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GREETINGS PEOPLE OF TODAY AND ROBOTS OF TOMORROW! IT'S ME, CLARK, BACK WITH ANOTHER DOSE OF WEIRDNESS!

After years of being told how good the show was and watching clips on YouTube, I began to watch Steven Universe proper back in mid-2023. Getting through the first season was the hardest hurdle. My main problem was that the Crystal Gems didn't really seem all that heroic. Pearl was petty, Amethyst acted like an ass, Garnet felt disconnected, and none of them really seemed to care about the planet they were protecting. Our heroes, everybody! Thankfully most of these problems were later fixed and I began to enjoy the show immensely. However, my favorite characters is by far Peridot. She started out as a generic evil villain when introduced near the end of Season 1 before becoming an energetic, eccentric little goober with a satisfying redemption arc. Most fans seem to think she's autistic and I'd be totally down with that. Just like I would've been totally down with her hooking up with Lapis but THAT NEVER HAPPENED! They could've been their own Percy and Pierre!

...Where was I going with this? Oh right!

I don't remember how specifically the idea came to be, but @burningthrucelluloid suggested I draw Peridot as Maleficent, the evil fairy from Sleeping Beauty. Between Maleficent being my favorite villain and the idea sounding hilarious, what reason was there not to draw this? Took me a while, but eventually we have the DUDEL you see before you. Usually DUDELZ are meant strictly for my original creations, but I decided including more fan art will not only bring more traffic to my artwork, but aid me in keeping my creative juices flowing. Either way; Malefidot!

There's not much else to say about this sketch. Just look at it, what more explanation do ya' need? It's while drawing this that I realized that Sleeping Beauty and Steven Universe kind'a share a few parallels. A royal heir raised by three magical women? The protagonist meeting their one true love and said true love turns out to be a sword-wielding badass? Both stories showing how love ultimately triumphs over evil? What I know for sure is that this concept should be expanded upon. Show of hands, would anybody be up for seeing the original three Crystal Gems dressed as the Good Fairies? Let me know in the comments. For now, I hope you all enjoy!

MAY THE GLASSES BE WITH YOU!

GREETINGS PEOPLE OF TODAY AND ROBOTS OF TOMORROW!

IT'S ME, CLARK, BACK WITH ANOTHER DOSE OF WEIRDNESS!

Being a comic book fan can be frustrating. Mainly because the people making the books often don't understand what readers want. For years fans have demanded Marvel undo the craptacular storyline that is One More Day, a plot that sees Peter Parker and Mary Jane trade away their marriage to a demon. Instead of doing so, ensuring a happy fanbase along with a best-selling book, the higher ups continually tease fans. Hey, we might bring them back together in this book. Give us more money, please! It's why so many of us are giddy that Ultimate Spider-Man is kicking the mainline book's ass. Ha! Suck it, Marvel! There's a happy Spidey with a wife and kids who's outselling the central series. Still, in the world of comics, one frustration is bound to replace another. Such is the case with Gwenpool.

Gwenpool started life as a variant cover gag for Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars. Over time she became a fan favorite character, managing to out-do Deadpool in the fourth wall breaking department while fulfilling a satisfying character arch. Didn't hurt that the talented team of Gurihiru ensured she was the cutest thing in the Marvel Universe before Jeff came along. Gwendoline Poole was a terrific character that other writers didn't get sadly. They often saw her as 'Deadpool, but pink'. It's why I fear the day she joins the Marvel Cinematic Universe, a small part of me is fearful that she'll become a snarky quipster that has to match Ryan Reynolds. For now though, we have what's going on in the comics. Marvel unleashed a cryptic image to the world of Gwen Stacy's grave being dug into. A common occurrence on Earth-616. It was followed up by the announcement that Gwen Stacy would be brought back as a merciless assassin with Wolverine-style powers and be called 'Gwenpool'. Yes, seriously. This is the X-Men Origins: Wolverine of this series.

Oh, and yes, the real Gwenpool is set to return in this book as well. Reactions have not been positive to say the least. Sure, we're happy to get more of Gwen Poole and admittedly this isn't as dumb as Sins Past, but cripes is this dumb! Who was asking for this? I know I wasn't! Hearing about this made me mad in a way only artistic therapy could help. Hence this sketch. Not bad considering this is my first instance of drawing either characters, Pinkiepool pics not withstanding. Admittedly I slipped up on some colors and certain details were left out, but you get the overall idea. I hope you all enjoy this sketch and DON'T buy the upcoming Gwenpool book.

