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DIDN'T WANNA FEEL OLD IN 2025? SUCKS TO BE YOU!

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

Y'know what's funny? All last year peeps kept liking my 'Didn't Wanna Feel Old' journal from 2023. One commenter said I should make a new one for 2024. Jee, ya' don't say? Guess you missed how that was already a thing. Was nobody interested in seeing what all reached a major milestone back in 2024? Ghostbusters, Ninja Turtles, Transformers, they all celebrated their 40th Anniversary, Lion King had its 30th, a lot of cool stuff got that much older. Shame nobody seemed to notice. Ah well, maybe 2025 will be better. Especially when a certain someone is celebrating his own major milestone this year. When, exactly? Read to find out!

Key

Movie

Television

Music

Video Game

Theme Park ride

Comics

Date of Debut

Anything from 1975 turns 50 this year, including...

"Low Rider" by War

Space Mountain (Magic Kingdom) - January 15th

The Jeffersons - January 18th

"Shining Star" by Earth, Wind, & Fire - January 21st

Barney Miller - January 23rd

"Mamma Mia" by ABBA - March 12th

Terror of Mechagodzilla - March 15th

"Sister Golden Hair" by America - March 19th

Disney Springs - March 22nd

Monty Python and the Holy Grail - April 3rd

Microsoft - April 4th

Super Sentai - April 5th

Aerosmith's Toys in the Attic - April 8th

Bronze Tiger (DC Comics) - May

"Rhinestone Cowboy" by Glen Campbell - May 26th

"Fame" by David Bowie - June 2nd

Chicago - June 3rd

"One of Those Nights" by Eagles - June 10th

"That's the Way (I Like It)" by KC and the Sunshine Band - June 10th

"Why Can't We Be Friends?" by War - June 16th

Jaws - June 20th

The Apple Dumpling Gang - July 1st

Moon Knight (MARVEL) - August

The Rocky Horror Picture Show - August 15th

The Great Grape Ape Show - September 6th

The New Tom & Jerry Show - September 6th

Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here - September 12th

Ben Reily (MARVEL) - October

Saturday Night Live - October 11th

The Wiz - October 21st

"Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen - October 31st

NBC's Wonder Woman - November 7th

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - November 19th

Lady Shiva (DC Comics) - December

Anything from 1980 turns 45 this year, including...

X-Men: The Dark Phoenix Saga / Emma Frost / Kitty Pryde (MARVEL) - January

Dazzler (MARVEL) - February

Hobgoblin (MARVEL) - March

"Funkytown" by Lipps Inc. - March 11th

Game & Watch - April 28th

Taskmaster (MARVEL) - May

Friday the 13th - May 9th

"It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" by Billy Joel - May 12th

The Empire Strikes Back - May 21st

The Blues Brothers - June 20th

Herbie Goes Bananas - June 27th

Missile Command - July

PAC-MAN - July

Airplane! - July 2nd

Cheech and Chong's Next Movie - July 18th

Caddyshack - July 25th

Xanadu - August 8th

"Another One Bites the Dust" by Queen - August 22nd

The New Teen Titans (DC Comics) - October

The Creature Commandos (DC Comics) - November

The Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo - November 8th

Alligator - November 14th

Flash Gordon - December 5th

Magnum, P.I. - December 11th

Popeye - December 12th

9 to 5 - December 19th

Anything from 1985 turns 40 this year, including...

Ice Climber - January 30th

Brazil - February 20th

"Crazy for You" by Madonna - March 2nd

Moonlighting - March 3rd

"We Are the World" by USA for Africa - March 7th

"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears for Fears - March 15th

Friday the 13th: A New Beginning - March 22nd

The Care Bears Movie - March 29th

Casey Jones (TMNT) - April

Crisis on Infinite Earths (DC Comics) - April

Web of Spider-Man (MARVEL) - April

Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? - April 23rd

Commando - May

Mogo (DC Comics) - May

Rambo: First Blood Part II - May 22nd

John Constantine (DC Comics) - June

Silver Sable (MARVEL) - June

The Goonies - June 7th

"The Power of Love" by Huey Lewis and the News - June 17th

Return to Oz - June 21st

"Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits - June 28th

St. Elmo's Fire - June 28th

Secret Wars II (MARVEL) - July

Back to the Future - July 3rd

Red Sonja - July 3rd

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome - July 10th

Ghosts 'n Goblins - July 17th

Day of the Dead - July 19th

The Black Cauldron - July 24th

National Lampoon's European Vacation - July 26th

R.O.B. - July 26th

Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird - August 2nd

Weird Science - August 2nd

Pee-wee's Big Adventure - August 9th

Teen Wolf - August 23rd

"We Built This City" by Starship - August 26th

The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo - September 7th

Ewoks - September 7th

Star Wars: Droids: The Adventures of R2-D2 and C-3PO - September 7th

ThunderCats - September 9th

Super Mario Bros. - September 13th

Adventures of the Gummi Bears - September 14th

Care Bears - September 14th

Golden Girls - September 14th

Little Muppet Monsters - September 14th

The Wuzzles - September 14th

Spider-Man: The Death of Jean DeWolff (MARVEL) - October

Commando - October 4th

Gauntlet - October 15th

Re-Animator - October 18th

A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge - November 1st

Rocky IV - November 27th

Santa Claus: The Movie - November 27th

Young Sherlock Holmes - December 4th

The Color Purple - December 18th

Anything from 1990 turns 35 this year, including...

Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III - January 12th

The Hunt for Red October - March 2nd

"Vogue" by Madonna - March 20th

Pretty Woman - March 23rd

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (film) - March 30th

Snake's Revenge: Metal Gear 2 - April

Ernest Goes to Jail - April 6th

Twin Peaks - April 8th

In Living Color - April 15th

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light - April 20th

Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue - April 21st

Barney & the Backyard Gang: Waiting for Santa - April 30th

The Muppets at Walt Disney World - May 6th

Back to the Future Part III - May 25th

The Witches - May 25th

Barney & the Backyard Gang: Campfire Sing-Along - May 30th

Total Recall - June 1st

Universal Orlando - June 7th

Dick Tracy / Rollercoaster Rabbit - June 15th

RoboCop 2 - June 22nd

Gremlins 2: The New Batch - June 15th

Gambit (MARVEL) - July

Die Hard 2 - July 4th

Jetsons: The Movie - July 6th

Ghost - July 13th

Arachnophobia - July 18th

"Blaze of Glory" by Jon Bon Jovi - July 21st

Dr. Mario - July 27th

Pit-Fighter - August

DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp - August 3rd

Barney & the Backyard Gang: Barney Goes to School - August 15th

Darkman - August 24th

Jim Henson's Mother Goose Stories - August 25th

The New Adventures of He-Man - September 1st

TaleSpin - September 7th

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (TV show) - September 8th

Tom & Jerry Kids - September 8th

The Disney Afternoon - September 10th

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - September 10th

"Thunderstruck" by AC/DC - September 10th

Law & Order - September 13th

Captain Planet and the Planeteers - September 15th

Goodfellas - September 19th

Wing Commander - September 26th

Mega Man 3 - September 28th

The Secret of Monkey Island - October

Beverly Hills, 90210 - October 4th

Sega Game Gear - October 6th

Troll 2 - October 12th

Night of the Living Dead - October 19th

"Freedom! '90" by George Michael - October 30th

Child's Play 2 - November 9th

Home Alone - November 16th

The Rescuers Down Under / The Prince & the Pauper - November 16th

Rocky V - November 16th

"Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" by C+C Music Factory - November 18th

It - November 18th

The Nutcracker Prince - November 21st

Predator 2 - November 21st

Super Mario World - November 21st

Edward Scissorhands - December 7th

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: Movie Set Adventure (Disney's Hollywood Studios) - December 17th

Kindergarten Cop - December 21st

The Godfather Part III - December 25th

Anything from 1995 turns 30 this year, including...

X-Men: Age of Apocalypse (MARVEL)

Tales from the Crypt Presents: Demon Knight - January 12th

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys - January 16th

Star Trek: Voyager - January 16th

Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable (EPCOT) - January 21st

The O.J. Simpson Trial - January 24th

"This Is How We Do It" by Montell Jordan - February 6th

The Brady Bunch Movie - February 17th

blink182's Cheshire Cat - February 17th

What a Cartoon! - February 20th

Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Forbidden Eye (Disneyland) - March 4th

Star Wars: Dark Forces - March 8th

Chrono Trigger - March 11th

Discworld - March 17th

Major Payne - March 24th

Mega Man 7 - March 24th

Tommy Boy - March 31st

Mortal Kombat 3 - April

Disney's Blizzard Beach - April 1st

Bad Boys - April 7th

A Goofy Movie - April 7th

The Pebble and the Penguin - April 12th

Super Bomberman 3 - April 28th

"Mr. Boombastic" by Shaggy - May

Die Hard with a Vengeance - May 19th

Braveheart - May 24th

Tales from the Hood - May 24th

Casper - May 26th

Congo - June 9th

Batman Forever - June 16th

Pocahontas (nobody's favorite Disney movie) - June 23rd

Apollo 13 - June 30th

Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: The Movie - June 30th

Comix Zone - July

A Day in the Park with Barney (Universal Orlando) - July 11th

The Indian in the Cupboard - July 14th

Castlevania: Dracula X - July 21st

Waterworld - July 28th

Tekken 2 - August

"Gangsta's Paradise" by Coolio - August 1st

Babe - August 4th

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island - August 5th

"You Are Not Alone" by Michael Jackson - August 15th

Mortal Kombat (film) - August 18th

Phantasmagoria - August 24th

Heroes of Might and Magic: A Strategic Quest - September

Rayman - September 1st

Xena: Warrior Princess - September 4th

The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa - September 8th

Earthworm Jim (TV series) - September 9th

Freakazoid! - September 9th

Pinky and the Brain - September 9th

The Mark Walberg Show - September 11th

The Drew Carey Show - September 13th

Seven - September 22nd

Showgirls - September 22nd

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers - September 29th

Little Bear - October 7th

Street Fighter: The Animated Series - October 21st

Goosebumps (TV series) - October 27th

Leaving Las Vegas - October 27th

Dumb and Dumber: The Animated Series - October 28th

I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream - October 31st

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls - November 10th

Twisted Metal - November 10th

Me - November 13th

GoldenEye - November 17th

Worms - November 17th

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest - November 21st

Toy Story - November 22nd

Mega Man X3 - December 1st

Warcraft II - December 5th

Ace Ventura: Pet Detective - The Animated Series - December 13th

Jumanji - December 15th

Dracula: Dead and Loving It - December 22nd

Final Fight 3 - December 22nd

Tom & Huck - December 22nd

Anything from 2000 turns 25 this year, including...

