It's the Great Gourdthulhu, Doc Neurotic!

It's the Great Gourdthulhu, Doc Neurotic!

(aka, Happy Hallowe'en!)

I was in a 'Nocturnals' mood, and this Nocturnals/Peanuts mashup seemed like a good idea at the time. It took waaaaaay longer to get done than I'd planned (obviously; it's November 10th). I often found myself working on it in 15-minute blocks of time between work, chores, playing with the girls, running errands, tending to the sick and doing assorted other family-centric activities.

In other words, it might be late, but I'm just glad I finished it (which doesn't mean I won't go back and fiddle with little things later; I'm just declaring it 'done for now').

But I also want to take a moment to ask: Where's the 'Nocturnals' love these days!? It's, like, THEIR day. Send Dan Brereton a friendly reminder of how much you miss his crew.

Dangerous Nuts

My first love was newspaper comic strips (can you guess which was my favorite?). My second love was super-hero comics, especially Marvel's "Fantastic Four" (which led John Byrne to create what analogous super team?).

I've mashed up my favorites to get this team snapshot. Not totally thrilled with the composition, but inspiration struck and took root, so I rushed to get things done, working in spurts around other priorities. Still, it was a challenge, finding a balance between two very different art styles (one of extreme minimalism, the other of extreme detail), hence the flat colors and dearth of modeling.

Most important, I had FUN. Itch scratched.