Old Heroes
I got tagged to do a silly meme over on DeviantArt, and it got me to try my hand at drawing a childhood hero, Black Fury, wild mustang and all-round horse hero. I read this comic way before I ever encountered Walter Farley's Black Stallion books, so to me, Black Fury is still THE black stallion of my dreams.
Black Fury is from the old Charleton comic book of the same name. The perfect wild fantasy mustang living in a 1950’s idealized Western universe where horses are smarter than humans and the bad guys (usually) miss their victims, and an untameable black stallion can solve most any problem with the proper application of hooves, teeth, or blinding speed.
This series had a number of artists, most of whom could draw horses, animals, and western scenes quite well. Even now, many years later, the images have a vibrancy and movement that I still find compelling. Alas, most of them didn't sign their work, especially their best artist. My version is a try at his style.
Black Fury was copyrighted to Charleton Comics in 1950, which is over 50 years ago. I've no idea who holds the copyright now, since Charleton is long gone, alas. I'd still be buying and reading this comic if they were still here.
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On the cat front, Saki has been diagnosed with hyperactive thyroid, which may be part of beginning renal failure (kidney disease for the layman). Hobbes went that way, so I'm not exactly looking forward to things, but... right now I've got meds to give him, and he's hanging in there. Rum had a tooth infection. After a course of Clavamox, he's feeling pretty good, so next week, he'll go and get his teeth cleaned. Then hopefully he'll feel better yet.
Grey is healthy, thanks goodness, as is the outdoor crew. Phew.
Oh yeah, still working on house renovation plans. I need clones! Lots of them. 0_o