Hanna-Barbera Town

Gone Fishing

2011-05-01T17:27:00.002-04:00

Been 2 Years plus since I posted last... will likely be awhile still so for now HB Town is a retirement complex that I hope to one day return to.

You are now leaving HB Town. Hope you will come back soon.

Geoff

Betty and Wilma

2008-08-04T00:37:00.003-04:00

Another quick Heads Up post! Why do I give Jay Brant's Heads Up work so much space? Simple... I love it. I have no idea why but this "Desperate Housewives" piece makes me smile. Just enjoy it!

The Perils of Penelope Pitstop!

2008-07-31T11:32:00.003-04:00

I love this sketch. Penelope was done by Agnes Garbowska in Chicago this year. Agnes's art has always caught my eye at different cons and I was glad to finally get her to do something for HB Town. She also did a pencil sketch for me which is currently up at Sketches from an Unknown Restaurant. Here in HB Town Agnes lives on Speedbuggy drive with most of the other Canadian artists! I do find it ironic that I went all the way to Chicago to get a sketch from Agnes when I see her at all the Toronto shows as well!

Quick Draw McGraw Comic

2008-07-22T22:30:00.004-04:00

Not a sketch but this is the cover of a Quick Draw McGraw comic that I picked up in Chicago a few weeks ago. I just love this cover as it is a great example of one that would not get produced today. The book was produced by Charlton Comics in March of 1971. The cover was drawn by Ray Dirgo. I wasn't able to find much more then a little generic info on Ray Dirgo on the Internet but this cover is easily one of my favorites!

More HB Heads Up

2008-07-18T23:01:00.002-04:00

Well I promised more of Jay Brant's Heads Up HB characters but went wit hTouche last post. So finally here is Jay Brant's Birdman! I will post more Heads Up soon.

Touche Turtle

2008-07-10T19:32:00.004-04:00

This latest sketch is of the often forgotten Touche Turtle as done by Phil Hester. Phil is a very well known comic book artist and writer. Currently he writes The Darkness for Top Cow comics as well as many of his own creations such as The Atheist and Firebreather. Phil has drawn pretty much every big name character from both DC and Marvel, including the revival of Green Arrow with writer Kevin Smith. I was not able to find a website for Phil anywhere, but he will always have a home here in HB Town on Speed Buggy Dr.

Update - Phil Hester can be found on the web at ShockTrauma Studios and also has a myspace page for his amazing Firebreather book here.

Heads Up Shaggy!

2008-07-04T22:37:00.003-04:00

Well Chicago is over and I was able to add a few sketches to my books. Here is the first of my new Hanna-Barbera sketches. This sketch of Shaggy was done by Jay Brant of Heads Up Studios. I figure the name of the studio combined with the actual sketch explains quite a bit. Over the next few days I will post a few of Jay's other HB characters. Jay can be found on his website. Here in HB Town, Jay can be found on Jellystone Way.

The Impossibles - Multi Man

2008-06-19T11:01:00.003-04:00

The last of Patrick's Impossibles, Multi Man!

The Impossibles - Coil Man

2008-06-17T22:58:00.001-04:00

Here is Patrick's Coil Man of the Impossibles!

The Impossibles - Fluid Man

2008-06-14T12:41:00.004-04:00

Over the next few days I will post all three of Patrick Owsley's renditions of The Impossibles! Today is Fluid Man. Remember to check out Patrick's blog which is listed in the Residents section.

On a couple of side notes, I have added an HB Town Listings section to make it easier to find posts about specific characters at any given time. Also with Wizard World Chicago coming up I will be "restocking" my supply of HB sketches and posting them here.

Hong Kong Phooey

2008-06-08T12:26:00.004-04:00

OK first things first... this is possibly my favorite HB sketch that I own. I love the action pose and it certainly doesn't hurt that HKP is my favorite HB character.

Alright, now that that is out of the way... I picked this sketch up in my Hanna-Barbera sketchbook at the Toronto Comicon show in April of this year. It was done by Marcio Takara, who is an incredibly talented artist. Marcio can be found on his website and is also found at deviantart, digitalwebbing and The DrawingBoard. Now he can also be found here in HB Town on Speedbuggy Drive. Check out his work you will not be disappointed.

