John Delaney's Sketch of the Week #13

[Harley]

Welcome to "John Delaney's Sketch of the Week"!

Out of the kindness of his art, John Delaney is doing something big for the fans - an exclusive weekly sketch for the fans who frequent Toon Zone!

Every week, he will draw a new picture based on the results of the poll. That means that *we* fans choose what the image will be!

The contest will begin every Monday, and end at 5pm the following Friday, giving fans a solid five days to choose. You can only vote ONCE! John will then draw the sketch over the weekend and we'll present at the beginning of the following week. The characters must be animation/comic characters drawn in the Animated style, and if you have any requests for future polls, send me an email with your ideas! Keep an eye out on the Comics Forum for all the latest action!

Sound good? You can also post your thoughts on the poll in this thread.

So...let the voting begin on "John Delaney's Sketch of the Week"!

P.S. Keep on sending those requests in!!! If there's a character you'd like to see back on the poll again, send requests for that too. harley@toonzone.net Make sure to take a look at the Gallery (http://www.toonzone.net/comics/john-delaney/) , which collects all the images done for this poll.

[Mattashell]

I voted for Snake Eyes. I wasn't really excited about any choices here.

[Domino]

Let's roll, Kato! Vote for the Green Hornet!

[Matt Hazuda]

Where are the Watchmen?!?!

Ahem, now that that is out of the way, who wouldn't want to see the greatest comic strip duo of all time, Calvin and Hobbes, drawn by the talented Mr. Delaney?
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Vote Calvin and Hobbes!



Vote Calvin and Hobbes!


Vote Calvin and Hobbes!




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[Terminatah]

I give my vote to Calvin & Hobbes. Much like John's sketches are more than just sketches, Calvin & Hobbes was more than just a comic strip. Bill Watterson's artistic visuals and philosophical writing changed many lives, including mine. Long live Calvin & Hobbes!

-Terminatah

[Sumi_Masen]

I WAS gonna vote Calvin & Hobbes, but I'm a big Gambit fan, so I voted for him instead. :)

[Bird Boy]

CALVIN AND HOBBES BABY! Holy cow...what a great entry. who submitted that? I need to give them a hug.. :D

please please please..let Calvin and Hobbes win..pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease!

-BB

[Jimmy Kustes]

Originally posted by Bird Boy
CALVIN AND HOBBES BABY! Holy cow...what a great entry. who submitted that? I need to give them a hug.. :D

please please please..let Calvin and Hobbes win..pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease!

-BB

Yeah that's a great one...I sure did vote for it but the only comic characters I submitted were Dilbert, Garfield, and Jeremy Duncan.

[comixboy]

VOTE GAMBIT AND VOTE A WINNER

[Terminatah]

Originally posted by Bird Boy
CALVIN AND HOBBES BABY! Holy cow...what a great entry. who submitted that? I need to give them a hug.. :D

please please please..let Calvin and Hobbes win..pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease!

-BB Lay it on me, big guy. :D

-Terminatah

[Auggie Doggie]

I wanted a lot to win, including Cheetara, He-Man and Gambit. However, I could not choose, so I mixed process of elimination like on Survivor and Fear Factor with flipping a coin. Here is how it went:

Round One:
Each of the characters are divided into groups of two, then recieve either an "a" or a "b". If they have an "a", they progress to the next round if the coin reveals heads and vice versa.

Round Two:
The winners of group 1 and 2 are up against each other. The one who wins goes on to go up against the winner from group 3. 1 gets heads and 2 gets tails.

Round Three:
The Round Two winner goes up against the Round One winner from group 3. The Round Two winner gets heads while the group 3 survivor gets tails.

This is the group arrangement:

Group 1:
a. Daffy Duck
b. He-Man

Group 2:
a. Snake Eyes
b. Calvin and Hobbes

Group 3:
a. Gambit
b. Cheetara

In Round 1, the winners were:

Group 1: He-Man
Group 2: Calvin and Hobbes
Group 3: Gambit

Calvin and Hobbes was the winner for Round 2 and the whole contest. The legendary funny pages Stuffed Tiger and Big-Immagination Smarty-Pants may very well also be the winners of THIS contest unless things change in the next week.

[Calhoun07]

When I cast my vote for Calvin and Hobbes I did not know they were ahead at that time as I did not peek! And if you haven't voted yet, why are you peeking here????

GO CALVIN AND HOBBES!!!!

[Vin]

He-Man! He-Man! He-Man!

[John Delaney]

Well Green Hornet some definately Green Hornet interesting choices Green Hornet here!

Personally Green Hornet, I was Green Hornet thinking of Green Hornet voting for Green Hornet myself.
Green Hornet
John

[Jimmy Kustes]

Originally posted by John Delaney
Well Green Hornet some definately Green Hornet interesting choices Green Hornet here!

Personally Green Hornet, I was Green Hornet thinking of Green Hornet voting for Green Hornet myself.
Green Hornet
John

You aren't Calvin & Hobbes influencing us to Calvin & Hobbes vote with your Calvin & Hobbes subliminal messages! What do Calvin & Hobbes you think?

Oh, and if you want something easy to draw, I e-mailed FAT ALBERT to Harley as a choice for a future poll. :yawn: BWHAHAHAHA :yawn: :D

[Bird Boy]

Originally posted by Terminatah
Lay it on me, big guy. :D

-Terminatah

*looks around and gives Term a quick hug* Nobody saw that, right? :p :D

-BB

[The Dark Knight]

I'm glad the character I submitted didn't make it on the poll because now I can vote for the legendary Calvin and Hobbes! I've read every strip and they still put a smile on my face. Please let Calvin and Hobbes win!

[JohnStewart-GL]

VOTE FOR HARLEY AND IVY GOTHAM'S GIRLS.

[Karkull]

Harley and Ivy, baby. Preferably in a Maxim magazine spread.

;)

[Sugar Daddy]

Calvin and Hobbes

[Trent Lane]

I requested Green Hornet a looooooooongtime ago, so there goes my vote. Vote Green Hornet! Vote Green Hornet! Vote Green Hornet! Vote Green Hornet! Vote Green Hornet! Vote Green Hornet! Vote Green Hornet! Vote Green Hornet! Vote Green Hornet! Vote Green Hornet! Vote Green Hornet! Vote Green Hornet! Vote Green Hornet! Vote Green Hornet! Vote Green Hornet! Vote Green Hornet! Vote Green Hornet! Vote Green Hornet! Vote Green Hornet! Vote Green Hornet! Vote Green Hornet! Vote Green Hornet! Vote Green Hornet! Vote Green Hornet! Vote Green Hornet! Vote Green Hornet! Vote Green Hornet! Vote Green Hornet! Vote Green Hornet! Vote Green Hornet! Vote Green Hornet! Vote Green Hornet!.....

Now, who are you going to vote for?... :D

[Mr. Obsession]

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*This post was left blank to indicate my support for Snake Eyes, by not saying anything. GO SNAKE EYES!! :cool:

[Zoddman]

I voted for GREEN HORNET! (Cue jazzy T.V. theme)
"ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ...DABA,DADA,DABA,DADA,DABA,DADA,DA-DADADADADADA!

[Ruffian]

Very surprised by the contesters in this poll (and it was a pleasant surprise ;) ), but my choice is no surprise... He-Man! :D

[Joe Wagner]

Arrgh!!! It's happened again! To many great choices that I can't pick who to vote for! Snake-eyes and He-Man are competing for the nostalgia vote (both childhood faves of mine) and the Green Hornet is just plain awesome. I must think on this.

-Joe!

[nerium_oleander]

Someone wants to see Snake-Eyes a little too much......
Not naming any names though.

I've got to deliberate over my choice, Gambit is the gut reaction, but Daffy is just the most arrogant, superficial, scene stealing, conniver around and I absolutely adore him for it.

Is that how you spell conniver? Would this be Duck Dodger's Daff by any chance?


-n

[The Green Hornet]

NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO



its my WORST NIGHTMARE

CALVIN AND HOBBES AND THE GREEN HORNET IN THE SAME POLL


oh well the choice is simple this time around

when wondering for whom to vote, think GUN METAL GREEN


THE GREEN HORNET!!!!!

[Lucky Bob]

Sorry, Hornet! I used your link and voted for Harley and Ivy! Hope you ain't hurt....

[Green-Ghost]

I vote for

Harley & IVY

[The Green Hornet]

maybe ill look for a way to make my link auto-cast a vote for the Green Hornet :D


man if i were back at school id use my green hornet collection+ scanner and digital camera to put up some pics that would have you guys who voted for other people BEGGING to change your vote to GH


man what a great character-- dont get me started on how awesome he is

on another note i'll be dissapointed if a bat character(s) wins again-- despite how awesome i know the sketch will be :D


Rick Burchett was AWESOME enough to do a KICK ASS GH sketch for me this past weekend @ the convention in KC-- ill head to my library this week and get it scanned and posted for you all to drool over !!!

