| ‘Rowdy’ Roddy Piper Tribute
 Dragondack  2015/8/1 3:12
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‘Rowdy’ Roddy Piper, Wrestling Legend,Actor, Dead at 61.
Wrestling legend “Rowdy” Roddy Piper has died at age 61, TMZ reports.
Piper died of cardiac arrest in his Hollywood home, according to the website.
Piper (real name: Roderick George Toombs) rose to wrestling fame in the 1980s, and was admitted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005.
Piper was one of the wrestling league’s most popular villains, playing up Toombs’ Scottish heritage — he was actually born in Canada, though his character was billed as from Glasgow — with his signature kilt and the bagpipe music that would accompany him into the ring.
Born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Toombs made his pro wrestling debut in Winnipeg at age 15, eventually making his way to America, where he landed a gig with the American Wrestling Association, which ran from 1973 to 1975.
He later moved on to the National Wrestling Alliance before signing on with the WWE — at the time, the WWF — rising to iconic status. In addition to his ring time, Piper hosted the talk show “Piper’s Pit,” which was later refashioned as a podcast.
In professional wrestling, he was best known for his work with the World Wrestling Federation in the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s. Although he was Canadian, due to his Scottish heritage he was billed as coming from Glasgow in Scotland and was known for his signature kilt and bagpipe entrance music. He earned the nickname "Rowdy" by displaying his trademark "Scottish" rage, spontaneity and quick wit. Despite being a crowd favorite for his rock star-like persona, he often played a villain. Aside from his ring name, he was also known by the nickname "Hot Rod".
Piper racked up dozens of film and TV credits, starring in numerous action B-movies and later doing voice work”. The most famous of Piper's acting exploits was in the 1988 science fiction film They Live, directed by John Carpenter, which spawned the catchphrase Piper came up with - "I have come here to chew bubble gum and kick ass. And I’m all out of bubble gum." - As well as the long fight scene over sunglasses against Keith David which took three weeks to rehearse. The line and the fight scene has since been parodied in Duke Nukem, South Park and Adventure Time. Entertainment Weekly wrote that Piper's role in They Live made him a "cult icon" and "some kind of legend". Rolling Stone wrote that Piper "had a memorable career as an cult actor", citing They Live and the 1987 film Hell Comes to Frogtown.
Piper appeared as a wrestler loosely based on himself in an episode called "Crusader" from Walker, Texas Ranger. Piper appeared as a prison antagonist in an episode of The Outer Limits series
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*Born: Apr 17, 1954 • Saskatoon, Canada
*Died: Jul 31, 2015
*Height: 6' 0" (1.83 m)
*Net worth: $4 million USD (2015)
*Spouse: Kitty Toombs (Since 1982)
*Children: Ariel Teal Toombs (Daughter) • Colton Baird Toombs (Son) • Falon Danika Toombs (Daughter) • Anastacia Shea Toombs (Daughter)
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| Zorro
VagabondX 2008/3/28 23:24
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Found an old video from 1949 in which Clayton Moore played Zorro! The guy who was the Lone Ranger as Zorro!Cool huh? I hear that it was this appearance that got him the LR role.
I've always liked Zorro so I tried to draw the cover. On the left is the barebones pencil drawing and on the right is the same after some photoshop work. |
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| Zoe - Firefly
MoiraMacTaggert 2007/11/6 19:49
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| Hand Drawn to PSP, a comic style image of Serenity's terse second-in-command, Zoe. |
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| Zoe (Dr Who)
Sadman 2009/5/2 7:10
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Blubeetle3 reckons there should be more classic Who on the website. Can't argue against that, so here's a bit of revisionist nostalgia.
"When I was a child, I saw with the eyes of a child only monsters and spaceships, now I am an (old) man, I see with the eyes of a (dirty old) man, through glasses, lecherously." |
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| Zetradi pod pilot
DAGhoul 2007/10/21 15:42
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| Zentradi have always been the coolest aliens. If I were ever to be an alien, I'd want to be a Zentradi. |
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| Zardan
DAGhoul 2008/8/15 14:56
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| Doctor Mindbender is at it again with his cloning. This time, at the request of Cobra Commander, he fashioned the ultimate warrior clone: Zardan. From the DNA of Storm Shadow, Zartan and Cobra Commander himself, Zardan is the leader who will through down Serpentor, the ninja who will take down Snake Eyes and the master of disguise who will infultrate the G.I. Joe team and bring it to it's knees. |
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| Zarana
DAGhoul 2008/8/25 6:31
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| Zartan's sister from G. I. Joe. When I was a kid, I've never seen a chick like this before. She messed me up. Now, if a woman's not crazy, I won't even think about asking her out. |
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| Yvonne Craig Tribute #2 Batgirl
Dragondack 2015/8/21 14:49
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Sorry guys I just couldn’t let this go.
