the gang gets blogged

i've been annoying everyone i know by talking an awful lot about wrestling lately. my good buddy kyle managed to nudge the flow of the conversation toward a wrestling-themed episode of "it's always sunny in philadelphia."

the birds of war vs. the trash man:


post-it:

hulkamaniacal

hulk hogan vs. ric flair:

(please appreciate the inhuman tint of their skin.)

post-it:

superstars

goldust vs. vader:


post-it:

special move

lex luger vs. tatanka

(some kind of a vertical suplex move, who the hell knows.)

post-it:

sports entertainment

i'm going to continue to refer to the organization as the WWF, as i happened to have lost interest in it long before the change.

bret "the hitman" hart vs. the ultimate warrior:


just like with superheroes, it was frustrating to color these costumes because there were several subtle changes over the years. i opted for a two-pronged approach:


inked over pencil on 2x4.5 inch post-it:

golden boys

learned a lot more about the von erichs watching this DVD last night, and as a result, i drew these revised character designs:


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the iron claw

fritz von erich's signature move in the 50s and 60s:


for the comic i want to make about the von erichs, i'm considering having all fritz's scenes in black & white, but here's the color version, just for kicks:


original art, inked over pencil on a widescreen post-it note:

rasslin'

here are the initial designs for a graphic novel i hope to someday make about the von erich dynasty of professional wrestlers. if you can't wait that long, read the wikipedia article. it's a tragic and fascinating true story.

chris, david, kerry, fritz, kevin, and mike.

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(fritz came out looking A LOT like fred thompson.)

totally 80s

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bear fu

UPDATE: play this as a game > http://www.kittenberg.com/games/bearfu/

this N' that

character designs for greg's bears, a monster zack, a panel idea for cody's lyrics, character designs for a glam metal band, and a regular zack:

(accidentally inked cc deville's arm as withered.)

grizzled

guest comic for "these bears are happy" (by greg steele):


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origin

stupid name comics #1, or:

(editor's note: wonder woman's origin involves being sculpted from clay by her mother.)

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