[Matt Hazuda]

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[The Green Hornet]

Calvin and Hobbes is the greatest newspaper comic ever.

PERIOD

i have soooo much respect for bill watterson

he went out before he allowed the comic to begin going downhill

and his tenth anniversary book where he provides some narration is GREAT

[Bobby Boy 101]

ooo this is cool
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YES EVERYONE VOTE FOR HARLEY AND IVY!!!!![/ FONT]

but where's Buffy? :( I think they should leave her in there until she wins. . .shes always so close

[DisneyBoy]

WHERE IS THE JUSTICE???? HARLEY AND IVY AND HE-MAN ALL ON THE SAME POLL???

(sigh) It'll take me a while to decide on this one...but I may just vote He-Man in the hopes of getting top see She-Ra win this poll...Not that He-Man doesn't rock, though!

[DisneyBoy]

I voted He-Man!!!

Now, come on people...don't make this the fifth or sixth week in a row where I vote for a character that dosen't win!!! :mad:

[Spider-Man]

I know there's not a chance of him winning, but I tossed in a vote for Gambit. I'd love to see him win, and it's be interesting to see what effects John could use for his power.

[Joe Tully]

Heh. If Harley & Ivy win, I betcha John will give us a picture of them doing their taxes or something. :p I'd think it would be funny...

But I'm voting for Calvin & Hobbes. I bet we'd get to see them doing something really funny.

[Thad Komorowski]

Daffy, Daffy, Daffy, Daffy, Daffy, Daffy, Daffy, Daffy, Daffy, Daffy!!! :D :D :D


-Thad

[Singin' Stray Cat]

Hmm...another tough descision... but I voted for Calvin and Hobbes. Hope that's not too much of a change of pace. ;)

Although I would be kinda interested in seeing a Cheetarah sketch too...

[Randy H]

Doesn't ANYONE remember that Ivy's already won? HELLO! Why is she in the poll again?

I am growing increasingly dissappointed with the choices. This time I voted for Daffy Duck, but I don't even want him to win. To be honest, I shoulda' voted for Green Hornet. Oh well. :)

I realize I'm in the minority on this one, but I'm getting tired of this. This was cool when it was comic characters drawn in the animated style, and I can even understand characters like Megatron or GI Joe, but when characters like Calvin and Hobbes are involved, I lose interest. Nothing against Calvin and Hobbes, I just don't see how cartoony characters like that belong.

Oh well. Just speakin my piece.. or is it peace.... Whatever.... ;)

Later,
Randy H

[Bird Boy]

Originally posted by Randy H
Doesn't ANYONE remember that Ivy's already won? HELLO! Why is she in the poll again?

I am growing increasingly dissappointed with the choices. This time I voted for Daffy Duck, but I don't even want him to win. To be honest, I shoulda' voted for Green Hornet. Oh well. :)

I realize I'm in the minority on this one, but I'm getting tired of this. This was cool when it was comic characters drawn in the animated style, and I can even understand characters like Megatron or GI Joe, but when characters like Calvin and Hobbes are involved, I lose interest. Nothing against Calvin and Hobbes, I just don't see how cartoony characters like that belong.

Oh well. Just speakin my piece.. or is it peace.... Whatever.... ;)

Later,
Randy H

Dude...we're getting a frickin' sketch from Delaney EVERY WEEK..it could be different styles of cheese for all I care...

and variety is nice. I know I used to be thinking like you and hate the choices...but I see what the point of it is now....not EVERYONE wants to see comic characters drawn again. We have alot of Diverse choices this time around...which is good.. :)

-BB

[BLACKHEART]

Just vote Harley and Ivy!

Why? It's like peanutbutter and jelly. Somethings just go together. Like Harley and Ivy winning this poll.

Now people are going to post images of GI Joes and that's fine. Give me a few mintues and I'll come back with enough Harley and Ivy to wet your appetite for the dynamic duo.

Think about it guys

How many times are you going to see Harley and Ivy together as a selection for a JD sketch? It ain't going to happen often, if ever again.

You will see single characters like Green Lantern, He-Man, and Snake Eyes again. This is your chance to get TWO characters. This is a sure thing people. You aren't going to bite your nails and hope JD hooks us up with some free freshness. This is in the bank. You are getting Harley and Ivy the dynamic duo!!

Don't miss your chance for an extra special sketch. Just think about Harley and Ivy and all of the poses they could be stuck in. Just think about that when you are about to place your vote.

Need I say more? Just vote Harley and Ivy

Don't miss your once in a life time chance here to vote for Harley and Ivy. Things this good only come once in a life time. These other guys will be back. We know that. They always come back. How many times are we going to be lucky enough to vote for two icons like Harley and Ivy together? Don't miss this chance

[Corran Horn]

So many great choices. I had to go with Calvin & Hobbes though.

[The Green Hornet]

If Calvin and Hobbes win this one i for one wont be sorry (after all i sent in the request for them a few times now :D )

however, that being said


VOTE FOR THE GREEN HORNET!!!! HE'S EVEN JOHN'S CHOICE!!!!!

[Failure]

Holy Schamoly! CALVIN AND HOBBES!!!!! CALVIN AND HOBBES!!!! Screw the chicks this time, don't let your hormones be your guid, the choice should be obvious - The greatest newspaper comic strip of all time!

CALVIN AND HOBBES!!!! CALVIN AND HOBBES!!!! CALVIN AND HOBBES!!!! :D

[Matt Hazuda]

You can go wrong with Calvin and hobbes, so vote for them already!

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[The Green Hornet]

oh man these arent even the best ones


put up some Tracer Bullet and Spaceman Spiff stuff!!

[Matt Hazuda]

Originally posted by The Green Hornet
oh man these arent even the best ones


put up some Tracer Bullet and Spaceman Spiff stuff!! http://images.ucomics.com/comics/ch/1991/ch910210.gif
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[Maxie Zeus]

Calvin & Hobbes!

Calvin & Hobbes!

Calvin & Hobbes!

Calvin & Hobbes!

Calvin & Hobbes!

[The Dark Knight]

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[The Green Hornet]

oh come on people


GAMBIT is beating the Hornet???!?!?!


who next?? spider-pork?

[Ms. Kitty]

I voted for Harley and Posion Oakie! :D

[Jimmy Kustes]

MDawg got the Spaceman Spiff comic I used for my avatar. Notice the coincidence?

Going back to what Randy said...I would want John Delaney draw all the action/realistic characters he wants for sketch of the week. IF we could pull a miracle and get a comic strip artist to do a comedy/cartoony sketch of the week. It would be a perfect blend for two 'sketch of the week' polls.

BUT for right now we have to share the Delaney love! Vote Calvin & Hobbes!

[John Delaney]

Originally posted by Duncanzits
MDawg got the Spaceman Spiff comic I used for my avatar. Notice the coincidence?

Going back to what Randy said...I would want John Delaney draw all the action/realistic characters he wants for sketch of the week. IF we could pull a miracle and get a comic strip artist to do a comedy/cartoony sketch of the week. It would be a perfect blend for two 'sketch of the week' polls.

BUT for right now we have to share the Delaney love! Vote Calvin & Hobbes!
Let's not forget, I also draw Dexter's Laboratory, Futurama and Scooby Doo. In my job as an animator I regularily draw the cartoony style characters. I love the variety of this poll and I truely hope it doesn't only end up as an only action/realistic poll. But I gotta admit I do love drawing them superheroes!!
Having said that....VOTE GREEN HORNET!
Cheers
John

[John Delaney]

Originally posted by SLIPKNOT
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Don't miss your chance for an extra special sketch. Just think about Harley and Ivy and all of the poses they could be stuck in. Just think about that when you are about to place your vote.


Hey Slipknot
That's a pretty compelling argument. I must admit I have a pretty cool idea for a Harley and Ivy drawing
Cheers
John

[Jimmy Kustes]

Originally posted by John Delaney

Let's not forget, I also draw Dexter's Laboratory, Futurama and Scooby Doo. In my job as an animator I regularily draw the cartoony style characters. I love the variety of this poll and I truely hope it doesn't only end up as an only action/realistic poll. But I gotta admit I do love drawing them superheroes!!
Having said that....VOTE GREEN HORNET!
Cheers
John

It's good to hear you love drawing everything! I guess people won't be able to argue that the poll should be all superheroes! :cool:

[optimal321]

Well, i was going to vote for Harley and Ivy, but i switched to Gambit at the last second. Don't know why though :rolleyes: .