Malcolm in the Middle - January 9th

"Kryptonite" by 3 Doors Down - January 18th

Jack of All Trades - January 22nd

Scream 3 - February 4th

The Sims - February 4th

The Tigger Movie - February 11th

Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue - February 12th

Reindeer Games - February 25th

Disney's The Weekenders - February 26th

An Extremely Goofy Movie - February 29th

PlayStation 2 - March 4th

Whispers: An Elephant's Tale - March 10th

Final Destination - March 17th

Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes - March 23rd

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards - March 24th

Leprechaun in the Hood - March 28th

The Road to El Dorado - March 31st

Between the Lions - April 3rd

American Psycho - April 14th

"With Arms Wide Open" by Creed - April 18th

Mega Man Legends 2 - April 20th

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask - April 27th

The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas - April 28th

Excitebike 64 - May 2nd

Gladiator - May 5th

Battlefield Earth - May 12th

"It's Gonna Be Me" by N*SYNC - May 16th

DINOSAUR - May 19th

Perfect Dark - May 22nd

Shanghai Noon - May 26th

Clerks: The Animated Series - May 31st

Vampire: The Masquerade – Redemption - June 7th

Gone in 60 Seconds - June 9th

Titan A.E. - June 16th

Even Stevens - June 17th

Chicken Run - June 23rd

Deus Ex - June 23rd

Me, Myself & Irene - June 23rd

Diablo II - June 28th

Mortal Kombat: Special Forces - June 29th

The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle - June 30th

Final Fantasy IX - July 7th

Scary Movie - July 7th

X-Men - July 14th

Thomas and the Magic Railroad - July 14th

Mario Tennis - July 21st

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps - July 28th

Paper Mario - August 11th

Dora the Explorer - August 14th

Come on Over to Barney's House - August 15th

Maggie and the Ferocious Beast - August 26th

Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman - August 29th

Spider-Man - August 30th

Clifford the Big Red Dog (TV series) - September 4th

Pooh's Hunny Hunt (Tokyo Disneyland) - September 5th

Jackie Chan Adventures - September 9th

Teacher's Pet - September 9th

MTV Cribs - September 12th

O Brother, Where Art Thou? - September 15th

The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (yuk) - September 19th

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 - September 19th

Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn - September 21st

Remember the Titans - September 29th

Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers - October

Jackass - October 1st

Buzz Lightyear of Star Command - October 2nd

Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders - October 3rd

Meet the Parents - October 6th

Spyro: Year of the Dragon - October 10th

Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 - October 27th

Charlie's Angels - November 3rd

X-Men: Evolution - November 4th

Half-Life: Counter-Strike - November 9th

The Grinch - November 10th

Little Nicky - November 10th

Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas - November 17th

Rugrats in Paris: The Movie - November 17th

Tomb Raider: Chronicles - November 17th

Hitman: Codename 47 - November 19th

Banjo-Tooie - November 20th

102 Dalmatians - November 22nd

Unbreakable - November 22nd

Grinchmas at Universal Orlando - December

Evil Dead: Hail to the King - December 5th

Dungeons & Dragons (film) - December 8th

Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker - December 12th

Dude, Where's My Car? - December 15th

The Emperor's New Groove - December 15th

Cast Away - December 22nd

Be My Valentine Love, Barney - December 26th

Aqua Teen Hunger Force - December 30th

Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law - December 30th

Anything from 2005 turns 20 this year, including...

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson - January 3rd

Zoey 101 - January 9th

Resident Evil 4 - January 11th

Elektra - January 14th

Racing Stripes - January 14th

American Dragon: Jake Long - January 21st

Are We There Yet? - January 21st

Playboy: The Mansion - January 25th

Power Rangers S.P.D. - February 5th

Aloha, Scooby-Doo! - February 8th

Pooh's Heffalump Movie - February 11th

YouTube - February 14th

Constantine - February 18th

Son of the Mask - February 18th

Robot Chicken - February 20th

Avatar: The Last Airbender - February 21st

Star Wars: Republic Commando - March 1st

Robots - March 11th

"We Belong Together" by Mariah Carey - March 15th

The Suite Life of Zack & Cody - March 18th

God of War - March 22nd

"Hollaback Girl" by Gwen Stefani - March 22nd

The Office (US version) - March 24th

Krypto the Superdog - March 25th

Doctor Who, Revival Era - March 26th

Grey's Anatomy - March 27th

"Beverly Hills" by Weezer - March 28th

Lego Star Wars: The Video Game - March 29th

Sin City - April 1st

Kim Possible Movie: So the Drama - April 8th

Deadliest Catch - April 12th

Popeye: Rush for Spinach - April 19th

Psychonauts - April 19th

The Muppets Wizard of Oz - April 27th

Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith - May 19th

Madagascar - May 27th

Hell's Kitchen - May 30th

House of M (MARVEL) - June

Cinderella Man - June 3rd

Mr. & Mrs. Smith - June 10th

The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D - June 10th

Tarzan II - June 14th

Batman Begins - June 15th

The Buzz on Maggie - June 17th

Breakfast with Bear - June 20th

Battlefield 2 - June 21st

Destroy All Humans! - June 21st

Herbie: Fully Loaded - June 22nd

Steven Spielberg's War of the Worlds - June 29th

Fantastic Four - July 8th

Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix - July 14th

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - July 15th

So You Think You Can Dance - July 20th

Mario Superstar Baseball - July 21st

Sky High - July 29th

Worms 4: Mayhem - July 29th

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia - August 4th

"Photograph" by Nickelback - August 8th

Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch - August 30th

Go, Diego, Go! - September 6th

The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Pumpkin King - September 8th

Hong Kong Disneyland - September 12th

Evil Dead: Regeneration - September 13th

Supernatural - September 13th

Johnny Test - September 17th

Loonatics Unleashed - September 17th

How I Met Your Mother - September 19th

Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks - September 19th

Tak: The Great Juju Challenge - September 19th

"My Humps" by Black Eyed Peas - September 20th

Everybody Hates Chris - September 22nd

Ultimate Spider-Man - September 22nd

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit - October 14th

The Batman vs. Dracula - October 18th

Quake 4 - October 18th

Shadow of the Colossus - October 18th

Call of Duty 2 - October 25th

Nicktoons Unite! - October 26th

The Legend of Zorro - October 28th

Star Wars: Battlefront II - October 28th

Saw II - October 28th

Shamu's Deep Sea Adventures - November 1st

Chicken Little - November 4th

Guitar Hero - November 8th

Zathura: A Space Adventure - November 11th

Shadow the Hedgehog - November 15th

Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie - November 17th

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - November 18th

Super Mario Strikers - November 18th

Rent - November 23rd

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - December 8th

Brokeback Mountain - December 9th

The Phantom of the Opera - December 10th

Kronk's New Groove - December 13th

Peter Jackson's King Kong (aka the best version) - December 13th

The Producers - December 16th

Kingdom Hearts II - December 22nd

Ben 10 - December 27th

Mulan II - December 28th

Smash Mouth's The Gift of Rock

Anything from 2010 turns 15 this year, including...

Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep - January 9th

Mass Effect 2 - January 26th

Star Trek Online - February 2nd

Dante's Inferno - February 4th

BioShock 2 - February 9th

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief - February 12th

The Wolfman - February 12th

Aliens vs. Predator - February 16th

Heavy Rain - February 18th

Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing - February 23rd

Mega Man 10 - March 10th

Alice in Wonderland - March 5th

Pink Panther and Pals - March 7th

God of War III - March 16th

Diary of a Wimpy Kid - March 19th

Just Cause 2 - March 23rd

Hot Tub Time Machine - March 26th

How to Train Your Dragon - March 26th

Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse - April 2nd

Adventure Time - April 5th

Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated - April 5th

"Teach Me How to Dougie" by Cali Swag District - April 12th

Fruit Ninja - April 21st

Generator Rex - April 23rd

A Nightmare on Elm Street - April 30th

Kick-Ass - March 26th

Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands - May

"I Like It" by Enrique Iglesias - May 3rd

"California Gurls" by Katy Perry (and Snoop Dogg) - May 7th

Iron Man 2 - May 7th

Red Dead Redemption - May 18th

Shrek Forever After - May 21st

Super Mario Galaxy 2 - May 23rd

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - May 28th

"Dynamite" by Taio Cruz - May 30th

Marmaduke - June 4th

The A-Team - June 11th

The Karate Kid - June 11th

World of Color (Disney's California Adventure) - June 11th

Toy Story 3: The Video Game - June 15th

Inception - June 16th

Jonah Hex - June 18th

Toy Story 3 - June 18th

Transformers: War for Cybertron - June 22nd

Grown Ups - June 25th

Lego Harry Potter: Years 1–4 - June 25th

The Last Airbender (ew) - July 1st

Despicable Me - July 9th

Predators - July 9th

The Sorcerer's Apprentice - July 14th

"Just the Way You Are" by Bruno Mars - July 20th

Teenage Dream" by Katy Perry - July 23rd

Limbo - July 21st

MasterChef - July 27th

StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty - July 27th

Phineas and Ferb Summer Belongs to You - August 2nd

The Expendables - August 13th

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World - August 13th

Metroid: Other M - August 31st

MAD (TV series) - September 6th

Regular Show - September 6th

The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! - September 6th

Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions - September 7th

Amnesia: The Dark Descent - September 8th

Halo: Reach - September 14th

Alpha and Omega - September 17th

Easy A - September 17th

FЯED: THE MOVIE - September 18th

Pokémon Black and White - September 18th

The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes - September 22nd

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole - September 24th

The Social Network - October 1st

Shantae: Risky's Revenge - October 4th

My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic - October 10th

Just Dance 2 - October 12th

Fallout: New Vegas - October 19th

"Firework" by Katy Perry - October 26th

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II - October 26th

Megamind - November 5th

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood - November 16th

Pac-Man Championship Edition DX - November 17th

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 - November 19th

Donkey Kong Country Returns - November 21st

The Nutcracker: The Untold Story - November 24th

Tangled - November 24th

Epic Mickey - November 25th

Tron: Evolution - November 25th

Transformers: Prime - November 29th

Black Swan - December 3rd

Doritos Crash Course - December 8th

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader - December 9th

Tron: Legacy - December 17th

Yogi Bear - December 17th

Anything from 2015 turns 10 this year, including...

Strange Magic - January 23rd

Grim Fandango: Remastered - January 27th

Life is Strange - January 20th

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water - February 6th

The Lego Movie Videogame - February 7th

Evolve - February 10th

Fifty Shades of Grey - February 13th

The Order: 1886 - February 20th

Five Nights at Freddy's 3 - March 2nd

Helldivers - March 3rd

Critical Role - March 12th

Mario Party 10 - March 12th

Cinderella / Frozen Fever - March 13th

Transformers: Robots in Disguise - March 14th

The Late Late Show with James Corden - March 23rd

Bloodborne - March 24th

Star vs. the Forces of Evil - March 30th

Archie vs. Predator - April

I Am Bread - April 9th

Marvel's Daredevil - April 10th

Mortal Kombat X - April 14th

Monkey Kingdom - April 17th

Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 - April 17th

Secret Wars (MARVEL) - May

Avengers: Age of Ultron - May 1st

Wolfenstein: The Old Blood - May 5th

Mad Max: Fury Road - May 14th

Pitch Perfect 2 - May 15th

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - May 19th

Tomorrowland - May 22nd

Splatoon - May 28th

Jurassic World - June 12th

Lego Jurassic World - June 12th

Inside Out - June 19th

Batman: Arkham Knight - June 23rd

Terminator Genisys - July 1st

Magic Mike XXL - July 1st

Minions - July 10th

Ant-Man - July 17th

Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! - Jully 22nd

Five Nights at Freddy's 4 - July 23rd

Pixels - July 24th

Angry Birds 2 - July 30th

Descendants - July 31st

"Hotline Bling" by Drake - July 31st

Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation - July 31st

Fant4stic - August 4th

Fear the Walking Dead - August 23rd

Until Dawn - August 25th

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert - September 8th

Super Mario Maker - September 10th

Undertale - September 15th

My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Friendship Games - September 17th

Skylanders: SuperChargers - September 20th

The Muppets - September 22nd

Lego Dimensions - September 27th

Hotel Transylvania 2 - September 25th

The Martian - September 30th

Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! - October 5th

Goosebumps - October 16th

Assassin's Creed Syndicate - October 23rd

Jem and the Holograms - October 23rd

Spectre - October 26th

Supergirl - October 26th

Halo 5: Guardians - October 27th

Ash vs Evil Dead - October 31st

The Peanuts Movie - November 6th

Fallout 4 - November 10th

Marvel's Jessica Jones - November 20th

The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar - November 22nd

The Good Dinosaur - November 25th

Krampus - December 4th

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip - December 18th

Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens - December 18th

The Hateful Eight - December 25th

Other Interesting Milestones

The Band Concert, the Mickey Mouse cartoon that inspired me to become a cartoonist, turns 80 on February 23rd

Pinocchio and Fantasia turn 85 on November 13th

Disneyland Resort turns 70 on July 17th

Popeye, Tintin, several more Mickey Mouse shorts, and the song "Singing in the Rain" falls into the Public Domain

Did seeing anything on this list make you feel old? Was there something I forgot to mention? Feel free to let me know in the comments. And what are your resolutions for 2025? Here are mine:

Finish what I start.

