Saturday, January 3, 2009

Blast from the Past #60 repost: Donatello and Montana Moo

My good pal Ryan Brown (who, sadly, I do not see very much these days... but I do read his blog!) realized a longtime dream of his when, back in the 1990's, his "CowBoys" concept was made into a toy line, animated series, and a whole bunch of merchandise under the name "Wild West Cowboys of Moo Mesa". I drew this piece featuring Donatello and one of Ryan's characters, Montana Moo, as the basis for a congratulatory card for Ryan.



And here's the "cyberinked" and computer-colored version of this drawing which I sent to Ryan. -- PL



(Montana Moo™ and © 2002 R.E. Bee Inc.)
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  1. Bob FlynnJanuary 3, 2009 at 8:24 AM

    Mr. Laird,

    I'm not sure how I didn't discover your blog until now, but wow! It's truly a time warp to see original art from the comics I grew up reading. I'm sure I'm not the first "almost 30-something" to say this, but the Turtles made a huge impact on me when I was a kid. I started drawing right around the time the series hit the airwaves (I was about 9)...and I truly built my drawing chops drawing the Turtles. Day in and day out, throughout most of my childhood.

    I'm now a cartoonist, working as an animator and illustrator in Boston. I draw my own comics, as well.

    I was just home visiting my folks in Maine over Christmas and rediscovered all the sketchbooks and comics I drew as a kid, and just posted a bunch of my Turtle drawings over at my own blog:

    Jinx the Monkey: Drip!

    direct link to--> Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

    Again, I'm sure you've been bombarded with fan art, but hey---I thought you might get a kick out of it. I even created my own spin-off comics, as you'll see.

    So, I just wanted to say a HUGE thanks! From myself, and my 9-year-old self---so fascinated with the Turtles that I drew them obsessively and eventually became a professional cartoonist.

    Best wishes (Happy New Year)...and keeping posting!

    -Bob Flynn

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  2. ~ tOkKaJanuary 3, 2009 at 2:14 PM

    -->> 0_0

    ..my favourite !!


    Thanks for posting the colour version Pete, never seen that

    (( a harbinger of things to come as well, this is.

    The 'Boys X- overed to TMNTs in more ways than one .. and i couldn't be happier !! !! ))

    >v<

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