Andertoons Cartoon Blog

My Bug-Catcher Spiderman

So last week I found both a Fisherman Spiderman and a Bug Catcher Spiderman on Ebay. Sadly, I lost out on the fisherman variety, but the apparent self-hating ironic latter is now mine!

To celebrate, I thought I'd post some close-ups. Enjoy!

Here's Spidey at the ready with his net and insect guide

The last thing unlucky bugs see

Love the hat!

Insect guide or menu - you be the judge
(BTW, no spiders included)

It's the little things that make this toy great

Torso close-up

Underneath

From behind

The boots actually come on and off. Dig the detailing

The boot from behind

Today's catch. Look closely and count the legs...

From the back of the packaging

Spidey takes his rightful place in my office

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What I Drew Today

...well, at least a small bit of it...

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More Dancing Spidey

Why this intrigues me so, I'll never know...

More dancing Spidey

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Anderson Family Moment

Thanks to the Quad-City Times for this picture of my sis singing her heart out for a chance at the national anthem for a Swing of the Quad Cities game.

The Swing used to be the River Bandits, and before that the Angels. Word is her audition went so well they're thinking of renaming the team the Singing Plies'!

Way to go sis!

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You Got Your XP In My Mac! You Got Your Mac In My XP!

Gotta love yesterday's Joy of Tech...

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My "I Want This For My Office" Sense Is Tingling!

Back when I worked my last day gig, some buddies and I would head out to the mall at lunch to escape our unholy ass-clown pig of a boss (double Office Space score!) and cruise the video game, DVD and toy stores while we bitched about the aforementioned management.

One day I ran across this:

That's right -- a FIsherman Spider-man action figure. With tackle box!

Apparently when ol' Petey wants to sit back and relax, he dons his costume and some similarly-themed accoutrement, and heads out to catch some fish.

I waited for weeks, nay, months, for this "action" figure to go on clearance (I mean it was only a matter of time), but it just disappeared one day, and my long search began.

It's been over a year, but I finally found a place that'll sell me one!

Not only that, but they also carry the other "Adventure Hero" webslingers! Including my ironic favorite...

The thing is, the website is based across the pond, and the shipping is kinda steep.

Still, it's Fisherman Spider-man!

Oh, the turmoil! (Stay tuned...)

UPDATE: I just had a nice textbook sale and that seems like an omen to me (don't ask how, I can justify anything!) so I'm buying 'em baby!

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Glad You Like It!

This from The PC Doctor....

I just know today is gonna be a great day - how often does a day start with a free bottle of hot sauce?

(For those of you just tuning in, I gave away some Andertoons hot sauce to folks helping me test out some recent changes at our favorite cartoon website.)

Glad you like it!

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At Long Last... MAILBOX!

Oh, it's been too long... Get set for some mailbox!

Hello. I am going through a child support battle with my kids dad, and I would love to get a cartoon of a man in jail because he did'nt pay his child support. I want to send a message to him not to f**k with me!
thanks.

I dunno about other cartoonists, but I think the "Don't f**k with my child support" market is ready to explode!

I am working on a book, and after seeing For the Love of the Cubs, thought you might make a great illustrating partner. I live in the Chicago area - perhaps we could talk by phone so I can describe what I'm working on?

Sorry, wrong Mark Anderson. Here's the guy you want. (BTW, I tried to find his site, but no luck...)

Looking for the Mark Anderson from Harry Carey's in Chicago on 11/16/05 who illustrates and we discussed writing.....My apologies, I have misplaced the website addy given me.

Yeesh! Someone wanna help me find this guy? He's missing out on a bunch of work. (Note to self: change name to Walt Disney.)

Dear mr.Cartoonist, Your work is great! I enjoy moments seeing your cartoons portaiying our days of pretence and illusion living urban lives!

Please carry on good work....

Who knew a simple farm boy would eventually portray urban days of pretense and illusion. Seriously, I'm just happy if I can get a cow to look like a cow.

I work for a small weekly newspaper. We like your cartoons and would like to publish one each week on our "fun & games page" (for free) and give you a "plug" for your website. Is this something you would consider?

Wow, how can I pass up an offer like that?! Like this -- no.

I got the cartoon fine. I'm so glad I found your work to include in our publication.

Since we've started running your cartoons, one of the local weeklies has started perhaps the world's worst comic strip, obviously drawn by a relative of the publisher. It is SOOO bad. The word balloons are positioned so it's very hard to tell which order one is supposed to read them. It's drawn in so crude a style I cannot figure out what drawing tool was used to create it--and I was a visual design/illustration major. It looks like maybe the artist used a twig dipped in tar. This week, it was a two panel strip with the second panel just a copy and paste of the first, with different words in the balloons. So awful.

Man, do we look good!

That's about the best email I've gotten in forever. And a good note to end on. Thanks!

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Son of Schulz

Don't miss a hysterical (if a tad under-edited) mockumentary on Billy Schulz' dream to keep Peanuts alive.

It's got a great History Channel feel to it, although I'm sure Schulz' lawyers will soon be crying AAAUUUGGGHHH! (See it while you can!)

Thanks to Mike Lynch and Mark Heath for bringing this to my attention.

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Cartoon in 2/24/06 Commonweal

Hey, got another in Commonweal recently. Check it out...

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