[The Penguin]

Usually I go with the Batman characters, but I just couldn't turn down a chance to see Calvin and Hobbes. That was a really great comic. I have the final one in a frame in my room. :)

[Gyro]

Originally posted by optimal321
Well, i was going to vote for Harley and Ivy, but i switched to Gambit at the last second. Don't know why though :rolleyes: . Is it because he deserves to win? :)

[Jack]

I voted for Daffy, but I would want Calvin and Hobbes to win if Daffy can't pull in enough votes. Granted, if Daffy did win, it'd probably be the modern character design, but it would still look fantastic.



Jack :D

[Mattashell]

Originally posted by Jack
I voted for Daffy, but I would want Calvin and Hobbes to win if Daffy can't pull in enough votes. Granted, if Daffy did win, it'd probably be the modern character design, but it would still look fantastic.



Jack :D

I prefer the Jones design, even though the early (Clampet)cartoons are best.

[JohnStewart-GL]

go ahead and vote harley and ivy now.

[Jack]

Originally posted by Mattashell


I prefer the Jones design, even though the early (Clampet)cartoons are best.
I like the 40s Jones designs, I can't stand the modern gigantic beak design. Freleng had a wonderful design in the early 50s too.


Jack :D

[The Green Hornet]

Originally Said by John Delaney
Having said that....VOTE GREEN HORNET!



music to my ears



everyone.........heed john's words of advice

[Calhoun07]

PEOPLE PEOPLE PEOPLE!!!!

We have a thousand drawings of Harley and Ivy done in the animated style! What purpose is it to have Delaney draw them? So you can see them in the Bruce Timm style????? Crimmeny, go to the Bruce Timm Gallery site!

For a good choice, choose

CALVIN AND HOBBES!

[The Green Hornet]

nay select THE GREEN HORNET!!

[Calhoun07]

VOTE FOR A WINNER!!!!

CALVIN AND HOBBES!!!!!

[Matt Hazuda]

Come on people, we alreay got an Ivy sketch from Mr. Delaney back in the day, we don't need another one even if it's with Harl, just visit the Timm gallery and get your jollies there.
Vote Calvin and Hobbes!!!!!!!
Vote Calvin and Hobbes!!!!!!!
Vote Calvin and Hobbes!!!!!!!
Vote Calvin and Hobbes!!!!!!!
Vote Calvin and Hobbes!!!!!!!

[nerium_oleander]

This is getting so spammy my brain feels like it's going to explode, and while I don't mind an occasional C&H toon in the posts, I have all the books sitting in my room so it's getting a tad on my nerves. Though I do believe anyone who hasn't read them all repeatedly needs to do so.

Likewise I was keen on Joes back in the day as well, I have 3 versions of Snake-Eyes along with countless others, and I'll reinterate I am a girl, I did love GI Joes more than Barbies and if You go to my childhood home in the backyard and start digging under one side of an old oak you'll eventually find a big mason jar filled with the body parts and a list of name (disintergrated I'm sure) of the Joes my dog ate. And the dog ate a lot.

*moment of silence for GI Joe Graveyard*


Anyhow as I'm scanning this thread I get to thinking about how popularity works out, and it struck me that Harl and Ivy are fan faves not least of all because they are scanitly clad comic babes designed generally around the fanboy ideal, (hold off flaming me for a minute). That's fine, I'm not going to pretend I'm some high brow moral freak. I totally realize that women like guys characters better than female characters and vice versa. I don't NOT like Harley and Ivy. If they win they win, one of the reasons I enjoy the poll is strictly for the art, because I'm always looking for good art and John produces some great fricking art!
BUT siince everyone around here is in the arguing mood, I'm going to voice what I'm thinking.
Now I have a vague inkling as to how the genderlines are drawn around here. I know a few females here, but I'm also aware the comics and/or animation tends to be dominated by the guys. So I'm going to presume that I'm in the minority in this poll. What I'm angling towards is for the girls around the poll who haven't made up their minds yet.
Now while I promoted Daffy a bit earlier, and I do truly consider him probably the 2nd most attractive cartoon duck around, I'm really more into seeing humans, Here's what I'm proposing:
*evil grin*

Let's get Gambit, who has to be one of the sexist male Marvel Characters around (am I right or am I right or am I right?) in the game here. I mean sure the guys get all their fanboy vixens and all, but when are we fan girls going to get something in turn?!

That's it. My whole point was Gambit is sexy and he should win!

Gimmee just a second now, *dons nomex jacket and boots*

-n

(PS- Take it as you may, this seemed like a better promotion of Gambit than posting a million pictures and size 52 font)

[Calhoun07]

Personally, I think the poll should be used mainly for NON DCU animated characters that are well known in the Timm style, but that's just me.

I don't mean to diminish Delaney's talent, a Harl and Ivy drawing would be sweet, but come on, who was there longer before any of Timm's characters? Who did we grow up with, laugh and cry with? Hmmmmm?

[Jimmy Kustes]

Bougeous Baffoon and a lot of other posters (even myself) had Calvin and Hobbes avatars before this poll. Now everyone has them! AND YET HARLEY AND IVY ARE WINNING BY 1!!!!!!

Oh, Harley, before this poll even started, you had a Calvin line in your sig. And we know your name is Harley, so who did you vote for? Hmmmmmmmmmm??

And Calvin and Hobbes OWN the 80's!!!! and part of the 90's....

You can tell by how everyone owns the books (even the mainstream), and yet it was not pimped with merchandise (unless it was pirated). You can't tell me you are sick of Calvin and Hobbes, we can't get enough of them!

[GrayGhost]

BY THE POWER OF GRAYSKULL

Vote He-Man come on!

[Harley]

Originally posted by Duncanzits
Oh, Harley, before this poll even started, you had a Calvin line in your sig. And we know your name is Harley, so who did you vote for? Hmmmmmmmmmm??


Mmmmm, no one yet. Other folks requested both. I like quite a few of the choices this time. So I'm probably not voting until tomorrow.

[BLACKHEART]

Harley do the right thing. Vote for your namesake. :)

This thread is taking forever to process my request. I think we've seen enough Snake Eyes to last us the rest of our life.

[The Green Hornet]

CALVIN AND HOBBES DOWN BY THREE!?!? NOOOOO


man if Green Hornet cant win, ive gotta root for my other suggestion

seriously though-- vote GH or C&H

the whole "bat' motif is wearing thin

[Maxie Zeus]

Don't be a fanboy stereotype. . . .

Say NO to "fan service". . . .

VOTE CALVIN & HOBBES!!

[Bird Boy]

Originally posted by Maxie Zeus
Don't be a fanboy stereotype. . . .

Say NO to "fan service". . . .

VOTE CALVIN & HOBBES!!

RIGHT ON! Go Calvin and Hobbes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pardon me.. :)

-BB

[BLACKHEART]

Why do you all have to type in bigger font? Seriously I want to know. It doesn't make me want to vote for your cause. It's just kind of annoying. I'm not calling anyone out, I'm asking as a group. The same goes with this over use of pictures which caused some lag when I was posting a previous message.

[Spider-Man]

I gotta agree with you there, SLIPKNOT. To be honest, posting all these pictures and huge fonts doesn't really convince me to vote for whomever, but just skip over the post. I hope I'm not insulting anyone, but it doesn't really work. I do like how people are putting their choices in their signatures - that's cool. But huge type and pictures get cumbersome and a bit annoying.

[Thad Komorowski]

Agreed. Besides, I already voted for Daffy Duck. :D

But since he's most likely not going to win, I hope Calvin and Hobbes win the poll. I'm sick of seeing superheroes, super-villains, and anime characters winning.


-Thad

[Calhoun07]

VOTE FOR CALVIN AND HOBBES!

Please please please, if you haven't voted yet, weigh the options! We've seen Timm animated style drawings of Harl and Ivy for over TEN YEARS now. How many have we seen of Calvin and Hobbes? ZERO. Break the stereo type! Go against the grain! Vote for Calvin and Hobbes!

[BLACKHEART]

That's right Cal, we've seen Timm styled pics for 10 years.

With that said

This is John Delaney's sketch of the week.

[Harley]

{Insert Harley opening big can of worms here}

Am I one of the few people here who's open to the idea of giving a shot to and actually enjoying different styles and genres of animation and comics? Anime, American, Canadian, wb, disney, DC, Marvel, indies, etc... You name it. Bring it on!

I've never understood the concept behind being such a big fan of one thing or being so jaded by it that I never take a chance on anything else. I'm really insanely curious about this.

Oh, and I don't know about everyone else, but I'm here to see a good piece of art, regardless of who I vote for and who actually wins. Which is why.... I shall keep my vote a secret! bwa ha ha...

[Failure]

Man, the voting is tight, c'mon C&H!!!

If there's any doubt, vote Calvin and Hobbes, endorsed by 4 out of 5 mods accross the country! :bosko:

[Matt Hazuda]

Vote for Clavin and Hobbes, they're only down by 3!

