Wanted: Blackjack Cartoonist

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Titaniumman

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Are you, or someone you know, an aspiring cartoonist who would like to have an established comic strip on your resume'?

As you may or may not know, bj21.com now has a Social & Humor page.

I have created the concept of a comic strip about blackjack. There are ten initial characters including ploppies, pit personnel, and advantage players complete with names and physical descriptions. Several episodes are written, primarily with characters at a blackjack table.

The name of the fictitious casino has been made, and a hilarious title for the comic strip has been selected.

The plan is to post a weekly episode on Social & Humor. Posters will be encouraged to submit scripts for episodes in which they will get the byline.

Cameo appearances of members of the blackjack community will be made matching the image of their handles. For instance, if an episode called for Eliot to appear, with his approval, a caricature of a typical mayor would be used.

Once the comic strip is running on its own, I would like to step away leaving ownership of it to the artist.

Chris Kelly, over at bj21.com will assist in showing how to get the artwork onto the site. I can digitize artwork on a scanner at work if needed.
 
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Kevin Blackwood

Member
Re: Wanted: Blackjack Cartoonist *LINK*

I have worked with a very skilled cartoonist on a few projects in the past. He might be a good person to get involved, but would there be any pay in this venture for him?
 
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Titaniumman

Well-Known Member
Nope

I'm not paying anyone. Then again, I'm not looking to make a red cent.

My intentions are to provide a neat source of entertainment to the community. Blackjack Forum used to have a single frame comic called The Adventures of Mr. B which I did not think to be too funny. I think I can start something much much better.

I feel that a comic strip appearing once a week on Social & Humor would be looked forward to each week by the community. I also think that the way this strip is devised, many a member would have ideas for episodes from personal experience or imagination that would delight the audience. (C'mon, all of you players, can't everyone of you conjur up a favorite anecdote that include some of the following: dealers, savvy players, a pit boss, some ploppies, and a cute cocktail waitress?) You can always have Stanford Wong stolling by as a wise old Chinese sage, or The Bishop in his clerical collar, beard, and derby hat like in his sermons. Each episode would give credit to the artist and to each episode's writer.

Once the strip was running on its own, I would be happy to let it be the sole property of the artist.

I'm not doing this for any other reason but for fun.

I think that it could be a great opportunity for an aspiring cartoonist for their portfolio. An established artist may or may not be able to realize a material advantage for doing this. That's up to them.

Then again, they might want to do it for fun, too.
 
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Rob McGarvey

Well-Known Member
I Don't Mind

drawing something like BJF type covers with felt markers, pastel, or even oils for fun, but not an entire strip. It would have to be a labor of love, and if you are not paying, the artist already owns the work, you don't have to hand everything over to him or her. A wonderful idea, like wishing your wife will always do the dishes for free...smile Here's your first instalment of the free cartoon below........

You get what you pay for! smile

RM
 
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Hinoon

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Titaniumman,

I might be able to help you out. Sounds like a fun project.

What's the best way to contact you?
 
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SammyBoy

Well-Known Member
Idea for Cartoon

Here's the scene: Table full of BJ players, a well endowed blond with curves in all the right places with boobs practically busting out walks by. The game basically stops and everyone is checking her out except for the dude wearing the wig and sunglasses because he is scanning the table to coun the cards.
 
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Titaniumman

Well-Known Member
Hello Hinoon,

I've read your posts before, but I didn't know you drew. I always keep an email address available (maybe not the best idea, but I do).

It's [email protected]. Email me, and I will send you what I have drafted up for your perusal. Even though I am not an employee of bj21 and am not making anything off of this, I will personally pay for one year's subscription to Greenchip for the artist. The artist will have sole ownership of the cartoon strip.

-T-
 
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Titaniumman

Well-Known Member
Re: Idea for Cartoon

Here's the scene: Table full of BJ players, a well endowed blond with curves in all the right places with boobs practically busting out walks by. The game basically stops and everyone is checking her out except for the dude wearing the wig and sunglasses because he is scanning the table to coun the cards.

See? This is exactly what I'm talking about. Ideas submitted by the readers.

Your idea would fit right in. There is a regular cast of characters including a gorgeous cocktail waitress who could be the girl walking by. One of our "hero" counters could be the one in camoflage, and we have regular ploppies and pit personnel in the cast who could be the admirers. (I'm giving away more than I intended to about the strip ahead of time.)
 
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The Mayor

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Excellent! I have a great big smile across my face in anticipation. I look forward to the good times to come.

--Mayor
 
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Rob McGarvey

Well-Known Member
Re: Idea for Cartoon

you want zombie eyes on the guys? I can even put zombie eyes on the counter who can't take his eyes off the felt. Reminds me of a Caribana T shirt I have called Bumpattie Ridah!
 
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Rob McGarvey

Well-Known Member
Re: Zombie Eyes?

There is a technique you can use to make the comic look exactly like the old ones did, the dot dot dot look that you old timers grew up reading. Now kids watch ReBoot and all the new PS2 games. A screen capture of MegaByte as surveillance, those little robots as ploppies, and those gorgeous overly developed babes as dealers, and Stan Wong 007 as the hero could be in order.
 
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Hinoon

Well-Known Member
Re: Hinoon will be a good addition to Green Chip

Thanks for all the kind support guys!

Apparently the pressure is on!

Nothing like a little heat to tip the adrenaline eh?

Well, hopefully I make the grade, and if not me personally, I think I can probably help this project along. We shall see.

Now, back to your BS tables! Those indices won't learn themselves!

--HiNoon
 
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Titaniumman

Well-Known Member
Pressure (Attention Al Rogers)

This post serves as authorization to BJ21 to charge my credit card for a year's subscription to Greenchip for Hinoon.

If nobody from the administration responds, I will directly email bj21 by this Saturday.
 
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Rob McGarvey

Well-Known Member
Re: Hinoon will be a good addition to Green Chip

Just sleep with them under your pillow and they will soak into your head! Hey, it looks like you've been commissioned. I might do the same thing at my leisure here for the guys here since I'm sure no one but a Green Chipper will get to see your works of art....unless you put that into the contract....
 
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Phillip Erickson

New Member
cartoonist

My name is Phil. Hi. I am a cartoonist that has alot of great idea's for cartoon strips that at this time I would like to share some of them with other's like you.
also I have alot of fun working with other people ideas too.. If you have a idea, or want to see my work then just e-mail me and ask for what you would like to see...
I have been working on a cartoon about a used car sale's man. alot of bar cartoons. and alway looking for more idea's..
thank you for reading this.
phil
 
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