MAY THE GLASSES BE WITH YOU!

HEY THERE PEOPLE OF TODAY AND ROBOTS OF TOMORROW! IT'S ME, CLARK!

A chill is in the air. You can feel it can't you? Perhaps you even recognize it. That same chill arrives every year right on the dot. With it comes a frightful howl in the moonlight, the only other sound to be heard. Otherwise there is a strange calmness settling around you, like the point of ease before the storm. By now the howling has stopped. It has been replaced by a different sound. Footsteps. Big, heavy, dragging, as if the figure didn't quite know how to use their legs. Perhaps it's a random passerby. Perhaps it's a rotting, frightful feature freshly risen from the grave. Perhaps it's some other, unspeakable horror waiting to pounce! Whatever it is, you're not waiting around to find out! Yet no matter how far you run, it can't be escaped. The chill in the air, the howling of the wind, the heavy footsteps, it all leads back to one thing: October is here! And with it comes the return of the DUDELZ of the Damned!

Yes weirdos, like last year, my approximation of Sketchtober has returned. I call it an proxy because there was no list of prompts. Nah, that'd be too limiting. This is yet another case where I compiled my own list of ideas, sketched them out, then used one color per picture. With all that said, let's see what spoopy scribblings await us today!

Legend says there is an ancient city hidden deep within the jungle of Africa. Many have ventured deep into the wilderness to find it, but seldom have come back successful. Or alive. This fabled city and all of its riches is at risk of becoming lost to time. At least it was until Rosie Stardust found it. Unfortunately it wasn't as abandoned as the folktales said. Besides the copious amounts of leopards living amongst the rubble, including the Cosmic Cutie's new cat companion Raul, the ghost of Opar's long passed Queen still haunts it. Now thanks to her staff's magical powers, La has possessed the sentient space anomaly with the plans to rebuild her crumbling kingdom. However, her majesty didn't count on Rosie's animal friends to help her. Realizing the red one was in trouble, predator and prey alike teamed together to separate the sparkly being from the magic staff. With some help from the Cosmic Cutie's traveling buddies, eventually the deed was done. Knowing they couldn't destroy the staff, it was instead thrown into the river where hopefully it shall never be found. In the meantime, now that our hero is free from the scepter's influence, she has but one question: is the crown too much?

Personally I think it looks great on her. Rosie was already rocking the latest in Opar fashion, but she slays with the headwear. As did La in the Legend of Tarzan, a criminally underrated animated series that is not on Disney+. Remember folks, Bob Iger said everything would be on there. I'm still waiting, Bobby boi. At least this program is still preserved on sites like YouTube and Internet Archive. That way the rest of you can check out La rocking the Crown of Opar. Sadly it was featured in only one episode, ignoring the occasional artwork where Jane herself wears it. I just drew Rosie sporting it cuz I thought it'd be fun. Spoiler alert; it was. Here's hoping you all enjoy the look as well. And remember: crowns are awesome.

BONUS QUESTION: What animated series do you think is ridiculously underrated?

MAY THE GLASSES BE WITH YOU!

HEY THERE PEOPLE OF TODAY AND ROBOTS OF TOMORROW! IT'S ME, CLARK!

A chill is in the air. You can feel it can't you? Perhaps you even recognize it. That same chill arrives every year right on the dot. With it comes a frightful howl in the moonlight, the only other sound to be heard. Otherwise there is a strange calmness settling around you, like the point of ease before the storm. By now the howling has stopped. It has been replaced by a different sound. Footsteps. Big, heavy, dragging, as if the figure didn't quite know how to use their legs. Perhaps it's a random passerby. Perhaps it's a rotting, frightful feature freshly risen from the grave. Perhaps it's some other, unspeakable horror waiting to pounce! Whatever it is, you're not waiting around to find out! Yet no matter how far you run, it can't be escaped. The chill in the air, the howling of the wind, the heavy footsteps, it all leads back to one thing: October is here! And with it comes the return of the DUDELZ of the Damned!

