Now that's a version I'd like to see :3:3:3

That, and Disney's Rocket Robin Hood.

The late 60's cartoon?
Was that Disney?

Not even close. Just saying, Disney's Robin Hood, done as Rocket Robin Hood.

Oh *whew* ok

Rocket Robin... Zoom! Zoom! Zoomity-Zoom! Rocket Robin.

You know? An animated cartoon series featuring Anthropomorphic Animal characters, Fantastic, futuristic technology, Space Battles and Heroic Action might be a great series if done right... Then again it might be just more of "Ratchet and Clank".

True that

There was that one episode of "The Secret Life of Waldo Kitty" back in the '70's.

We seem to have fallen into a time warp, Captain...

OW. Okay. I found the episode mentioned, and it just absolutely HURT to watch that Filmation feature. I have to admit though, it is a cute idea.

Bucky O Hare?

You make me want to get back to work on a My Little Pony / A Princess of Mars mash-up.

Why don't you anyways? Heh! I believe I'd enjoy reading your spin on how "Pony" magic could be mixed with "John Carter of Mars" style technology.

I was going more for the characters, races (rouge griffons instead of green men), and some background on the Wonderbolts.

Get on YouTube. Look up the Animated "Legends of Treasure Island", and the episode, "City in the sky." May you find it as inspirational as I did.

Thanks Buddy.

Love it, man.

Dude, I was a lucky kid (In certain ways, heh).

At the UoW Platteville, was a theater that did Midnight Movies, real cheap. I got to see some Disney there (*Fantasia*, on the big screen, holy hell.) And several Big G movies, and before the show, they did a few of the old *Flash Gordon* serials.

Oh yeah. Kids growing up in the late 1980s through to the early 2000s had it great. Not only was there Saturday morning cartoon shows, but Japanese anime was starting to become recognized as something beyond shows and comics that only geeky guys got together and watched only on the weekends. Now, Anime and it's influence is now fully ingrained into the entertainment culture.

So yeah. I miss those great shows and cartoons from the 1990s, especially the more "Mature" stuff, like Swat Kats, Outlaw Star, Sheena of the Jungle, (Live action, I know.) and those wonderful, animated short clips between segments on MTV's "Liquid Television" Like "The Specialists". (I still have a thing for Natasha.)

Yeah, great times, and I got to see that old school stuff, too. TBS still did Saturday morning sci-fi films then, too.

"BALOO'S ALIVE?"
(This dialogue brought to you by a BRIAN BLESSED impersonation )

“CHISWICK, FRESH HORSES!”

(Whoops, wrong series.)

Cue the theme from Queen!

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?.....&FORM=VIRE

AHHHHHHHHHHHHH-AHHHHHHHHHHHHhhhh! (Grabs throat and tries to strangle self.)

Now you’ve got me curious what your analogues for Prince Vultan and Prince Barin would be.

Maybe you could help me out here? I was thinking of casting Don Karnage as the Leader of the Rebellion against Mingus Kahn, but the leader of the Birdmen is still open.

Hmmm, that’ll be a tricky one. I don’t know any character who’d fit exactly.

Colonel Spigot would’ve been amusing, but I don’t recall him ever working for or against Khan Industries at all...

maybe it's time to introduce either Gyro Gearloose or Gladstone Gander for that duty. :P

Gyro might make a better Doctor Zarkov for sure, but I have a thing about birds. Still... There's still openings for Hawkmen characters.

huh, all he has to do is take a Flash Gordon comic and draw it as this Oh Roy has just done that...

-And I just might do it again.

You mean DINGUS Kahn..

Uh? You might find it amusing to note that, Yes... I was trying to be subtle in rendering Emperor Mingus Kahn's satiny, black Space Trousers. Because, after all... The self declared "Master of the Universe" can't just go out into Space Battles wearing just any old pair of Spandex running pants.

I was just implying that he is a complete dingus.

Oh Thaaat! Never miiind.

Now that is something you don't see everyday I think it looks very good.

The era and vintage look is wonderful nice job Roy

I always enjoy drawing retro-tech and fixing it up to work in modern times. Now those space drives that create a cascade of sparks with a loud, electric buzzing sound... There's got to be a way to make them work.

Hmmmm, spaceflight is not my forte, I know the theory works with water but I don't know about it working in space.

Ah yes. You introduced me to that "Omnidirectional" drive now in use among shallow water craft. It's kinda like a duck's swimming style where it looks so serene and placid on the surface, but there's a lot of action going on below the waterline.

