If you eat cereals promoted by superhero cartoon characters, you wll definitely grow up to become monstrous freaks of nature yourself!
These are some box concepts created by Mike Kerr and me long long ago when there still was a Fox Kids.
Mike is a funny funny lad and wrote lots of good crap for cartoons and other things we did.That drawing of Crag was done by Jim Smith who draws the funniest dead-serious expressions I have ever seen. That is a rare mystical talent.
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Dear lord, I need that cereal. If only so I can cut the mask out on cereal-box cardboard and "pretend to be a grown man."
Wow
I will be printing that mask
when is ripping friends coming to dvd-i loved that show-maybe more than ren and stimpy.
Damn it JohnK! Your stuff is always the coolest. Just wanted to say Ren n Stimpy has inspired me to be an animator. I'd doing 3d (at animation mentor)... wish I could do 2d like you but not that good yet... Anyway. You sir, are awesome.
I wish cereal was still fun. I remember getting the best toys in mine. Now there is just mail in coupons for dvds that no one wants to buy (i.e Ghoulies 2) what kid wants that? or a healthy breakfast? I still have pixie sticks for breakfast.
Chocolately nuggets that scream. That is awesome!
The Stubbly Crag mask makes me very nervous, I want one!
Ok, John, I want to hear the story of Ohoorids!
Give me some of that cereal so I can beat up everybody in my school.
please say this sold! I can imagine it now! All the little bots and girls of the world eating rice crispies, each bent by hand to give them some muscle!
DAMN!!! You guys do the best packaging designs EVER!!! You could make shoe polish fun and exciting!!
talkingtj - Ripping Friends has been on DVD for sometime now. Check ebay. If you have an all-region DVD player, I recommend getting this set. It has the complete 13 episodes of the series on 2-DVDs. The US release on 2 volumes is still incomplete.
These are hilarious.
This post is full of AWESOMENESS!!!
I WANT MY COCOA RIPPIES!!
Great art!
John, I just found this short cartoon from "Dexter's Laboratory", and I'm wondering whether or not Spumco was involved, because the expressions and animation seem similar.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CO8AtZtGRbs&NR=1
These are really fun designs. I always enjoyed Spumco products. The packaging was always really well done and funny.
Are there any plans on releasing the full series of Ripping Friends on DVD?
Hey John,
I don't know if you've seen this. Thought you might appreciate it.
http://theflyingdachshund.deviantart.com/art/John-Kricfalusi-Cubee-148897559
Wow. I should hire him in my packaging design department!
Oh, man! Great stuff!!!!!!
Ahahahaaa...Thanks John, that is so funny..This is gonna start my Monday on top.
Slap on some text that says something along the lines of "Now with Pooberty Hormones!" and you're all set.
Goddam great, these are! Print 'em up like uncut proofs and sell 'em, baby. They'll sell like hotcakes. Modestly priced prints! Go, Baby! Go! Screw it, like slicks, high volume!
How about Nietzsche Flakes, the breakfast of supermen?
Nietzsche Flakes. I like that. But when you open the box, it's empty.
maybe Nietzscheos would be a better name. To contrast the cheeriness of cheerios.
I LOVE the ripping friends, I wish they had more merchandise like Ren & Stimpy, I would certain buy it all.
Hey, remember, eternal recurrence...
You eat the freaking bowl of Nietzche Flakes, the universe eventually destroys itself, then there's another Big Bang, and everything happens exactly as before.
But the good news is ...
THERE'S A PRIZE INSIDE EVERY BOX!
These cereal boxes look great, whish my parents had bought me those ones during childhood!
Love this blog,
Toni
that hot dog hug was so funny.
Re:"Dave said...
Hey John,
I don't know if you've seen this. Thought you might appreciate it.
http://theflyingdachshund.deviantart.com/art/John-Kricfalusi-Cubee-148897559
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Blogger JohnK said...
Wow. I should hire him in my packaging design department!"
Just found this via google and.... WOW!! I've been too shy to send you any of my Cubee designs (I've done several of the Spumco characters)... I'm glad you like my "you" Cubee!!
I'm having such a nerd/fanboy moment here it's actually probably really funny to anyone watching!!!!!!!
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