Castle of Doctor Funkystein
“Well Suited,” Secret Origin Part 2
Be sure to read our “What’s Coming in 2017” post over on Patreon. (Yes, it’s free to everyone to read, as are our regular comics, now, and hopefully forever!) Now, on to our bonus panel! The REAL story of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m back from a top-secret Minion recruiting mission (and other stuff) that kept me away from the computer for over a week, but the site seems to have run okay on auto-pilot and posted last week’s cartoon as scheduled. So[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Playing With Fire
This started out as a “remastered” classic comic, and I’m filing it at such, but it’s really something new. I started out to do this as a “remastered,” but I accidentally applied the white gradient “smoke” to the top of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
E Ticket Ride
Okay, an E-Ticket ride is a reference to the days when Disneyland had ticket-books for the rides. You’d buy a package of tickets in book form, and the tickets were of A through E ticket. A tickets were mild things[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Betrayed by Zed!
An all new Minions at Work 2.o prequel cartoon! I’m going to make an effort (no promises) to come up with something new every week until the MAW 2.0 relaunch. I dunno if it will be page or a panel,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Employee Satisfaction
I had to go back to the old site and see if Doctor Funkeystein’s assistant had a name. He did. Apparently it is — “Willie.” Don’t ask me what this means. I probably just wanted something silly and as no[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Throne a Curve
It’s interesting to compare this with the very early and minimalist “Minions at Work” cartoons. Everything here is more sophisticated: the lighting, the composition, the set. Lots of lovely textures and shadows here, both real and digitally created in post-processing,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Just Desserts
One of the more useful props I’ve ever made is this little cargo dolly. It started life as a fashion doll grocery cart. I stripped off the basket, (leaving the handy little basket on the upright handle, which usually has[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
That Sinking Feeling
Since watching the original Frankenstein as a kid, I’ve loved mad scientists and mad science labs, and at some point, I had to start making lab gear in 1/6th scale. The lab bench at the rear is my first effort,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…