Tag Archives: cartoons

Beware the Ides of March!

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Joe_Williams

I was recently asked to do some sketches of Roman orator Marcus Tullius Cicero for a project this guy was trying to pitch. He needed them in a hurry, so I made some doodles and sent them off. I went … Continue reading →

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Bella Notte

Posted on February 19, 2010 by Joe_Williams

After tripping the light fantastic, Mickey & Sylvia have worked up an appetite and find a place to tie on a feed-bag…or do they? CO2 Comics presents the latest adventure of Monkey & Bird! Check it out HERE!

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Valentine Cards 2010

Posted on February 14, 2010 by Joe_Williams

The Amazing Recliner Man by Tina Garceau This is one of Tina’s brilliant, digital collages combining vintage clip-art, colors and textures. Hold Me! by Joe Williams Monkey & Bird deal badly with back-to-back blizzards. ‘Nuff said!

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Three’s a Crowd

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Joe_Williams

Here’s a card I did back in the late-’80s/early ’90s that crams together three holidays. Seems I had slacked off somewhat and was in need of catching up on my holiday correspondence! This one was done in technical pens probably … Continue reading →

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The Origins of Shawn

Posted on January 4, 2010 by Joe_Williams

Here’s a couple of sketches of Shawn the beleaguered waiter based very loosely on our friend Shawn from Support Your Local Gunfighter. I started to doodle in my sketchbook, and this fellow took form. He could have been a yak … Continue reading →

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Dating Disaster Sketches

Posted on November 18, 2009 by Joe_Williams

Sketches seem to be fairly popular (well, I like them) so I’m putting a couple more up today. These are from a series of dating disaster illustrations I did for Boulder Magazine. I wish I got assignments like this every … Continue reading →

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Vinny Valentine Feels the Heat

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Joe_Williams

Way back when I was first fiddling around with the rudimentary art programs on the Commodore 64 and early Apple computers, I thought the machines had real possibilities as a sketch tool. You could grab a paint bucket and switch … Continue reading →

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Set a Date with Monkey & Bird

Posted on October 30, 2009 by Joe_Williams

A new installment of Monkey & Bird can be found at CO2 Comics! Check it out, and while you’re there, have a look around at some of their other great comics!

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‘Lantic City

Posted on October 1, 2009 by Joe_Williams

Some time back in the mid-’80s I saw an ad looking for illustrators for a magazine for and about the gaming industry in Atlantic City. They were looking for sketches so I did some sketches, Xeroxed them and sent them … Continue reading →

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