The Home of the Creative Mind

Welcome to PooBahSpiel, the online voice and home of the creative mind of Mark Monlux, Illustrator Extraordinaire. Prepare yourself for an endless regaling of art directly from the hand of this stellar artist. And brace yourself against his mighty wind of pontification. Updates are kinda weekly and show daily sketches, current projects, and other really nifty stuff.

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

The Return of Stickman #1173


We don't see or hear enough of these stories. I think honest folks do stuff like this every day and we don't hear about it because most decent folks are also modest and usually say, "Don't mention it."

Sunday, June 6, 2010

The Comic Critic Reviews "Bubba Ho-Tep"


I am a big Bruce Campbell fan and he makes a fantastic aging Elvis with cancer of the pecker. Like many B-Movies, Bubba Ho-Tep does not take itself too seriously. But unlike many B-movies the quality of production and acting takes this film from being a mere novelty to something that's far more endearing. Give your brain cells a rest and just enjoy the extra sparkle that places Bubba Ho-Tep into the successful category of truly unique cult B-movies.

Friday, June 4, 2010

The Return of Stickman #1171


I'm not against a person owning a firearm. But, since the only shootings in home improvement stores I've heard about have been self-inflicted, you would think folks would leave their guns at home when buying chalk.

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

The Return of Stickman #1169


I don't know why Willy Nelson getting his haircut is bother me so much. I didn't freak like this when he decided to get his ear pierced. Maybe it's because I've always seen him as a crazy cowboy country singer version of Pippi Longstocking.

Monday, May 31, 2010

Space Invaders! Reboot


This is a drawing I did at last week's C.L.A.W. meeting. The theme of the meeting was 'reboot,' basically taking an old property and giving it new life. I thought it would be fun to grab an old school video game and make it into a movie.

Sunday, May 30, 2010

The Comic Critic Reviews Little Big Man - 1970


I wrote two different scripts for this strip and had a hard time deciding which one to use. I had a hard time writing a review to begin with. When asked to come up with my top-ten films of all time, Little Big Man is one of my first choices. How much do I love this film? Well, if I learned it was playing again on the big screen, I’d drop whatever I was doing, twitter all my friends that I was heading out the door and they should all meet me at the theater. So, if you haven’t seen this film, move it to the top of your must-see list. It is my obvious love for this movie that directed me to write this comic script to give as little away about the story as possible—while showing how deeply it affected young little me.

Friday, May 28, 2010

The Return of Stickman #1168


I loved this person described her drunken actions in court as "Mind Boggling." For timing purposes of this strip I left out how she drove a car to the fast foot place. Besides, saying that just makes her look bad. I wonder how many hits I'm going to get using key words to describe this strip.