Hey there people of today and robots of tomorrow! It's me, Clark, back at least with another #throwbackthursday (on a Friday cuz I'm dumb), just in time to celebrate my home country's independence. Admittedly that was way harder to do back in 2020 back when I made this piece. The Corona Virus was spreading like wildfire, those sworn to protect the people were gunning them down like dogs, so many aspects made being patriotic feel so scummy. Yet much like with the Walt Disney Company, I prefer to believe for what this nation stands for. That all people are created equal, that liberty and justice are indeed for all, and hamburgers are freak'n delicious. It's with that mindset that I drew four of the stars of 3K as American icons.
Starting from left to right we have SHORT-E, a forensic scientist who just so happens to look like a floating trash can. Honestly I couldn't think of a specific US character to dress him up as, so I slapped a sailor's cap on him and called it a day. Next up there's the resident New Yorker and first Clarktoon ERN-E rocking the ensemble of Uncle Sam! His arm is wrapped around his true love, fashion designer and reformed demon EMIL-E, looking like Lady Liberty! Her wearing that for a DUDEL is actually the reason I drew all of this in the first place.
Thank the maker my art skills improved drastically since I first drew this sketch in 2016. Finally we have SHORT-E's girlfriend SHER-I, a creation of my friend SIM-N from 2013.
She started off as a cave exploring droid before we made her a pet shop owner with a quirky personality. Here she's rockin' the Rosie the Riveter rag and flexing a muscle for freedom! Like these four mechanical amigos, I hope you all have a Happy Fourth of July!