Alpha Bot Explosion!

Well, I am jumping the gun a bit here, but I wanted to post the rest of the "Alpha-Bots." It is fun seeing them all on a sheet. I feel like I have accomplished something! Now I hope to pair them all with limericks and assemble them as a kid's book. My son wants a poster, so maybe I will put that together as well.

Right now I am putting together two story pitches for the middle of December, while trying to line up work for the next few months. (shameless plug... call me) Hopefully I can show some of my pitch work soon.

"V" Is For Volto Trap

"V" is for the VOLTO TRAP
Crunches robots all up in a snap
When small bots are handy
He eats em' like candy
Then shuts down and takes a short nap

"U" Is For Uber Bot Man

"U" is for Uber Bot Man

He likes to help when he can
Will clean your toes
While picking his nose
Then cook your lunch in a pan

"T" Is For Traffic Hampering Signal Bot

"S" Is For Secret Sea Bot

If you ever wonder why Gorton's Fish Sticks cost a little more than your average store brand fish stick... this explains it. Captain Gorton sails his trawler only to the choicest fish-stick breeding spots, so that he will be able to catch the finest of stick fish. Unfortunately, the Secret Sea Bot guards the fish-stick hideaway and Captain Gorton has to whip off his rain slicker and wrestle the robotic sea beast until it gives up and lets his boat pass. The extra 24 cents you pay per box of fish-sticks goes towards Captain Gorton's gym membership. True story.

"R" Is For R7 Deep Sea Bot

So, what happens when you lose something in the ocean? You send this guy after it. Before he became a big wig treasure hunter, he was working at the YMCA cleaning debris from the bottom of the diving pool. Actually his first job was handing out locker keys, but to be honest he wasn't very good at it.

"Q" is for Quazar Scooter-Bots

If you ever find yourself in Quazar City during rush hour, you will more than likely encounter at least one speedy Scooter-Bot. Originally built to monitor and record reckless piloting, these bots eventually grew fond of the very violations they were sent out to control. Now they whip down the highways at extremely unsafe speeds and taunt older robot pilots.

I just wanted to say thank you to all of the people who email and comment on the blog about these "Alfa-Bots." I hope to finish out the letters soon and put them together in a book... complete with descriptions and all sorts of zany info. In my crazy quest to track down freelance work, these little drawings are my chance to goof off. Again, thanks.

"P" Is For Photon Rocket Bot

"O" Is For OctoMano Fish Washing Bot

If anyone tells you they have no use for a fish washing robot... they are fibbing to your face.

"N" Is For Nincompoop

"Hey bolt-boy, how about givin me a hand here."

"M" Is For Mega Masher 5000

The Mega Masher is one of the best child management bots on the market. Using software that promotes the "tough love" approach, this robot has become a favorite of parents all over the world.

"L" Is For Lazy Robot

I can't get the bum to do any work. Always sitting around, listening to his iPod.

"K" is for Kukaburra Robotic Space Fighter

Although they did not get clearance to buzz the tower, Captain Billy Krunk and Co-Captain "Mustache" Johnson decided to do it anyway.

"J' is for Jumping Fish

Come on. If you had a lighthouse robot, wouldn't you borrow a creaky wooden boat and let him do your fishing for you?

"I" is for iGiggle-9000

Have you ever wished that you had your very own joke-telling robot? Well wish no more! The "iGiggle-9000" is a laugh a minute machine! And with the updated software package, you can now program it with jokes that don't start with "knock knock!"

"H" Is For Holographic Robot Imager

Back to the alphabet for today.

"G" It's Robot Time

G-Tech Forming Arm

Example: "Hey Steve, do you think we should order a few more G-Tech Forming Arms just so we can fill this pie order?"

Happy Monday.

"F" Is For Friday

The "Flurpatras" were said to have been constructed by the ancient Egyptians. While their original role was to protect the Pharaoh, a second version was later built to assist in building the pyramids.

It has been fun doing the letters as my warm ups this week. If all goes well I will try to keep it up next week. Thanks for all of the support! I will try to get a bit more creative going forward... ( I see you "E.")

Eeeeeeeeeee!

The FIRE Class E-Bot. Includes giant hinged jaws on main body to open and crush crush crush .

"D" Bot Madness

The D-7.

Powered by magical glowing liquid, this bot patrols the deepest parts of space looking for stray lunar sheep.