Yes weirdos, like last year, my approximation of Sketchtober has returned. I call it an proxy because there was no list of prompts. Nah, that'd be too limiting. This is yet another case where I compiled my own list of ideas, sketched them out, then used one color per picture. With all that said, let's see what spoopy scribblings await us today!

Legend says there is an ancient city hidden deep within the jungle of Africa. Many have ventured deep into the wilderness to find it, but seldom have come back successful. Or alive. This fabled city and all of its riches is at risk of becoming lost to time. At least it was until Rosie Stardust found it. Weeks of trekking through the dense jungle and she finally made it onto the ruins of the once grand civilization of Opar. By now it seemed the only things living here were leopards, which probably explained why so few adventurers made it back alive. Luckily this wasn't a problem for the Cosmic Cutie. Yet again her power to befriend any creature came into play proved most valuable as she ventured towards one lonely leopard and offered it some jerky. From then on out she named the lovely beast 'Raul', after the name it made when it snarled. Venturing further into the city, Rosie discovered what appeared to be a ceremonial temple with a large throne in the center. Sitting atop that throne was a scepter with the head of a leopard holding a red sphere in its jaws. One that was calling out to the sentient space-anomaly. Like a voice compelling her forward. Rosie couldn't resist. Wrapping her digits around the staff, her traditional English clothes disappeared in a flash of red light, replaced by a bikini, sarong, bracelets, and a cape! Not only that, but her attitude suddenly felt more wicked. The Spirit of the city's queen had taken hold of the Cosmic Cutie. Who could stop her now?

Eh, I'm sure it'll wear off eventually.

When drawing Rosie as Jane Porter, my initial plan was to sketch a collage of Rosie in the explorer's most iconic outfits. This would include the fancy yellow dress, the tank top and red skirt along with a bunch of Fischer's Lovebird, and finally the sinister styles of Queen La. Sadly that didn't pan out as expected. However, I knew I still wanted to sketch Rosie as the vile ruler of Opar. For those of you who are confused who that even is, she's a villain introduced in the short-lived and underappreciated sequel series, The Legend of Tarzan. In the original book she's a survivor of Atlantis's sinking that escaped to torment Tarzan in Africa. On the show she's a feme fatale who simps for Tarzan, can magically turn leopards into humanoid men under her command, and can become a wandering spirit that possesses people via physical touch. Her most memorable episode is when she does this to Jane, using her as a vessel to resurrect her destroyed oasis. Now this episode is memorable for two reasons: 1) it's a legit great story where Tarzan is pitted against his one true love, and 2) Jane looks stunning in that outfit. Just like I knew Rosie would. Plus the idea of her acting evil is just funny to me. Essentially she'd act like Evil Luz from that AU comic made by @moringmark. Not so much 'evil' as she is 'vaguely anarchistic'. In any case, I am amazed by the final result, as I hoped the rest of you are! And remember: never touch a mystical staff that doesn't belong to you. It could host the soul of a vengeful jungle monarch.

BONUS QUESTION: If you befriended a leopard, what would you name it?

MAY THE GLASSES BE WITH YOU!

HEY THERE PEOPLE OF TODAY AND ROBOTS OF TOMORROW!

IT'S ME, CLARK!

Happy New Year, weirdos of the world! The last year might've been a mixed bag in most regards, but in terms of artwork I was riding a creative high. Like, holy crap, the amount of artwork posted is surprising. You better believe the goal is to keep that streak going well into 2025. What better way to start then looking back on what didn't make the cut in 2024? By now showcasing my leftover sketches in these compilations has become sortuv' a regular tradition. Not that you'll ever hear me complain about it. I hate seeing artwork go unused, plus it's fun seeing how my skills have improved over the last twelve months. So what awaits us in the dumpster?

(1) ABBY K. DABBY

Y'ever wonder why rabbits are considered sexy? Lola Bunny, Jessica Rabbit, Judy Hoppes, even Playboy loves dressing their models up as the small critters. Why is that? It was while pondering this, looking up artwork of Zatanna, and watching clips of Penn & Teller: Fool Us that this feisty sorceress came into mind. Meet Abby K. Dabby, the resident magical mistress of the Clarktooniverse. At the moment there's nothing there outside of a cool design, though my plan is to further fill out her backstory so she's more than just eye candy with a quirky name.

