The guy with the cruciform tattoo

Late in my high school career, it looked like everyone was getting a tattoo. In that time of self discovery, there seemed to be no better way to define yourself than to get a piece of artwork engraved in your skin.

Futuresport: The Sport of the Future

WHITE TEXT on BLACK BACKGROUND

2099. The future.

Robot androids have taken over the galaxy. Lunar colonies on the moon, the last holdout of humanity, were overrun five years ago in the MACHINE WAR of 2094.

Dutchman and wife

Wilhelm de Landbouwer worked so hard to prepare for de Winter Dans, from changing his socks to hanging his cardigan outside to air out that Holstein smell. But all was lost when it came to his skinny tie; his hands were made for udders, not Windsors.

Walter Cronkite, Nov. 4, 1916-July 17, 2009

Ode to the Mustache

Mustache, oh mustache,
How I yearn for you to grow,
Mustache, oh mustache,
Bane of wind, rain, ’n’ snow.

A thin swashbuckler

The infamous pirate Nobeard, shown here leaping from a ship into a cargo net, feared nothing … except for:

• Spiders
• Bats
• Using public restrooms
• Other pirates

Upside-down-faced guy is taken hostage

UPDATE: I figured out the inspiration for this doodle. See below.

In the face of adversity, upside-down-faced guy is ready. He is not sure what he is going to do, but he will figure something out. After all, being taken hostage by…

An inhaler on looseleaf

My brother had asthma growing up, so there were always inhalers around. They made cool space ships, bombs, and other accessories for my G.I. Joes.

Matt outgrew the asthma, but it’s evidently hard for me to forget these inhalers. I drew this in either college or high school after not seeing one for years.

The Outta Proportion Gang

The Outta Proportion Gang is not who you should call in an emergency. Muffins burning? Cat stuck up in a tree? Pie needs eating? Give them a call. No bother is too small or too cute for this lot. House on fire? Burglar downstairs? Zombies clawing at your door? You’d be better off…

Drowsy dinosaur

Mornings can be rough, especially for extinct reptiles.

Dinosaurs were on the Earth for millions of years, but they are gone now. That is just nuts. To have a track record that long and then disappear — what chance does humanity have? Dinosaurs at least didn’t have to worry…