Beat Epic Mickey at long last!

Draw 2-3 DUDELZ of the Damned every month.

Post something new (mostly) everyday.

Bring back the 12 Days of Clarktoons this December.

Make money off my artwork somehow.

Get in shape and cut back on the soda.

Run a Dungeons and Dragons campaign based on Wizard of Oz!

Have an awesome year before turning 30!

MAY THE GLASSES BE WITH YOU!

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Wow. Using my question to plug your next storyline. How shameless! XP

Eh, I’m just happy Linkara responded to my nerdy rambling, so thanks a ton. As for me, I still love the multiverse idea. Ever since seeing Turtles Forever on TV the idea of alternate timelines and parallel dimensions have fascinated me. It’s why I created Rosie Stardust, a character who can traverse the multiverse. See? I can be shameless too!

Either way, fingers crossed the MCU’s multiverse saga gets more creative going forward. Deadpool & Wolverine proved the concept could still work and honestly RDJ returning as Doctor Doom could prove interesting. And if all that fails, at least we still have Spider-Verse.

To Linkara: Love your videos, especially when you review good comics. Also loved the Fortnite stream you did with other ComicTubers, it's nice to see you being a part of a bigger community again after that fiasco with the other site that shall not be named.

Been meaning to ask you something for a long time, but I couldn't think of what specifically. Problem is I'm a curious person by nature and I also like to ramble. However, while rewatching your Contest of Champions video (great arc, BTW, even if it took longer than expected), a decent question finally hit me. As someone who's a fan of Doctor Who, What If tales, the original Secret Wars and Crisis on Infinite Earths, do you think Hollywood has overused the multiverse idea? I almost got into an argument with someone on YouTube about the subject where I proclaimed the idea still has merit, it's just the folks running Tinsel Town were failed to be creative with it. Heck, to me the idea is like zombies: sure, it can feel repetitive, but that's only if you don't do anything new or original with it. Movies like Spider-Verse have proven as much. Then again, that's just me. Your thoughts?

I still love multiverse stuff and things like No Way Home or Deadpool & Wolverine have shown how the multiverse can be used to give fanservice, while Spiderverse, Loki, and Multiverse of Madness have shown the story potential of meeting alternate universe versions that reflect character development for our main character... but the problem especially with the MCU is that it feels like they don't have much in the way of a PLAN for it. Sure, Kang was being set up as the next big bad and they're shifting to Doom, but even before then it feels like there wasn't much of a story beyond "There are a lot of Kangs." Sure, with Thanos we didn't know his deal beyond the Infinity Stones being powerful until we actually reached him, but you could get the idea how dangerous it was even without that. Still, I think multiverse stuff is still fun and cool as long as it's used in creative ways... and hopefully people will feel the same with the next storyline once it launches. =)

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DUMPSTER DUDELZ III: Revenge of the Dumpster

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!

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SAURA y SU FAMILIA Decorate the Tree

HEY THERE PEOPLE OF TODAY AND ROBOTS OF TOMORROW! IT IS I, SANTA CLARK!

Chestnuts are roasting on an open fire. Jack Frost is nipping at your nose. Mom and dad can hardly wait for school to start again. All the dogs in the neighborhood somehow learned to bark Jingle Bells in sync. Yet retail workers are still more annoyed with Mariah Carey. Snow is getting shoveled, tossed, and formed into sentient beings leading parades without permits. It makes for an excellent distraction as the Krampus abducts children for bad behavior. Fruitcake is exchanged only to find its permanent home in the garbage. Terrorists have hijacked the Holiday office party right before your boss can give you a Jelly of the Month Club membership as your bonus. And of course, the Turducken has returned to wreak its fiery vengeance upon an unsuspecting world! If all this doesn’t put you in the Christmas spirit, perhaps this festive slice of cheer from the Clarktoons will!

Life is Fosslin, Arizona is no picnic. Between the corrupt bureaucrats and the daily dinosaur attacks, it's hard to remain optimistic, even at Christmas. Not so if your name is Girasol Bosewick. Call it youthful naivety, but young Gig prefers seeing her cup as half full. Helps that she has an amazing family be her side. There's her adopted brother and future veterinarian Darwin Doolittle, family friend and focused fashionista Patricia Arif, and of course there's her big sister. Decorating your tree is way more fun when your sibling just so happens to be a big, blue dinosaur!

Similar to Rosie Stardust putting a real star atop of her tree, this idea was too cute to pass up. It's probably why I came up with it last year. Yeah, this pic took a while to complete. Still, the results more than speak for themselves. The only problem that arose while producing this was some negative space behind Saura, her tail taking up more room than expected. Left with a blank void, it was decided to include her girlfriend Patty to make the family image feel more full. Honestly I'm super happy I went this route. I hope you all enjoy this pic and have a Happy Holiday!

MAY THE GLASSES BE WITH YOU!

Make sure to check out last year's piece:

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The Bargain Bin Hobo | CONAN (thumbnail)

HEY THERE WEIRDOS OF TODAY AND ROBOTS OF TOMORROW!

IT'S ME, CLARK!

Between the time when Atari crashed the gaming market and the rise of the brothers of Smash, there was an age undreamed of. And unto this, Hobo, rumored to wear the fabled Ultra Crown upon atop an empty head. It is I, his thumbnail artist, who alone can tell thee of his saga. Or, y'know, you could just check out his YouTube channel and see why CONAN on the original XBOX caused him so much grief. Would certainly be funnier.