(2) BLOOD ON THE SADDLE

Disney fans everywhere rejoiced when Disney finally renovated the beloved Country Bear Jamboree in Orlando. Less so when the show finally opened and prioritized shoving tracks from the company's library down our ears in favor of maintaining the oddball humor the show's known for. Personally I just counted my blessings, especially considering the fates of Dinosaur and Muppet Vision 3*D. You could say D23 was a real disappointment. At the very least, I thought Big Al singing "Remember Me" from Coco was funny as ever. Oh Al, you are truly the bluest bear we've ever met. Never change, buddy!

(3) ROSIE STARDUST

This was quickly sketches after looking at a commission done by @zernna. Like a lot of my characters, Rosie looks better when drawn by somebody else. Regardless, the cosmic cutie is always fun to draw.

(4) JACKIE'S WARDROBE

Speaking of commissions, my buddy @burningthrucelluloid commissioned me to create a sweet picture featuring his two space characters, cosmonaut Jackie Valentine and wasp princess Exa. He left it up to me what the former should wear, thus several options were offered. The three presented here include the heroine's regular spacesuit, a sexy pair of space undies, and something more akin to what she wore before leaving Earth. In the end we decided on something fancier to better fit the romantic mood. Anybody interested in checking out the final result can click here.

(5) FREDDYS OF DIFFERENT LANDS

Along with Abby, Freddy Fox's walk through Whimsyland is the result of a failed Sketch BOOM. Or more specifically, one that never got finished. It could easily be finished now since nothing went wrong with its production. Still, I'd prefer just to scrap it and move on. Not without saving what's already been completed first. This depicts the theme park's mascot walking through each land with an appropriate attire to match. From left to right we have classic Freddy walking down Whimsy Warf, crossing into Cowboy Country, jaunting towards Jungle Junction, frolicking through Fantasy Forest, making his way into Monster Marsh, and finally trotting through Tomorrow Town. It's the last outfit I'm particularly proud of, calling back to the campier costumes parading through other parks. Let's hope a trip to Whimsyland is in our foreseeable future.

(6) AN-D SHARK (DOO DOO DA DOO DA DOO)

In case you missed yesterday's post, a Secret Santa was held on my Discord server this year and I got Void-Android Anybody doubting his present wasn't drawn by hand can now kiss dirt and eat my rubber! They can also check out the final product by clicking here.

(7) BAT BARNEY

@princessofDisney27 wanted me to check out Waiting for Santa was a part of this year's Christmas Specials Special. Obviously that review didn't get finished in time. That's a story for another time. For now, Hannah unlocked my purple-tinted nostalgia before sending me down a rabbit hole of odd finds on YouTube. Learning who Bob West and David Joyner were, seeing the dino rock an epic drum solo whenever not purse snatching, watching the theatrical movie a thousand times over, that tyrannosaur from Texas found a way back into my heart. It's the only explanation I have for this. Why Batman? Blame Barney, he encouraged my weird-ass imagination.

(8) HELP WANTED

Many tough decisions were made this year. Cutting 3K was one of them. The story of ERN-E and the Knights of the Square Table never came together quite the way I had hoped. So now the plan is to work certain elements into other stories. As we've established, throwing away ideas isn't my cup'a tea. Especially not when Candy Banger's ready to shoot me if she's not given a new job. Rest assured folks, this won't be the last you see of this android assassin.

(9) SO, NO HONEY?

Did you know that Popeye and Tintin enter the Public Domain this year? Along with several other Mickey Mouse shorts? Can't wait to see them all be turned into horror media produced by lazy douchebags. Yes, we get it, the joke is seeing these family friendly franchises going dark and disturbed. If we pretend it's funny will you stop telling the same, unoriginal joke? Regardless, I decided it'd be fun to include A.A. Milne's cast of beloved characters for Whimsyland as a nice parallel to certain other theme parks. Their colored sketch actually debuted earlier this year on my deviantART account. Hopefully you all love'm in black and white too. And here's hoping something more creative is made with these characters other than trashy slasher flicks.

