Birdman before Harvey

This next sketch is of the original Birdman, before he was redone as Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law. Dapper Dan Schoening did this sketch for me in Chicago this year. Dan has a great blog where he showcases some of his less seen work and can also be found at Sketch Tavern. Dan has taken up residence here in HB Town on Rock Vegas way.

More Ads

Since I posted some of the Huckleberry Hound ads yesterday I am posting the Yogi Bear ads today. That KPHO-TV knew their stuff.

Remember Fridays at 6:30!!

Here are a few print ads for the Huckleberry Hound Show on KPHO-TV Channel 5. I have no idea where this station was (or is) or what year they were used in so don't even ask. I just love these old ads and wanted to post them.

New to the Burbs

I have added a link for a blog called Character Designs to the HB Burbs. This blog is filled with interviews of several character designers, most of which are from the world of animation. I have not found anything that jumped out as being HB related but decided that I didn't care and added the link anyway. I recommend taking the time to look around it as some of the interviews are rather interesting.

Quick Draw!!

Mike Kunkel provided this sketch of Quick Draw McGraw for me at this year's Wizard World in Chicago. Mike was there to take part in the announcement that he will be doing a new Captain Marvel comic book for DC Comics, Johnny DC line. The Johnny DC line is aimed towards younger readers and includes books like Scooby-Doo. Mike's new book will be entitled "Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam." Mike is best know for his comic book "Hero Bear and the Kid" from his own company "The Astonish Factory." Here in HB Town, Mike will be moving onto Bedrock Blvd with fellow Johnny DC creator Art Baltazar.

Iggo by Shawn Crystal

OK here are the last of Shawn Crystal's sketches from the Toth (Hanna-Barbera) Sketch Jam. The first is Shawn's original black and white and the second includes colors by Shawn himself. Both are great interpretations of the Herculoid character. Thanks again to Shawn for allowing us to see all of his sketches here.

New Plan

Once I have posted all of the sketches that I have so far(about 5 more,) I will begin posting them again with more of a focus on the actual characters and their histories, as well as the artists who did the sketches.

Mining the Toth Jam

Today is another sketch from the Toth Jam, this one in Shazzan by Jason Hurley. Jason Hurley writes and draws a hilarious mini comic called Honest Abe and the Original G-Dub and is an all round great guy. As our newest resident, you can find him at his hew HB Town residence on Jabberjaw Ave. I really like that Hurley included Chuck, Nancy, and Kaboobie at the bottom of the sketch.

HB Town's First Poll Results

Well as everyone can see Magilla Gorilla won HB Town's first poll. The Poll finished with a 4 way tie. The final result's are as follows, purely for the town's records.

Poll Question : Which character sketch would you most like to see posted next?

Birdman - 1 vote
Magilla Gorilla - 1 vote
Captain Caveman - 1 vote
Quick Draw McGraw - 1 vote
Space Ghost - 0 votes

Magilla Wins, Magilla Wins

Well not really but since it was a 4 way tie I went with the sketch that got the very first vote. Since there were only 4 votes it was easy to remember. Magilla the Gorilla was drawn by Art Baltazar who was recently announced as part of the creative team on the new Tiny Titans book from DC's Johnny DC line of kid's comic books. He is also the creator of Patrick the Wolfboy. Here in HB Town, Art has a home on Bedrock Blvd.

Back to the Toth Jam

Here is another of Shawn Crystal's HB Alex Toth sketches. This one is Zandor from the Herculoids. I am not sure how effective a slingshot is on the run but whatever, I still love it!! Shaun is currently one of my favorite people as he has provided so many sketches for me to post.