I say we put a freeza on all Timm designed characters in future polls, so that some other characters have a chance to be included, or drawn, because that's basically what a JD sketch of any of those characters will look like, but in a different pose or whatever.

That being said(and to not be annoying)

Vote Calvin and Hobbes!

[Calhoun07]

Originally posted by SLIPKNOT
That's right Cal, we've seen Timm styled pics for 10 years.

With that said

This is John Delaney's sketch of the week.

And with that said, I want to see his masterful touch grace other properties that would other wise be untouchable to him in regular comics, like Calvin and Hobbes. Seriously, when will we get to see Calvin and Hobbes done like this in the future? It ain't very likely there will be a Bruce Timm animated series done with them, nor will there be a comic book.

[Matt Hazuda]

Originally posted by Calhoun07


And with that said, I want to see his masterful touch grace other properties that would other wise be untouchable to him in regular comics, like Calvin and Hobbes. Seriously, when will we get to see Calvin and Hobbes done like this in the future? It ain't very likely there will be a Bruce Timm animated series done with them, nor will there be a comic book. Exactly, let's end all Timm styled characters being up for vote and move on to some different things. How long before we get so low in the Timm pile before we end up seeing the Condiment King :p(Any B:TAS fan should get that joke) ?

[benand]

Hmmm....snake eyes or Calvin & Hobbes? Thats a tough one.I think I'll vote for Hellboy.Oh wait he's not in this poll.I don't know what to say.Still no Hellboy.What does a guy have to do? Next week maybe? Other than that some nice choices.

[Maxie Zeus]

Originally posted by SLIPKNOT
Why do you all have to type in bigger font? Seriously I want to know. It doesn't make me want to vote for your cause. It's just kind of annoying. I'm not calling anyone out, I'm asking as a group. The same goes with this over use of pictures which caused some lag when I was posting a previous message.

It's called "campaign mode." Like throwing confetti or waving signs or putting on stupid hats with a styrofoam donkey or elephant.

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[Joe Wagner]

Originally posted by MDawg957
Exactly, let's end all Timm styled characters being up for vote and move on to some different things. How long before we get so low in the Timm pile before we end up seeing the Condiment King :p(Any B:TAS fan should get that joke) ?

What's the point of getting rid of all Timm styled characters? This is a poll for what the posters of Toon Zone want to see. It's fine to campaign for a certain character (I've done it numerous times before) but there really is no point in trying to alienate one section of the voters.

Some people would like to see their favorite character from the Timm shows revisited. Granted, I really don't want Harley and Ivy to win but whatever John does I know it's going to be great - I mean he hasn't let us down yet.

I personally would love to see more 80's characters and comic strip characters and the best way to defeat the "Timm styled characters" would be to not cast your vote for them. I mean how would you have felt if it was decided that all non-Timm styled characters should be banned? You'd feel alienated and we wouldn't be getting the chance to see John do some great stuff (Megatron for one).

Just my two cents.

-Joe!

(Who still hopes that Aztek will one day be included and win )

[Dee]

Awesome! The delightfully devilish duo Harley and Ivy are winning! I wish I had a chance to get to this poll sooner!

[Green-Ghost]

VOTE FOR
HARLEY and IVY

[Trent Lane]

Man, you guys need to chill out. You're about this close from ripping each others heads off. It's just a poll, a drawing, mind you a great drawing. Honestly, I want my choice to win, but just the fact that John's taking the time to sketch/draw ANYTHING for us is good enough for me. And I say keep the Timm characters on here, this poll is for everything if I remember correctly... so just vote and cross your fingers. *Gets down from soap box and walks away*...

[John Delaney]

Hey Kats
I say blow the doors open to whatever character!! Bruce Timm's designs are great and I'm happy to do them but I'm an ANIMATION fan. All animation! I love the challenge of drawing characters off the beaten path, and having said that I also love drawing the Timm characters.
What is so cool about this poll is how open to interpretation everyone seems to be. I took some liberties with Spike's & Nightwing's costumes and Catwoman's styling and nobody was bothered by that.
If I do a Calvin and Hobbes I'm not really interested in just doing a copy of what's been done before, and the same goes for Harley and Ivy. Each time out I'm trying to do the character in a way that I feel best reflects the design of the character and my take on them.
My idea for the Harley/Ivy sketch is I hope nothing we've seen before as is my idea for Calvin and Hobbes.
Just request what you want and vote for who or what you want and I'll do my best to make it an enjoyable drawing.
Cheers
John

[Trent Lane]

JD.... does that mean possible costume/ character design changes of Harley and Ivy for that sketch assuming it wins? That would be intresting....

Still a shame GH can't get up there, though. But he'll get his someday soon...

[Jimmy Kustes]

Originally posted by John Delaney

If I do a Calvin and Hobbes I'm not really interested in just doing a copy of what's been done before, and the same goes for Harley and Ivy. Each time out I'm trying to do the character in a way that I feel best reflects the design of the character and my take on them.
Cheers
John

New look for Calvin? How about make him as a teenager. Oh, wait he would be Jeremy Duncan, never mind. :p

[Calhoun07]

Regarding some complaints about the large fonts and pictures:

As another poster said, it's about campaiging. When people are plugging for their favorite candidate in an election, they don't want small banners. They want BIG banners supporting the people they are plugging for. And it may not convert any people (I sure as heck would not vote for a different president in an electon based on a banner!) but HOPEFULLY, it will draw the attention of some people on the fence as to what charater(s) to vote for.

The same can be said for the pics. I haven't posted any myself, but I think they are a way to help voters to imagine what the characters MIGHT look like drawn by Delaney. And it doesn't hurt to have a few pics up of some of the characters, as not everybody may remember the images with the names.

[John Delaney]

Originally posted by Calhoun07
Regarding some complaints about the large fonts and pictures:

And it doesn't hurt to have a few pics up of some of the characters, as not everybody may remember the images with the names.
Hey Calhoun

Plus I love seeing the pictures for inspiration!
Cheers
John

[Calhoun07]

Suddenly I am curious....do you vote in the poll, John?

[Mercurial206]

I voted for "Harley & Ivy" (fingers crossed). Though I am hoping that if these women are illustrated we will get something different (better) than the usual Harley & Ivy dreck.

I will never understand why these two women are always drawn (together) in some absurd pseudo-lesbian embrace. It would be great to see an "action girl" theme -- where the emphasis is placed on their style and power -- and the titillation factor is ignored (or kept to a minimum).

I also would enjoy seeing variations on their costuming. Harley Quinn has never had a change in costume -- it has been the same thing the same thing the same thing for almost a decade. I haven't completely warmed to the update in Poison Ivy's costume either -- a plant like motif is barely detectable.

[Meow]

Well Daffy's my favorite cartoon character so I voted for him. On the other hand, I absolutley love Calvin and Hobbes. I still want Daffy to win though. :p

[JohnStewart-GL]

Quickly someone break the tie and vote for.....
HARLEY AND IVY

[Mr. Obsession]

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[John Delaney]

Originally posted by Calhoun07
Suddenly I am curious....do you vote in the poll, John?
Oh yeah, you bet.
Although this time I voted for Green Hornet :(

[Dee]

man, this will be a tie to the end!

Oh yeah, I picked up Futurama number 7 and I gotta say it was awesome, John! (my fav page had to be 17 with Bendernator against Bender and Fry! Awesome!)

how many issues have you done work for?

[TheHuntressDiana]

Originally posted by Failure
Holy Schamoly! CALVIN AND HOBBES!!!!! CALVIN AND HOBBES!!!! Screw the chicks this time, don't let your hormones be your guid, the choice should be obvious...

Hey! I read that! :p You take that back, or I'll melt you!

Go SNAKE EYES!

[Maxie Zeus]

Originally posted by Calhoun07
The same can be said for the pics. I haven't posted any myself, but I think they are a way to help voters to imagine what the characters MIGHT look like drawn by Delaney.

In all fairness, I think SLIPKNOT is complaining about the way they slow down his browser. I guess it's kinda like the neighbors complaining about the candidate's motorcade screwing up the traffic downtown.

Hmm, maybe we better drop this analogy before someone proposes a "campaign finance reform" bill here to regulate all the campaign activity. :D

Vote for
Calvin and Hobbes!

Paid for by the Committee to get John to Sketch Calvin&Hobbes

[TheHuntressDiana]

Can we take it easy on the images? Please?

Not all of us have fast connections (well, I don't here at home) and I've had a few of these pages time out on me because of all the images.


So, please....from a nice woman *snake eyes* asking very politely *snake eyes* . . . could you guys please *snake eyes* ease up on the images *snake eyes*?