(10) STEAMBOAT WILLIE

Did you know that Mickey and Minnie Mouse entered the Public Domain last year? Of course you did! You couldn't go anywhere without hearing about it, no doubt to Disney's dismay. Granted, it was only these characters as they appeared in Steamboat Willie, Plane Crazy, and Gallopin Gaucho, but this was still big news in the world of animation. No longer could Mickey be locked away in the vault. Anybody was allowed to use the rodent as they see fit. Immediately I wondered what a Clarktoon version of him would look like. Designs are still being worked out, but as you can see, some liberties have been taken.

(11) TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART

Hey, anybody remember that eclipse that happened earlier this year? Wild times. Rosie certainly remembers it. This was the sketch that eventually became this picture:

(12) SUPER-DEE-DOOPER

Back in my early years, Barney was all I bothered drawing. Or at least what could charitably be considered a crude approximation of the character. Honestly, he looked more like a stop sign wedged into the top of a potato. Gimme a break, I had yet to refine my artistic skills. Years later it was decided to see if my skills really had improved at all. The results more than speak for themselves. Although Little Clark is a lot taller than he ott'a be. Gimme a break, this was drawn at 2 AM while watching Expedition Theme Park's video on the Universal stage show. For the record, that show would've been the only reason Little Clark would've preferred a trip to that park over Disney World. Nothing you tell me could convince me that wouldn't have been the greatest hug of all time!

(13) TEENAGE MUTANT FREELANCE POLICE

deviantART making dumbass decisions? Stop the presses! By now I think it's safe to say we've become accustomed to the media sharing site changing things for the worse. This includes removing sta.sh from the platform. It was a convenient place to store your art until it was time for posting. My Studio isn't terrible, but it pales in comparison to its predecessor. At least it's not frustratingly redundant like the updated messaging system. Nope, still not over that. Still, seeing as sta.sh was about to get the ax, I elected to remove any artwork still lingering there. Included was this sketch from 2014 featuring a Ninja Turtle from the original Mirage comics meeting Sam and Max of the Freelance Police. You could say it was oddly fitting considering both started out as independent books with odd senses of humor. Though it's up to you to decide who's crazier; a Mirage Turtle or Max?

(14) SANTA'S BUDDY, THE ICE CREAM BUNNY

Suddenly, a siren starts to wail! And you'll never guess who's coming down the trail! Or will you? Meet the Ice Cream Bunny, star of 1972's Santa Claus and the Ice Cream Bunny. It's a hilariously awful Holiday feature filmed at the defunct Pirate's World theme park, a precursor to Walt Disney World. Many factors led to its downfall, one of them being pictures produced on the cheap at their property. This is made especially evident by the lackluster costume made for the titular rabbit. Most folks find him incredibly creepy. I am not most folks, then again clowns don't scare me out either. People are weird. Oddities like that aside, here's my attempt at making the character cute. Why not? He's also public domain! How else would you explain all the times Rifftrax tore this movie apart?

(15) EASTER BUMPER

Less creepy are the lagomorphs surrounding Bumper. @foxhatart has tried convincing me to sell Bumper stickers before and this was my attempt at making them. Granted this sketch is still useable, but like the aforementioned BOOM, it's better to start fresh. Still, you lot would kill me if something this cute went to waste.

(16) WANDA ZIGGY

Meet Wanda, wife to alien grease monkey and Clarksburg's resident cinephile, Wonder Ziggy. His design was based on Robot Monster from the similarly named movie. Wanda was based on Virginia Leith as she appeared in The Brain That Wouldn't Die. Originally my exposure to this movie came in the form of the Whose Line game Film Dub, where the cast basically pulls an MST3K by providing their own commentary over footage of public domain B-Movies. Never mess with a winning formula, folks. Even back then, the image of this hauntingly gorgeous woman's head kept alive on a mad scientist's table stuck with me. All of that was before I discovered the bonkers plot of the movie. In this story, the head doesn't die, Ziggy saving her and the two sparking a romance. She comes off as cold and detached only because of how her last marriage handled her. Really she loves Ziggy and is just laser focused. Fingers crossed I can do a full-fledged color picture of the oddball couple soon.

(17) BUMPER & BUTTERFLIES

Yet another remnant from a failed Sketch BOOM, albeit a different one. There's not really much to say here, it's simply another excuse for Bumper to look cute.

