Tuesday Toons

Warming up my hands so I can do work for children.

MoCCA fest

It's MoCCA this weekend.
That is all.

That Wizard Cat Crookshanks

As anyone close to me is quite aware, my very favorite character from the Harry Potter series is Hermione's mouse-hating magical feline pet Crookshanks. When each Harry Potter volume was published, I would rush out to Walmart, buy my copy and read the entire volume in the car. Sometimes I would sit in that car for days! Of course, first I would scan the pages for any mention of Crookshanks and then read the sections where he would viciously hunt and kill a mouse, only to bring it back to life and kill it again (and again, and again and again.) Those pages were full of so much mouse blood and mouse entrails! Chapter after chapter of one mouse being killed, eaten, excreted and gloriously rejuvenated. And then cruelly tortured for what seemed like an eternity! Oh the magic of those Harry Potter books! Oh the childlike wonder of it all!

Gryffindor- (featuring the Cat from Harry Potter)

My favorite character in the Harry Potter series of books and movies was the cat that always hung around the Gryffindor house.

(Um... was there a cat in Harry Potter? I just felt like drawing a cat.)

"Don't Worry, Gals- It's a Man-Eater!"

Battle of the Planets!

I remember watching the show, but I can't remember much about it.
So here's my battlin' planets...

Conan O'Brien!

Um... I decided to try this one in color, 'cause Conan's hair is so damned orange!

Devil Skeleton!

I've been inking in most of my Drawbridge sketches, so I figured that I'd do this one in pencil. Why? I dunno...

Oh, I set up an art blog for myself:

http://billalgersketchbook.blogspot.com/

Cyclops & Medusa & Pegasus!

Happy Birthday George!

EXTREME Atari Pong!

1976

• Atari’s PONG - Atari released a home version of PONG in 1976. Unfortunately, the violence inherent in this "children's game" ended up directly influencing countless adolescents to attack and murder anyone or anything that crossed their paths, be it unsuspecting parents, oblivious school friends or tiny innocent pets. PONG manufacturing was immediately discontinued and all existing games were confiscated and buried in giant landfills.

Li'l Bill O'Reilly

Sherlock Holmes!

Self Portrait

I didn't feel like like drawing a body...

Ben Franklin Entertains the Neighborhood Kids!

Ben Franklin was many things- scientist, inventor, astronaut and cyborg. But perhaps he was best known for his hilarious comedy routines which inspired the neighborhood kids to develop what later became known as "Vaudeville." Franklin's famous "kite in a lightning storm" skit was probably his earliest (and definitely his most successful) attempt at comedic performance art.

New Dazzler Costume!

Dazzler. Hmm...

I figure that once you give Dazzler some roller skates and disco ball, there's ain't a hell of a lot else she needs. Oh, and maybe some music...

Another one of them Tarsier Monkeys in Space!

Scientists can be so cruel...

Back in Baby's Arms!

Baby be mad frontin', yo!

Young Robert Mitchum in Jail!

In 1948, young Robert Mitchum served a sentence of 50 days in jail for possessing a marijuana cigarette. For shame, young Robert Mitchum! What would the innocent children of America think of your recklessly lawless shenanigans? Now stop all this foolishness and go about resuming your career as a respected Hollywood actor, young man.

Tars Tarkas of Mars!

Here's that damned four-armed barbaric Green Martian from the John Carter of Mars books.

Oh, I'm a Brooklyn cartoonist who's done lots of stuff, including a story for the recent Shadowline-Image Comics hardcover anthology book, Fractured Fables.