Back to the bar this week. I’m really hoping to do more with the Bartender soon, but this is a start at moving him into the foreground. See you folks next week! – Your Minion Master, Steve
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Despite my warning last week, there IS a new cartoon for this week. I was able to repurpose outtakes from an earlier photo-shoot and get this one done before my trip. I’ll set it to autopost on Wednesday, since I’ll[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is a direct follow-up to last week’s new cartoon, “Pick Up and Drop.” If you haven’t read it yet, find it HERE. If you look closely, you might notice that the bar set is slightly different from last week’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m reasonably happy with how this turned out, but it recycles old photography, and I had to fight it every step of the way to tell the story I wanted. The shots I had available, the composition, it didn’t mesh[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is I think one of the few times in MAW 1.o that the Bartender got to speak, but here’s an important part of his back story right here: He used to be a Minion. In fact, in my head[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Let Me Tell You a Joke!
Is this the laziest cartoon ever, or simply brilliant? I can’t decide. So much I love about this one: The color, the textures, the number of characters, the details. It pushes a lot of buttons for me. Also, I just[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Back to the bar. (Warning, possibly useful photo-editing geekery ahead) I’ve used this shot in other cartoons, but it looks a lot different here. It’s because of a photo-editing technique I used on a lot of later Minions at Work[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Back to the bar. I do not think the Minions are upset they they’re on the naughty list. In fact, I think they consider it a badge of honor.
The oft-used “Santa in a Bar” shot shows up yet again. This is quite clearly the origin of “Doctor Santa,” though I ended up taking it in a completely different direction. Not a bored Santa turned bad, but an embittered[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Nothing to Fear If You’ve Nothing to Hide
There are some really creepy aspects to Christmas traditions, and one of them is stalker Santa, who knows when you’re sleeping, and when you’re awake and OH, GOD, THE EYES! EVERYWHERE THE EYES! I CAN’T POOP UNTIL JANUARY! Santa (and the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…