(18) WONDER ZIGGY & PIZZA MONSTER

Speaking of Wonder Ziggy, here he is alongside the always hungry Pizza Monster. Made these with the intention to use'm for something Christmas relayed. Obviously that didn't happen. Both ended up looking better than expected, so expect to see them again in the future.

(19) THE ORIGINAL XENA

Turns out 2024 marked a major milestone in the Clarktooniverse. Around ten years ago, I decided to finally check out the Alien franchise. Like most things horror, exposure began slowly by first checking out Markiplier's playthrough of Isolation. Seeing how passionate he was for this freaky franchise led me to finally watching the movies, the first two being excellent masterpieces rightfully loved by audiences. We don't have to discuss the sequels. Point is, my obsession with xenomorphs quickly grew. For some reason I wondered what would happen if my best buddy Crocie came into contact with one. Cue this crude sketch of a xenodile which eventually became the basis for Xena. Yes folks, Croc's daughter turned 10 last year. Happy birthday, kiddo! Here's to 10 more years of absurd adventures!

(20) MALEFIDOT

I know you, I waltzed with you once upon a dream. Or rather, once upon an absurd suggestion by @burningthrucelluloid. Couldn't tell you how exactly this idea came to be, other than it combines my favorite character from Steven Universe with my favorite Disney villain. Like I said; weird-ass imagination. XD

(21) CONFUSED COW

No doubt this was the look on Jim Cummings's face when Mr-Herp-Derp asked him to sign my Supercow pic at Comic Con this year.

(22) APES TOGETHER STRONG

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes was all my mind could focus on back in 2014. Rise was already a fantastic film when its sequel surpassed every expectation. And then some! The fact that Andy Serkis was never nominated for an Oscar is a sign that humanity really is screwed. If nothing else, it's leagues better than this year's Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, which felt like a soulless retread of themes found in prior entries. Still, I'm not here to bash on newer sequels. For now this was yet another drawing from 19 year old Clark rescued from sta.sh.

(23) TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA BUMPER

Ninja Turtles turned 40 last year. By now it's safe to say their teenage years are long gone. My wish was to draw some spectacular piece celebrating the occasion. This was the closest I got. Ah well, maybe when the Turtles are 50.

(24) ZOMBEAGLE

Rounding things out is this psychotic pooch plush toy for a yuletide one shot held during December. Years of Alec badgering me to give Dungeon Mastering a try, I set up a short seasonal story loosely based on Jingle All the Way for my friends. On the final week before Christmas, everybody and their grandmother is out looking for the Holiday's hottest toy, Zombeagle. Whiny parents forced it's recall back in the 90s before vit became viral on ClockFace. Now our players must fight to see who leaves Barney's Toy Box with their prize. Said players include Alec as the cyborg goblin Vrellunk, @Foxhatart playing her ponysona Autumn Scribble, @JetProject portraying the multiversal menace Pic Shell, @Mr-Herp-Derp dealing damage as the hyper-evolved dino Stokes, and @princessofDisney27 thinking outside the box with her magical princess turned mother Heather Heartland. In the end, Fox won the battle but Hannah left with the toy. All got a happy ending, myself included. Plans are already set out for a sequel and a full-length campaign, though that's a discussion for later this year...

MAY THE GLASSES BE WITH YOU!

HEY THERE PEOPLE OF TODAY AND ROBOTS OF TOMORROW! IT'S ME, CLARK!

A chill is in the air. You can feel it can't you? Perhaps you even recognize it. That same chill arrives every year right on the dot. With it comes a frightful howl in the moonlight, the only other sound to be heard. Otherwise there is a strange calmness settling around you, like the point of ease before the storm. By now the howling has stopped. It has been replaced by a different sound. Footsteps. Big, heavy, dragging, as if the figure didn't quite know how to use their legs. Perhaps it's a random passerby. Perhaps it's a rotting, frightful feature freshly risen from the grave. Perhaps it's some other, unspeakable horror waiting to pounce! Whatever it is, you're not waiting around to find out! Yet no matter how far you run, it can't be escaped. The chill in the air, the howling of the wind, the heavy footsteps, it all leads back to one thing: October is here! And with it comes the return of the DUDELZ of the Damned!

Yes weirdos, like last year, my approximation of Sketchtober has returned. I call it an proxy because there was no list of prompts. Nah, that'd be too limiting. This is yet another case where I compiled my own list of ideas, sketched them out, then used one color per picture. With all that said, let's see what spoopy scribblings await us today!

