Ok, I have to admit, I like most of Michael Bay's movies....most. But I think I like making fun of him more than anything, because, well....it's fun. I did this one this week as the new Ninja Turtles movie came out the other day here in Australia and everytime I see another trailer for it the worse it looks. Even the last Transformers movie looked cool in the trailers, and apparently it was a massive pile of shit, so that says something. I was a big Ninja Turtles and Transformers fan as a kid.
This idea came from my mate Scotty, who I work with and we often make lots of Michael Bay jokes at work. One day we were joking about the fact that Michael Bay is planning on ruining everything from our childhood's, I joked that he'll make a Biker Mice from Mars movie next (one of Scotty's favourite shows from his childhood)....god I hope he's not reading this.....
So I wanted to make a joke about Michael Bay wreaking my favourite childhood things and how would he do that? Yep a giant explosion of course, how else?
Enjoy!
Mike
Greetings again my dear friends! This week's cartoon didn't almost happen for a couple of reasons, I am feeling a little under the weather and I'm tired so a couple of times earlier I contemplated bailing and posting an old cartoon. The other major reason was I've been putting off doing this one as it's harder to draw than most, and honestly I was planning on leaving it until I had some more time to do it, but I didn't have any other final ideas ready so I just went 'screw it'! Yes, I wasn't keen on the idea of drawing a Transformer and I probably would have kept putting it off anyway, so I'm glad I did it now. And you know what? I'm quite proud of this one actually, it came out better than I anticipated I must say, time to give myself a pat on the back....pat, pat
Were you all worried that I was going all clean with the last 2 weeks' cartoons being so wholesome and all? As if! You know me, I'm sure it was just a fluke.
I've had this idea for ages now, at one point I had Bumblebee and the Michelin Man both walking out of the bathroom and them getting cranky at the guy for assuming Bumblebee just blew Michelin Man. In the end I thought I'd simplify it more (also why I went with no background as when I tried it, it looked too busy and I don't think it needs it...oh that and I ran out of time as well!), plus I really liked the idea that Bumblebee is in fact getting it on with the Michelin Man. I loved Bumblebee when I was a kid, I even had a metal toy of him (back in the day when Transformers toys were made of metal and not cheap plastic, ahhhh the good old days......god I'm old) which I wish I still had all my old toys to give to my boys now, that and I could have used it as a model for this drawing! Who would have thought all those years later I'd be drawing a cartoon about him having oral sex with a tire company mascot.
Anyway, hope you all like it, see you next time!
Mike