In those days of the late 1930s they had the idea that rockets flew by directed thrust, but for the Flash Gordon movie serials they had No idea what the future could bring. So since Everything electrical was so neat and futuristic then, they decided on a "Buzz" sound instead of the thunder and roar of jet aircraft and the huge rockets of today. Listening to the sound effects from the serials, I'm guessing thy just stuck some playing cards into an electric fan.

Could be... but when they crack the nut of anti-gravity if they haven't already it will be powered by electric power at a high voltage... so those early movies may well be right.

Oh, we've discussed my love of Nowlan and Calkins' Buck Rogers strip. Using the Zeppelin bridge is genius.

We had a piece of the USS Akron's structural frame around the house when I was a kid. Dad's aunt wrote articles for airship magazines; one of the techs gave her a leftover as a memento as the ship neared completion. If either had known what the future held...

Now that is amazing. I have been fascinated by the giant airships of the late 1930s ever since I was a youngster. Ironically at the Planes of Fame Museum in Chino CA there are a few spars salvaged from the USS Macon which crashed just off the coast of California, near Monterey. So yes, I can relate to your Father's Aunt being involved in that lost part of aeronautical history. The Airship hangars at various Naval Stations along the California coast still stand though. Testament to a bygone age of Aviation.

Dr Zarkov "Kit" Cloudkicker has the getaway rocket on hover outside.

(Suspicious Emoji.) You've been reading my notes again, have you?

Actually, I'd like to see "Wiley Kat" in the role of Doctor Zarkov, and Kit Cloudkicker as Baloo's Sidekick. So yeah. I've been contemplating a "Sequel" of Either a commandeered version of one of those white, space fighters or the "Flash Baloo" version of the Sea Duck waiting just below the Bombay with the top access hatch open.

More curious on how your Princess Aura will look like. Ming's rebellious daughter...older than Molly for sure.

How about that Vixen Torch Singer? Kitty Kattswell, maybe?

Work her in in the next drawing. Aura will do anything to make her dad blow a gasket.

(Too bad there isn't a "Big Toothy Grin" Emoji.)

Fantastic work! *cue the distant Ming laughter*

In space... No one can hear your Maniacal Laughter.

time to re-watch that movie again. :)

It would not hurt.

indeed. :)

"For God's Sake, Strap Yourselves In!"

Heh. I'm missing something here, but it might be fun to work that quote into the comic.

Might of misquoted that just a hair:
https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/b13c21.....6-621c6d9a4399

Great character designs, marvelously true retro. Great sense of stopped action.

I'm delighted you like the image. It makes all that hard work worth while.

Am I the only one who noticed the Galaxy Express getting blown up back there? ...twice?

You know? Kahn's Space Bombers do resemble the Galaxy Express locomotive in Pullman Green and gold livery, don't they? Only a "Crazy Jacky" like Mingus Kahn would paint his spacecraft an almost shade of black where disabled or damaged ships could be forced to die slowly in the blackness of Space.

Oh now this is fun - the old campy sci fi is the best and does blend well with Talespin. Hehe plus we got to see 2 bear behinds :)

By golly, you're right.

Now that I think about it, in the original Talespin series Baloo never wore pants. Not that it mattered, with him being a Bear and all, so I had a LOT of trouble getting him to squeeze into that Spandex One Piece Space outfit as it was.

Oh have some retro fun from the 1940s - love the ship in the background. https://pulpcovers.com/lance-lewis-.....e-detective/#5

OH-My-Gosh! I have Never seen that series before. This might be a good comic series to look into for inspiration as most the covers reflect the science fiction classic covers of the time. Most have the "Three B" elements of "A Babe, a Bum, and a Bug Eyed Monster." Most of the stuff I've been using are the fantastic, mechanical illustrations from old 1940s-1950s versions of Popular Mechanics. I like to try and figure out, "If we knew then, what we know now" and see if it could work as an illustration at least.

I ran into an issue of that one some years ago and laughed - https://pulpcovers.com/lance-lewis-.....e-detective/#1 Matt Groening must have had an issue ....
I have to admit I love how a company like SpaceX is landing boosters just like the rockets in the old Pulps and early sci fi movies - have them come down tail first and land via rocket thrust. Dad even commented a few times that it was getting to be like the Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers stuff of his youth.

Remember how one wag, watching the successful arrival of one of the Space X prototype rockets in the early 2000s landing upright on it's legs and exclaiming, "Vertical Take offs and Landings! Just like Isaac Asimov said they should be!"