Rosie Stardust has had an interesting October. Already she traveled into the heart of Africa to find the lost kingdom of Opar before finding herself in another dimension of sight and sound. Yet her multiversal misadventures for the spoopy season aren't over yet. Once again the Cosmic Cutie has traveled to an alternate universe. Here, friendship is magic. As are most of the equines living here. Far as Rosie can tell, there are few to no humanoid creatures here. Horsies are seemingly the central creatures of this realm. Well, y'know what they say, when in Rome.

So yeah, the sentient space-anomaly has shown up quite a lot this month. Not that I'm complaining, I love drawing her. It gives me an easy excuse to do fan art that isn't really fan art for franchises I enjoy. Obviously this one is Care Bears. Nah, of course it's My Little Pony. Specifically Gen 4 since I never watched anything before and refuse to watch anything prior thanks to the drop in quality. Although, thanks to @foxhatart, that'll be changing come December. In the meantime though, this sketch came to mind when looking at pics of Princess Luna and realizing her Rosie would have similar looking hair if she were a pony. Going one step further, my goal was to draw the Cosmic Cutie as a Nightmare Night variant to tie into the Halloween-equivalent from Friendship is Magic. Then again, with her dressed as Queen La two weeks prior, it seemed there was enough art of Rosie as a villain. Especially when I have to save ideas for next year. Until then though, I hope you all enjoy this sketch. And remember: Princess Luna is the best princess!

BONUS QUESTION: Which character from MLP would you like to see Rosie interact with?

MAY THE GLASSES BE WITH YOU!

HEY THERE PEOPLE OF TODAY AND ROBOTS OF TOMORROW! IT'S ME, CLARK!

A chill is in the air. You can feel it can't you? Perhaps you even recognize it. That same chill arrives every year right on the dot. With it comes a frightful howl in the moonlight, the only other sound to be heard. Otherwise there is a strange calmness settling around you, like the point of ease before the storm. By now the howling has stopped. It has been replaced by a different sound. Footsteps. Big, heavy, dragging, as if the figure didn't quite know how to use their legs. Perhaps it's a random passerby. Perhaps it's a rotting, frightful feature freshly risen from the grave. Perhaps it's some other, unspeakable horror waiting to pounce! Whatever it is, you're not waiting around to find out! Yet no matter how far you run, it can't be escaped. The chill in the air, the howling of the wind, the heavy footsteps, it all leads back to one thing: October is here! And with it comes the return of the DUDELZ of the Damned!

Yes weirdos, like last year, my approximation of Sketchtober has returned. I call it an proxy because there was no list of prompts. Nah, that'd be too limiting. This is yet another case where I compiled my own list of ideas, sketched them out, then used one color per picture. With all that said, let's see what spoopy scribblings await us today!

Being patient sucks! Especially when you have to wait through an entire year before any decent Holidays start popping up on the calendar. You all can keep Valentine’s Day or the Fourth of July for all I care! Far as I’m concerned, the best months out of the year are the last three. It all kicks off in October with Halloween. Or September if you’re crazy and can’t wait to watch Hocus Pocus for the billionth time. That’s when I got started anyway. My office is coated with spoopy decor, I begin listening to playlists full of terrifying tunes, not to mention work begins proper on DUDELZ of the Damned. It makes all the crap one waged through during the rest of the year feel totally worth it! Still, in the back of my mind, there is a presence that never goes away. A gnarling, hungry, eager one just waiting for a chance to break through the surface. Honestly, it doesn’t take much. Even the slightest hint of jingle bells triggers the transformation. Santa Clark wants out! Not that Crocie will let him forget what month it is.

