Merry Christmas from Gun-Toting Penguin Santa

Because really, what sums up the spirit of Christmas like a penguin with a handgun?

Little Hashtag Funnies callback for you there.

Due to the miracle of advance-scheduled posting, I am off stuffing a Turkey right now... unless I've been like hit by a bus or something in the day or so between typing this and Christmas Day. God, that would be morbid, wouldn't it? Why am I being so morbid? It's Christmas, for God's sake.

Merry Christmas, everybody! I hope I don't get hit by a bus now.

Vampire Santa

Here, to strike terror into your hearts on this dark, icy, Christmas Eve... it's Vampire Santa!

Only one more door top open on the Advent Calendar of Awesomeness! I am setting it to advance-post for tomorrow, so check back for that and the final, finished advent calendar.

Paul Erdős Santa

Here's today's Santa! It's... Paul Erdős Santa!

This one's for my Dad, who has an Erdős number of 1. Yeah, that's right, you heard me. 1. I have provided illustrations for various of my Dad's books and lectures over the years, and so I have arbitrarily decided that this means I have an Erdős number of 2. If you have no idea what Erdős numbers are, there was a little piece on the subject on a recent episode of the wonderful podcast Radiolab, or you can just, y'know, look on wikipedia or something.

And to the 99.9% of regular readers of this blog who I have just completely baffled / alienated: it'll be mutant crabs or zombie pirate lizard-men or something again tomorrow, promise.

Giant Robot Santa

Hey, shall we open today's door on the Advent Calendar of Awesomeness?

It's... Giant Robot Santa! I had a feeling he might show up.

Giant Robot Santa actually visited our house early this year, and brought with him the best Christmas present imaginable, which is the news that my comic Mo-Bot High is going to be published in a collected edition in 2010 by David Fickling Books / Random House. To say I'm excited would be woefully inadequate - I'm doing everything I can to make sure this is the best-looking and most crammed-full-of-awesomeness book I can possibly manage.

More details in the new year! And another Santa tomorrow!

Bulldog Santa

Here is today's extra-Old-School Santa-of-the-Day!

Captain Winston Bulldog, star of Jason Cobley's long-running UK small press comic Bulldog Adventure Magazine, and star of some of the first comics I ever drew. That did not involve binmen swearing, anyway.

Another Santa tomorrow!

Titanic Santa (and Mrs. Claus)

Here is today's breathlessly romantic Santa-of-the-Day!

Another Santa tomorrow!

Overworked Artist Santa

Here's today's extra-autobiographical Santa-of-the-Day!

This is the first one that feels authentically Christmassy to me.

Another Santa tomorrow!

Toddler-watching-CBeebies Santa

If you are not feeling all warm and fuzzy and Christmassy yet, well... you might want to look away now, cause it's time for today's extra-adorable Santa-of-the-Day!

I wasn't particularly happy with my previous attempt at Toddler Santa. I wanted to draw one from life, but the only way I could get him to stay still long enough was sticking bleeding 'In The Night Garden' on, so here you go. A heartwarming festive view of the back of my kid's head.

Another Santa tomorrow!

Hitman Santa

Check yo'self, cause it's today's Santa of the Day: Hitman Santa.

He's making a list, he's checking it twice...

This is our second Santa of 2009 to draw inspiration from the works of Frank Miller, for no particular reason other than that they seem to make for funny Santas.

Just had a meeting about my SUPER-EXCITING TOTALLY AWESOME NEWS. It's on, it's happening, and I promise I will stop being so annoyingly coy about it very soon.

Another Santa tomorrow!

Gorilla Santa!

Are you feeling Christmassy yet? Well, if not, prepare to be punched in the face by sheer festivity, because it's time for today's Santa of the Day!

Another Santa tomorrow!

A Whole Mess o' Santas

Hey, I fell a bit behind posting my Santas-of-the-Day, so here's a catchup!

No. 12: Mr. Darcy Santa

"He finds the question of whether you've been naughty or nice to be frankly beneath his consideration."

No. 13: Santa Strange (Earth's Santa Supreme, Master of the Festive Arts)

No. 14: HULK SANTA

No. 15: Morris-Dancing Santa

That last one was requested by my Mum.

Just. Don't. Ask.

In other Santa-related news, you may remember Ninja Santa (above) from last year's flurry of christmassy activity - anyway, he is currently endorsing the highly entertaining festive mashup exravaganza 'Ninja Christmas Megamix' by Snake Eyes. Go have a listen, it's ace.

AND FINALLY, as a bonus extra Christmas present to the world in general, James and I just released a new episode of our podcast, Unified Review Theory, in which we review the concept of free will, Mario Kart Wii and the year 2009, all while playing videogames. Hilarity ensues! Well, a bit. Go check it out on the URT blog, or heck, just have a listen here:

Gosh, what a long blog post. And that's without even mentioning my MASSIVE, UNBELIEVABLY AWESOME NEWS. Plenty of time for that.

