Chades Challenge LXIX: The Ewoking Dead

"Yub Yub, Nom Nom."

As always, all are welcome to contribute to the Chades (Character Design) Challenge. If you have a sketch for "The Ewoking Dead", just let me know and I'll post it below. Otherwise you can join in April 6th for...

Chades Challenge LXX: Game of Thrones

Vince "Voodoo Veins" Vassallo

Adam "Blaaaaaaaine" Dix

Bruno "Skythriller" Chekerdimian

Matt "ThreepiOh-No" Justice

9 days...

The Iron Grill

With the Season Premiere of Game of Thrones fast approaching, it's time to start planning your Westeros-themed bbq! And what better way to cook up some aurochs than in your very own Iron Grill apron? I designed this apron last year for my friend, Jason, and he convinced me to put it on Zazzle for the rest of you Ned-Heads. 

Last year, our menu included:

Littlefinger Links
Tyrion's Wildfire Chili
Maester Aemon's Donut Chain
Daenerys's Deviled Dragon Eggs
The Hound's Half-burnt Hot Dogs
Dampair's Drowned Cods Ceviche
The Knight of Flower's Flour Tortilla Tacos
The Mountain's Tourney Skewers (aka Clegane Kabobs)
Targaryen Tarduckin (a dragon inside of a dragon inside of a dragon)
Ned's Head Cheese

Feast heartily, drink merrily, and Valar Morghulis!

10 days...

Merida and the Frightening Forest

The Japanese may have an odd title for Brave (they call it Merida and the Frightening Forest), but they certainly have a kickass poster!

11 days...

Interweb-Slinging II

An new interview with Marc Webb-head has my imagination swinging over Central Park this evening.

13 days...

Taste the Rainbow

I hope everyone had a lovely St Patrick's Day! Those Irish treats are never quite as magically delicious coming back up.

14 days...

Super! Boy!

Everett threw down the challenge to redesign Superboy yesterday over coffee. Because, let's face it, jeans and a t-shirt aren't a superhero costume. All we had was our iPhones, so the sketches are particularly breath-taking. Here's mine.

I decided to bring back the underwear in the most dignified way. Below are Ev's emo Superboys.

Superboy is played here by a young Jared Leto.

And, as promised, the rest of the super sketches from our Marvel game.

 

Venom has to be my favorite Spidey villain, but it turns out Carnage is fun to draw too!

Cap and Webhead chew the fat:

Alright, that's enough supers for now. I should probably be drawing Leperchauns or something.

Happy Kilt Friday!

16 days...

Interweb-Slinging

The Dandies tested out Marvel's new RPG system last night, and I played Spider-man. Of course, you can't play a mainstream superhero without doing some redesign drawings.

I grew up with Todd McFarlane's bug-eyed Spider-man and it always seemed the coolest, toughest looking version of the mask to me.

I also like Alex Ross's method of amplifying the chest logo to heroic proportions. I picture the spider legs bleeding into the costume, so that his only colors are red and black.

My friend Nate is a huge Spider-man fan, and he's always wearing a beanie, so the above sketch is sort of a nod to Nate. I almost gave him Nate's eyebrow ring, but I thought that was a bit out of character for tech-nerd Peter Parker.

I have some more sketches from the game, including cameos by Cap and Carnage. Stay tuned!

17 days...

Jurassic Pets

Paleontologists from the Cleveland Museum of Natural History have announced the discovery of the two smallest horned dinosaurs ever: Gryphoceratops (pictured above) and Unescopceratops. Sure, they're not actually horned, but these guys are cousins of the great Styracosaurus, Chasmosaurus, and Triceratops. Neither Gryphoceratops or Unescopceratops were longer than a meter, putting them at about the size of a beagle.

Once scientists get their acts together and bring back the dinosaurs, these guys are at the top of my list of possible dinopets.

19 days...

Chades Challenge LXVIII: Renewed Frogs

The Creature staggered after Flygor, its rotten black lips parting as it croaked, "Riiibbet, riiiiiiibbet." The hump-back dashed under a lab table, but the Creature tossed the obstacle aside with ease, sending flasks and beakers to the ground with a sizzling, smoking crash. What had Dr. Froggenstein created??

Anyone can submit to our bi-weekly Chades Challenges. Just let me know if you created any renewed frogs, and I'll post them below. If not, you can always join in March 30th for... 

Chades Challenge LXIX: Game of Thrones

Jesus "One Zombie Evening" Chambrot

Luke "Chef of Death" Baker

Bruno "Lucky Swarms" Chekerdimian

20 days...

2 BC (Two Birthday Cards)

After getting all of those amazing dinosaur images yesterday, I decided to spread the love and give some dino drawings of my own. The first is for my buddy Zack, co-creator of Dick Figures. He's a bit of a Trekkie as well as a dino fan, so offered a theory as to why the dinosaurs may have gone extinct. 

The second was for fellow Pixar Animator Ken Kim, whose birthday is today. He's known as the anim vampire due to his late night working habits. We had a dinosaur/vampire lunch with friends yesterday, and I was immediately inspired to illustrate the blending of the two awesome themes. 

Thanks again for all the birthday love!

22 days...