Lent

My contribution to last weekend's Cartoonists' Forum, using the set caption "I see Alex has given up [blank] for Lent", the word in brackets being the choice of the cartoonist.

Super Noddy

(Ballpoint pen and digital colour)

In my early days of cartooning, I had a particular fascination with various incarnations of Little Noddy. Looking through some old papers today, I came across this survivor of that period and gave it a bit of Photoshop colour.

Swim

This week, Illustration Friday asked for something on the subject of Swim. 

This is a heading from an old fanzine of mine called Snorkel, adapted and coloured, in the nick of time.

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Eye Glasses

It's a while since I posted anything on Illustration Friday, so when they announced their challenge this week - Eye Glasses - I thought I'd bring this one up from the vaults. It's a slightly altered version of an earlier cartoon, replacing the caption with a sign within the cartoon itself.

Good as it gets

The Cartoonists' Forum Competition this week set a fixed caption of "I guess this is as good as it gets."

Hats

This week's challenge from the Cartoonists' Forum was a wordless cartoon on the subject of Hats.

Obsession

As the winner of last week's Cartoonists' Forum Competition, I got to choose the subject for this week's. I decided on a theme, with or without caption, of Obsession, and this is my entry.

The Good Life

(Black marker, digital colour)

Richard Briers, much loved and wonderfully talented comic actor, died this week. As a tribute, the choice for this week's Cartoonists' Forum Competition is The Good Life, the title of his best known television sitcom.

[Later] This cartoon earned me First Place in the Competition!

Crime Scene

This week the Cartoonists' Forum set a theme of Crime Scene as the subject of their Competition.

[Later] Another Second Place winner.

Wheel

Wheelboat (Marker, digital colour)

You may have seen this before when I posted it in 2010.  It's some time since I've submitted anything to Illustration Friday and in the absence of something fresh for this week's subject - Wheel - I thought I'd enter this one.

Complain

It's nice to get the opportunity to trot out Dr Frankenstein and friend again. The Cartoonists' Forum Competition this week gave me that opportunity to do just that when they asked for a cartoon using the set caption "I really don't like to complain but..."

[Later] Voted into second place!

No Idea

Today's challenge from the Cartoonists' Forum Competition is to provide a cartoon using the set caption "I had no idea [BLANK] could be used like that!", where the "[BLANK]" can be replaced with a word or words of our own choosing.

Time Travel

Time Travel was the theme set for this week's Cartoonists' Forum Competition. Squa tront!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to all my Readers.

Could I have a word?

The caption set for this week's Cartoonists' Forum Competition is - Could I have a word?

Christmas Gifts

This week, the Cartoonists Forum Competition asked for cartoons on the theme of Christmas Gifts.

[Later] This cartoon won joint First Place in the Competition!

Harry, potter

The Cartoonists' Forum this week called for a cartoon on the theme of Pottery. This contribution of mine is a bit of whimsy, using my Forum avatar.

I asked for an elbow

This week's Cartoonists' Forum Competition set the caption "You idiot! I asked for a [blank]", the [blank] to be a word of my own choosing. 

[Later] Awarded Third Place in the Competition.

Plantlife

He called himself Woody and hoped I'd be interested in die-back insurance.