Wow, it's been a while since I last made a thumbnail for my friend. Chock it up to poor timing, pitiful perfectionism, and just downright laziness, all on my end. Still, I hate leaving a friend like that hanging and this one was already close to finish anyway. His video gave me a lot of inspiration. The best part was seeing him fall into the lava repeatedly. Not since seeing him fail at parkour in TRON: Evolution have I laughed that hard. Naturally it had to serve as the central theme for this picture. Hobo the Barbarian is just struggling to hold on thanks to an unexpected Nintendo cameo. From there the rest was easy, save for the rocky background. Backgrounds are not my jam, folks. Still, I hope you enjoy this pic and the video that comes with it. And if you do not, THEN TO HELL WITH YOU!

MAY THE GLASSES BE WITH YOU!

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

Oh dear, it's been a while since I last posted anything, hasn't it? Time to fix that! I've been working all week on a commission for my friend @burningthrucelluloid involving his two cosmic characters, Jackie Valentine (left) and Princess Exa (right). Here's the end product:

Life on Earth was not easy for young Ms. Valentine. Being a determined black woman in the mid-1920s meant her options were limited and people were always looking down on her. Or at least they would be had she not spent most of her time in a rickety, rusty, reliable ol' biplane named Ghost Echo. It was while flying the Echo one day that our hero had an unusual encounter of the otherworldly kind. Before she could mount a proper attack, Jackie was whisked away off world by humanoid alien wasps! Y'know, that tale as old as time. On board the wasp's warship she spent many nights shivering in their cell whenever not being subjected to torture. Making matters worse was her inability to comprehend the language. Not that it mattered. Figured life would suck in the stars as much as it did back on terra firma. Nothing had changed.

At least not until a curious visitor stopped by the cell. Unbeknownst to our hero at the time, it was the Wasp queen's daughter, Exa. Being a naturally inquisitive insect by sort, the young princess was amazed by this human's tenacity and spirit. Especially in light of all the stories regarding those pesky 'fleshies'. She had to get a closer look. Over the time the two built up a report, so much so that the language barrier stopped being an issue. There was a certain look in their eyes that made everything crystal clear. Finally, after months of suffering, the two hatched a plan to free the adventurous astronaut from her captors. Exa would feign being a hostage as the Earthling carried her away on the biplane to parts unknown. Earth was now too far away to travel, but luckily a close-by planetoid provided plenty of parts to upgrade the ship, along with a much needed translator. Now the two could communicate and Exa could mistake her 'captor' as the Ghost Echo. What? It's written on the side of the ship, clearly that's the pilot's name. Jackie couldn't help but laugh. On that day forward, the Ghost Echo would defy the brutal bugs, foil the plights of space pirates, and continue courting that lovely insectoid that helped her so long ago. Heck, for one instance she even got dolled up for the occasion, complete with an appropriate 1920s style outfit. Sure, it was a tad girlier than she prefers, but Exa clearly didn't mind.

Neither did Alec when I showed this to him. Usually when artists draw Ghost Echo she's in her space suit. My masked amigo allowed me the freedom to be creative with her ensemble. So I figured I'd go all out and give her a nice formal outfit for a swanky date night. On top of that, I figured I'd include my character Rosie Stardust in on the fun:

She ships it. As I hope all of you will as well! By the way, if you're interested in a commission from me, ask me about my prices! With any luck, a proper Commissions Menu will be posted soon!

MAY THE GLASSES BE WITH YOU!

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Happy Election Day 2024

HEY THERE PEOPLE OF TODAY AND ROBOTS OF TOMORROW!

IT IS I, CLARK!

A few months ago I launched 'Ask the Clarktoons' with a question about elections from Grendelkin. It revealed who Crocie was voting for, none other than the head of the Floating Marshmallow poster, Bumper. Upon drawing that, this idea sprung to mind. With Election Day still in effect and all of us praying that Annoying Pumpkin doesn't win a chance to destroy democracy, I figured I'd quickly make this! Helps that I had this sketched months back. Here's hoping you all enjoy the sketch, went out to vote, and picked the candidate who isn't a racist, homophobic, sexist loser!

MAY THE GLASSES BE WITH YOU!

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DUDELZ of the Damned | Waiting Sucks, Pt. 2

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?

MAY THE GLASSES BE WITH YOU!

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DUDELZ of the Damned | Halloween Heroes

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?

MAY THE GLASSES BE WITH YOU!

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DUDELZ of the Damned | Rosie of the Jungle, Pt. 1

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 to becoming lost to time. Unless Rosie Stardust can find it first! Finding herself on Earth-618, the cosmic cutie becomes acquainted with a naval merchant named Paul D'Arnot, who tells her of the infamous civilization the locals call Opar. Never one to shy away from a challenge, or the chance to discover something new, the sentient spacial-anomaly tasks herself with finding the jungle's last hidden treasure. After she dresses for the trip, of course. Luckily this world is still stuck in the late 1800s, meaning she's sporting the trendiest dresses coming out of London. Luckier still, Rosie is able to befriend most creatures she encounters, so the local animals are more than willing to help. One baby baboon quickly grows to liking the Cosmic Cutie.

Needless to say, Rosie has an easier time traversing Africa than Jane Porter did. This sketch idea came about after my friend @burningthrucelluloid watched Tarzan earlier this year. He was providing commentary over on my Discord server and it got me to watch the movie again. I say, as if I needed an excuse. Disney's take on this classic story is easily one of my all-time favorite films. It features amazing animation, a sensational soundtrack, doesn't treat the gorillas like savage monsters, makes its lead hero more compelling than he's ever been, and their version of Jane Porter is hot. She's brainy, competent, managed to teach a man with no English how to speak it fluently in like a week, and voiced by Minnie Driver in her prime. You might think that's why I drew Rosie in this outfit, but really it was the realization that her curious nature and kind spirit would mean she'd get along swimmingly with the cosmic cutie. From there the image of Rosie in Jane's dress refused to leave my mind, so here we are. Actually this was my second attempt at putting this idea on paper. My first draft turned out great, save for Rosie's arms. She was meant to be holding the baboon in awe while the furry rascal looked on in confusion. Upon rewatching the movie it dawned on me that having the monkey draw the lady would be a funny reversal of roles. Either way, happy 25th anniversary to this fantastic film! I hope you all enjoy this sketch. And remember: be kind to baboons. They usually roll with backup.