Unlike yesterday’s DUDEL, this one was very much planned out in advance. So much so that this too is a leftover idea from last year. Mostly because this picture is insanely accurate. Ask any of my loved ones and unanimously they’ll say they go all out for Christmas. One buddy even stated she associates me with the Holiday, which might be the nicest thing I’ve ever been told. Heck, there’s a reason I’ve gained the nickname Santa Clark over the years. It’s what makes waiting through October beyond frustrating. Don’t get me wrong, I love Halloween. Getting to watch monster movies with my family, hosting ghoulish games nights on my Discord, listening to Thriller on loop, drawing these DUDELZ, it’s always a ton of fun! Yet at the same time, the vibes I get from October are never as strong as those I get during the preceding two months. My guess as to why is because Halloween still scares me to some degree. There’s something to worry about. With Christmas, even when stress levels rise, I somehow manage to overcome the dread. Blame it on my brain being wired differently. Even still, this was a fun DUDEL to draw. Crocenstein’s return was something I eagerly anticipated and designing that Halloween tree allowed for some details to be added. Honestly, this came out better than expected. So I hope you all enjoy this DUDEL as much as I enjoyed drawing it. And remember: it’s never too early for Christmas!

BONUS QUESTION: Which Holiday do you deem the best?

HEY THERE PEOPLE OF TODAY AND ROBOTS OF TOMORROW! IT'S ME, CLARK!

A chill is in the air. You can feel it can't you? Perhaps you even recognize it. That same chill arrives every year right on the dot. With it comes a frightful howl in the moonlight, the only other sound to be heard. Otherwise there is a strange calmness settling around you, like the point of ease before the storm. By now the howling has stopped. It has been replaced by a different sound. Footsteps. Big, heavy, dragging, as if the figure didn't quite know how to use their legs. Perhaps it's a random passerby. Perhaps it's a rotting, frightful feature freshly risen from the grave. Perhaps it's some other, unspeakable horror waiting to pounce! Whatever it is, you're not waiting around to find out! Yet no matter how far you run, it can't be escaped. The chill in the air, the howling of the wind, the heavy footsteps, it all leads back to one thing: October is here! And with it comes the return of the DUDELZ of the Damned!

Yes weirdos, like last year, my approximation of Sketchtober has returned. I call it an proxy because there was no list of prompts. Nah, that'd be too limiting. This is yet another case where I compiled my own list of ideas, sketched them out, then used one color per picture. With all that said, let's see what spoopy scribblings await us today!

Anybody can be a hero, though not everyone can be a superhero. Some of us are stuck making their wardrobe. Not that Patricia Arif minds. The Muslim fashion designer takes great pride in her work designing outfits for her girlfriend, Sarah Bosewick aka Saura. Outside of giving herself a creative challenge, Patty simply loves creating clothes that’ll fit her buff, blue gal pal. Unfortunately most people will never know it’s her doing all that. It’s all part of being a seamstress for a superhero. Luckily this hero has a wide group of confidants. Among them is Sarah’s own little sister, Girasol, who’s arguably the prehistoric powerhouse’s biggest fan. So much so that when Halloween approached, the little Latina girl surprised her sibling with a costume modeled in her image. Proudly Patricia watched on as her happy little client charged around as the Blue Beast of Fosslin as her big sister looked on in joyful tears. Anybody can be a hero, and on Halloween, everyone can be a superhero.

Chalk that up as a major reason why I will never understand some folk’s hatred of the Holiday. Pagan origins aside, what’s the harm in letting little kids dress up as their favorite characters? The reason I dressed up as Spider-Man when I was younger is because of my overwhelming urge to be just like him. Much as those crappy Walmart costumes sucked, it made me feel just like the wall-crawler, at least for a little while. Having said that, none of this was in my mind when I went about sketching this. Actually, this DUDEL wasn’t planned out in advance like most of the others. Originally this sketch was meant to star Crocie and Bumper with the ghoul dressing as the reptile. It was a suggestion given to me by my friends on Discord that was a genuinely cute idea. Yet as I stopped to think it over, the idea of Gigi doing this in honor of her big sister became much more appealing to me. So to my friends who were excited to see Bumper dressed as the chubby crocodile, I hope you can still enjoy this sketch. Granted, it’s not perfect. Sarah’s face in the background didn’t turn out as quirky as I had hoped. If nothing else I can finally say her human appearance has made an appearance. As for the colors, once again I decided to tweak my rules and make Gigi the only one in color while everything else is grayed out. Not only because it lets the little girl pop more, but also my gray markers are starting to fade out. Looks like I’ll have to buy more before next year. Until then, I hope you all enjoy this DUDEL as much as I did making it. And remember: anybody can be a hero!

BONUS QUESTION: Have you ever dressed up as a superhero for Halloween?