Thanks. :)

[BLACKHEART]

Ok then fair enough
Vote Harley and Ivy!

[John Delaney]

Originally posted by Delia97
man, this will be a tie to the end!

Oh yeah, I picked up Futurama number 7 and I gotta say it was awesome, John! (my fav page had to be 17 with Bendernator against Bender and Fry! Awesome!)

how many issues have you done work for?
Thanks Delia
#7 was my first issue, since then I have done 1/2 of # 9 and I'm currently drawing # 10. I also really liked doing page 17 and wasn't the coloring amazing?!
Cheers
John

[Dee]

Originally posted by John Delaney

Thanks Delia
#7 was my first issue, since then I have done 1/2 of # 9 and I'm currently drawing # 10. I also really liked doing page 17 and wasn't the coloring amazing?!
Cheers
John

The color was superb! I love seeing metallic surfaces colored because there are so many ways to do it and you don't really think of metal having large portions of color but it's all the illusion of reflection and it pulls everything together!

---and Bender is always cool!

I wonder if we can get Bender on next week's poll, hehe...

[Failure]

Originally posted by Delia97
I wonder if we can get Bender on next week's poll, hehe...

This is probably a good time for me to mention that if anyone wants to see anything in particular, email a request to Harley at harley@toonzone.net.

[Lucky Bob]

Just a question, would the sketch of the Ventriloquist be the BTAS version, or the TNBA version?

[Dee]

Originally posted by luckybob1985
Just a question, would the sketch of the Ventriloquist be the BTAS version, or the TNBA version?

You talking about a basketball league or a TV show LOL. I can't tell what half these abbreviations mean!

---and yes, we should remember good old Mr. Television....

[Bird Boy]

Originally posted by luckybob1985
Just a question, would the sketch of the Ventriloquist be the BTAS version, or the TNBA version?

all depends no what John whats to do. For the Bat-characters he's been doing his own style somewhat (the nightwing/penguin sketch stands out in my mind), which all kick...

But I imagine he'd base it on TNBA (The New Batman Adventures)..

BTW-Delia97...BTAS is Batman:The Animated Series. :)

-BB

[Dee]

lol I figured that much...

[The Penguin]

Originally posted by luckybob1985
Just a question, would the sketch of the Ventriloquist be the BTAS version, or the TNBA version?

That would be up to John, but that doesn't seem like something we will have to deal with at this point.

[BLACKHEART]

How can Harley and Ivy be loseing this bad to a corny comic strip? Where have all the fanboys gone?

[Spider-Man]

Things'll no doubt change by tomorrow, but the campaigining for C&H has been quite overwhelming. That cool little comic has quite alot of supporters. This poll closes tomorrow, right? I'm interested to see how it ends.

[Calhoun07]

Originally posted by SLIPKNOT
How can Harley and Ivy be loseing this bad to a corny comic strip? Where have all the fanboys gone?

CORNY??? You, sir, are out of order! :)

Seriously, I don't see comic strips as corny. Good ones, and Calvin and Hobbes is a great one, are a part of our pop culture. I would no more dismiss Calvin and Hobbes as being corny or something to disregard because it is a comic strip any more than I would dismiss the Peanuts or Far Side or some of the other great cartoon strips of modern times. With a statement like that, I seriously wonder if you really have read Calvin and Hobbes.

[BLACKHEART]

Actually my friend has this huge book of Calvin and Hobbes. It by no means compares to Batman. I've looked at it before and it's corny. It's just another nickel and dime comic strip from the Sunday paper.

I guess we should all campaign in big fonts for our favorite characters.

[Bird Boy]

Originally posted by SLIPKNOT
How can Harley and Ivy be loseing this bad to a corny comic strip? Where have all the fanboys gone?

CORNY? be careful man...that's like walking into a batman museum and saying "Batman sucks!"

Where have the fanboys gone? Over to Calvin and Hobbes. Quite frankly, I've seen enough of ivy and harl to last me a life time. Plus, we've already had Ivy in her own sketch..

-BB

[BLACKHEART]

Yeah but this is HARLEY and Ivy. This is Harley and Ivy TOGETHER. You don't see the magic because?

[Failure]

Originally posted by SLIPKNOT
Yeah but this is HARLEY and Ivy. This is Harley and Ivy TOGETHER. You don't see the magic because?


Calvin and Hobbes CORNY??? That comic strip has touched millions in a way that Harley and Ivy never will. I'm not even going to dignify this any further.

Personally, I've never understood why everyone's loves Harley so much. She's an entertaining character yes, but I don't think she's great by any means. And I don't know what the hubbub is over Ivy either. And what magic should we see between Harley and Ivy? Two "hot chicks" touching each other provocatively? ho-hum.

[Jack]

Come on ladies and gentlemen, you know you want to vote for DAFFY DUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He's energetic, crafty, funny, and is really good at outsmarting Nazis.


Jack :D

[Maxie Zeus]

Let's be careful not to start any flame wars here, okay? :)

Just because you like one of the contestants better than the others doesn't mean you have to run down the competitors. I love Harley and Ivy (and Daffy, and a bunch of the others) and will be happy no matter what John gives us. I'm just extra excited by the idea of seeing Calvin and Hobbes in action.

[The Green Hornet]

BILL AND OPUS WOULD RULE

throw in a shot of steve dallas and milo and id frame that bad boy on my wall!!

[blee337]

As much as I would love to see a sketch of Snake Eyes (Yo Joe!), I have to go with C&H. Classic....simply classic.

[Theking]

Calvin and Hobbes all the way. i still get them in my inbox every day.

I would like to see the cows from FarSide some day.

TheKing

[Matt Hazuda]

Originally posted by blee337
As much as I would love to see a sketch of Snake Eyes (Yo Joe!), I have to go with C&H. Classic....simply classic. Let me personally thank you for giving another vote to Calvin and Hobbes. :) :)

If you're thinking about voting for one of the characters who are lower in the polls, think about donating that vote to the Calvin and Hobbes party instead. It would show that people are interested in other things besides previously seen DCU characters

[Calhoun07]

Even though I'm not for H&I, I have to go with Slipknot on this. 99% of all mainstream dailys and Sunday funnies are crap. C&H is among them. It's not over my head. I get their stupid little jokes, they just aren't funny or particularly inteligent.

Do you realize how many people in the real world feel that way about Harley and Ivy? Or would if they even realized those characters existed? I am not saying any character on this poll is worthy of less veneration than another, nor am I trying to put anybody down, but I am attempting to grab a hold of a perspective here before this really goes ugly. I am not comparing Calvin and Hobbes to the works of Picasso or Motzart, but to the Peanuts. And just because you can't see it's contribution to our society, even in the most of simplistic ways, then I don't know if I can help you. But to imply that the other characters on the poll (and yes, it is implied) are more worthy of veneration is only fooling yourself. I bet money there are people out there who would laugh at any selection of that poll.

Again, I am not putting anybody's choices down, nor am I trying to say any choices are better than others. But one person's crap is not necessarilly the same to somebody else. I mean, there are people out there who dismiss the Batman cartoons as pure crap, but we all know better, don't we?

[Spider-Man]

Look man, it's not cool to completely trash C & H like that. I'll admit I'm not a big fan, but I wouldn't rip it apart like you did. I'd say a simple "I'm not a fan of C & H" and that would be it. You don't need to rip it apart. I think you stepped over the line when you bashed C & H like that. I don't see any C & H fans ripping apart Harley & Ivy, so the least you can do is give the same courtesy in return. It's just poor showmanship to do what you did.

And I voted for neither of those two choices, but I didn't diss them or any other selections on the list. It's just common courtesy.

[Naraht]

Originally posted by MDawg957
Let me personally thank you for giving another vote to Calvin and Hobbes. :) :)

If you're thinking about voting for one of the characters who are lower in the polls, think about donating that vote to the Calvin and Hobbes party instead. It would show that people are interested in other things besides previously seen DCU characters

WHA?!?!?!

Well, there went MY vote for C&H....

I hate two party polls, I just got back, haven't looked at whols winning, but my vote is for whomever's in LAST place, cause it'll help balance things out. so >=p

[Joe Wagner]

Naraht - any chance you could cast that vote in Green Hornets favor? That's where mine is :D

-Joe!

[Naraht]

Originally posted by jjwspider
Naraht - any chance you could cast that vote in Green Hornets favor? That's where mine is :D

-Joe!

Voted Vent./Scarface...

only had 5 votes...quite sad...now it's 6. I feel happy.