BONUS QUESTION: Are you a fan of Disney's Tarzan?

MAY THE GLASSES BE WITH YOU!

[clarktooncrossing]

DUDELZ of the Damned | We're All Mad Here...

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!

Alice was mighty confused. One moment she was following a strange cat through her family's gardens. The next she's falling down a hole behind the shed to a strange land called Wonderwhere. What a curious name indeed. It's almost as if the land itself didn't know where it was. Quickly Alice discovered how fitting that mindset was. Nothing made sense here. People preferred walking on the ceiling instead of the floor, doors would lead to nowhere in particular, there were staircases going in every direction, it got dark during the daytime, rabbits would randomly explode, and yet somehow there was still a Starbucks in the middle of all this absurdity. Our heroine wasn't in the mood for overpriced pumpkin spice lates, but a drink sounded stupendous right about now. Luckily the cat, Cola, reappeared and led the young girl to its master: the Mad Hatter. She was sweeter than Peach soda and bore a smile oh so welcoming. The blue lady then kindly offered Alice a chair to sit and some soda to drink. Mmm, how delicious! Wait, why is the room suddenly spinning? What was in that soda?

Inspiration, that's what! Along with making drawing most of these DUDELZ, most of my summer was spent crafting new backstories for the Clarktoons. This included AnimatedTigerGirl's addition to the You Are What You Eat series, Fizzy, a soda monster. Before this year she had no real backstory, which is what I blame for a lack of artwork featuring her. Having some idea of a character's past helps me to inform future artwork. Now I've made it so she was a High School friend of Pizza Monster, the outgoing type that was always peer pressuring her pizza-loving pal into trying new, cool things. She now lives in Clarksburg running a soda parlor, still giving PM helpful advice from time to time. Armed with this new backstory, I also looked back onto older artwork for ideas, stumbling upon Tiger drew of Fizzy as Alice with one of my now defunct characters as the Hatter. One thing led to another and now we have Fizzy as a creepier version of the twisted tea-drinker. For the record Tiger, yes, I do challenge you to draw this yourself! As for the rest of you, I hope you enjoy this sketch! And remember: never accept drinks from strangers.

BONUS QUESTION: What kind of soda do you prefer?

MAY THE GLASSES BE WITH YOU!

[clarktooncrossing]

DUDELZ of the Damned | Pizza Fairies and Ice Cream Pirates

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!

When speaking of the deadliest pirates plundering across the Seven Seas, Captain Neapolitan ranks high amongst the rest. Don't be fooled by her seemingly sweet demeanor, one wrong word and she'd throw your carcass overboard. Or at least she would before she stumbled across a peculiar island. For this was the Isle of the Fairies, home to one Pizza Fairy. Upon meeting the pirate he offered her fame and fortune surpassing even her wildest dreams. In exchange he only asked for one thing: flesh. Specifically the flesh of people, cooked to temperature and piled atop melty cheese. He was oddly specific like that. Not that the buccaneer minded. She agreed to the terms, the oceans soon running red with blood. The fairy was kept well fed. And true to his word, Neo's hull was filled with gold! Many tried to take her down over the decades, but none prevailed. Legend says she still roams the high seas to this very day in search of more food for her friend.

Either that or Pizza Monster and Villa wanted to switch things up from last year.

Let it be known that I never sketch these DUDELZ with these dark, twisted, sinister backstories in mind. Nah, I make these all up when typing these descriptions. I figured it'd fit the spooky month and give me a chance to show off my more macabre storytelling skills. Either way, yeah, this pic was meant to contrast with last year's Pizzabeard and Ice Cream Fairy sketches. Pizza Monster you all should know, but Villa the Ice Cream monster was created by my friend Fantasynarium, who sadly no longer posts art online. Villa was meant to be a love interest for Pizza, since what pairs better with ice cream than pizza? Admittedly I haven't used the character as much as I should over the years, but I plan on fixing that! For now though, I hope you all enjoy this silly little sketch. And remember: be considerate to those with differing diets. Unless they eat people.

BONUS QUESTION: Do you prefer pirates or fairies?

MAY THE GLASSES BE WITH YOU!

[clarktooncrossing]

DUDELZ of the Damned | Punishment, Pt. 1

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!

Fighting evil by moonlight! Winning love by daylight! Never running from a real fight! She is the one called Sailor Moon! Meanwhile, I'm the guy who got tricked into wearing this stupid freak'n costume. Again. It never fails. Every year at least one of my friends manages to manipulate events so I end up dressed in a girly costume. This year it's for a character I'm not even a fan of. Well, like heck am I doing it alone this year! Not when @burningthrucelluloid looks so good in a skirt. >:3

Okay, this one's gonna require some context. Back in 2017 I had reached 300 Watchers on my deviantART page. As a celebration of this achievement, folks could suggest stuff for me to review, one peep picking a Sailor Moon mobile game. These were the original Giraffe's Eye Views, and this one in particular sported me wearing the iconic Sailor Scout uniform for a gag. Now you'd think that'd be the end of it. After all, hardly anybody read the review in the first place. So how could this possibly come back to bite me? Quite easily, as it turns out. See, I have malicious friends. One of them saw this review and decided to draw me in this outfit once more. They then drew me as Harley Quinn from Arkham Knight. From there Alec would keep the gag going by paying multiple artists absurd amounts of money to draw me as various other female characters, usually with boobies so large they have their own gravitational pull. I've been drawn as Mayday Parker's Spider-Girl, Carol Danvers's Miss Marvel, Pinkie Pie from Equestria Girls, it never seemed to end! Now far be it from me to foil a good running gag, but this really got annoying after a while. For crying out loud, it started to feel like my friends were forgetting I was a dude. So after a talk we all agreed the joke would be saved for special occasions. Turns out Halloween is one of those special occasions. Especially when it follows a year of my friend putting me through the wringer in Dungeons and Dragons. Remember this when you start up your next campaign, buddy! Besides, I've had that 'in the name of the moon, the bear, and the big blue house' gag rattling around in my head for a while now and Sailor Bumper demanded to be drawn. Here's hoping you all enjoy this more than Alec does. And remember: wear leggings under your battle skirt! The October breeze is not forgiving, even to magical anime chicks.

