I just recently finished a project for a client down in Boulder City, Nevada. Although I'm not sure what the purpose was for this project (to the client), it was still a fun one to work on. This character is Boulder Man, no doubt named after the city where my client lives. After receiving my instructions on how the client wanted this character to look, it dawned on me that he had asked me to put the letters "BM" where the "S" would be on Superman. Now, "S" obviously refers to the word "Superman"... that's just a gimme. However, after obediently sketching the "BM" onto the character's chest, all I could think of was... well, poop. Did I really just draw "Bowel Movement" Man?? Concerned that perhaps this hadn't occurred - somehow - to my client, I gently proceeded to inform him of my concern; to make sure this hadn't accidentally gone unnoticed to him. To my great relief, but slight disconcertion, the man had not only already considered both implications, but had actually intended this to be some sort of paralleling inside joke to accompany the title of "Boulder Man." Ooooookie dokie. Whatever. It’s his money and his illustration. I love being an artist.
