Green Rocket Over Retro City

This new drawing was inspired by all those old Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers movie serials, and the city is kind of ‘64 World’s Fair-ish.

I wish we had cities that looked like this and cool rocket ships to fly around in. The purple sky would probably get old and why is the sky purple anyway? Hmm . . . Maybe it was the nukes, or how about an asteroid blocking out the sun, or better yet aliens changing our atmosphere. Oh, I know, how about we changed the sky purple so it would smell like grape soda or grape bubble gum or . . . Oops, sorry, I got carried away.

Dynamite Magazine

Dynamite magazine was such a fun mag for kids of the 70's and 80's and I couldn't wait for the new issue to arrive after ordering through the Scholastic book club at school.

It had quirky artwork, funny gags, poster pull-outs, stickers and tons of other activities. I loved the Wacky Packages like commercial parodies, the Bummers cartoons, the Dynamite Duo comics and of course all of the current pop culture news on movies, TV and sports.

The best of all was Count Morbida's Monthly Puzzle, who is on the cover of this issue. The Count always challenged us with his ghoulish puzzles and he usually would berate us for solving them. The artist A. Friedman had a unique style that worked perfectly for Count Morbida.

Yes I miss the days rushing home to kick back with a bag of Doritos and a can of Coke reading the latest issue of my favorite magazine Dynamite!!

The Hullabaloo Dancers Dance to Batman

Holy Batusi, Batman! Check out this wild clip from the 1960's TV show Hullabaloo!
You'll get into the bat-groove with the Hullabaloo dancers!

Pow! Pop! Bang! Zam-O!

Monster's Portrait

Monster's Portrait
Originally uploaded by Neato Coolville.

For Illustration Friday.
Mixed Media -- watercolor, marker & photoshop

Star Wars Sugar-Free Bubble Gum

Today marked the 29th anniversary of the release of Star Wars.


In honor of this day here’s a piece of Star Wars Sugar-Free Bubble Gum for your enjoyment!

Spaceman's Luck R.I.P. Frankie Thomas

Spaceman's Luck R.I.P. Frankie Thomas, originally uploaded by Neato Coolville.

This photo is my tribute to Frankie Thomas who played Tom Corbett in the 1950's TV show Tom Corbett, Space Cadet. He passed away recently on May 11th and will be missed.

Neato-Aid Drink Mix Pack

Neato-Aid Drink Mix Pack
Originally uploaded by Neato Coolville.

Here comes #3 of the fake drink mix packs.

Big Fang doesn’t like to share his Big Fang Raspberry, so you gotta watch out when you want some. True, he does have big gnarly teeth but his roar is bigger than his bite, and his breath smells like raspberries!

Sorry -- For Illustration Friday

Sorry
Originally uploaded by Neato Coolville.

Oops, looks like someone is having a snack. At least he's sorry for knocking over the fish bowl and attempting to eat the goldfish!