Two Mean S.O.B.'s

I like how Mike can draw anything- from cute and cuddly to scary and deranged. I like to post multiple sketches, so when I got my latest Star Wars Galaxy 6 sketch- this Retail Red Ventress- I didn't think I had anything to pair it with until I found this Essence of Fairyland sketch that I forgot I had bought. When you think Essence of Fairyland, you would probably tend to think of cute little fairy creatures. Leave it to Mike to make Essence of Fairyland look tough and mean.. in a good way! As for Ventress, she's not too happy. It looks like someone just stepped on her birthday cake! A woman scorned for sure..

There's a good chance I'll be at the Philly Non-Sport card show in a few weeks. If you're out there, stop by and see me. Thanks for reading...

Red.. with character

If you read my last post, you know that Topps retail sketches (found only at Target stores) have an intentional aspect of "redness" to them. I'll generally buy any of Mike's sketches that I can afford, so when these 2 popped up on Ebay I was hoping to win them. I thought Samuel L. Jackson was cast perfectly in the role of Mace Windu- he portrayed Mace with the toughness that a Jedi Master should have. Mike picks that up perfectly in this sketch, and equally as well with his caption of "I don't think so". When it was put on Ebay, I really wanted the Luke sketch. Shown on his home Planet of Tatooine (with it's twin suns in the background), I love how Mike intentionally made Luke's hair more shaggy. That's maybe Mike's greatest strength as an Artist- he adds character to the character. That's just my humble opinion. I've picked up at least one more of Mike's sketches on Ebay that I'm waiting for, and I was lucky enough to get one of his Returns, so when I get those I'll post them. Until then, thanks for reading...

Chewy x2

Galaxy 6 has been a bit of a roller coaster for me as far as being able to get Mike's sketches. I've bought 7 of his sketches so far, but only received 6 in the mail. Just my (bad) luck, the USPS lost one of the sketches I bought, which realllllllllllllly bums me out. Especially since the lost sketch was of a unique style. Ironically (as far as this post goes), the lost sketch was a Chewbacca sketch. It's been almost a month since the lost Chewbacca was mailed, so I'm losing hope fast. Wherever it is- behind some Post Office bin, or jammed inside a Sorting Machine, I hope it's found and resumes it's travels to Pennsylvania (Delivery Confirmation tracking has it's last known whereabouts at a USPS Sorting Facility in Scarborough, ME on March 7th.. then, it disappeared). As it is, I've also been able to procure these two Chewbaccas- a color Hobby sketch, and a "red" Retail sketch. For those readers who don't know, Star Wars Retail sketches can only be found at Target stores, and have some aspect of "red-ness" to them to coincide with Target's color scheme. Chewbacca doesn't seem to be very happy in either sketch. In fact, Mike captures the essence of Chewbacca's anger. I, for one, would not wanna mess with this Wookie! More sketches to be posted soon.. until then, thanks for reading...