Another Santa tomorrow!

Weird Total Recall Mutant Quatto Jesus Santa

Here is today's Santa of the Day!

Today's Santa was suggested by my good friend James on twitter, who apparently has been watching Total Recall and requested "how about a Quatto Santa (peeking out of Jesus's belly?). OR 3-boob santa."

I went with what I thought seemed the less offensive option, although I'm wondering now whether I called that one right.

Another Santa tomorrow! Please nobody declare Catholic Jihad on me in the meantime.

Santa Fett

Here's today's Santa of the Day!

"Put Captain Solo in the Sleigh".

Today's Santa was suggested by @the_wombat on twitter. If you'd like to suggest a Santa, please do so here in the comments or over on twitter, where I am @neillcameron.

Only 15 to go! Gosh that makes me realise just how ludicrously much I've got to do before Christmas. (Besides drawing Santas, I mean).

Reanimated Kill-Bot Hello Kitty Revenge Santa

Here's Wednesday's Santa of the Day!

Today's Santa was requested by my friend Jenny, who has apparently been nursing a grudge since Hello Kitty suffered an unfortunate fate at the hands of Hagar the Horrible earlier this year, and demanded REVENGE.

(Note for comics nerds: yes, my sketchblog now has it's own continuity! For reference purposes it will be referred to as Earth-Awesome.)

Another Santa tomorrow! Please feel free to chip in your own Santa suggestions in comments here or over on twitter.

Santa Cthulhu

Here's Tuesday's Santa-of-the-Day!

Santa Cthulhu was one I wanted to do last year and don't think I got round to. Requested as part of this year's Santathon by @KDBryan and @miss_s_b on Twitter - and, disturbingly, the latter's six-year-old daughter, who apparently is a big fan of the Lovecraft mythos.

Another Santa tomorrow, and every day till Christmas! It's like an advent calendar, see? Feel free to chip in your own Santa Suggestions in comments here or on Twitter, where I am @neillcameron.

Santa Who

Here is your Santa Of The Day for Monday, 7th December!

As Christmas has been officially renamed 'New Doctor Who Day' round here, it seemed only right that the old chap should make an appearance.

More Santas tomorrow! Don't forget, if you would like to suggest a Santa you can do so here in the comments, or over on twitter.

Toshiro Mifune Santa

...Toshiro-Mifune-in-Rashomon Santa, to be precise.

Another Santa tomorrow! I am not actually here, I am having my first Sunday off in about 2 years, but I advance-posted this just so you would have a bit of internet nonsense to look at on Sunday. Even though no-one looks at the internet on a Sunday.

Santaraptor

It's the fifth day on the Advent Calendar of Awesomeness!

Another Santa tomorrow! Can't chat now, I'm having a weekend "off".

Toddler Santa

A sequel of sorts to last year's Baby Santa.

More Santas coming up! Can't talk more! Very busy!

BatSanta, or: The Dark Knight Before Christmas

(After Frank Miller. Obviously.)

It kind of seems like someone somewhere must almost certainly have done this gag already, but never mind.

A couple of people requested Batman Santa, but I'm afraid I'm in a bit of a rush today and can't remember who. You know who you are, right?

Another Santa tomorrow!

Full of Existential Dread Kitten Santa

Awwwwwww.

Thanks to James for suggesting today's Santa, and to everyone else who suggested Santas! you are a bunch of crazy, crazy people, but you are giving me an awfully entertaining December already. Feel free to chip in your own suggestions in comments here or on Twitter. Another Santa tomorrow - and indeed, every day till New Doctor Who Day (or 'Christmas', as it is still quaintly known in some quarters).

SPECIAL BONUS SANTA DUMBNESS! Here is a thing I made this morning to entertain myself: a comic made entirely out of my twitter avatar. Ladies and Gentlemen: the World's Smallest Webcomic! (Reads from the bottom up):

Pirate Santa

Last year I decided to draw christmas cards for friends and family, and ended up posting the results here on this blog. I enjoyed it, and thought it would be fun to do it again, but wondered I may have drawn every possible Santa I could think of already.

And then I thought: what do I need to 'have ideas' for? That's so 2008! We have Twitter for that now.

So yeah, as a fun bloggy Advent-Calendar-of-Awesomeness type thing, I'll be posting a Santa-a-Day till Christmas! Please feel free to give me suggestions for santas. Today's, Pirate Santa, was suggested by K.D. Bryan, who also suggested:

...Werewolf Santa, Vamp Santa, 007 Santa, Ghost Rider Santa, Luchadora Santa, Engulfed In Flames Santa, Santa Kebabs, Santa Creole, Santa Salad...

