{"id":136,"date":"2007-04-05T23:00:09","date_gmt":"2007-04-06T07:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stwallskull.com\/blog\/?p=136"},"modified":"2007-04-05T23:05:52","modified_gmt":"2007-04-06T07:05:52","slug":"700-things-and-the-vigilant-hound","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stwallskull.com\/blog\/2007\/04\/05\/700-things-and-the-vigilant-hound\/","title":{"rendered":"700 Things, and the Vigilant Hound"},"content":{"rendered":"

I previously mentioned<\/a> the 700 Hobo project<\/a> I participated in, which had cartoonists from around the world draw interpretations of 700 hobos named by hilarious author John Hodgman<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Since I wrote, the project has expanded in new directions… all the hobos were completed some time ago. Now the group that brought you 700 hobos has conceived of 700 things to draw 700 of… aka the 700 Things Project<\/a>. These will be tackled gradually, but the first nine are already active.<\/p>\n

700 Things<\/a>
\n700 Hoboes<\/a> (give or take 100)
\n700 Zombies<\/a>
\n700 Pirates<\/a>
\n700 Underwear Clad Vigilante Mutants<\/a>
\n700 Bunnies<\/a>
\n700 Unicorns<\/a>
\n700 Robots<\/a>
\n700 Clowns<\/a>
\n700 Knights in Splendiferous Armor<\/a><\/p>\n

Here’s how it works… at the start of a project people submit names to a list on flickr until it becomes a list of 700 items in the subject. Then they are put into an “official list” and people start drawing. Different peoples’ interpretations of the same character are fine. Once you’ve drawn your illustration, you post it to Flickr and tag it appropriately to be added to the appropriate group. Some of the organizers are also going to do a 700 things website<\/a> which will eventually suck in the info from Flickr and organize it.<\/p>\n

I’m going to try to eventually do at least one drawing for each group as they appear… I’ll post the results here.<\/p>\n

Here’s my first drawing for the 700 Underwear Clad Vigilante Mutants (i.e. superheroes) Project… #21 The Vigilant Hound.<\/p>\n

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THE VIGILANT HOUND<\/strong><\/p>\n

Real Name: Richard Bruce<\/p>\n

Identity\/Class: Human<\/p>\n

Gender: Male<\/p>\n

Age: 26<\/p>\n

Occupation: Playboy<\/p>\n

Group Membership: The Kennel Club<\/p>\n

Enemies: The Flea, Bulldog, Hell Hound, The Mail Man, Fire Hydrant<\/p>\n

Aliases: The Mutt of Mystery<\/p>\n

Base of Operations: New York, NY<\/p>\n

First Appearance: Sideshows of Justice #26<\/p>\n

Powers\/Abilities: Enhanced sense of smell, counter-balancing tail, The Big Bone of Justice.<\/p>\n

History: The Vigilant Hound designed his costume with the intent of striking fear into the heart of evildoers… unfortunately his childhood fear of hound dogs proved not to be as universal a fear as he had hoped.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, he had chosen the life of a crime fighter, and fight crime he would. Besides, the tailor who custom designed it for him wouldn’t take returns.<\/p>\n

Armed with his big bone of justice, and aided by his 8-year old sidekick Puppy, he mostly strikes laughter into the guts of criminals everywhere. However, in his view, a laughing criminal is almost as vulnerable as a fearful one. At least, that’s what he tells himself. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Also, in my 700 Hobos post I mentioned above showing off my artwork I did for that project, realized I forgot to include one of my hobos… here he is…<\/p>\n

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Colin that Cheerful Fuck<\/strong><\/p>\n

This cheerful rapscallion is widely hated for his positive attitude in the face of extreme hardship and poverty. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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