UPDATE: THE BOONDOCKS CARTOON REBOOT HAS BEEN CANCELLED BY SONY ANIMATION!

 I just heard the news today.... They've been working on the Boondocks Adult Cartoon relaunch since 2019, I think. And the rebooted cartoon series was to run for 24 episodes, with the lead characters of Granddad, Huey and Riley moving to a new city in Maryland, where Uncle Ruckus rises to power and pretty much f##ks everything up with his neo-fascist ideologies [far-right dictatorship, in which people are not allowed to oppose the government's rule].

The guy who broke the news in a vlog / podcast was the talented black voice actor named Cedric Yarbrough [the voice of Tom Dubois and Stankmeaner. Plus he was one of the cops on the Comedy Central show Reno911]. 

And Cedric mentioned Sony [producers] as being behind the pulling of the plug, as opposed to mentioning HBOMax [distributors]... yet some news outlets are claiming it was HBOMax that dropped the forthcoming show... And there are no reports on if any episode was animated at all, while animation usually comes after the voice recording stage.

Anyway, Sony gave no reason for the cancellation, which was done quietly. My guess is, the new show by Aaron McGruder [the African American guy, who created the original comic strip] was too edgy for the Sony Animation executives to swallow, after they saw the scripts...  maybe it was even edgier than the original hit cartoon [circa 2005] that aired during the late-night slots on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim, which had a lot of adult / crude humor - humor that made fun of African Americans and other diverse people. 

Anyone who knows Aaron will tell you that he's very outspoken, and he boldly used the N-word on CNN years ago, when talking about his show, without shame. He's a black guy, true to his roots. And Aaron never hides his opinions on political or social commentary, which he shoved to the forefront as part of the daily life issues that black people face, in his original cartoon series, back in 2005. In the original episodes of Season 1 and 2, Aaron would also make fun of people like Oprah, Tyler Perry, Bill Cosby, Martin Luther King jr., and certain rappers, etc. And some of that stuff was just freakin' hilarious. 

But a lot has happened socially since 2005. Social media has given a microphone to the wise and the foolish. And there are those critics who believe that Aaron's stuff was just too "politically right-winged".

What do I think about it? 

Frankly, I don't. I chose to let that man do his thing. It was his brand of comedy / social commentary. So if I liked the episode, then I'd watch and enjoy it. And If I didn't like the displayed themes, then I'd switch it off after the first 5 minutes. That's what cool adults do, instead of bitching online ;)

Honestly, there's a place for The Boondocks style of humor, in adult oriented cartoon shows... but if certain themes and other things shown in the forthcoming reboot were deemed as being "too sensitive" for this era, then Sony Animation probably didn't want to go there, even though the show was to air on HBO Max.

That's all for now, folks. You can watch the video with the news [about 2 minutes long] over HERE

HUEY AND JAZMINE BOONDOCKS - SUPER SAIYAN DRAGON BALL Z FAN ART!

I'm Still working on updating my portfolio with new artwork, showing inks and colors. This new pic features Huey Freeman and Jazmine Dubois, from the Boondocks Cartoon. I took some liberties with Jazmine's costume, while Huey's gear was more standard. They are presented as Super Saiyans, like Goku and Vegeta, from the classic Dragon Ball Z Cartoon series. The DBZ cartoon was a big influence on my DSNG SCi Fi Series, per the displaying of blazing super powers.

The rumor is that there will be a fifth season of the adult Boondocks cartoon, coming out this year 2022... [And Season 1 of that series debuted back in 2005, when the fancy Razor flip-phones and www.Myspace.com were still a thing! LOL!] 

According to the internet, the Boondocks cartoon was actually dubbed for Japan, with Japanese voice actors speaking in place of the American cast... but I don't know if they censored it, per some nude scenes and also the constant use of the N-word. 

Anyway, there are more cool pics of the Boondocks here in my blog, just search for them...

Edit [02/07/2022]: the Boondocks cartoon reboot was recently cancelled by Sony! Brief article over HERE!

 

ARTWORK OF HUEY FREEMAN [FROM THE BOONDOCKS], PLUS HONEY BEE AND BLACK DYNAMITE!

I've been posting a lot of artwork / fan art in my Instagram and Facebook accounts lately [occasionally I tweet, but not as often]. And last month, I did pencil sketches of Huey Freeman [from the Boondocks cartoon], plus Honey Bee and Black Dynamite. They've all had shows on the Cartoon Network Channel in the past - they were mostly mature-themed cartoons, per the crude humor. A lot of people liked the raw scanned pencil version of Black Dynamite, so I've added it as the last pic on the right side.

   

MORE JAZMINE DUBOIS BOONDOCKS FAN ART BY DSNG!

This is the second [and the updated third] fan art pics of Jazmine Dubois from the Boondocks cartoon, done in my DSNG art style. I drew her as a college student. But she's still recognizable, per her familiar afro-puffs. And I made her thick / thicc / phat / curvy / voluptuous etc. The first article I posted with the first set of Boondocks pics is over HERE
The last two pics were tied to the period of Nike's 30th anniversary in 2018, when they elected Colin kaepernick as the head of their Ad campaign with the slogan "Believe in Something, even if it costs you everything".
Colin has been out of the NFL for about 2 years since the end of the 2016 season, following his kneeling protest to police brutality. during the playing of the National anthem before each game. Some other players on other teams started doing it to, but he was the face and starter of that movement.
Honestly, there is nothing wrong with kneeling, or standing, or sitting in your wheelchair, as long as you're respectfully still during the playing of the anthem, in those specific scenarios. But if "life is happening" as you stand with your cradled 2-year-old, then damn it, move and help that bald lil' baby; the world won't end because of it. And if you hear the anthem when you're driving past a building down the street, then just keep driving.... Duh

Colin was making a point, to raise awareness about racism and discrimination. Until you've experienced police brutality due to your skin color, you probably wouldn't understand... What can you do about it? For starters, just treat people right, as much as you can, regardless of the color of their skin... Just Do it.
Anyway, enjoy the art ;)

   

THE BOONDOCKS FAN ART - RILEY, HUEY AND JAZMINE, DSNG STYLE!

Most of my fans on Facebook and Instagram have seen these hip-hop graffiti styled posters already. But I wanted to put them all in one place. The Boondocks started out as a comic strip by Aaron McGruder, back in 1996 and ended in 2006. Later the author began hiring other artists to draw the strips, while he did the writing.
Eventually in November 2005, it became a hit adult animated series on Cartoon Network's late-night block called Adult Swim, and I think it ran for 4 seasons [although Aaron left the show after the 3rd season ended]. The show ended in June 2014 and it had 55 episodes.

If you saw the original comic strips, the art of the Boondocks did evolve over the years, before the cartoon was launched. And now I've created three of the main characters as high school seniors [roughly 18 years old], in my style.
Their names are: Riley [future thug, with the high-top fade and DSNG finger name rings], Huey [future activist / governor, with the giant DJGemini chain] and Jazmine [the future thick wife of Riley - probably, man... just sayin'].
There's another main character called Grandad [voiced by the legendary guy John Witherspoon], whom I didn't draw... couldn't find a way to make him look cool like the others, but it's all good :)
Anyway, enjoy the art and don't forget to like and share!