Kobe’s Magic Suit
 
That’s it, no more Magic, having lost to Kobe Bryant and the LA Lakers in five games.  Now coach Phil Jackson has five rings he can wear - I can just see him having one on every finger of one hand.
 
Since I used Orlando’s mascot Stuff to send LeBron James and the Cavaliers packing, and because Kobe and the Lakers defeated Orlando in the Finals, I needed to do a sequel involving the dragon.  Of course dragons always hoard gold right?  I mean, they use piles of the stuff as their bed.  So what else would Stuff hoard but the NBA trophy?
 
Regarding Kobe, I thought - what would a dragon-slayer look like?  While not wanting to get into swordplay, they do have armor on that protects them from fire, something LeBron did not have in my cartoon.  One disappointment is here you do not get to see the gradient on the armor - I wanted it just right so I spent some time on it, but then I realized that if Kobe truly was battling the dragon, facing the fire-breath and of course win, he would have scorch marks on the knight’s armor.
Sports Cartoons
Monday, June 15, 2009