I gave it a lot of thought & found the rightful credits I need.
After remembering the original Base by Heroglyyph.
It did not have Yvonne Craig’s Head.
I thought it should, so I did a redux.
It took awhile to find the original.
Taking the original, I coloured the Background,
Then I adjusted the uniform colours,
Then found the appropriate Batgirl head,
Cut&Paste and resizing it and fitting it in.
I hope I don’t get in trouble for this.
Batgirl by Heroglyph
Heroglyph 2004/3/22 20:59
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http://heromorph.com/heromorph2/modules/myalbum4/photo.php?lid=3064
I Thank Herogylyph for the original Base! |
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| Yvonne Craig Tribute
Dragondack 2015/8/19 2:20
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(Robotech)
Yvonne Craig, the actress best known for her role as Batgirl in the 1960’s “Batman” TV series, died on Monday. She was 78.
Craig passed away at her home in Pacific Palisades surrounded by her family, according to her spokesman. She had been suffering from breast cancer that metastasized to her liver.
Craig also played Martha, the green Orion Slave Girl who wanted to kill Captain Kirk, in the third season of “Star Trek.”
Her guest appearances on TV include “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.,” “Fantasy Island,” “The Mod Squad” and “The Many Lives of Dobie Gillis.”
She also starred in two movies opposite Elvis Presley, “It Happened at the World’s Fair” and “Kissin’ Cousins.”
In 2000, Craig wrote a book entitled “From Ballet to the Batcave and Beyond,” which covered some of her years in the ballet as well as her theatrical career.
She is survived by her husband, Kenneth Aldrich, her sister Meridel Carson and nephews Christopher and Todd Carson. |
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| You Always Hurt The One You Love...
Sadman 2017/11/22 13:59
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...especially when you have a big streak of Warrior Princess darkness running through your soul.
Scanned pencil sketch painted over in Clip Studio Paint.
Starry sky pasted in from a copyright free photo from pexels.com |
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| Wondergirl
DAGhoul 2009/2/4 6:53
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| My version of her. I'm not sure if I submitted this already or not. If so, then I'm sorry. |
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| wonder woman
cattle 2013/6/30 13:20
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Superfriends style ww  |
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| Wonder Woman
DAGhoul 2009/2/4 6:52
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| My version of her. I'm not sure if I submitted this already or not. If so, then I'm sorry. |
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| Wonder Woman
cattle 2013/5/13 15:54
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| Wind...
EduMonteiro 2009/9/9 5:27
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| Wilma Flintstone
MF 2015/12/11 16:44
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| Another early Christmas gift for a friend over at deviantArt, here's my version of his favorite cartoon babe, Wilma Flintstone. Yabba Dabba Doo! |
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| William Christopher Tribute
Dragondack 2016/12/31 21:13
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Actor William Christopher, best known as the
earnest, soft-spoken U.S. Army priest Father
Francis Mulcahy on the hit television comedy
"M*A*S*H," died on Saturday at his home in
Pasadena, California,age 84 according to his agent. |
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| Why I don't do commissions.
VagabondX 2008/10/10 21:58
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A fellow I work with is an independent filmmaker and wanted a birthday present for his cinematographer cohort. They are both big fans of the late Stan Winston and he wanted a drawing of several of Stan's most famous creations, not to mention a couple director peers, standing around his grave.
This is the result.
If he even wants it, I will probably just give it to him. I wouldn't feel right charging for this. |
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| Who?
Android 2008/9/5 15:04
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Yes...
Who are these people? |
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| WHEN MEMES COLLIDE!
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| Wes Craven Tribute
Dragondack 2015/8/31 0:00
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Master and Director of Horrors
Wes Craven
Film Director
Wesley Earl "Wes" Craven was an American film director, writer, producer, and actor known for his work on horror films, particularly slasher films.
He was best known for creating the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise featuring the Freddy Krueger character, directed the first installment and
Wes Craven's New Nightmare, and also co-wrote A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors with Bruce Wagner.
Born: Aug 02, 1939 · Cleveland, OH
Height: 6' 2" (1.88 m)
Died: Aug 30, 2015
Net worth: $40 million USD (2015)
Spouse: Iya Labunka (Since 2004) · Mimi Craven (1982 - 1987) · Bonnie Broecker (1964 - 1969)
Children: Jonathan Craven (Son) · Jessica Craven (Daughter) |
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| WereWolf Barbie Sasquatch
Dragondack 2023/10/18 18:43
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WereWolf Barbie Sasquatch
Monsters of the Northwest Woods |
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