Wally Gator

2008-04-19T02:41:00.003-04:00

A little more from our friend Patrick Owsley. Links to his blog can be found both in the Residents section and in the post below. Great Stuff!

Finally a New Post

2008-04-10T01:02:00.004-04:00

This Top Cat was done by artist Patrick Owsley. I love the style that he has used on this picture, which I want to call painted, but am honestly don't think it is... can you tell I am not an artist? Anyway over the next few days I will post some more of Patrick's work, but you can find more than just HB characters on his blog. He also has work for sale including some very cool Hanna-Barbera prints and original art that he did. Make sure you check it out. Here in HB Town Patrick has taken up residence on Jellystone Way.

Sorry

2008-03-02T23:54:00.001-05:00

Hey just wanted to apologize to the 3 or 4 people who check out this blog. I am currently trying to dig up some guest artists (as per the last few posts) until the new convention season starts for me in April when I can get my hands on some new sketches. Thanks for your patience everyone!

A star in the making?

2008-01-26T22:23:00.001-05:00

Our latest sketch is from an animation student in the U.K. by the name of Matt Boyer. This is a sketch of Yogi Bear that he posted on his blog a couple of weeks ago. Matt is very quick to point out that he copied the sketch on the left so the pose that pose is not his but the second sketch (the right one) is all his. You can check out his blog to see some of his other work. Here is HB Town Matt will be taking up residence on Jellystone Way.

More from Dom

2008-01-12T19:52:00.002-05:00

Another piece from our latest guest Dom. Over on his deviantART page Dom has been amassing his drawings of the "HB Kids." My favorite being Hong Kong Phooey and Spot!! Stop by his page to check out the rest.

First Post of 2008 and a Guest

2008-01-02T23:41:00.001-05:00

Happy New Year everyone! I thought we would start the year off with another guest. This time Dominic Giansante. Dom sent me this cool piece that he calls Moby Dick vs Jabberjaw! The coolest thing about this piece is all of the other characters he included... can you name them all? Dom can be found at his deviantart page but here in HB Town he has taken up residence on Mighty Mightor lane. That part of town is filling up fast!!

Happy Holidays!

2007-12-25T20:34:00.001-05:00

To everyone who has taken the time to stop by my blog, no matter what you celebrate I hope you have a great holiday season. Thank you for coming by.

Geoff

He wanted to be called Supervolt!!

2007-12-24T19:47:00.001-05:00

Finally I get to post something new... or at all. The super cool Black Vulcan of Superfriends fame comes to use from Chris Haley. You can find more about Chris as his blog including Werewolf vs Zombie!! Here in HB Town, Chris can be found in his home on Mighty Mightor lane.

Longest commercial break ever.

2007-12-23T21:26:00.000-05:00

Now that I have finally gotten my computer fixed I will start posting some stuff again very soon. Sorry to all 3 of you who check back periodically.

Back to the Ghost

2007-10-27T13:31:00.001-04:00

I held off posting this Space Ghost sketch for quite awhile as I seemed to have posted a ton of them earlier. So, at last Shane White's Space Ghost has arrived! Shane did this sketch for me at Wizard World Chicago 2007. Shane is currently working on his book The Overman for Image Comics. Here in Hanna-Barbera Town, Shane has taken up residence on Gruesomes Lane.

Tonight on Channel 5

2007-10-20T10:32:00.001-04:00

This is the last of the Channel 5 KPHO-TV print ads that I have found for Hanna-Barbera Cartoons. This time focused on Quick Draw McGraw instead of Huckleberry Hound or Yogi Bear. Love these little ads but I have no idea what "rip-snortin" means.

HKP - Number 1 Super Guy

2007-10-10T09:48:00.001-04:00

This cool Hong Kong Phooey sketch was done by Franco Aureliani of Blindwolf Studios. Franco is working on Tiny Titans from DC's Johnny DC line with Art Baltazar. Here in HB Town Franco will be moving next door to his friend Art on Bedrock blvd.

