tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post346714432942662661..comments2024-03-21T19:12:11.065-07:00Comments on Every Day Is Like Wednesday: Karen Matchette's Scooby-Doo art (And Velma's makeover)Calebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01391759187396994380noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-80863645791333867722010-06-11T22:49:57.202-07:002010-06-11T22:49:57.202-07:00No, the monster wasn't the Tar Monster on the ...No, the monster wasn't the Tar Monster on the cover. It was to be a creature made of toxic waste and the story was to be the lead that I was to draw as well but it got pulled because of bad scheduling and so I kept the silhouette simple so that it just looks like a monster in the Scoobyverse. Don't read too much into it. I had to do the cover on Christmas Day for the day after deadline so putting in little homages wasn't on my mind, though in the end it came out to be a very strong cover design.<br /><br />As for Velma's makeover, we were drawing the 1969 look and then we changed to the "What's New" look for about 4-5 years I think before WBCP told us to change back. So there is a difference to how the characters are drawn. The new series coming out has a tinge of Bruce Timm to the designs. I don't think the comics will go this way though since WBCP loves the '69 look.<br /><br />Scooby-Doo is creatively bankrupt and it's all formula. There is nothing new and never will be. WB won't allow it for the licensing end...or the TV series or new movies for that matter. The "Get a Clue" series was made only to keep the branding of the character out there. It only lasted two seasons and none of that look was used for anything. The formats for the comics are no better since the first page is always the teaser, gang enters on the second page, etc. Page 7 is the trap and 8 is the reveal. It gets to be the same thing over and over and over. <br /><br />Also WB wants it to be on model as well, but they do allow for some artists like Karen to do a little something different. Some just follow the style guide poses, which can be bad since you then see the same running poses over and over. Laguna traces some of the style guide stuff but tries to tweak it well enough to make it look fresh, but a reader who has seen it all will still pick out the same familiar poses of Freddy running or Daphne pointing. It's the nature of the game.<br /><br />The best I can do to keep it fun is to include characters from the cartoons that were background characters and put them in. Like the bank manager who was the Creeper. You put him in the background but in a different job and then build a little back story for yourself to make it fun such as this is where he is now that he's out of jail. I've done that quite a bit to try to get fans to read the comics. I had a flashback to draw for one panel and used the design of Fred as a kid from the "Pup" design as a nod to fans. No one ever noticed or cared, but it was fun for me to add it. Unfortunately most people who watch the Scooby cartoons don't know comics exist... or care for that matter.SNeelyArthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05233104118341391770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28855039.post-17043653316700788162010-06-01T09:21:14.872-07:002010-06-01T09:21:14.872-07:00Re: the second Mystery Machine picture, the steeri...Re: the second Mystery Machine picture, the steering wheel seems to be on the right side (instead of the left as it is in the US). <br /><br />So maybe they flew to England, bought a van, customized it and drove that to Paris via the Chunnel?Kid Kyotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06831945346163986586noreply@blogger.com