10/3/09

cootie pageant


As she took her final sweep down the runway, Sally couldn't help think about her late mother, who entered her in her very first first pageant when she was just a young germ. No stranger to the cutthroat pageant world, Sally felt confident that she had a shot at the title this time. She came so close to the crown last time...if only they hadn't asked her to state her views on germ warfare.

58 comments:

Bobby Allan said...

Kind of like a Cootie Toddlers & Tiaras.

Daslav Vladilo said...

thanks for your comment on my blog.. great work you have done nicee :D

Nina said...

hahaha this is excellent! I especially like your little story to go along with the illustration!

Anonymous said...

Fantastic illustration!!! I looks like a really hard pageant to judge, they all look incredible! ;)

Gavin Goo said...

Wow, this is really funny and creative! I enjoyed it! Great work!:D

Manola C. said...

Ahahah Michael, it's fantastic! Miss Sally is wonderful and very fascinating! Great illustration! Hugs

Jmontiel said...

hahahaha...Michael you're a genius. I love your artwork, not just your style (in shape and color are wonderful) but the great ideas you have.

Vanessa Brantley Newton said...

OOOOh Shoot! This is Cootie-licious! he he he! Man you and are soooo on the same page it's scary he he he! This is HILARIOUS!!!! Oh I'm crying over here!!! When I saw the little banner I screamed and then fell over with hysterical laughter!!! Oh this is rich let me tell you! Oh for crying in the beer cheese soup hilarious! I love it! I'll take 10 please! You are so freakin' talented it's CRAZY and We get the sheer joy of seeing your fabulous work from week to week to makes us cry with laughter and stare in complete awe! God had given you such wonderful and awesome gift to share with the world!!!! Keep it coming cause this is so darn HOT!!!! On now I need an new diaper and some tissue cause I'm a total mess. This is stay etched in my mind all week! HA HA HA HA HA HA HAA!!!
BTW I was voted Ms. Bacteria a few years ago ! He he he he!!!! I'm please to say I only have a few cooties now he he he! Thanks for making my day Dude!

Abz said...

Haha...i enjoyed this one! Nice warm colours, and lots of fun faces to look at! :) Very very nicely done mr!

Scooter said...

Way fun- should be an animated short!

salli s. swindell said...

I agree with the animated short comment. the names are great...I sure hope you were laughing outloud while doing this one. how could you not. sally manella is the BEST. you didn't miss a beat on any part of this illo...this seems to be a new color palette for you, yes?

Tomás Serrano said...

Fantastic. This is one of my favorites. How many time did it take you? Great work.

Tom said...

Great as usual Mike! ;)

Larry Lee said...

Wonderful illo. She may have a shot at winning. But, I didn't think germs liked shots. Anyway, she shouldn't be too confident, I hear Miss Petri is a dish.

ArtSparker said...

Great fun...what a wonderful collection of beauties.

Desiree said...

Hillarious idea! Just love it, the characters are wonderful, I dont know how you do it :)
Cheers!

Jason Dove said...

Michael, Very Nice! Great color and story in this piece.

Anonymous said...

Simply awesome. Amazing colors, designs & fun not to mention a GREAT idea.

Olivier aubin said...

héhéhé nice story 'n design!

Bino

Dante Terzigni said...

oh man.. this is great michael! my favorite one yet.

Edrian said...

I love the characters and everything about it! You are just incredibly talented! wow!

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Unknown said...

haha. very funny, good stuff!

Samantha Hughes said...

bahahahaha! brilliant!

Patricia González Palacios said...

Esta ilustración es muy buena y simpática, greetings paty

Jason Curtis said...

Miss Sally Manella...oh man, that's freakin' hilarious!

I just love this piece (I think I say that every time you post something new). The characters are so much fun, and there's so much detail to enjoy.

Outstanding Michael.

Shirley said...

Love this! Awesome work...how great your type is, too! Very fun piece...look at all of that graphic detail work. Awesome.

Anonymous said...

the composition is so good! This makes me smile just looking at it. I'm definitely going to keep an eye on your blog for future entries.

knallbeige said...

beautiful piece! I love all the nice original characters and the atmosphere!

Thierry Cattant said...

Very Cool Party!!!!

R.Dress said...

Wow this one came out awesome! I love the paradox behind this one. Brilliant commentary on our idiotic social conditioning. (Sally Manella hehe) what a line up.

Cheryl Lynn said...

This is so CRAZY FUNNY! I just love this pageant. It's just so darned chic and all. HAHAHAHA.

You are a fabulous artist. No joke, you are truly the BOMB. I'm sitll laughing about the serial killer mouse.

Have a wonderfully creative evinging.

Amy C said...

this is totally fun and totally hilarious, she is a winner for sure, she is so beautiful, they all are.
Fantastic piece.

froggie is... said...

faannnnnnnntasttic! and doesn't that polka-dot half-a-bikini look PERFECT on her! :)) a great one, michael! so much juicy detail to and discover! love the balance of audience and contestant. "))

Art Fan Ako said...

Nice characters! Cool cooties!

Kacey said...

Fantastic character designs and great color. I love this illustration!

valerie walsh said...

Incredible on so many levels :)

roger ycaza said...

I love your work, awesome!!!
Un abrazo desde Quito!

Afsaneh said...

This is so wonderful!!! lovely work :) I love the germ with 7 eyes!!! :))

get zapped said...

What fun germ party! They're all so lovely!

marcus cutler said...

Kickass.

justdoodleit said...

*ROFL* I saw this the other day and wasn't logged in to comment. Very funny and witty! Some gorgeous looking germs too...which makes me wonder if they have Miss photogenic, Miss glowing skin, Miss swimsuit rounds as well in this pageant :)

krisztina maros said...

although they look really lovely - i hope they aren't dancing in my kitchen he he... I couldn't decided which one is my fav. maybe that lady with black long hair in the bg. awesome work!

LittleMissMachete said...

this is germ sense all around! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this piece. It's too rich to look at it just once. Each of them is a world in itself. Great one! I don't know if I'm following your blog, but if I'm not, shame on me! ;o)

Eric Barclay said...

Excellent!

Shierly Po said...

Wonderful germs!! I enjoy all of them!

Mea said...

Hi, your work are very funny and fantastic :D

Ps= thanks for your comment on my blog :) :)

Ana Cobos said...

I love your work, awesome!! :DD

Harlem's A Hatin said...

This is so cute, Love the pict.

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donny* said...

HI-larious!! always love your creatures. excellent work, michael.

xenos said...

gonna have to agree with scott on this one, it needs a short story or animation to go with it.

Unknown said...

Love the creature monsters!! So much fun!!

C.B. Canga said...

nice style. love it.

Colin Jack said...

oh wow ! I love this one !

Francisco Martins said...

Hahaha1 this is hylarious!! Awesome one Michael!

Francisco

Zarah said...

love your cooties...hmm that didn't read right! But really I do...I would like to do a monster for my blog in this style..

Elysa Castro said...

muchas gracias por su visita, su trabajo como siempre es espectacular.

Chris Kennett said...

Been off the blog scene for a while, then I go and stumble over THIS! Fantastic mate, truely brilliant!

Rob McClurkan said...

The Cootie pageant is great! I wish it were televised.