This bickering is turning me off to this whole process, and while I've been a part of it in the past, and like to campaign @ times myself...I have to remind myself, and now I'll remind you...IT'S ONLY A BLOODY SKETCH! There will be more, you'll have your day in the sun. Sometimes you win, sometimes like Big Guy & Rusty, you fall down hard and the metalic hands of Megatron....who went on to be my Wallpaper @ work. Vote for who you like...and if you can't choose...vote for who's loosing...=D Turning the ten choice field to a two choice or even worse a "one" choice field cheepens the whole process. No matter who wins or looses...it'll be good. Unless John breaks his hand, and has to use his other hand, in which case it'll look like I drew it. Then there will be rioting, which will spark world war III.


hrm...


John, have you thought about keeping your hand in a hard plastic bubble when not drawing? It's for the safety of the planet.


Also, as a Comprimise, you could always draw a "sunday comic page" with a calvin strip & a green hornet strip & a Harley/Ivy strip.


=O

[ClarkKent]

Thanks Naraht!

Scarface was my suggestion in this weeks poll.

Sad to see him losing though. :(

Oh well, I really don't care who wins....Mr. Delaney will do an excellent job as he always does!

[Terminatah]

Originally posted by Mattashell
Even though I'm not for H&I, I have to go with Slipknot on this. 99% of all mainstream dailys and Sunday funnies are crap. C&H is among them. It's not over my head. I get their stupid little jokes, they just aren't funny or particularly inteligent.

I was sick of the same cliche's that borrow and steal from every other strip before it even started and today I am sick of lame Grateful Dead T-Shirts and S.U.V.s with decals of a kid peeing on the back window. Whoa, horsie! Calvin & Hobbes never once stole an idea, applied a cliche, or even retold a popular story. Maybe you saw a strip where Bill Watterson manipulated the perspective to parody a well-known style that you mistook for a knock-off of sorts, I don't know. As for the decals and other Calvin & Hobbes merchandise you see, they are all bootleg. Watterson never allowed the merchandising of any licensed Calvin & Hobbes products, as he didn't want to compromise the integrity of his strip.


Originally posted by Mattashell
In alternative or underground papers, I find the comics to be of varying quality, some are hilarious, some stink and some fall somewhwere inbetween. But the mainstream papers have a nack for bad strips. I recommend you not judge Calvin & Hobbes on the merits of its colleagues; you'll miss all the insight. I'm not saying you have to like it, just try not to generalize. You'll hurt all our feelings. :cool:


Originally posted by naraht


WHA?!?!?!

Well, there went MY vote for C&H....

I hate two party polls, I just got back, haven't looked at whols winning, but my vote is for whomever's in LAST place, cause it'll help balance things out. so >=p If you're opposed to people backing candidates according to previous votes, you should vote for your favorite and just forget about the rest. Don't forget, the refusal to conform is a conformity in itself. ;)

-Terminatah

[DisneyBoy]

I've sent word to the fans at He-Man.org that our favorite Master of the Universe is on this poll...so hopefully we'll get some new members and an excellent He-Man image from John!

Lookout! The Cavulries here!

(blushes :o cause I don't know how to spell Calvalry...cavulery?)

[Naraht]

Originally posted by Terminatah

If you're opposed to people backing candidates according to previous votes, you should vote for your favorite and just forget about the rest. Don't forget, the refusal to conform is a conformity in itself. ;)

-Terminatah

Welll...backing the person winning continues that person's domination...it snow balls, and turns people off, because they feel their vote doesnt matter. Which at that point is probably true. Now voting for whomever's loosing, in turn tightens the race up, and makes other people feel that their vote is MORE powerful, because the race is so close. So by voting for who's LOOSING as opposed to who's WINNING you're making it easier for people to vote how everyone ideally would vote...and that's for their very own favorite.

[Sugar Daddy]

I have this great, simple idea: Vote for who you want John to draw.

Anyways, I am both a fan of B:TAS and C&H. I think Harley and Ivy are cool characters, and so are Calvin and Hobbes. See, it is possible :D

[Failure]

Of course, there's always the honorable option of voting for whom you like best, irregardless of it's standing in the polls. Essentially, voting like it's a blind poll.

[The Dark Knight]

SLIPKNOT, I'm not going to say you can't voice your opinion on a certain character, but keep all negative comments out of this thread. Calling Calvin and Hobbes corny and a nickel and dime comic insults quite a few people on these boards, and the John Delaney thread is no place for arguments. Feel free to start a new thread on the topic if you like, but for now let's go back to saying why you like the character you voted for and not why other characters suck, ok?

naraht, what you're doing is exactly what is discouraged in this poll. You're voting to try and influence the poll instead of voting for the character YOU want to see. Be cool and please refrain from doing so in the future.

And with that out of the way:
:wakko:VOTE CALVIN AND HOBBES!!!:wakko:

[Calhoun07]

I guarantee you I voted for who I wanted to see win, not who I thought was popular. And I think everybody here does. Maybe somebody will change their mind, but if they do, I doubt they are voting for somebody just cuz they are popular but cuz they would also like to see those characters in a drawing, so why the heck not vote for them and increase their chances of winning? Nobody is twisting anybody's arm to vote for anybody here.

[BLACKHEART]

I really had no desire in furthering this subject. I've thought about it and I must know how C&H has touched your life. Poison Ivy has taught millions to respect the green and keep it alive for future generations. Come on already.

Seriously anyone can draw/sketch C&H. We aren't talking advanced animation here. I really don't see what all the fuss is about.

EDIT: I see more comments have been made about me. You know how silly you guys look with all of your big text and vote vote vote?

I realized that several polls ago. The only reason I am even still going on about this when it's been awhile since I've actually responded to this topic today, yet I'm still being pointed to as the cause of "everything that is wrong"

Think about it. You all contradict yourself. This poll is supposed to be for fun. Then why does everyone have to flood with big pics and big text? If you want to express who you voted for who you wanted to win, can't you do it in one post?

I'm done with this topic till the poll closes. If you wish to communicate with me further than you may PM me. Other than I'm done with this. It's getting ridivulous. Vote for who you want because you want to. Not because some has big text and can't leave things alone.

See ya when the sketch is posted.

[JohnStewart-GL]

Originally posted by SLIPKNOT
I really had no desire in furthering this subject. I've thought about it and I must know how C&H has touched your life. Poison Ivy has taught millions to respect the green and keep it alive for future generations. Come on already.

Seriously anyone can draw/sketch C&H. We aren't talking advanced animation here. I really don't see what all the fuss is about.

AMEN!!!

[Naraht]

Originally posted by The Dark Knight

naraht, what you're doing is exactly what is discouraged in this poll. You're voting to try and influence the poll instead of voting for the character YOU want to see. Be cool and please refrain from doing so in the future.



umm....every vote influences the poll...that's the point. If you would bother to read...MY point is...if you don't have a clear favorite/don't care which character will win...rather than voting for "the lesser of two evils" vote for whomever's losing & go from there..rather than for whomever's winning..as MDawg was encourageing...WHICH IS WHY I BROUGHT IT UP IN THE 1ST BLOODY PLACE!
I REALLY hope Calvin & Hobes doesn't win, just cause it would tick you off.

[Mercurial206]

My two cents...

I am not opposed to seeing "Calvin & Hobbes" being drawn...or remembered fondly. But -- I have never found that strip all that interesting or artistically impressive. The reason most people do recognize "Calvin & Hobbes" is because they appeared in the newspaper -- whether asked for or not. I also remember Ziggy, Family Circus, Garfield etc -- and yes they may conjure of swirling images of a time gone past. But eh...I don't feel the need to bring them back for the sake of sentiment. These characters and their stories were "cute" and occasionally funny...but ultimately bland because they had to maintain certain a level of mass appeal (that Garfield sure does love his lasagna...haha eh oh bother).

It's funny that another person brought up the whole "pee sticker" phenomenon. When I think of "Calvin & Hobbes" in this modern age -- that is the first thing that comes to mind (unfortunately).

Also -- there is no denying that characters who are based in a comic book type of world tend to look cooler and have better characterization (not "cute"). I am more interested in seeing an interpretation of a hero or villain from a comic book or animated series instead of...the other choice.

...and finally -- I wanted to point out that all persons who have voted for "Harley & Ivy" are not hormonally driven fan boys. I like these characters because I find them fascinating (at least Ivy) and complicated -- for reasons beyond the T & A factor.

[Dee]

Originally posted by Failure



Calvin and Hobbes CORNY??? That comic strip has touched millions in a way that Harley and Ivy never will. I'm not even going to dignify this any further.

Personally, I've never understood why everyone's loves Harley so much. She's an entertaining character yes, but I don't think she's great by any means. And I don't know what the hubbub is over Ivy either. And what magic should we see between Harley and Ivy? Two "hot chicks" touching each other provocatively? ho-hum.

I rarely ever pay attention to when harley and Ivy are together. I just see em as a troublesome duo that wreak havoc for Gotham city (and now metropolis!)

I never bothered to read Calvin and Hobbes.