Captain Cavemaaaaaaaaaaan!!!

2007-10-01T19:41:00.001-04:00

I love this sketch of Captain Caveman. It was done for me by talented artist Tim Kelly, at Wizard World Chicago this year. Like Dan Schoening, Tim can be found at Sketch Tavern as well as on his own blog. Here in HB Town Tim lives just down the street from Dan on Rock Vegas way.

Birdman before Harvey

2007-09-27T13:07:00.001-04:00

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

2007-09-25T11:56:00.002-04:00

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!!

2007-09-24T13:39:00.002-04:00

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

2007-09-24T12:36:00.001-04:00

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!!

2007-09-21T00:21:00.001-04:00

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

2007-09-10T09:48:00.002-04:00

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

2007-09-06T12:09:00.001-04:00

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

2007-09-03T18:23:00.000-04:00

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

2007-09-03T18:08:00.001-04:00

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

2007-09-01T00:40:00.002-04:00

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.

One Day Left

2007-08-31T12:09:00.001-04:00

Well with one day left the poll is sitting in a 3 way tie after receiving pretty much the response I was expecting. :) Hopefully someone will break the tie before the end of the day.

Updates

2007-08-29T12:41:00.000-04:00

Not much in the way of updates, but I have moved the Poll up a little higher and relocated the Archives to the bottom of the page. Having the Archive at the bottom just seems a little more appropriate to me.

Flintstones Ad for Winston Cigarettes

2007-08-29T11:39:00.002-04:00

It is hard to believe in today's world but the Flintstones were used in ads for beer and cigarettes. That's right, those fine folks from the town of Bedrock were lighting up and shilling for Winston. In fact, Winston Cigarettes was the sponsor for The Flintstones in their first season (1960.) Aside from everything that is wrong with smoking, my favorite part of this commercial is the fact that Fred and Barney hide behind the house so that they do not have to see their wives doing the yard work. This part strangely mirrors my own life. If you want additional information about the beer commercial for Busch beer, got to this site.

The Real Space Ghost

2007-08-29T01:13:00.001-04:00

Since I have not posted a new sketch in a few days and we are waiting for the poll to close before posting the next one, I have posted a YouTube video of an actual Space Ghost episode from the 60's. This episode is called Space Ghost in The Heat Thing. I chose Space Ghost as he has been the subject for a few of our sketches so far. Enjoy.

Our First HB Town poll!!

2007-08-25T23:27:00.000-04:00

Maybe our last as well, who knows. Either way I have put up a poll under the HB Burbs to see which of my character sketches everyone would like to see next. The character with the most votes will be the next posted. Pretty simple premise but I like to keep it that way for my own benefit.

More Space Ghost!!

2007-08-24T01:28:00.001-04:00

This next Space Ghost sketch is from the blog of Eric Canete. Eric was nice enough to let me post it here. This started as one of his 90 minute sketches but apparently progressed to about 3.5 hours. It is great that he included the kids and Blip in the sketch as well as what I consider to be a classic Space Ghost pose!! Since Eric was nice enough to let me post his drawing, he has become the newest member of HB Town, moving onto Mighty Mightor Lane!! Eric can also be found on his blog where he is always posting new art.

Yogi Bear

2007-08-23T01:09:00.001-04:00

This wacky Yogi Bear sketch was done by our newest resident to HB Town, Outrageous Andy B. Andy is a Canadian artist who has worked for a number of different companies and has also self published his own comic book "Dead End 56." His online comic strip "Raising Hell" can be found at Transmission X. Andy himself can be found at his website. He has just moved onto Speed Buggy Drive with good friend "Masterful" Mike Cho. Andy in reality is just short of being a cartoon and also seems to have a thing for Roller Derby.

Town Hall

2007-08-21T12:01:00.001-04:00

This link takes you to a great site with a "tour" of the Hanna-Barbera studios that opened in March of 1963. It includes pictures and actual maps of the studio.

