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\"\"Teenage Beast<\/strong>
\nBack in the mid-1980s, I was working on what I thought would be a classic monster like Universal Studios’ classic stable of monsters such as Dracula, Frankenstein and the Wolf-Man only my monster would be firmly established in the then current milieu of PUNK<\/em>. The creature was based on the Cramps<\/em> song\u00a0\u201cThe Goo Goo Muck\u201d\u00a0<\/em>which was a cover of an obscure 1962 recording by\u00a0Ronnie Cook & The Gaylads<\/em><\/a>. I was afraid that the term Goo Goo Muck<\/em> was trademarked or copyrighted in some way so I called my character the Teenage Beast<\/em>. I worked on some drawings, a pile of notes and wrote an outline, but for reasons forgotten, my ardor for the project faded. My work went into storage.<\/p>\n

Flash forward nearly 40 years to Christmas 2024 when I was rummaging around some flat file cabinets in my studio and found a pair of pencil drawings of the Teenage Beast<\/em> which I decided to finish with my Sailor Fude De Mannen<\/em> fountain pen. I was pleased with the results and I found myself fired up about a cartoon character I created while Reagan was still in the White House.<\/p>\n

So I am working on this character anew, and I will be collecting drawings old and new in this gallery page.<\/p>\n

Click the images below for a larger preview and then cycle through the images by swiping on a tablet or by using the arrow keys on your keyboard.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\"Teenage <\/a>
Teenage Beast Valentine <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Teenage <\/a>
Teenage Beast and Punk Rock Girl <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Detail: <\/a>
Detail: Teenage Beast and Punk Rock Girl <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Chase <\/a>
Chase through the woods <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Cornered\" <\/a>
Cornered <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Detail: <\/a>
Detail: Cornered <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Teenage <\/a> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Pen <\/a>
The End? <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"scratchy-teenage-beast-logo\" <\/a> <\/div>
\"Black <\/a> <\/div>
\"Aging <\/a>
Aging Bristol Board <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"beast-14x17-no1\" <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Teenage <\/a>
Teenage Beast 14×17 No. 2 <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Original\" <\/a>
Original <\/div> <\/div>
\"Photostat\" <\/a>
Photostat <\/div> <\/div>
\"Teenage <\/a>
Teenage Beast logo sketch <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Teenage <\/a>
Teenage Beast logo sketch <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The Goo Goo Muck and his late date <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A different angle of the Goo Goo Muck and his late date <\/div> <\/div>
\"Teenage <\/a>
Teenage Beast logo sketch <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Started <\/a>
Started to ink old drawing. Logo added anew <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Inking <\/a>
Inking in progress <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Levels <\/a>
Levels adjusted to remove background <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Detail\" <\/a>
Detail <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Try <\/a>
Try at a logo in sketchbook <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Sailor <\/a>
Sailor Fude De Mannen Fountain Pen with 55\u00ba Nib <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Swimmer's <\/a>
Swimmer’s Ear on WKDU <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Goo-Goo <\/a>
Goo-Goo Muck sketch from the ’80s <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"1980s <\/a>
1980s Goo-Goo Muck sketch based on a guy I knew <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Goo-Goo <\/a>
Goo-Goo Muck’s final form <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Detail <\/a>
Detail \u2022 Brian Bubonic <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Brian <\/a>
Brian Bubonic <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Another <\/a>
Another pass at the death of the punk rock girl <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"A <\/a>
A pass at the death of the punk rock girl <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Teenage <\/a>
Teenage Beast is having a grand time as lost souls burn in torment. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Limp <\/a>
Limp Locks <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Gurgle!\" <\/a>
Gurgle! <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Clawed <\/a>
Clawed and exhausted <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Fabriano <\/a>
Fabriano 1264 <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Canson <\/a>
Canson XL Mixed Medi <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Detail <\/a>
Detail \u2022 Coming Through! <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Coming <\/a>
Coming through! <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Swipe <\/a>
Swipe — AUUUUGGGHH! <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Detail <\/a>
Detail \u2022 Swipe — AUUUUGGGHH! <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Race <\/a>
Race with the Devil <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Teenage <\/a>
Teenage Tiger looking for a feast <\/div> <\/div>
\"Zoinks!\" <\/a>
Zoinks! <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Change-o!\" <\/a>
Change-o! <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"WIP_Teenage-Beast-1264-pad\" <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"800-Teenage <\/a> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Booga-Booga-Booga-detail\" <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Booga-Booga-Booga\" <\/a> <\/div>
\"Teenage-Beast-07-13-2025-det\" <\/a> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The Teenage Beast’s growth spurt <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Slash\" <\/a>
Slash <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Ink <\/a>
Ink and wash test <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"No <\/a>
No tears for the damned <\/div> <\/div>
\"What's <\/a>
What’s a tramp like you doing in a place like this? <\/div> <\/div>
\"Larry <\/a>
Larry rebuffed. Are you serious? <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Like <\/a>
Like a cornered rat <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Brian <\/a>
Brian Bubonic sings “Blood from the nose” <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The Teenage Beast prior to entering his more monstrous manifestations <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Brian <\/a>
Brian Bubonic sings “Skylab is falling” <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Walmart-Sketchbook-1st-drawing-det\" <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Walmart-Sketchbook-1st-drawing\" <\/a> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Towards <\/a>
Towards the Beast’s final form <\/div> <\/div>
\"Teenage <\/a>
Teenage Beast in flames <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Teenage <\/a>
Teenage Beast in flames, again <\/div> <\/div>
\"Is <\/a>
Is it hot in here or is it just me? <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Underlit-from-the-Pit\" <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"dragon\" <\/a>
dragon <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Teenage <\/a>
Teenage Beast Gray Tonal Paper <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The Beast of Times <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"I <\/a>
I traced my drawing <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"I <\/a>
I flipped the tracing <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The Other Side <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"last-of-2025-det\" <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"last-of-2025\" <\/a> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Punk <\/a>
Punk puffing a butt <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Teenage <\/a>
Teenage Beast grins <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Smoking's <\/a>
Smoking’s bad for you, kid! <\/div> <\/div>
\"Muscular <\/a>
Muscular Teenage Beast <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The title says it all <\/div> <\/div>
\"teenage-beast-pencil-experiment\" <\/a> <\/div>
\"confrontation\" <\/a>
confrontation <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Employable <\/a>
Employable punky chick <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Edgy <\/a>
Edgy graphic designer <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"punky <\/a>
punky chick <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Personal <\/a>
Personal space <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Larry's <\/a>
Larry’s bad choice <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Teenage-Beast-Toned-Gray\" <\/a> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Working <\/a>
Working up Larry Hughes <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Larry <\/a>
Larry meets the Punk Rock Girl <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Super <\/a>
Super Dweeby Larry Hughes <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The pit! <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Maybe <\/a>
Maybe he’s not such a nice guy <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Waiting <\/a>
Waiting for the show <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Punk <\/a>
Punk Rock Girl at the show <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Punky <\/a>
Punky chick cornered <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Jock <\/a>
Jock guy in the woods <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Shaggy <\/a>
Shaggy has had too much of this spook nonsense <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Punk <\/a>
Punk Rock Girl cornered <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Wrong <\/a>
Wrong way mosh pit <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Comin <\/a>
Comin through <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Heavy-Metal-Teenage-Beast\" <\/a> <\/div> <\/div>
\"4-2-2026-Teenage-Beast-sketch\" <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n
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