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Let it Snow, Man!

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:23:25 PDT

My quick take on Snowman

A public domain character that only appeared once, in an unnumbered, one-shot issue of 'Tally-Ho Comics' (Dec 1944), published by Swappers Quarterly /Baily Publishing.

He's the co-creation of artists John Giunta and Frank Frazetta, and unknown writer.

The Snowman story is is cited as being 15-year-old Frazetta's first professional comic work.
Read it here.

Pepper, The Sailor Girl (concept)

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:02:22 PDT

All in the Family!
The niece of Popeye, The nephew of Olive Oyl, and the son of Bluto, come together for a new generation of action, adventure, and antagonism!

I did a slight visual reimagining of that famous sailor man, when he entered the U.S. public domain last year.

PEPPER THE SAILOR GIRL, DOYLE OYL, and BULO BLOWHARD are © 2026

#publicdomain #concept #conceptart #characterdesign #adaptation #inspiration #popeye #sailor #sailorman #bluto #oliveoyl

Race Lane (concept)

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:13:00 PDT

More concept art for Richard "Race" Lane, and his green machine "Gertie".

RACE LANE © 2026 Legacy Brand Comics

Go, Teen Racer, Go!

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 23:48:42 PDT

Concept for a new title and new character.

High Speed Hot Rods!
Gears, Girls, and Gangs! Richard "Race" Lane takes the lead spot in this series, as a teenage hotrodder racing into danger, on and off the track!

..and just maybe, he'll cross paths with stunt-cyclist Vincent Vroome.

RACE LANE © 2026 Legacy Brand Comics

Kid Tek (concept)

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 02:54:41 PDT

It's Game On!

A young boy Taylor ‘TK’ Karson finds himself physically drawn into his favorite arcade game 'Doom Castle 3000', where he must become an active player (under his username KID TEK), battling the dark forces of Game Lord, a cowled figure ruling the digital realm.

See him power-up in an animated trailer, produced using Sora AI.

Notes:
I decided to depict him in the style of The Young Defenders, as that would likely be the place he'd be introduced. He'd seek help from the team through a video game via the A.V.I.A.N. computer interface in their HQ.

See more Young Defenders in the image gallery.

KID TEK © 2026 Legacy Brand Comics / Toonzooba Studios

Witcherman (concept)

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:50:12 PDT

Where Walks The Witcherman!
Lemuel Issacs was one of the thousands of men that were accused, tortured, and executed for witchcraft by Witch-Hunter Blackstone.
(see notes)

Death and Resurrection
While burning alive at the stake, Issacs, cast a final spell that would eventually resurrect him 100 years later as a powerful druid.

Druidic Powers
Having reformed his body, particle by particle over a century, from the very elements of the earth upon which he died, The Witcherman's primary mystic powers are that of Elemental Control.

This includes:
Plant Manipulation, Earth Manipulation, Electrokinesis, Hydrokinesis, and Pyrokinesis.

Additionally, he can harness ambient Mystical Energy, and emit it as a powerful blast, or use it to create simple constructs such as shields, spheres, or rings.
However, this takes a great mental and physical strain, and is reserved for situations where there isn't access to an elemental option, or elemental attack/defense is ineffective.

Immunity
He is immune to the effects of the elements, exhibiting little to no discomfort in temperature extremes, or in direct contact with natural fire.

Weaknesses
Having some connection to Black Magic, The Witcherman can be drowned in Holy Water, and the Christian Cross wielded by a believer in Christ can repel him, and ignite him in painful Holy Fire.

Weapons
His wooden staff is the remnant of the stake upon which he was originally burned to death. It is naturally petrified, and further augmented mystically, to the point of being nearly unbreakable.

Note:
Blackstone, who overheard the resurrection spell cast by Issacs, later utilized it on himself, at the time of his death, to guarantee that his work to "rid the world of witches" would continue long into the future.

THE WITCHERMAN © 2026 Legacy Brand Comics

Happy Easter!

Sun, 05 Apr 2026 10:23:06 PDT

HAPPY EASTER!
#easterbunny #easter #holiday
WALLY RABBIT © 2026 Pure Fun Comics

See more Wally Rabbit images in the gallery.

