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Ryan Brown's Disney Art ..**
“Back in the mid 90’s the agency that I was employed by got me quite a bit of Disney work. I had a lot of fun penciling and inking such properties as The Little Mermaid, The Lion King, Lady and the Tramp, and Winnie the Pooh. I also worked on such classic characters as Mickey, Donald, and Goofy, amongst many.” — Ryan Brown
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..umm , Ryan ..
.. wrong ears , dude !!
~ t
TMNT Treasures: German Cross Puzzle
Ok…this is going to be a touchy one for some people. So let me start out by saying that we are in no way, shape, or form, supporters of the Nazi party. Infact, the only reason I decided to use this in a Treasures post is because of our dedication to bring you the rarest of TMNT items with the treasures posts…and this is definitely a rare one.
In 1987, Random House released a line of TMNT puzzles marketed toward children (each puzzle was 100 pieces). This line of puzzles included this one:
After a small number of these puzzle were produced, and on the shelves, observant parents noticed something very wrong about this particular puzzle. It contains a small pink german cross (or swastika) on the wall of the alley. This may have gone unnoticed for much longer if the symbol wasn’t placed smack dab in the middle of the puzzle.
I am sure a number of you are scratching your heads saying, “where is it? I don’t see it!”, well, here you go:
After this discovery, the puzzle was recalled and retooled without the offensive symbol. However, obviously some of them remained intact, as we were able to acquire one.
Now before any of you go flying off the hinge about this at Mirage, let me clarify that this was not a Mirage driven project. This puzzle was completely designed and produced by Random House, using a contracted Random House selected artist. Here is a snippet from a 1990 article in which Peter talks about the puzzle:
Hard Copy, a tabloid TV newsmagazine, suggested that a Random House Turtle puzzle — now recalled — was anti-Semitic, citing a swastika in its design. ”It’s a city scene and an artist, hired by Random House, drew all this graffiti on a wall,” says Laird. ”The swastika is about 3/8-inch big.”
So if you want to write a letter to someone about a 22 year old puzzle, please direct them to Radom House for their poor selection of artists.
Somethin' Somethin' Johnny Cupcakes!
So, my dear friend and former Co-Worker, Mary, has a sickness…
The poor poor woman has an unhealthy obsession with… cupcakes. Srsly. That is all she talks about.
But in this case, it is a good thing! She pointed me at the blog of the Johnny Cupcakes Company today, announcing that they are going to be sponsoring a showing of the first TMNT movie in boston, and releasing the coolest t-shirt ever in the history of the world ever. Click the pic for more info!
Tales of the TMNT v.2 #62 cover inks // pencils by Fernando León González, Inks by R. Brown (( September 2009 ))
Tales of the TMNT #62
Available for pre-order in Diamond Comic Distributors’ July catalog, “Previews” V19 #250
Ship Date: September 14, 2009
Format: 32 B&W pages, full color cover, standard size comic
Retail Price: $3.25
Cover art by Fernando Leon Gonzalez, Ryan Brown & Steve Lavigne; plot/layouts by Ryan Brown, script by Dan Berger, pencils by Fernando Leon Gonzalez, inks by Ryan Brown
“Adventures in Bunnysitting” – Michelangelo’s Utrom friend, Klag, asks the good-natured ninja to take care of his pet bunny while he’s away. Unfortunately for Raphael and Mikey, Klag was unaware that the rabbit was a test subject for mutagenetic studies – and once the little critter gets agitated, things go from bad to worse – much, much worse! Based on a true story… well, kinda…
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