Navigating JOC's Cartoons

Most of the new Mick and Hoppa cartoons are going into the Mick and Hoppa At War page simply because it is a continuing story which is just over half completed. Upcoming events include the confrontation between Russia and Turkey and the siege of Kobane and some sticky ends for ISIS - yes it's not finished yet and I think we'll be seeing 'Bagdaddy' again. I'll leave you to speculate on Mick and Hoppa's role in these and their ultimate fate, but I can say they will return to civilian life.

Ultimately I want to gather these, and possibly some other series into a book, hopefully by early 2017. The format will be soft cover with two panels per page.

I'll also be adding a lesser number of Mick and Hoppa in Australia and America. I also intend to add some more pictures to my portrait sketches.

Mick and Hoppa In Los Angeles

Portait Sketches

I joined a local artists group recently where we drew each other. The following are my sketches except for the pencil sketch of myself.

 

Ukuele Painting of Mick and Hoppa

I painted this one as a favor for a drama group money raising activity.

 

Mick's news commentary on Ferguson.

A Koala Shirtfronts a Russian Bear.

The First Publication of Mick and Hoppa

My Uncle Des had his sign writing and art business located in Footscray at that time and he knew the editor of the Footscray Times. I was introduced to him and got my cartoon published. Naively, my second cartoon strip included puns on the local businesses. One called Forges I named Forgery on the shop sign. It probably did not go over well so that first cartoon was the last in that newspaper.