Oceana

Not much to say about this one. I did a few super-hero character designs for a Children's book publisher back in 1985. They had some kind of hi-tech book that they were putting together but I'm guessing it never got off the ground.

Plastic cup art #6

This is the last of these. Like the previous installment, it was never inked or printed. It's a shame; it took place a night so the dramatic lighting might have made it a little more visually interesting than the others.

Plastic cup art #5

This one was killed after I started on the pencils. If you read it, you'll see why.

Plastic cup art #4

I wonder if the people who were profiled in these testimonials were a little weirded out when they saw the faces I improvised for their boyfriends, husbands, mothers, etc. The agency supplied me with photos of the person doing the testimonial but all the other people had to be made up.

Plastic cup art #3

Who knew you could get food with an IOU at Krystal? I'll have to try it some time.

Plastic cup art #2

The agency changed the script after I started on the pencils so the sixth panel is completely different.  

Because the art was wrapped around a cup, the strips were designed to be read as three individual pages. That was probably a good call, otherwise you'd have to turn the cup back and forth to read it.

Plastic cup art

More proof that if you want to find my work you have to search in some really odd places:

A couple of years ago I did a series of comic strips for the Krystal Hamburger chain.  They featured testimonials from customers about their first time eating a Krystal.  The agency provided me with photos of the actual customer and I did my best to draw a convincing likeness.  Since they were going to be printed on plastic cups, the images had to be simple and bold; no Stan Drake feathering or delicate crosshatching.  The art director provided the colors and lettering.