So today I turn older. Here’s a little composite picture I drew of characters I’ve drawn or worked with from as far back as I can remember (some of these are things I drew when I was in elementary school, Grade 3 or 4 maybe?) and as recent as Jone, my latest YAFGC baby!
Here’s a complete list of characters & things appearing on this page (which will mean very little to anyone but me. But it was still fun to write).
Depicted are:
The Goofiup 700 car.
Mon Ami Beurre.
A Martian
Wo-wo
Alphonse the Killer Penguin
Gunga Bruce, the Australian Beer Hunter
Norris
A Duh
Roadkill Raccoon
The Chicken Lord from Mars
The Duck Prince of Neptune
A Ringed Kiwi from Saturn
Captain Fang
Data J0nes
Da Mafia Guy
A Star-Headed Tapeworm
The Scout
The Toon Cat
Officer Halcroft
The Stupid Gnu
Horck the Blicckian
Xena Morph
Captain Theldor Vek
Generica
Dalek
Gorpo the Clown
Monkey
Ace E. Deecey
Mocha the Mogwai
Haz Mat Rat
The Fat Guy
Nathaniel Savini
Arachne
Jone, Half-Orc
Lunar Jim
TED
Thursday
Rex
Mona the Vampire
Captain “Buzz” Cheaply
Caillou
Arthur
Eric Newton
Captain “Gentleman John” Matheson
Captain Aaron Shipcrasher
The Black Velvet
The Scout’s TARDIS
Fresco Del Gecko
“Seven”
The USS Roddenberry
Cap’n Underpants
The Doctor’s TARDIS
Paulus
Demetrios
Eric of Drostardy I
Brett Allison
A Helpless Chicken
Commander Tom Spearly
Desidore Dragon
R2-G71D3 “GLIDE”
Chimera
Little Lulu
Bob the Beholder
Lewie Steward
Brian the Brain
A ‘Bastard’ Spider
And an Ant
That would be an interesting side business, a 40 years of me, a 50 years of me etc where people send you a list of “characters” with maybe some pictures as bases.
You might be able to make a pretty penny that way.
It only makes sense if it’s characters *I’ve* drawn, though.
Congrats Mate – may your pencil never dull…
Congratulations; lots of great ideas here – I’d love to see Alphonse the Killer Penguin as a full strip!
Happy birthday! May there be many more to follow!
What I feel need to happen now is that you put up a numbered version of this to compare names to characters. Wonderful picture, so crowded.
Thanks everyone!
Rudi: I’ll see if I can find those old strips. Alphonso the Killer Penguin was a villain in a story of “Gunga Bruce and Norris”, which was a comic strip I was doing for our High School newsletter. It kinda sucked. But Alphonso was memorable.
Ragnar: That would take forever. I’m sure most of them are self-explanatory.
Congratulations! I love your comics! I especially like the YAFGC story arc.
Woot! Congrats! And I love this page! That must’ve taken a looooooong time!
LeilaDrake: Thank you!
LilaKooks: Actually not as long as some of the actual comic pages. It just took me a while to remember some of these characters.
Happy Birthday Rich! Many happy returns. You poor old chap.
Happy Birthday!
You’ve obviously been busy these past 40 years. There’s a lot of great characters there.
(And you’ve caught up to me. 40 isn’t too bad, it’s 41 I’m worried about. Of course, it’s better than the alternative!)
Happy Bday Rich!
That’s an interesting lot of characters- you’ve had a busy 4 decades with your sketch pad
I spotted Arthur right away
which tells you how many years my nieces watched it. So did you draw Cap’n Underpants for the books? I know those books are big hits at the local library.
Is that dalek wearing a floppy hat?
Happy birthday Rich! With all those people coming to your party, you’re going to need a lot of cake
It’s your birthday?! No one told me, I would’ve drawn you something! I’m not that great an artist just yet, but I could at least draw something.. ah, well, happy birthday! I love how all the characters on this page are interacting with each other.. so cute!
Hey Rich! Happy Birthday! Sorry I’ve lost touch about the Next Doctor Project, but I’ve been busy. I’m really liking the new stuff, and I was thinking…maybe turning my story into a web comic first and then using it as story boards later. What do you think?
Robert
Happy birthday!!
Happy B-day Rich!
Happy Birthday, Rich. There’s no going back now.
Happy Birthday Rich. Your Doctor Who strips are simply amazing. Incredible eye and look forward to next installment of “The Stalker of Norfolk”.
