Archive for September, 2009
Stop Having a Boring Tuna
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009For those who don’t know Vince, and for those who do, here’s him actually being used to some advantage:
True Advance Panel Grit
Sunday, September 27th, 2009
Aw-rigth all you Pilgrims….
More Nixon Than You Can Shake A Stick At…
Friday, September 25th, 2009A secret Pooch Cafe informant, (we shall call him “Frog-In-Throat”), has obtained further photo evidence of Poncho disguised as Nixon running amok in the neighborhood. When interviewed, Poncho denied all claims that he had been using the President’s image to obtain special Trash Privileges, stating that “I’ve earned everything I’ve got”. You be the judge:
The Mask of Evil
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009
Shh! He can really hear you.
Incognito
Sunday, September 20th, 2009I did a strip with the Nixon mask recently and somebody suggested I must love drawing Nixon. I guess I do. At any rate, for consistency, I’ve kept the Nixon mask as Poncho’s go-to disguise. Here are some other examples.
Poncho’s Travels
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009Pittsburgh, PA
Wendy Loreti from Pittsburgh, PA recently hosted Poncho. Here’s some shots of him at a Bessemer Converter from one of the old steel mills, which is now the centrepiece of a “dancing fountain” display; at the Cathedral of Learning on the University of Pittsburgh campus; on the Sixteenth Street Bridge; hanging out with a Diplodocus carnegii (named after Andrew Carnegie); visiting the home of Henry Clay Frick, a noted industrialist; in front of the Heinz factory ketchup sign on the John Heinz History Center; Poncho drooling at the Pennsylvania Macaroni Company and finally deciding on a fine Danish Havarti; standing next to the Immaculate Reception statue; waiting at the front door of the Monogahela Incline; outside the Carnegie Museum of Natural History; atop Mt Washington overlooking the city; and checking out typical Pittsburgh tschochkes in a Strip District store. Great work Wendy!
Howlbert Einstein
Monday, September 14th, 2009
Here’s my version of Albert Einstein as a dog. The explanation of why this exists is relatively uninteresting. (Get it?).
Survival of the Cutest
Sunday, September 13th, 2009I’m a huge fan, and wanted to know what breed of dog you, please. Thank you.
– Carol Roche
PONCHO:
I, like all dogs, am a product of a million generations of evolution. Many thousands of those generations were won by my ancestors through force of strength, endurance, and tenacity. The more recent generations were won by force of sucking up to humans. Like all dogs living in your homes and eating your food, I am adept making sad eyes and whimpering noises and keeping a low profile so that I can get unwatched food into my mouth every time you slip up. Perhaps not as proud a living as that of my ancestors, but far less sleeping on cave floors. I am no breed. I am just dog.
Guest Pooch Movie Posters
Saturday, September 12th, 2009
Our good friend Doug Newman seems to have developed himself a small little addiction: conjuring up Pooch-esque movie posters. He’s treated us to a one already here and here and here, and trust me there are more in the wings.
Of the Godzilla poster parody Doug says: “I’d originally used a big white Poncho with an added triangular “evil eye”, but when I saw the “I’m Bionic!” artwork you did featured on the Gringo Interview linked through your site, I immediately thought, “~That’s~ Poochzilla.” All I had to do was add to his left front paw, give him some back feet, and give him another ear and he was good to go. (That one Apache’s searchlight checking his tonsils just lucked out. I feel sorry for the crew of that second helicopter sneaking up behind him, too.) It needed something at the bottom in place of the covered-up credits, and I thought Gus, Poo Poo and Boomer standing around a serving tray of Havarti would work.”
And of the Inspector Gadget foray: “I’ve wanted to do a Pooch Café version of 1999’s Inspector Gadget for awhile - ever since I saw the little Poncho spy icon you made. When I saw Shane Davis’s Mooch Trek poster on 7/19 I figured it was time to try it. The most difficult part was finding a Poncho paw to replace Matthew Broderick’s hand with. (I finally used a cutout of one from the “Straight Poop” Poncho graphic.) And it’s almost too tiny to see, but I also put a Boomer head on his character’s neck on the passenger’s side in the car.”
Real Fire Hydrant Factory
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009I didn’t even know such a thing existed. When I did this strip:
I thought I was being whimisical. I didn’t know there actually was a place that manufactured fire hydrants and just fire hydrants. But James Kautz of Winnipeg, Canada, sent me this photo:
As Steven Wright would say, “You can’t park anywhere near the place.” James promises that if gets to host Poncho in Winnepeg this is one of the places he’ll take him.
Look-Alike Contestant from Peru
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009
Lolypop
“Hi, Paul , I wanna participate in the contest :), my name is Loly, this pic was taken by my master in our home, I was really happy, if you see closely, you can see in my eye my master taken the pic! Wow!
Best regards from Peru!! I send a wolf for everyone!
Loly “
Guest Drawing
Tuesday, September 8th, 2009
Here’s a Poncho guest doodle that arrived on a postcard from our resident deliverer of mail, Bob “Mailman” Krohmer. Points for anyone who can decipher the sentence stenciled across Poncho’s fare visage. I like how the foot makes an exclamation point.
More Gaspergoo Sketches
Sunday, September 6th, 2009Here are a few more takes I did of the characters for that kid’s chef show. Fish slippers and wooden clogs seem to be a character staples.
New Dogs
Friday, September 4th, 2009
Advance Panel. Who are these guys? Are they aquatic? Are they lactose intolerant? Are they pioneers of the old west? Tune in to find out, same Pooch time, same Pooch channel.
Poncho’s Travels (with Plankie!)
Thursday, September 3rd, 2009DUBUQUE, IA
Bob and Judy Krohmer of Dubuque kindly showed Poncho the many sights around their fair city. Here is Poncho (and Plankie) at the Field of Dreams; at the Potosi Brewery and National Beer Museum (which happens to stand on the Guiness World Record for longest Main Street without an intersection); outside the Star Brewery Building with Shot Tower in the background; about to ride the shortest and steepest railway in the world; taking over as tour guide on the trolley; beside the statue of General and President Grant and fountain in Grant Park, Galena, Illinois; looking down on the gold-domed Courthouse; watching the paddleboat meander past; relaxing in the Port of Dubuque; and getting the fright of his life coming across the local postal workers! Poncho sent me a couple of postcards to say he was really enjoying his stay in Dubuque - thanks for taking such good care of him Bob & Judy!
Some Character Designs
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009
I did some character designs for a show called “Gaspergoo” about a wacky chef with fish slippers and his sidekick “Gusto” who had a utensil propeller on his chef’s hat. I did these about 3 years ago. Does anyone know if the show ever made it to air? Beats me. (Get it?)