Nebulon vs Brutal

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:09:54 PDT

A Brutal Battle!
The Son of The Star battles The Big Purple Rage Monster in this pin-up that pits Nebulon against Brutal.

See more Nebulon gallery images here.
See more Brutal gallery images here.

NEBULON, and BRUTAL are © 2026 Legacy Brand Comics

A Mythic Pitch

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:44:01 PDT

A Super Treat!
Mythic makes a mighty pitchman for SUPERPOP FRUITSICLES.

See the A.I. generated ad here.

Other flavors include Blue Bug Berry and Ultima's Ultimate Apple

MYTHIC © 2026 Legacy Brand Comics

#concept #art #mascot #superhero #commercial #ad #advertising #product #brand #ai

More Mascots

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:18:02 PDT

Some more concept art for products, and the characters that promote them.

Caveman Crunch!
Dave McCave promotes the prehistoric punch of Cave Crunchies!
Watch the A.I. generated ad here.

Big Taste!

Crunch-O-Saur goes big for the taste of Dino O's Crunchy Wheat Snacks!
Watch the A.I. generated ad here.

Taste The Fun!
Mr. Circus tames the taste of Circus Animal Crackers.
Watch the A.I. generated ad here.

#character #concept #art #cereal #mascot #saturdaymorning #commercial #ad #advertising #caveman #dinosaur #circus #product #brand

A Punishing Homage

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 18:49:45 PDT

In homage to the cover of 'The Amazing Spider-Man' # 129 (Feb 1974)...

The Eraser Strikes Without A Trace!
To clear a path for a crime spree in Sable City, someone has hired The Eraser — a costumed assassin— to eliminate Blue Bug!

See more Blue Bug gallery images here.

BLUE BUG, and THE ERASER are © 2026 Legacy Brand Comics

Flippy's Dance

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:51:46 PDT

Flippy's Day Out
(a never produced animated short)

The plot involved Flippy , a boy frog playing hooky on the first day of school, to spend the day at the swimming hole.

Here's a scene of Flippy dancing on a lilypad, produced using Sora AI.

FLIPPY FROG © 2026 Toonzooba Studios

Free Inside Every Box!

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 23:07:24 PDT

A trio of product mascots as plastic figurine giveaways, courtesy of Microsoft Copilot A.I., based upon my original character concept art

PINKY THE ELEPHANT, FRUITY BEAR, and HUNEE BEE © 2026 Toonzooba Studios

#character #concept #art #cereal #mascot #saturdaymorning #commercial #ad #advertising #elephant #bear #bee #product #brand

Making Mascots

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 22:24:15 PDT

Some concept art for products, and the characters that promote them.

Drink Pink!
Pinky The Elephant trumpets the goodness of Pink Milk!
See an A.I. generated ad here.

"Part of a nutritious breakfast!"

A couple of cereal mascots to make morning meals more fun.

See Fruity Bear in an A.I. ad here.
and one for Hunee Bee here.

#character #concept #art #cereal #mascot #saturdaymorning #commercial #ad #advertising #elephant #bear #bee #product #brand

RIP Sam Kieth (Jan 11, 1963 -March 15, 2026)

Sun, 22 Mar 2026 18:18:50 PDT

RIP Sam Kieth (January 11, 1963 – March 15, 2026)

Comic book artist best known as the creator of the hit comic book series (which later became an iconic cartoon on MTV), The Maxx, and also for co-creating The Sandman (with Neil Gaiman and Mike Dringenberg), has passed away at the age of 63, of complications from Lewy body dementia.

B.G., By Jove!

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:55:52 PDT

Buford Geronimo Winchester
When news of a living Dodo Bird reaches the famed Big Game Hunter, it becomes his mission to add it to his collection.

B.G. makes his first appearance in an A.I. animated intro, based upon my character design and direction...

Watch it here

B.G. WINCHESTER © 2026 Toonzooba Studios
#cartoon #animation #concept #conceptart #AI

Odo The Dodo (concept)

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 17:18:16 PDT

O oh! O oh! Odo The Dodo!