Classic comment. I've followed the Space X rocket tests for years. Used to comment how the cattle on the ranch by the test sight didn't freak out over the noise and commotion. Oh have a cockpit that has inspired a few sci fi ships http://www.furaffinity.net/view/31347032/

OH! I've climed around in that Bird a couple times myself. The only places they wouldn't let me into were the pressurized tunnel over the bomb bay, and the tail gunner's position. (Mainly because both times I weighed close to 250 pounds, and they feared I'd most likely get stuck.)

They didn't have that option when I saw FiFi a couple of years ago in Prescott. I"m also 5 foot 8 and 240 pounds - very wide shoulders. Tunnel would have been tight for me too - average guy in the 1940s was like 150 pounds.
Had a horrible thought of Winnie the Pooh stuck in that tunnel...... Oh bother, how shall I ever get to my gun position.....

Really hilarious when imagined in a "Sterling Halloway" voice.

That was the voice I was thinking of when I made the comment.

Great art, exquisitely colored!

Thanks Major. It pleases me to read your comment, and it makes all that hard work worth while.

Hmmm Does Mingus Khan have any robotic Minons? https://i.pinimg.com/736x/90/6a/cb/.....cce7c4f4d0.jpg

That's one of the things I like about those old 1940s Sci-Fi Serials. The "Water Heater" robots. I can't find many good references in my Images searches, so I might make a few up. I was kind of chuckling while watching an episode of "Captain Z-Ro, imagining the voice of Roger the robot being like Marvin the Paranoid Android from "Hitchhiker's guide to the Universe."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iwh.....Wws&t=763s

Water heater robots, check out the Crash Corrigan Undersea Kingdom serial. Came out a month or so before the Flash Gordon Serial. Had the first of the water heater bots - not to mention a rocket submarine - city of atlantis and some descendant of Genghis Khan trying to take over the surface world. Love that Captain Z-Ro show, first time I've heard of it. Yes, Roger should sound like Marvin... or Bender.....
Now if you like redubed serials - check out J Men Forever. 1979 done by two of the Firesign Theatre comedy group. can be found on Youtube.

Okay... Now I've been a fan of Firesign Theater since the late 1970s, so I just had to check out J Men Forever. On YouTube I went through a few of the trailers and after about fifteen minutes of thinking, "What the h...?" I figured I had really missed something. Now... If I recall correctly, there was a TV special done for Saturday Night Live or some other comedy show back in the mid to late 1970s called "Brave Comedians from Outer Space." The comedy team re-dubbed some footage from old "Commander Cody" B&W serials, and made it hilarious. Oddly, it has disappeared into history. Or maybe I'm not looking in the right place.

As for J. Men Forever... I get the impression listening to Rock n' roll while driving can cause one to drive wrecklessly off the road, or it'll make one's car explode violently. What made that trailer the most fun was in recognizing what old B&W movies the footage used in the montage came from.

Thanks.

J Men was a theatrical release in 1979 USA Network picked it up to run on Night Flight for 6 years in the 1980s - their most requested late night movie. Procter and Berman from Firesign had the villain change costumes for every scene Basically you have an evil DJ from the Moon trying to take over the US with Sex, Drugs and Rock & Roll - voiced by old Machinegun Kelly. The water heater robots show up in it from time to time - Heroes will quip "I'm being attacked by an enraged water heater!" Watch for clips from the Spy Smasher, Captain America and Shazam/Captain Marvel serials along with Undersea Kingdom and some of the Commando Cody serials

WhooWhooWhooWhoo! MARK! MARK! MARK! They are performing experiments on Animals in Space! MARK! MARK! MARK! They are performing Terrible... WHUNK! Thank you...

OK now I want to see J men Forever

think your all wrong it looks more like Flash Gorden meets Disney Tailspin. AKA Roger Kipling Jungle book...

Hah!

Spin it!

Loved the original film and Talespin. How did I get through life without putting a like on this one?
https://youtu.be/LfmrHTdXgK4

(Tries once to strangle self.)
AAAAA-RRRRGGGHHH!!!

I know, I know... Buster Crabbe. But my original Flash featured Max von Sydow.

Awesome, love the retro sci-fi themes

Yeah! One of my favorite art-exercises is thinking out "Retro-tech" from the 1930s through to the early 1960s and adapt the styles to reflects current technology.

Nice!
I like a lot of sci-fi stuff and my favorite era is the mid and late 70s along with the 80s, 90s and even some early 2000s stuff as it's always fun to see what authors envision what they think the future will look like.

OOOH! Have you ever seen the artwork of Syd Mead, John Birkey, or even Kelly Freas?

Yes, I like their artwork and their a Youtube channel I watch called, Art Shutter and he goes into the detail of the artist along with their artwork. Really good channel. One of my favorite artists is, Richard Corben. His art and story of, Den would inspire both my drawings and stories.