Corchoran

Here's another character from "Broken Crown". Bad cop Corchoran.

Friday, July 13, 2007

Popeye the Sailor: 1933-1938, Vol. 1



This looks to be one of the best classic cartoon releases on DVD, and definately the best release of "Popeye the Sailor" so far. The cleanup looks really nice, and the quality looks preserved. The line work looks great and seems to maintain it's thick and thin strokes that made the characters so pleasing to look at in the first place. With lots of extra features including "Out of the Inkwell" shorts, commentaries by Jerry Beck and John Krisfalusi, Behind-the-toons featurettes, it looks like money well spent.

Check out these screen caps at Jerry Becks "Cartoon Research" Website.

Buy the DVD here.

Find out more on the History of "Popeye" including the original comic that inspired the animation, and the Stereoptical Process.

John Krisfalusi's "Popeye Rules"-John K provides some great insight and observations on Popeye.

The Morocan

This is another character for "Broken Crown". This is just a taste of what we will have at Comic-Con 2007. I will be with 8fish at booth #5230.

Stilleto

This is another character for "Broken Crown". The character design was concepted by Merril Brandon and the finished illustration was done by me.

Thursday, July 12, 2007

Burt Hurt

Here is a character I designed for a possible animated TV series. The show is called "Broken Crown" and will be promoted in a pitch bible at ComicCon 2007.