"Hitchin' A Ride" ("The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy")

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Marvin the Paranoid Android (c) Douglas Adams

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Pencil Marks: I've been a fan of the Douglas Adams' Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy series ever since I flipped the page to page 2 in the first novel. So, when I learned the double whammy info they were making it into a Hollywood movie years after being adapted as a far-out BBC miniseries and it was going to come out within our pre-determined timeslot for the Summer Blockbuster Gallery, I knew I had to draw the picture.
Of course, one problem became apparent. How do I take Adams' humorous novel and adapt it into a single pin-up? Which section of the novel do I choose? Do I pick the Heart of Gold and its Improbability Drive? Do I try and capture Ford and Arthur as they lived out their lives on prehistoric Earth? Should I even attempt to have the white mice or the Vogons? After a couple of months of thinking, I was left with as much as I started with. Nothing.
Then a strange idea came to me when I was sitting around. Marvin the Paranoid Android is arguably the most fan-favorite of all the characters and 'hitchhiking' is in the title. Faster than it took to figure out what is the question to the answer of life, the universe, and everything... a summer gallery picture was done. - Tony

Ink Smudges: Halfway through finishing this picture, I noticed something about Erik's space outfit. The round chest-plate, the broad shoulder pads, tubing-like arm protection, and a bubble-head helmet. When you put those things together, it resembles a certain robot from a cult TV show. And whether Tony meant it or not, it was too good of an opportunity to pass up.
By the way, can you spot our 'easter egg'? - Jake

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