[dc]F[/dc]irst thing’s first: apologies to the directors and writers of The Iron Giant, Lilo & Stitch, Kung Fu Panda, and The Brave Little Toaster.The main inspiration for this comic came to me after reading about a knockoff of Disney’s Planes called Wings.
The Iron Giant and Lilo & Stitch are two of my favorite animated movies, and are must-watch classics. I still haven’t watched Kung Fu Panda, but I will eventually. I probably saw The Brave Little Toaster about a million times when I was younger, as it was always on cable (also worth a watch, because it is a proto Toy Story).
This comic was a fun one to draw. Any time I can draw foul-mouthed little kids or drunk appliances, is a good time.
The Lani & Knot gag was partially inspired by a deleted Lilo & Stitch scene I heard about in an episode of Cartoon Book Club (a podcast about animation). I was already going to spoof Lilo & Stitch, but the deleted scene gave me a better idea.
[[Title: Failed Knockoff Cartoon Movies]]
[[Title: The Copper Titan]]
[[A young boy drags a giant robot in a wagon to the entrance of a scrap yard. The sign says, Ca$h 4 Scrap]]
Boy: Good-bye student loans!
[[Title: Lani and Knot]]
[[A young Hawaiian girl, Lani, stands on a beach, screaming, with her arms in the air. A dog sized alien creature, Knot, sits next to her. A nearby sign says, Welcome to Hawaii.]]
Lani: !@$%*& [cursing] tourists!
Knot: Oooo
[[Title: Taekwondo Sloth]]
[[A sloth and a large rabbit face off against each other in a fighting ring. A judge stands on a platform in the center.]]
Judge: Fight!
[[Sloth begins to threw a punch]]
[[Sloth’s punch continues, but eyes droop]]
[[Sloth’s punch falls apart as sleep takes hold]]
[[Sloth stands, asleep, across from the rabbit.]]
Judge: Time!
[[Title: The Adventurous Little Blender]]
[[A blender, looking drunk, yells]]
Blender: MARGARITA TIME
Appliance Friend: It’s 7 A.M.!
[[Appliance friend hangs from a tree branch]]
Appliance Friend: Blendy, help!
[[Blender is sleeping, in a drunk stupor, on the other end of the branch]]
Blender: Zzzz * …*#$5@ [cursing] tourists…
{hover text: wait, why would a little kid even HAVE student loans? }
While I think TaeKwonDo Sloth might bore me to tears, I think the others would make good movies. You should make them.
Ha! If only I had the time/money. Mainly the money for when I got sued.