New to the HB Burbs

2007-08-21T11:21:00.000-04:00

I have added a new link to the HB Burbs for Spectropop's Yogi Bear's Nuggets. This is a listing of the 45's put out by Hanna-Barbera records between 65' and 66' Some of the records are releases from the cartoons, but most are a legitimate attempt by HB to move into the music industry.

Edit 08/21/07 11:30 - Another link has just been added to the HB Burbs for Dan-Dare.org's Hanna Barbera Cartoon page. This link contains a few pictures but is most notable for having included mp3s of some of the show's theme songs.

Space Ghost!!!

2007-08-20T23:54:00.001-04:00

This is another sketch from the Toth Jam on the Image Forums. This sketch was done by Ryan Cody. According to Ryan he did this sketch in about 30 minutes. It's a great pose and I really like how Ryan's style comes through. Ryan can be found at his blog or his new residence on Jabberjaw Ave.

Frankenstein Jr. Start to Finish

2007-08-20T01:17:00.002-04:00

These 3 pics show some of Shawn's progression through his next Frankenstein Jr. sketch. Personally I am a huge fan of seeing a sketch from start to finish. It never ceases to amaze me how someone can do something so amazing with a pencil while I can only print with the same pencil.

Also from the Toth Jam...

2007-08-19T00:11:00.001-04:00

comes this sketch of Blip by Robbi Rodriguez. Being a big Space Ghost fan I love this sketch!! Robbi is the artist on such comic books as Hero Camp, Maintenance (which has been optioned by Hollywood) and Tek Jansen among others. Robbi is easily found at his website. Here in HB Town Robbi has taken up residence just down from Shawn Crystal on Mighty Mightor Lane. Thanks Robbi.

Frankenstein Jr.

2007-08-18T12:16:00.001-04:00

Since Shawn Crystal has graciously allowed me to post some of his sketches from the previously mentioned Toth Jam, here are two of Shawn's first sketches of Frankenstein Jr. More Frankenstein Jr to follow from Shaun as well as a couple sketches of characters from the Herculoids!!! Thanks Shawn!

Toth HB Characters

2007-08-18T11:25:00.000-04:00

Over on the B. Clay Moore boards at Image Comics, there is a Sketch Jam started by Shawn Crystal ( aka Inkpulp) featuring HB characters that were designed by Alex Toth. Check it out as there is some serious talent on display.

For his efforts in both starting the thread and keeping it alive until others began to take part, Shawn is our newest resident of HB Town. Shawn has taken up residence on Mighty Mightor Lane on the south side of town.

Fred and Barney

2007-08-16T21:16:00.001-04:00

Our newest resident of HB Town is Mike Cho, a Canadian artist who lives just down from Scott Chantler on Speedbuggy Drive. Mike drew Fred and Barney as well as a couple of the houses from HB's Bedrock suburb for me at the Toronto Comicon earlier this year. Mike can also be found here at his website.

Parts of Town

2007-08-03T00:03:00.000-04:00

Here at HB Town you may have noticed the 2 sections, "Residents of HB Town" and "The HB Burbs."

"Residents of HB Town" are links (whenever possible) to the artists responsible for my sketches. Scott Chantler is currently our only resident but I expect HB Town to grow steadily.

"The HB Burbs" are links to other Hanna-Barbera sites that I have found in my many, many, sometimes disturbing travels around the web. My personal favorite at the moment is the "Hanna-Barbera Fashion Database" a sarcastic look at the outfits (or lack there of) worn by some of the characters.

That's it for now.

Welcome to Town. Hope you enjoy your stay.

2007-08-02T13:18:00.000-04:00

Welcome to Hanna-Barbera Town. HB Town is about showcasing my new Hanna-Barbera sketch book. To date I only have 3 sketches but I will be expanding upon that shortly. I will start posting my sketches once I have accumulated a few more but for now I will just post this one that has already been displayed at Sketches from an Unknown Restaurant.

Dick Dastardly and Muttley is by Scott Chantler, a fantastic comic book artist who is currently working on Hawaiian Dick for Image Comics. The first issue of HD will be released in Nov. Scott has also written and drawn his own book, Northwest Passage and done the art for several other books including the first issue of Tec Jansen. He can be found on his website.

New posts will follow shortly.