Cheers
Happy Happy Birthday! 40!? You young pup! Here’s to many mant more! *CHEERS*
Happy Birthday Rich! By the way, I love the new Doctor Who comic. Every time I look at this picture I see something I missed the first time, it’s so cool.
Happy Birthday! May you have many more hale and hearty returns of the day!
Happy birthday!
WOW. This drawing is the Epic! And so is your birthday. Happy 40th!
I love what I see. Are these all from comics or just other stuff you’ve done? I see some swords and some guns, a Dalek in a baseball cap…and 2 police boxes, just to start. This is like one of those “I Spy” pictures! “Find the Ringed Kiwi” XD
Woah…If I tried to draw everything I’ve ever drawn…there would be lots of half-finished stuff…(SHADING. And sometimes hands) O.o XD And I have too few that I’ve drawn more than once for a page like this. Not to mention not enough *patience* and it would become another half-finished drawing. It’s a vicious cycle. XD
~CoZ
Happy Birthday
Happy birthday!
Happy Birthday.
Happy Birthday Rich. And remember: Life begins at 40!
Happy Birthday! Hehe, you have the same birthday as my Mom, though she is 4 years older.
Very nice layout of the characters, and a great idea.
Did you draw Aurthur, Caillou, and Little Lulu as part of a job or for your daughter?
Haha, I remember Little Lulu on HBO Family. I love the hat on the Dalek.
Happy 40th man.
Happy Birthday Rich, Hope your enjoying the 19th anniversary of your 21st Birthday. Keep up the great work on your stories.. look forward to them.
Peace
Mike
I see Arthur.
Happy 40th, Rich.
Happy birthday Rich!
Also, CHIMAERAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
Happy Birthday!
Happy birthday! Certainly looks like an interesting life you’ve lead.
:::Raises cup of tea:::
Happy Birthday Rich, may you have at least as many years and as much creativity ahead of you.
Woohoo!
Happy 40th Birthday, Rich….
(Raises Starbucks U.K Pint Mug, in celebration, & wonders what the Canadian one looks like…).
Hope you have a very happy birthday!
OMG It’s Arthur!!
I used to love that program!!
Awesome, Rich! Fantastic stuff! Happy 40th!
Happy birthday, Rich!
Thanks for sharing your artwork with the world!
Which is the Scout?
Happy Birthday
Cleverest Name:
He’s standing behind Alphonso the Killer Penguin and Norris, second row up.
Grimley Fieendish:
Thanks! As for the Canadian coffee mug, I don’t know. I don’t give money to Starbuck’s.
Elle:
I worked as a character designer at CINAR and worked on Arthur, Lulu, Animal Crackers, Mona the Vampire and Caillou (all of which are represented in this image).
As for the Dalek, he’s got a hat on because he was a regular character in a “Teenagers From Outer Space” RPG I used to run in Montreal. A Teenage Dalek going to school on Earth. The gang just loved the idea of this Dalek going through Teenage angst and peer pressure, trying to fit in and yet remain true to his culture.
“I SHOULD EXTERMINATE YOOOOOU…. BUT I THINK YOU’RE KINDA CUUUUUTE. WOULD YOU GO TO THE MALT SHOP WITH MEEEEEEEE???”
Child of Zion:
They’re all things I’ve drawn, some of them are from comics, some are just things I made up. Some were for animation projects at school, some are RPG characters…. There’s actually only one “Police Box”, the other one is a Telephone Kiosk (The shape I selected for my own Time Lord character, the Scout)
Woooooo!!! PARTY PARTY!! :XD
Happy Birthday, Rich!
Happy birthday!
Happy Happy Birthday Rich!!! From all your fans and all these characters! You’ve had a busy and fruitful 40 years. Wishing you at least 40 more!
(And I almost missed the Dalek. This is the most fun thing…)
Awesome picture. What a wide variety!
I lol’d over the “teenage Dalek.” That must have been hilarious.
Happy birthday!
Am I right in guessing that the Scout is the guy standing behind and to the left of the penguin? (Next to the Aussie.)
I agree with Ragnar. I’d appreciate some sort of a who’s who. The page looks great, but I don’t have names attached to most of the faces.
JustAWanderer: Yeah, I don’t think it’s all that important, really. It was just a sort of self-indulgeant stroll down memory lane. Most of those characters you’ll never see again, I assure you.
Happy Birthday!!!!
Super Happy Birthday!
My sister watched Caillou when she was younger.
Xanderchan: Poor kid. I’m sorry. Is she much better now?