I adore harley Quinn because shes so darn cute! She's always got an ear-to-ear grin and she's always in style. Even when shes on the town with stolen credit cards, she's in the most stylish of clothing, walking Lou and Bud.

Also gotta love the acrobatics too.

[Dee]

Originally posted by MDawg957
Let me personally thank you for giving another vote to Calvin and Hobbes.

If you're thinking about voting for one of the characters who are lower in the polls, think about donating that vote to the Calvin and Hobbes party instead. It would show that people are interested in other things besides previously seen DCU characters


Well, you don't have to vote calvin and hobbes--- you can vote Harley Quin too! We haven't seen her drawn yet, buster!

[Dee]

Originally posted by The Dark Knight
SLIPKNOT, I'm not going to say you can't voice your opinion on a certain character, but keep all negative comments out of this thread. Calling Calvin and Hobbes corny and a nickel and dime comic insults quite a few people on these boards, and the John Delaney thread is no place for arguments. Feel free to start a new thread on the topic if you like, but for now let's go back to saying why you like the character you voted for and not why other characters suck, ok?

naraht, what you're doing is exactly what is discouraged in this poll. You're voting to try and influence the poll instead of voting for the character YOU want to see. Be cool and please refrain from doing so in the future.

And with that out of the way:
:wakko:VOTE CALVIN AND HOBBES!!!:wakko:


MAKE UP YOUR MIND! you tell them to vote for what they want and then say 'vote calvin and hobbes' GEEZ!

[mistah_j]

Vote for Harley and Ivy!!! PLEASE!!! it would be so cool!!!

[Dee]

Originally posted by Mattashell
My pick was a peice of merchandise before he was anything else. I beleive you if you say merchandise was bootlegged, it's news to me, but almost all choises are attatched to merchandise on some level. I never let that effect my vote.

I didn't like the options this week anyway. We'll see what the choices are next week.

lol im lost

[Calhoun07]

I am seeing way too many out of line comments here and I want it to stop. NOW. I could take the time to respond to them all, to call some of you out on your contradictions that you made yourselves, but it does not matter! This debate is getting way too out of hand, and I am seeing mud being flung from both sides of the fence. I am tempted to just close this thread now, leave the poll open, but close the thread (is that possible???) cuz this is turning into an all out flame war.

[The Green Hornet]

heres a treat to anyone who voted for the hornet (and those of you considering doing so)


its the sketch Rick Burchett was AWESOME enough to do for me-- what a fantastic job-- i know john would have as much fun doing on as rick did!!

http://www.missouri.edu/~bcd8r4/hornet2.jpg

[Maxie Zeus]

This is very simple, people.

Either we allow anyone and everyone to "campaign" for their nominees, or we allow no one to.

And since a number of people are intensely opposed to any kind of campaigning, let's make a list of everything that would be prohibited:

No slogans.
No capital letters yelling out the candidate's name.
No images.
No signatures (which appear in other forums, too)
No avatars (ditto)
No arguments for or against candidates.
No discussion.

Bottom-line: No thread. We will just open a poll and instantly lock the thread so that voting (but not talking) may proceed. Any threads or posts discussing the vote and its progress will be instantly deleted, wherever they appear.

[Dee]

Originally posted by The Green Hornet
heres a treat to anyone who voted for the hornet (and those of you considering doing so)


its the sketch Rick Burchett was AWESOME enough to do for me-- what a fantastic job-- i know john would have as much fun doing on as rick did!!

http://www.missouri.edu/~bcd8r4/hornet2.jpg

That's pretty slick! I don't know who the green hornet is though--- the only time I've heard about it is in the Bill Cosby stand up comedy where he reminisces about his childhood, Go-karts and--- THEME MUSIC!

hehe

---Green Hornet and Lone Ranger!

[Jimmy Kustes]

I almost went ballistic over the insults to newspaper comics. But I can't handle the stress. People have their opinions, I can deal with it.

[Dee]

Originally posted by Maxie Zeus
This is very simple, people.

Either we allow anyone and everyone to "campaign" for their nominees, or we allow no one to.

And since a number of people are intensely opposed to any kind of campaigning, let's make a list of everything that would be prohibited:

No slogans.
No capital letters yelling out the candidate's name.
No images.
No signatures (which appear in other forums, too)
No avatars (ditto)
No arguments for or against candidates.
No discussion.

Bottom-line: No thread. We will just open a poll and instantly lock the thread so that voting (but not talking) may proceed. Any threads or posts discussing the vote and its progress will be instantly deleted, wherever they appear.


that would be interesting! A silent poll would play out much differently than one where people voice opinion aloud... hmmm...

[John Delaney]

Originally posted by luckybob1985
Just a question, would the sketch of the Ventriloquist be the BTAS version, or the TNBA version?
Probably the things I like best of both.

[John Delaney]

Boy the heat is on! I had server problems and was unable to look in on the poll till today. Lots of voters! Very nice to see.
I will say this with regard to the campaigning issue. This poll is about fun and the fun of seeing who will win. I have no intention of stopping from doing the poll so eventually everybody's favorite will get chosen. Be patient kats we've got nothing but time and a universe of characters to choose from!
I sure do love the enthusiasm everybody has for this art form we call comics and animation but let's not forget everybody is entitled to their opinion.
Except if it's opposite to mine. ;)
Cheers
John

[Matt Hazuda]

Boty lots of stuff happened in the serveral hours I was gone :p
Let me start by saying I know Calvin and hobbes is who I wanted to win. I was the very first one to vote for them, so I didn't hitch onto a characcter like I normally do. Calvin and Hobbes has always had a place in my heart, I have all the books, and none of the god awful merchandise because it's all bootlegged. Bill Waterson, creator of C&H never approved any sort of merch whatsoever, and Univeral Press Syndicate(the strip's publisher) has honored that request due to the intense contract negotiations years ago(It's all in the C&H 10th Anniversary book, which if you don't have, is a must read for all C&H fans)

Harley and Ivy have a place in my heart too though. I've been reading Harley Quinn since issue #1 and enjoy it to this day, but this time Calvin and Hobbes won out in my election decision. If they weren't in the poll I probably would have voted for Harley and Ivy, but they are, and I voted for them :p

Now onto the no so nice comments that were posted by some user, but hey if you have negative comments about something leave it to yourself, or just start another thread for it. Bashing like that just doesn't belong here.

Well I think that about covers everything, so let's recap:
1. I like Calvin and hobbes, and was the first voter for them.
2. All Calvin and Hobbes "merchandise" is bottlegged.
3. I like Harl and Ivy, but C&H win out over them to me.
4. Don't bash any characters in this poll.
5. That being said vote for John's choice, the Green Hornet, and make this poll interesting again, but also vote for Calvin and Hobbes if you want to, so they will win come Friday 5pm EST(listens to the Green Hornet theme from the 60s series. anyone else make up lyrics to that song? ::sings:: It's the Green Hornet! The Green Hornet! The Green Hornet, Hornet! ::continues:: :p )

[The Green Hornet]

ahhhhhhh the flight of the bumble bee

[Jimmy Kustes]

Originally posted by John Delaney
Boy the heat is on! I had server problems and was unable to look in on the poll till today. Lots of voters! Very nice to see.
I will say this with regard to the campaigning issue. This poll is about fun and the fun of seeing who will win. I have no intention of stopping from doing the poll so eventually everybody's favorite will get chosen. Be patient kats we've got nothing but time and a universe of characters to choose from!
I sure do love the enthusiasm everybody has for this art form we call comics and animation but let's not forget everybody is entitled to their opinion.
Except if it's opposite to mine. ;)
Cheers
John

I am sure a lot of people registered with those links in the news posts. With added voters comes added pressure, but there is no need for anyone to worry! We have so much time, you will be seeing Harley and Rude Dog, eventually. Just chill out and look at the nice colorings. (http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=27041) ;)

[Calhoun07]

I just want Walt Flannigan's dog in all his...uh....yeah, well, you know what I am talking about if you read the first comic book apearance of Jay and Silent Bob. Schnoogins!

[ClarkKent]

Originally posted by John Delaney

Probably the things I like best of both.

Now I would really love to see this pic done.

Oh well :(

[Dee]

Originally posted by John Delaney
Boy the heat is on! I had server problems and was unable to look in on the poll till today. Lots of voters! Very nice to see.
I will say this with regard to the campaigning issue. This poll is about fun and the fun of seeing who will win. I have no intention of stopping from doing the poll so eventually everybody's favorite will get chosen. Be patient kats we've got nothing but time and a universe of characters to choose from!
I sure do love the enthusiasm everybody has for this art form we call comics and animation but let's not forget everybody is entitled to their opinion.
Except if it's opposite to mine. ;)
Cheers
John

Hehe, in like 50 years time, we'll all be old and bickering over the polls like we had been for all those 50 years--- every week... lol. That and reading issue 2987 of Futurama Comics. I'll be sitting around wondering---why didn't we have hover-cars in 2015 like Back to the Future had? :D

[Dee]

Originally posted by John Delaney

I sure do love the enthusiasm everybody has for this art form we call comics and animation but let's not forget everybody is entitled to their opinion.
Except if it's opposite to mine. ;)
Cheers
John

lol, if you see a hamster in a pinstripe suit--- RUN! The Hamster mafia will most likely try to pursuade you to change your opinion lol. Watch Out! They go for the kneecaps...

