I used to trace the characters off the TV, put a piece of paper on the TV and draw all the characters.
ROCKO MODERN LIFE CHARACTERS SERIES
Ian McGinty: I’m really excited to go from the “Adventure Time” art style to this “Rocko’s” series because “Rocko’s” was kind of how I learned to draw. What are you excited about being able to do in the comic? The ongoing series will be the second Nickelodeon title hitting the Boom! Studios’ KaBoom! lineup.įerrier and McGinty discussed “Rocko’s Modern Life” over the phone (the interview has been edited for content and clarity). 1 is illustrated by Jorge Monlongo, with variant covers by Bachan and Nick Pitarra. The main cover for “Rocko’s Modern Life” No. 6 and will include a bonus short story featuring Ed Bighead and Dr. The first issue of “Rocko’s Modern Life” is scheduled to be released Dec. The main cover for "Rocko's Modern Life" by Jorge Monlongo. “It really freaks me out to be working on properties I grew up with and thought I would never see again,” McGinty said.
“ ‘Rocko’s Modern Life’ characters actually had weirdly complex personalities, and that’s what I’m looking forward to exploring a lot more.”įans of the original cartoon can expect to see familiar characters including Heffer (a steer), Filburt (a turtle) and the Bigheads (a pair of cane toads).įor die-hard “Rocko” fans, Ferrier and McGinty hope to include Peaches, Really Really Big Man, Ralph Bighead and maybe even a visit to Heck in future issues. So what will the comic offer that the new animated special can’t? “In a comic you can kind of unpack characters’ motivations a little bit more than in a cartoon because a cartoon is so fast,” McGinty said. “That very grim, but it’s also very funny too.” Decades later Rocko still isn’t very good at holding down a job. “The linchpin of the series is kind of how Rocko hasn’t really advanced much,” Ferrier explained during a phone call to discuss the upcoming series. Teaming on the comic series are writer Ryan Ferrier (“Kong on the Planet of the Apes,” “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers”) and artist Ian McGinty (“Adventure Time,” “Bravest Warrior”), both huge fans of the original cartoon. Paired with that arrival is the resurrection of the “Rocko’s Modern Life” comics, which will showcase additional ways the illustrated gang struggles with modern-day issues plaguing 21st century adults. Which means Rocko and friends must brace themselves for all things millennial. The beloved cartoon, which ran from 1993 to 1996, will be restored with a TV special set in the here and now. Here’s a treat for your inner ’90s kid: A brand new “Rocko’s Modern Life” comic book series is on the way.Įarlier this year nostalgia fans flipped when Nickelodeon announced the return of the animated wallaby named Rocko.
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