A 400 year-old egg hatches a long-extinct species.
Setting the scientific community on its ear, and capturing the attention of a Big Game Hunter intent on bagging the bird for his trophy wall!

Odo makes his first appearance in an A.I. animated intro, based upon my character design and direction...
"The Waylaid Egg"
Watch it here

Note:
Odo is part of my flock of feathered funny animals, collectively called The Featherheads,

ODO THE DODO © 2026 Toonzooba Studios
#cartoon #animation #concept #conceptart #AI

Tech Toad (concept art)

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:35:56 PST

The Armored Amphibian!

TECH TOAD © 2025 Legacy Brand Comics

#concept #conceptart #characterdesign #toad #frog #amphibian #armor #bodyarmor #ironman

Yellow Jaw

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 16:14:04 PST

Colossus of Tooth and Terror!

"From the bubbling depths of a forgotten sulfur pool, an ancient terror awakens! Born in the mists of Prehistoria, this colossal tyrant of tooth and claw strides into our modern age! Once again, the earth shall tremble beneath the crushing might of… YELLOW JAW—the golden gargantuan that refused to stay extinct!"

YELLOW JAW © 2025 Legacy Brand Comics

Yellow Jaw (Pin-Up)

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 12:28:43 PST

A Clash of Jaws and Claws!
A mighty monster pin-up done The Legacy Way!

See Yellow Jaw concept art here.

That may (or may not) be the same Pterosaur that The Hero Force would wrangle with.
See: Terror in Sky!

YELLOW JAW © 2026 Legacy Brand Comics

An Angel of Inspiration?

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 18:32:53 PST

After seeing my most recent post, artist Ramon Serrano was inspired to do his take (a double take, really!) on my warrior-angel Adomel.

Over the years, Ramon has done several images of my characters.
They can be found in the gallery here.

You can find more of his inspiring work, including a bunch of his own OC's, on instagram.
Go give him a follow and some likes.

Adomel (concept art)

Sun, 01 Feb 2026 23:44:18 PST

To Stop Hell, He'll Battle Heaven.

In defiance of Heavenly Law, a warrior-class angel attempts to prevent the biblical prophecy of The Anti-Christ from occurring, and will battle the forces of both good and evil to achieve his goal.

His presence on Earth has some unforeseen ramifications on the world's major religions, throwing humanity's concepts of faith into question and chaos.

ADOMEL, ANGEL ON EARTH © 2026 Legacy Brand Comics

Action Team: America (concept)

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 11:44:43 PST

A Real American Riff on... (you know what).

Action Team: America is an elite para-military unit, specializing in covert missions that keep the country (if not the world) safe.

The AT:A Operatives:

-Battlehard (Field Op)
He's the boots-on-the-ground member, who specializes in missions that require an operative in the field, either covert or in direct combat.

-Nightingale (Tech Op)
She's the ears-on-the-ground member responsible for gathering, coordinating and distributing info and data specific to each mission, and providing tech/tech support to the team.

-Skyward (Aerial Op)
He's the eyes-in-the-sky member, responsible for aerial surveillance, air rescue, and attacks. He also provides the team's transportation aboard his capable combat helicopter "Whirly Girl".

Notes:
Battlehard is a character concept I've had for years, as a solo character, but never quite knew exactly how to utilize him. He was inspired by my late friend Avery, who had served in the military, and was often referred to by the nickname "Battle".

Nightingale's codename is a holdover from my original concept that had her serving as the team medic. Somewhere along development, I thought she'd be better served patching into networks than patching up the team.

Skyward, while a character that was developed for, and rooted in a military concept, his visual inspiration comes from a space fantasy, and also another popular toy line, Star Wars ...specifically the X-Wing Pilot uniform.

ACTION TEAM: AMERICA © 2026 Legacy Brand Comics

RIP Sal Buscema (Jan 26, 1936 - Jan 24, 2026)

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 15:16:48 PST

RIP Sal Buscema (Jan 26, 1936 – Jan 24, 2026)

Legendary comic book artist dies at age 89.

