Tonight's
Invizible Kid is known as The Headless Horseman…
As some might already know, I usually talk about people I've actually met and as odd as it may seem, this is no so different. I was born
in Sleepy Hollow, New York and when I was in the third grade our teacher took
us to visit the local cemetery for Halloween. There, I remember seeing the unmarked grave
of The Legendary Headless Horseman. So, I
met the guy… or rather, I met his remains.
For those who haven't read the Irvine
Washington short tale or seen the movie with Johnny Depp, I’ll sum up the legend: There was this girl whose boyfriend went to war and got his
head blown off by a canon ball. Years later, there was this other dude hitting on her. One evening, when the dude was going home, he was frightened by a headless horseman that chased him out of town. The legend also says that on the night
of Halloween, the tortured soul of this headless horseman haunts the town streets looking for his lost head. The
reason why his grave is unmarked lies in the fact that it's tombstone always gets
stolen. Some people believe that if you place his tombstone on your lawn, the Horseman won’t behead you…
Happy Halloween and hold on to your head!
Happy Halloween and hold on to your head!
I've seen both the Depp version and the Disney take on it.
ReplyDeleteBoth are good, though for a serious movie, Depp's borders on the goofy at times :P
Personally, I didn't really like the Tim Burton movie, but I do like the story.
ReplyDeleteThe way you use the blue in this one, especially in the horse's mouth and hooves, is very cool.
Happy Halloween!
TRGB - i agree with you on the goofyness, but i really don't think it's Depp fault. Burton does fine work on his own stuff, but he should stay away from other property. (horrible batman and planet of the apes movies come to mind.)
ReplyDeleteNietzsche - i find it enjoyable, but not much more than that. thanks for noticing, its a semi-new trick. you too.
Personally, I love 1989's Batman
ReplyDeleteas for Batman returns... meh
i used to love the 1st when i was a kid, but after watching Nolan's Batman movies, i just don't have the same passion. however, i'll never deny it's importance for the comic book industry and the character. Batman Returns was too goofy.
ReplyDeletehail & kill!!! ;o)
ReplyDelete@ Gabriel: Yep, Nolan's movies are awesome, I have the collector's editions of both Batman Begins and The Dark Knight.
ReplyDeleteOctapolis - \m/ every town has it's boogie man.
ReplyDeleteTRGB - that's awesome. Ledger as the Joker was amazing.
The blue effects are very cool.
ReplyDeleteI have a soft spot for most Sleepy Hollow adaptions after seeing Ichabod & Mr Toad, Tim Burton's is a favourite.
I agree that he should stick to his own material, though.
thanks Laury. i prefer his animated stuff.
ReplyDeleteI´ve seen Sleepy Hollow,too. The Legend of the Headless Horseman isn´t that popular in Germany, so the film was one good way to get to know more about that story.
ReplyDeleteIt's great! It's is true? You lived in New York? *-*
ReplyDeleteKat - i'm not surprised it isn't that popular. you guys have the amazing stories of the Brothers Grimm, that i'm sure are much more popular.
ReplyDeleteNuki - thanks. yeah, i was born there and lived there for almost a decade.
This is really cool. Love those chopped off heads. Hope you had a great halloween.
ReplyDeletethanks. yeah, it was awesome. hope yours was great, too.
ReplyDeleteWow, I like this one a lot! I love the skeleton's "glow"
ReplyDeleteCan't say I have heard of the tale before though.
a beautiful post... so let me too, then place a tombstone in my lawn....lol
ReplyDeleteBeen a while since your last update.
ReplyDeleteHope everything is alright with you
Great drawing! I always thought it would come in handy to have a detachable head. If you had a sore neck, for example, you could really get at the kink.
ReplyDeleteit is now late November....
ReplyDeleteWhat Should we do with the new knowledge of just How my "so called Friends" think of "Stacey"...
Should We just sit back and "act" like I know nothing of their "Statements"...
They are right , though.... "Stacey" has been getting Worse over the last couple of months.... Some expect Us to end up in the "Looney Bin" Again Soon....
After a viewing of the animated movie "Lady Death" on You-Tube....
ReplyDeleteWe are doing much better Now....
Hope that all is well with you good Sir... and a happy Holiday Season to you and yours...
ReplyDeleteWuuu I really like the composition in here... and the hairy hairy horse!
ReplyDeleteI think you are improving and developing even more your own style. Get 'em punk!
Basil - thanks man.
ReplyDeleteTRGB - actually, i lost some one very close to me. needed some time to myself. thank you for your concern, really appreciate it.
Jorg - thanks. haha very true.
Dr. Theda - hope you're feeling better. i wish you a happy season, as well. 'tis the season to be jolly :)
ElfoMiope - thanks for the kind words.