Also, since it seems I didn't post last year's DUDELZ on tumblr, here's how I embarrassed Alec back in 2023:

Here is my friend dressed as Abigale Brand from Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, a show I convinced him to check out and a character he deemed 'sexy'. All this paired with a quote he said. Remember folks; giraffes can be devious! >:3

BONUS QUESTION: Which Sailor Scout is your favorite?

MAY THE GLASSES BE WITH YOU!

[clarktooncrossing]

DUDELZ of the Damned | La Doncella de El Río

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!

Recall the tale of Crocenstein, a reptilian monstrosity made in the laboratory of Doctor Clarkenstein. His story continues deep within the jungles of South America circa 1500 BC. It's also the beginning of Princess Alberta’s story, second heir to the queen of the Amazons. Much to the dismay of her majesty. As far as the malicious monarch, the eldest of the two always had to make up for the youngest. Princess Nara wasn’t as cold-hearted as her mother. Her biggest concern was her sister’s safety. Not that Alberta ever noticed. Being wrapped up in her mom’s mind games meant she was always used as a pawn. Such was the case when the Queen ordered her daughter to find the Necroscroll, a lost piece of parchment fabled for raising the dead. Years passed and it seemed her majesty’s plight to quietly exile her daughter had worked. Until she walked up the temple with the scroll in hand. Never had Alberta felt prouder. It was the last thing she felt before a blade was buried into her heart. A horrified Nara watched as her mother slaughtered her sister for the sake of using her blood to activate the Necroscoll. Only problem? Even with her daughter’s blood inking the paper, she couldn’t understand a word of it. Less so when Nara chopped off her head. Mother’s mind games had taken her sister. When all was over, all the princess could do was bury the scroll, mummify her sister, and pray that the next life would treat her more kindly. Undoubtedly what happened next wasn’t exactly what she had in mind…

What comes next can wait for tomorrow. For now, let me explain how this came to be. Like many pieces this year, this one acts as a sequel:

My original plan for Crocenstein was inevitably to draw his bride. Sadly every attempt I made to draw Alberta in the role came out looking lackluster. Not terrible, mind you. Just not what I had envisioned in my head. Eventually I was forced to scrap the idea altogether. Turns out this was a blessing in disguise. During the last year I had canned my 3K characters, meaning the Clarktooniverse was in need of a new mummy. Luckier still, South America was known for mummies older than those in Egypt. With this in mind I combined The Bride and the Mummy to craft this version of Alberta you see before you. She even comes complete with a white streak as my own little tribute. Here's hoping you all enjoyed this pic as much as I enjoyed making it. And remember; every country has mummies, so you're not safe anywhere!

BONUS QUESTION: Are mummies your favorite monster?

MAY THE GLASSES BE WITH YOU!

[clarktooncrossing]

DUDELZ of the Damned | Nostalgic Costumes, Pt. 1

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!

Halloween loses its luster as you get older. Gone are the days of dressing up in colorful costumes in order to demand free candy. Now when you try doing that, people just give you weird glances before shutting the door in your face. Rude! Sure, there are still plenty of fun things you can do in its place. Watch scary movies, carve a pumpkin, summon spirits from the dark dimension, or even pass out candy yourself. But deep in your heart you know it's not the same. It makes you nostalgic for a simpler time. A time when they still sold Barney costumes or when your Grandma had to include a pair of shorts since the Spider-Man costume doesn't quite fit you. Yes, good times indeed.

For the record, I am not kidding about the shorts. My Grandma legit had to sew in a pair of black shorts since the costume sold from Walmart wouldn't fit me. Even back then, that mega-store is what I like to call 'the land of inconvenience'. Personally I preferred the land of make believe where Barney was always waiting for me. So many Halloweens were spent in that costume, as my family will attest. So much so that I can't remember any other costume asides from symbiote Spider-Man from the third Raimi movie. For the record, that flick kicks ass. It's why I had to dress up as Emo Parker that year. And those fond memories are why I had to draw this DUDEL this year. Originally I was gonna include a bedsheet ghost, another seasonal staple I'd wear, but sadly it couldn't be made visually interesting. Still, I'm happy with the results here, including the Blue's Clues pawprint on the pumpkin. Hopefully you all enjoy this sketch too! And remember: if there was a Barney costume in my size, I'd totally wear it now!

BONUS QUESTION: What's a Halloween costume you remember wearing when you were little?

MAY THE GLASSES BE WITH YOU!

[clarktooncrossing]

DUDELZ of the Damned | Pumpkin Predicament

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!

Jack-O-Lanterns! You'd be hard-pressed not to find one porch in your neighborhood sporting a fat, orange gourd with a funny or frightening face carved into its side. It's been a staple of the season for years, though hardly anybody ever asks why. Or maybe they did and we never paid attention to the question. Either way, Bumper and Xena quickly discover the real reason why. Lying dormant within every pumpkin is a mischievous spirit. The kind with a voracious appetite! Should you not wish to become their next meal, you must ward off their kind by placing their brightly-lit brethren near your house. Only then will the sinister spirits be drawn away. Bumper, being a gentle-hearted ghoul themselves, can't find it within themselves to push a razor-sharp blade into everything. Hopefully for Xena's sake, they begin changing their tune soon.

Looks like we have our first follow-up from last year:

As you can see, Xena (dressed as Ellen Ripley) has no problem ripping into the soft, orange flesh of a pumpkin. Bumper (dressed as a Ghostbuster) isn't as willing. It was a fun scenario to sketch out that demanded a follow up this year. Luckily the idea of a gourd-based monster was always rattling around in the back of my brain, resulting in this amazing abomination! Here's hoping you all enjoy this more than Xena is. And remember: a Jack-O-Lantern today keeps the monsters away.

BONUS QUESTION: Do you carve Jack-O-Lanterns for Halloween?

MAY THE GLASSES BE WITH YOU!