Primarily working for Marvel Comics, "Our Pal" Sal had a notable ten-year run as artist of The Incredible Hulk, and an eight-year run on The Spectacular Spider-Man, with influential runs on other titles such as The Avengers, The Defenders, Captain America, and Thor, to name just a few.

RIP Scott Adams (June 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 2026)

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 19:59:31 PST

RIP Scott Adams (June 8, 1957 – Jan 13, 2026)

American cartoonist, and the creator of the 'Dilbert' comic strip, dies at 68 from prostate cancer.

The Look of Lester

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 14:38:55 PST

A Face Only a Monster Could Love!

Curious about the visual depiction of a live-action version of my character Lester Stone, Monster Hunter, I ran his image through various A.I. Generators to see how well (or not) they'd handle the task.

I provided a single image for visual reference and color guide, with the prompt: "Create a headshot image of Lester Stone in a photorealistic style."

(left to right):
0. Reference (me)
1. ChatGPT
2. Sora
3. Copilot

Of the images, I believe that 2 is the most "comic accurate", and best captures the racial ambiguity I intended for the character.

But I do like the intensity that 1 possesses, and there seems to even be hint of a humorous side. That could help inform a performance, and bring out a different character trait.

3 is visually too old. An aspect of the character is that he ages slowly and is long-lived (possibly immortal!) due to having eaten The Methuselah Fruit.
Something the A.I. wasn't prompted.

...plus, the face appears to be that of a famous American actor, whose name, I can't place, but the likeness is there.

If I were the Casting Directory on a ive-action Lester Stone movie, the ideal actor would be a composite of 1 and 2.
Which is something A.I. could probably do!

For more gallery images of Lester Stone, go here.

LESTER STONE © 2026 Legacy Brand Comics

When You Need A Clue...

Thu, 08 Jan 2026 11:11:18 PST

...Call Nancy Drew!

On January 1st of this year (2026), the character of Nancy Drew entered the public domain, after 95 years of copyright protection.

The character, as she appears in her first four novels (original 1930 editions), is free to be used as the basis/inspiration for new works.

To that end, I did this concept art for a plucky, persistent, and perceptive teen, who solves mysteries in River Heights, with the participation of her protesting pet puss Watson.

NANCY DREW, WE NEED A CLUE © 2026 Toonzooba Studios

#cartoon #characterdesign #publicdomain #literature #detective #girl #cat #mystery

Sharky's Place

Sun, 26 Oct 2025 21:14:06 PDT

Pull up a stool!
Shackelford Shark is the proprietor of a beachside juice bar.
He retired to land for health reasons.

I could easily imagine one of his regulars being Floyd Mingo

SHARKY'S PLACE © 2025 Toonzooba Studios

#cartoon #character #conceptart #anthropomorphic #funnyanimals #shark #sharkweek

Meet Mister Pumpkin

Fri, 10 Oct 2025 18:23:58 PDT

Meet Him At The Crossroads

One night a year, at exactly midnight, on All Hallows' Eve, Mister Pumpkin sits on a tree stump at The Crossroads of Life.

From there, he can grant anyone who finds him, the choice of a new life's path.
The price, a single pumpkin seed.

But choose wisely.
Because there's a catch.
Only one path leads to your destiny. The other three lead to doom.
(Anything but the path you arrived on is the wrong choice!)

In the grand scheme of the Universe, Mister Pumpkin is a Force of Discord & Disorder, leading humanity astray.

He works in direct opposition to The Forces of Unison, such as The Sisters Fate and Mr. Eternity

Although Mister Pumpkin is more disruptive than a similar chaos-maker The Unexpected, his influence is limited to only one night a year.

MISTER PUMPKIN © 2025 Legacy Brand Comics

Men of Action! -Ramon Serrano (Fan Art)

Tue, 23 Sep 2025 09:25:35 PDT

Men of Action!

Ramon Serrano is a Puerto Rican retiree, whose hobby is drawing, and has turned his talents towards creating "fan art".

This is his take on the Legacy Brand Comics characters...
Mythic, Blue Bug, Bowshot , Devon Rex, and The Masked Turtle.