Caanan

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Eisner-nominated creator of Max Overacts, Celadore, Not On The Quest, Parallel U for Muse magazine he/him/hey you

Cartoon depicting a parody of The Twelve Labours of Hercules, but Batman instead, drawn in a hastily rendered, completely childish Greek style. Those labours are listed as follows: brooding, detecting, playing boy, mentoring, hooking grapples, seducing cat ladies, tossing villains, CEO-ing, grimacing, intimidating, repelling sharks, and trolling (with a letter written to Superman stating “Dear Clark, Kryptonite has no effect on me, love Bruce.”
Parody poster of Rebel Without A Cause but with Batman trying to get a slovenly Robin off the couch and stop playing video games in Robin Without a Cause. By Caanan Grall
“Absolute” Inspector Gadget cartoon, riffing off of DC Comics’s edgy reboot of their favourite characters. The cartoon focuses on a grown Penny tinkering with her “Uncle” Gadget in malfunctioning state. By Caanan Grall
Sketchbook marker and pen drawing of a woman in a retro bathing suit delighted her feet are tangled in seaweed, by cartoonist Caanan Grall.
A sketch of a Skeksi from the movie The Dark Crystal, drawn by James Stokoe
Cartoon of Supergirl standing on the chest of Marvel character, Galacta, daughter of world-devourer Galactus, saying “This reminds me of my trip to Kandor” because she’s so tiny in comparison
Cartoon of a dude walking down the street, afraid that he’ll trip on his own feet and fall in front of a car, even if he’s far away from the edge because he’s tall and still, even if he trips sideways his head could extend into the path of a bus and explode like a melon.
Comic page of “the origin of Archie” in four panels. Archie and Jughead drive in his jalopy. Betty deliberates over a song on the jukebox. Veronica steps out of an expensive car. Archie dances with Veronica while Betty looks on from the shadows in silent jealousy. A caption accompanies each panel: clueless teen. Cute neighbour. Glamorous heiress. Love triangle.
Drawing of Dark Horse Comics’s the Mask (saying “Wow! I got letters!”), drawn on an envelope, printed in the letters page from “The Mask Strikes Back #5” Fan art by Caanan Grall, June 1995
Teen Andi argues the merits of AI with AI itself that machine learning can change human perception and that’s a good thing. It’s not.
Cartoon of a nervous “Knife City” retail girl selling a box of knives to a scruffy customer. She points to a stack of paper on top and says “Please read the “misuse” clause.” The guy says “Yeah yeah… shutup. Gimme.”
A person rolls around in a mess of grocery items on a shop floor, grabbing at a customer’s leg. A black cat on the counter says “Sorry about the bodega human. He’s still young.”
Three books from the bargain section. The Ultimate Sneaker Book from Taschen. Architecture In Minutes from Susie Hodge, Quercus. Fashion Through The Ages from Smithsonian.
Cartoon of a man and a woman at a party wearing name tags, Mike and Sue. Mike says “Actually, it’s short for Micycle.”
Cartoon of a girl sitting on steps talking to a moving guy, walking out of the house with a box, saying “It’s just my name, but future generations will be baffled.” She has scratched “Hope lived here” into the metal bannister.
Cartoon of three kids playing hopscotch are compelled to leave when three adults in serious sports gear - helmets , knee pads, etc - arrive on the scene. One kid says “Let’s book, fellas. It’s the adult fans of hopscotch.”
Nicely dressed couple are going out. The woman has a rat smooshed into her stocking on her calf muscle. The husband says “darling, there’s a rat in your stocking again.”