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Doug Gray
@heydouggray.bsky.social
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Cartoonist & Animator

I’m not really a social animal but I’m trying.


Some of my artwork:
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What Saturdays are for.
Chubby black cat curled up in a chair, enjoying the sunlight coming through the window.
February 8, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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Bobo, the little prince who lets me live here:
A slightly chunky black cat with green eyes lies on the floor next to the sliding glass doors in the kitchen.
January 9, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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2025 waiting to pounce
A scene from “Werewolf of London” (1935). A werewolf peers over a ridge at his prey.
December 30, 2024 at 11:03 PM
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Popeye Sunday comics page from 1936 introducing his magical pet “dorg” Eugene the Jeep.
December 29, 2024 at 7:15 AM
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Not as obvious but it will annoy me forever.
December 28, 2024 at 5:54 AM
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December 25, 2024 at 12:05 AM
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Popeye reclines in a rocking chair after an adventure. He reflects: “It took munts to find that treasure an’ now, two days after I gets home with it I yam broke__Thas funny!__I gived away me money, but I got millings of dollars worth of good feelin’s un’er me chest an’ tha’s why I yam happy”
December 23, 2024 at 8:45 AM
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From 2020 but still apropos:
(Cartoon by Mike Luckovich)
Nero fiddles while Rome burns; he says “I’m getting great ratings!”
December 20, 2024 at 4:50 AM
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I’ve seen the red shirt in lots of old horror comics, possibly just because the color goes well with brown? Also, I think some of the promotional materials for “I Was a Teenage Werewolf” were colorized to give the werewolf a red jacket
Splash panel from “The Werewolf of the Alps” drawn by John D’Agostino
December 12, 2024 at 8:33 PM
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Close up of a rough looking Humphrey Bogart from the film “The Petrified Forest”. He is angry and dirty. The CC says “This is Duke Mantee, the world-famous killer.”
December 11, 2024 at 6:53 AM
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November 7, 2024 at 4:42 AM
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Sketch cover variant of Batman Li’l Gotham #4. The front cover sketch shows a group shot of diminutive versions of Batman, Robin, Batgirl and Bat-Mite Back cover sketch showing diminutive versions of Joker, Two-Face, Riddler and the Penguin. Third picture shows the front and back covers together
September 15, 2024 at 4:57 AM
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Sketch cover variant of Reggie and Me #1. Front cover: Reggie is hitting on Midge; Jughead is eating a burger and reacting to something to his left Back cover sketch: Big Moose has seen Reggie making time with his girlfriend and is coming in hot Both covers are shown side by side, revealing the whole scene
September 15, 2024 at 12:58 AM
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An issue of Superior Foes of Spider-Man with a cover sketch of the Rhino crashing through a wall The back cover of the same issue of Superior Foes of Spider-Man, with a sketch of the Rhino stomping away through the hole he just punched in the wall
September 8, 2024 at 4:25 AM
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Doctor Spektor, who once was cursed with lycanthropy and had a violent run-in with Frankenstein’s monster…and then apparently got better.
An issue of a recent Doctor Spektor comic book series from Dynamite; the cover has a sketch of an angry werewolf glaring directly at the viewer.
September 6, 2024 at 10:18 PM
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Goofing on the well-known cover of Dark Knight Returns #2 by Frank Miller
A sketch of Darkwing Duck’s sidekick Launchpad in a pose modeled after the classic cover of Dark Knight Returns #2 by Frank Miller
September 5, 2024 at 10:54 PM
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The usual suspects
A sketch cover with 16 headshots of Spider-Man villains, including Doctor Octopus, the Green Goblin, Mysterio, the Kingpin, Electro, Kraven and the Lizard.
September 4, 2024 at 12:08 AM
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A sketch cover of a large hulk-like Duck holding a crumbling Darkwing Duck logo on his back, emulating the cover of the Incredible Hulk Annual #1 by Jim Steranko.
September 2, 2024 at 9:39 PM
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A sketch on the cover of an issue of Scooby Apocalypse depicting Scooby Doo, Scooby Dum, and Scrappy as mutated monsters chasing Daphne. The back cover of the same issue of Scooby Apocalypse, with a sketch of some other Hanna-Barbera dogs as mutated monsters.
September 2, 2024 at 1:35 AM
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A sketch of Fluffy, the super intelligent kitten villain from old Disney Adventures comics, bursting through the cover of a Darkwing Duck comic book.
September 1, 2024 at 1:39 AM
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An issue of Justice Ducks featuring a sketch of Darkwing Duck, Launchpad, and some old characters from the Adventures Digest posed like the classic cover of Justice League #1 by Kevin McGuire
August 31, 2024 at 4:12 AM
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An issue of Archie Comics with a sketch of Archie, Jughead and Reggie engaging in typical teenage behavior: drinking and smoking pot
August 29, 2024 at 5:02 PM
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An issue of Mickey Mouse with a cover sketch of Mickey and Goofy surveying a grisly crime scene. Goofy is smiling and holding a knife.
August 29, 2024 at 2:51 AM
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August 20, 2024 at 1:36 AM
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Dire Straits “Love Over Gold”

I still love that album, and never bought another from them.
Dire Straits “Love Over Gold” album cover: a single bolt of lightning flashing over dark blue storm clouds.
July 21, 2024 at 8:15 PM