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Today a wonderfully awesome person named Diane (aka ichiban_victory) generously donated one of her old Wacom tablets to me. And this was the first thing I attempted to digitally color.

Original sketch



Color test



Obviously, I still have a lot to learn. But hopefully I'll get better as I get used to handling a tablet. It's certainly easier to get colors right on Photoshop than by working with a limited palette of colored pencils

Heaven help me, I tried to tell a dramatic story in a comic instead of a stupid joke. Hopefully, it came out alright

( Comic under the cut )

First up is a comparison pic of "regular" Bentley & Penelope (from the Sly Cooper series) next to my silly humanized interpretations of them:



First date comic:



( More colorful fluff under the cut.... )


And now, have some Scooby scribbles. Just because it's been a while. :)
( Doodles under the cut... )

Who knew a job that chains me to a desk could be so inspiring!

First up, a scene from one of the most epic (and tear-jerky) bromances of all time.


I'm just gonna pretend that the-game-that-shall-not-be-named didn't turn one of them into an asshole who beats his girlfriend. :(


( Doodles and comics under the cut.... )



Now have some Slayers!

( sillyness lies beyond the cut... )

Sometimes, you CAN judge a book by it's cover.

For example, my initial reaction upon seeing the rebooted design for Carmelita Fox (the main female character and all-around badass from the original Sly Cooper trilogy) was, "WTF!? There is no way in HELL that this game will be good!! Why is it directly pandering to the wierdo pervs who draw furry porn!!!!?!??"

For those who aren't familiar with Sly Cooper, here's a side-by-side comparison of the old and new designs (hint: the original design is the one that DOESN'T SUCK!!!):



...but, in the end, I opted to give it the benefit of the doubt and buy the game anyway. That was a mistake.

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I can't help wondering if this sexing up of a game franchise that was previously...
a) not guilty of the sexist nonsense that seems to plague the game industry nowadays
b) primarily marketed to CHILDREN!!
....has something to do with modern trends or culture or whatever. It's just scary how female representation in media (especially in stuff that's aimed at kids) seems to be going BACKWARDS instead of FORWARDS.


On a lighter note, I couldn't help wondering how this game would have been received if the tables were turned and pervy WOMEN had gotten their clutches on this franchise. And then this fantastic piece of crack-art was born...
( Sexy & Sparkly fan-comic under the cut... )

For anyone out there who has an interest in the Sly Cooper franchise but doesn't want to invest the time and/or money it would take to play one of the games, these comics are a great introduction. They were published by Sucker Punch (the company behind the original game trilogy) back in 2005 and are currently out of print. Both comics are pretty short; but they do a great job introducing the reader to the characters and making you WANT to see more of them.
tl;dr: If you love fun, cartoony, and innocent action shows in the vein of Ducktales or Talespin, you will like this. I promise! :)

More importantly, the comic book format allows the series' one female lead (Inspector Carmelita Fox) to be fleshed out in a way the games just couldn't do (since Carmelita wasn't a playable character in the games at the time). She's a great character in the games; but she just SHINES with awesomeness here.

Issue One (prequel to the first and second games)



....Did I mention that this book has GORGEOUS art? Because it does!

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ISSUE 2
This one is set after the second game (which had a surprisingly dark ending...) and is meant to lead into the third.




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Here is the continuation to this previous doodle brainstorm post.





A bigger version of the pic can be found under the cut....

( Giant cross-over doodle of awesomeness under the cut.... )

I humanized the Sly 2 versions of The Cooper Gang because I suck at drawing Anthros...





For those who aren't familiar with the series, this is what they're supposed to look like...



ARTIST'S NOTES:
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This is what happens when I get really REALLY bored on my lunch break.....

( Insane cross-overs under the cut..... )