[Dee]

You know what... I never thought to ask: Do you have a web page, John?

[Joe Wagner]

Originally posted by The Green Hornet
heres a treat to anyone who voted for the hornet (and those of you considering doing so)


its the sketch Rick Burchett was AWESOME enough to do for me-- what a fantastic job-- i know john would have as much fun doing on as rick did!!

http://www.missouri.edu/~bcd8r4/hornet2.jpg

That's kewl man! Very kewl!

-Joe!

[Dee]

Originally posted by The Green Hornet
heres a treat to anyone who voted for the hornet (and those of you considering doing so)


its the sketch Rick Burchett was AWESOME enough to do for me-- what a fantastic job-- i know john would have as much fun doing on as rick did!!

http://www.missouri.edu/~bcd8r4/hornet2.jpg

hehe, I downloaded the 2 themes and now im like super interested in who the green hornet is! the tunes are AWESOME!

[The Green Hornet]

ahhhhhh another new fan!


i will type something up for you soon-- a history of the hornet, who he is/was and his weapons etc

ill also provide some info about the last run of the hornet (90s) and where you can find issues

[Matt Hazuda]

Wow I had no idea a Green Hornet movie has been talked about, but at the rate it's going, it'll never see the light of day. Hopefully the recent comic book to movie explosion will help this out. To read the history of the GH movie visit http://www.corona.bc.ca/films/details/greenhornet.html

[Dee]

Originally posted by The Green Hornet
ahhhhhh another new fan!


i will type something up for you soon-- a history of the hornet, who he is/was and his weapons etc

ill also provide some info about the last run of the hornet (90s) and where you can find issues


cool!

[Batman 80]

Harley and Ivy get my vote.

[Kylewayne]

OK, the two chicks get my vote...Girl POWER! :D

[Mattashell]

...

[Terminatah]

*gulp*

-Terminatah

[Failure]

Originally posted by Terminatah
*gulp*

-Terminatah

Jeebus. :eek:

[Brian Cruz]

I'll be closing the poll shortly. If you haven't voted yet, do it NOW.

[Mattashell]

Congratulations to Harly and Ivy and Calvin & Hobbes! I can't wait to see the sketch, and I can't wait to vote in next week's poll!

[Sugar Daddy]

It's a tie. Interesting

[The Green Hornet]

so since theres a tie maybe john should just chose to do a sketch of the character HE wanted to win

*coughGREENHORNETGREENHORNETGREENHORNETcough*

;)

:D

[Brian Cruz]

It's remarkable that we can have 274 votes and still end up in a tie, but... there it is.

[nerium_oleander]

hmmmm this is a weird tie....
so are they going to be in the pic together or what?
Now I can see Hobbes chilling with Harley and Ivy but Calvin's really much too young to be in that scene.


-n

[Brian Cruz]

Originally posted by nerium_oleander
hmmmm this is a weird tie....
so are they going to be in the pic together or what?
Now I can see Hobbes chilling with Harley and Ivy but Calvin's really much too young to be in that scene.

It's totally up to John. He can draw them together, separately, or just pick the pair he likes best. I feel especially bad because this tie adds up to 4 characters! At least previous ties only invloved 2 characters.

[Meow]

O_O

A tie? I wasn't expecting that.... I thought for sure Calvin and Hobbes would win. Of course, I'm NOT disappointed that they tied. I really couldn't chose which one I wanted to win anyway.

[Failure]

Amidst all of the fierce and at times, viciious, campaigning, it seems rather ironic that a tie comes out of it. This should be interesting...

[Matt Hazuda]

Wow after all of that, we end in a tie. In a way i'm happy, I get to see my favorite comic strip duo of Calvin and Hobbes plus I also get to see the dynamic duo of Harley and Ivy :D

[Lonestarr]

I cannot wait to see the resulting drawing.

BTW, I voted for Harley and Ivy.

[Brian Cruz]

Would you guys believe that John sent us the two drawings already?! He works fast! Harley will put them up tonight or tomorrow.

[JohnStewart-GL]

Originally posted by Brian Cruz
Would you guys believe that John sent us the two drawings already?! He works fast! Harley will put them up tonight or tomorrow.
cool. i cant wait. the gotham divas made it.

[Sugar Daddy]

Amazing!! Many thanks John!

Also, John, have you worked or will you work on any Bat-titles? Thank you very much for your time

[Batgirl_2005]

And everybody's happy! How nice! I couldn't decide which one to vote for so i didn't vote for either one... I voted for D... ~sigh~ D.... :o :D I can't wait to see the drawing!!

[Calhoun07]

John is truly amazing! I can't wait to see these new drawings!

[Dee]

Originally posted by The Green Hornet
so since theres a tie maybe john should just chose to do a sketch of the character HE wanted to win

*coughGREENHORNETGREENHORNETGREENHORNETcough*

;)

:D

LMAO!

Now I wonder what John will do--- two seperate things like hes done with past ties or one huge thing with all 4 characters--- though that may be odd looking... LOL!

[Calhoun07]

Originally posted by Brian Cruz
Would you guys believe that John sent us the two drawings already?! He works fast! Harley will put them up tonight or tomorrow. :D

[Matt Hazuda]

Originally posted by Brian Cruz
Would you guys believe that John sent us the two drawings already?! He works fast! Harley will put them up tonight or tomorrow. You so rock John. Thanks for doing not 1, but 2 drawings; that conatins not 2 but 4 characters. You are one of the good ones indeed.

[Ms. Kitty]

Yea!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now everybody can be happy!!! :D :D


"I voted for D... ~sigh~ D...."
"so since theres a tie maybe john should just chose to do a sketch of the character HE wanted to win"
Well... some of us... :( :p :D ;) :) :cool:

[Failure]

2 Drawings!?!? 2 Drawings!?!? Mr. Delaney, you are a god! Ok, ok, maybe I'm laying it on a little thick. :D But seriously, thank you very much Mr. Delaney, I can't wait to see the pics.

Edit: Oh, and thanks for putting up with us and our rabid fanboyism. ;)

[Jimmy Kustes]

We get Barley and Hops! Woo-hoo! Oh wait...Harley and Hobbes.

[Lucky Bob]

All's well that ends well! Of course, C & H is probably my least fav comic strip, but I am eager to see what the brilliant Mr. Delaney has done with them. I'm just glad that Carley and Hivey, (Doh!) I mean, Harley and Ivey got some recognition! ;) Way to go, guys!

[Barb Gordon]

Although at first I was tempted to vote for Cheetarah, I just had to go With H & I. I can hardly wait to see how awesome a sketch that would be if it won!

Barb^-^

[BLACKHEART]

Harley and Ivy made a come back to win the poll. I wonder how that happened. :)

[The Green Hornet]

so do i

[Maxie Zeus]

Originally posted by SLIPKNOT
Harley and Ivy made a come back to win the poll. I wonder how that happened. :)

That's just the way "last minute voting" tends to work.

People who come in late *tend* to look at the standings. If they prefer the runner-up to the leader, then they will ignore their first choice and vote for the runner-up. On the other hand, if they prefer the leader to the runner-up, they will tend to simply vote for another character that they like, simply because the leader is an acceptable choice. E.g.:

Suppose the vote is:
Batman: 75
Spiderman: 70
Inspector Gadget: 3

Someone whose preferences are
1. Gadget
2. Spiderman
3. Batman

will probably vote for Spiderman as the "least bad alternative" because he knows that Gadget hasn't got a chance.

On the other hand, someone whose preferences are
1. Gadget
2. Batman
3. Spiderman

will probably go ahead and vote for Gadget, because even if Gadget doesn't win he deems Batman (who is in the lead) as the "least bad alternative."

So there is a built in bias at the end in favor of whichever character is in the runner-up position. The only question becomes if that bias is enough to overcome whatever advantage the leader has already accumulated.

At least, that's my theory for why we keep having these "come from behind" battles. ;)

[Dee]

sooooo... when do we get to see em? hehe

[Harley]

veddy soon.

[Dee]

Originally posted by Harley
veddy soon.

lol not soon enough! LOL im dying to see!

[Theking]

I can't belive a tie, this is so cool they were my one and two choices.

TheKing