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Published: 2012-01-12 23:15:48 +0000 UTC; Views: 11802; Favourites: 192; Downloads: 0
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My entry for the third tryout week for The Line It Is Drawn on the website Comics Should Be Good! The theme for this week was Cover Homages.The suggestion that really caught my eye was "TINTIN IN TIBET with Rorschach, Nite Owl, Ozymandias and Bubastis from WATCHMEN." As soon as I read that idea, I immediately saw the potential humor of juxtaposing the humor & innocence of TINTIN with the seriousness & darkness of WATCHMEN. The fact that HergΓ© and Dave Gibbons both have nice open, clean-line styles made a fun challenge, too.
BTW, if HergΓ© ever used word balloons on his covers, Ozymandias would DEFINITELY be saying, "I did it 35 minutes ago."
Check out the other entries here: [link]
I sent Watchmen artist Dave Gibbons a link to this piece on Facebook, and he was nice enough to tweet the link to his followers -- Sweet! Check out the tweet: [link]
If you liked my entries for The Line It Is Drawn and would like to see me become one of the regular artists for the feature, please vote for me here: [link]
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I absolutely love this. I had a really good smile at this. (Love Tintin and DC Comics in general)
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Hey, thanks! The biggest thrill associated with this one was when I sent it to Dave Gibbons and he retweeted it!
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You're welcome!
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The cat thing (can't remember it's name right now, sorry) as Snowy... Genius!
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Bubastis. And thanks!
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Two of my favorite comics blended together!
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Mine too! Β I'll always have a fondness for this piece, since it helped get me the spot on The Line It Is Drawn, and it was retweeted by none other than Dave Gibbons himself! Β
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Wow, this is the perfect stylistic crossover. Excellent work!
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Thank you very much!
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Lovely idea and amazing execution... Great work!
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Did I ever mention this was perfect? Perfect homage to Tintin with a sly reference to the darkness in Watchmen, beautifully executed.
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I still have a soft spot for this one, too. Plus, Dave Gibbons Tweeted it, so that's pretty cool.
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I admit that I never liked Tintin comics... but this I would read!
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"Never liked Tintin comics"? Guards - SEIZE HIM!!!
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hahaah genius!!! i have this Tintin comic, the art is spot on! hhahaha
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Indeed, I used to read Tintin in a safe library in a park in my childhood, then Watchmen i saw years later living in another totally different region altogether,so somehow those two worlds are completely and totally apart, so because of that image was really mind twisting, amazing
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Thanks a lot! HergΓ© is still a big inspiration for me, so it was fun to emulate his style!
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ah, please visit my gallery too!
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No prob! 
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I intend to, and great encouragement like yours makes it easier!
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In that case, it was my pleasure to help encourage you to keep going, sir.
Oh, btw, kudos to you for putting Bubastis in there. 
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Well, who else was I going to use for Snowy?
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Ozymandias' half-buried aide in the snow. If you've read Watchmen, you'll probably remember the scene where this happens.
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oh, yes. the scene where he tells his origin.
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That's the one. Capping the pyramid.
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Thanks -- Always fun to inspire laughter!
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Cool, I love Tintin and Watchmen
It is adorable and imaginative, a great fan art!!!
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Thanks! This piece will always have a special place in my heart because Dave Gibbons liked it enough to Tweet a link to it!
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I'm not surprised, this is beautiful
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someone should make this comic, then make a movie off of it.
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Okay. I nominate me.
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