More suggestions would be very welcome, in comments here or on Twitter!

Hashtag Funnies: #isitme

Here is today's instalment of Hashtag Funnies!

Twitter links: @neillcameron, #hashtagfunnies, #isitme

A Judge, Who is Not Dredd

No time for Hashtag Funnies today, so thought I'd just post a random sketchbook scan instead.

It's clearly NOT Dredd, I just drew his name badge kind of automatically.

Hashtag Funnies: New Moon #3

Here is today's instalment of Hashtag Funnies!



Twitter links: @neillcameron, #hashtagfunnies, New Moon

I don't know what the director was thinking.

Hashtag Funnies: New Moon PART DEUX

Here is today's instalment of Hashtag Funnies! This is actually kind of Part Two of something, you can check out Part One here.

Twitter links: @neillcameron, #hashtagfunnies, New Moon

Why I am not winning Arts Foundation grants and suchlike with this stuff, I'll never know.

More tomorrow? Oh I think so, yes.

Hashtag Funnies: New Moon

Here is today's instalment of Hashtag Funnies!

Twitter links: @neillcameron, #hashtagfunnies, New Moon

Sorry for the lack of updates last week, I had flu and then was a bit swamped getting caught up with work. Back now!

So guess who has never seen or read any of Twilight but thought it would be amusing to do a comic about it regardless? Me that's who! More tomorrow if people are still talking about it on Twitter...

Hashtag Funnies: Mike Tyson

Here is today's instalment of Hashtag Funnies!

Twitter links: @neillcameron, #hashtagfunnies, Mike Tyson

Hashtag Funnies: #OverYou

Here is today's instalment of Hashtag Funnies!

Twitter links: @neillcameron, #hashtagfunnies, #OverYou

Apologies to anyone miffed by the recent absence of hashtag funnies - my kid got the cold, and then I got the cold, and it's not been a great week generally. But hey, look, comics!

Hashtag Funnies: #godloveslove

Here is today's instalment of Hashtag Funnies!

Twitter links: @neillcameron, #hashtagfunnies, #godloveslove

Hashtag Funnies: #unseenprequels

Here is today's instalment of Hashtag Funnies!

If you don't get that last one... that's probably for the best.

Twitter links: @neillcameron, #hashtagfunnies, #unseenprequels

Hashtag Funnies: THIS IS IT

Twitter links: @neillcameron, #hashtagfunnies, This Is It

Hashtag Funnies: #truthis

Twitter links: @neillcameron, #hashtagfunnies, #truthis

Sorry for the lack of a strip yesterday, my back was to the wall with deadlines. Turned out to be a false economy, as without the morning warm-up that #hashtagfunnies provides, it took me ages to get going and I was pretty much useless all morning.

So we've established that doing this works for me, if nothing else.

EDIT: Oh hey, I forgot to say, I set up a Hashtag Funnies Facebook page, essentially so that Di and other FB loyalists can read these too. You can check it out here.

Hashtag Funnies: #lettertomyex

Twitter links: @neillcameron, #hashtagfunnies, #lettertomyex

Hashtag Funnies: 'Bono'

Here is today's instalment of hashtag funnies, a comic strip I draw each day as a 1-hour warm-up exercise, based on / inspired by / tangentially related to one of the day's trending topics on twitter.

Twitter links: @neillcameron, #hashtagfunnies, Bono

I went a little bit over an hour today, I was enjoying myself too much and I lost track of time. (Hairy backs and gorillas are two of my favourite things to draw. Make of that what you will.)

Hashtag Funnies: Balloon Boy

Here is today's instalment of hashtag funnies, a comic strip I draw each day as a 1-hour warm-up exercise, based on / inspired by / tangentially related to one of the day's trending topics on twitter.

Twitter links: @neillcameron, #hashtagfunnies, Balloon Boy

Hashtag Funnies: #gotacrushon

Here is today's instalment of hashtag funnies, a comic strip I draw each day Mon-Fri as a 1-hour warm-up exercise, based on / inspired by / tangentially related to one of the day's trending topics on twitter.

Twitter links: @neillcameron, #hashtagfunnies, #gotacrushon

Hashtag Funnies: #lieswomentell

Here is today's instalment of hashtag funnies, a comic strip I draw each day Mon-Fri as a 1-hour warm-up exercise, based on / inspired by / tangentially related to one of the day's trending topics on twitter.

Twitter links: @neillcameron, #hashtagfunnies, #lieswomentell

Hashtag Funnies 4: #doyoumind

Here is today's instalment of hashtag funnies, a comic strip I draw each day Mon-Fri as a 1-hour warm-up exercise, based on / inspired by / tangentially related to one of the day's trending topics on twitter.

Twitter links: @neillcameron, #hashtagfunnies, #doyoumind