Happy birthday! Late November is the best time for them… Mine’s tomorrow
(same as Doctor Who’s anniversary innit? twice as old as me this year!)
I’ve definitely enjoyed reading your comics the past few years, keep up the good work!
Happy Birthday, good sir! Also, speaking of Jone, I’d like to say that she’s rapidly becoming my favorite YAFGC character.
Remember, 40 is the new 20.
Happy Birthday! Mine’s tomorrow, on which I am going to be legally able to drink across Canada. Also, Mona the Vampire? Like 12 shades of awesome!
Happy B-Day Rich! I hope you had fun.
And one thing, you’re 40? Really? I don’t why but I actually believed you were younger, and at the same time that you were older. I don’t really understand it either
happy birthday!
Love the comics, ’specially the stories!
Happy Birthday, young man! Thanks for all the wonderful comics. And nice Lulu!
Wow. You don’t look 40 Rich.
Actually I only seen the cartoon of yourself so that probably why you don’t look 40.
Happy B’day
Ha Ha you’re 40…
*checks calendar*
I REFUSE TO BE 39! *cries*
Brilliant, Bravo, and Happy Birthday!
Well, happy belated birthday, Rich, and happy birthday today to Doctor Who at 46! (Or 904, if you’re using RTD’s calendar.)
Happy birthday
Happy Birthday Rich,
I wish you many happy returns and long may your brilliant artwork continue!!
Best wishes from England on your birthday, Rich! If you don’t like the thought of being forty, thirty-ten kinda worked for me…
Looking forward to many more comics in the future.
From one Nov ‘69 kid to another – Hope the Birthday was a good one.
Mine certainly was, i was presented with a TARDIS cake and i don’t just mean a flat picture iced onto some random cake, no this was a proper 3D TARDIS cake!
It’s “dematerilized” now though!
Here’s to the next 40 for us both and long may you continue to entertain us with your stories!
Happy Birthday!
btw, you have the same birthday as my father! (except that he was born in ‘42)
(oh, ****! I forgot to call him yesterday!)
Anyways, I know this isn’t really the proper venue to discuss this, but I was wondering if you’d ever consider creating a comic version of a Doctor Who fan-fiction that I’ve written?
happy birthday!! you rock!
*snugs* Happy belated birthday! I love this, I recognized most of the characters there…
I took a second, then a third, and then a fourth look at this page. It’s cool to note that I’ve seen a few episodes of Arthur (which means that I’ve seen some of your professional work). Gunga Bruce looks like he should be the mascot for a fast food chain. And the Dalek in a trucker’s cap is just priceless.
Happy birthday, Rich!
whoa… monday mornings make brain hurt… arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh
Tomorrow is my dad’s birthday. Yesterday was JFK’s assassination anniversary (and your birthday). Today is Doctor Who’s anniversary (which should be a bank holiday in all civilized nations).
happy birthday!
Happy Birthday, Rich! Congrats on your many accomplishments. (As evidenced by this posting.) May your pencil remain sharp and your future filled with such interesting characters!
Happy Birthday to my favorite fannish artist!
Happy belated Birthday Rich! Keep drawing those comics! Don’t know what we would do without you
Hope you had a great day, all the best.
Happy belated b-day Rich! And happy birthday Doctor Who!
Happy birthday (even though I’m late in saying so)!
Happy Returns! Rich, your artistry is a gift, I wish I could draw as well as you! I love your characters, and would love to see more of the Killer Penguin!
Happy birthday!
I spot that Bob looks sad, cos you didn’t include Gren! Poor Bob!
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday Rich, BTW love Your comic strips
What? No Fandifrax the Indecipherable??? You’ve RUINED EVERYTHING!
Happy Birthday, Rich, and many more!
Happy birthday!!
That’s cool you worked as a character designer! Care to share the ones you designed?
“I SHOULD EXTERMINATE YOOOOOU…. BUT I THINK YOU’RE KINDA CUUUUUTE. WOULD YOU GO TO THE MALT SHOP WITH MEEEEEEEE???
That is awesome. That should be it’s own comic book. XD
Happy Birthday, Rich!
There’s a clip I would have inserted here, but I’ve just discovered it was never actually filmed. Oh well, I’ll just have to make do.
*insert sound of K-9 singing “Happy Birthday” off-key*
Happy Birthday Rich.
Love your work on YAFGC.
Happy birthday, Rich.
I hope the actual day was enjoyable and that your coming year is wonderful.