Coco gets you Wired

Here is a great article on Conan's fall and comeback via Wired Magazine:

Then, instead of leveraging all this webby goodwill into another traditional late-night berth on a rival network, Conan made a deal with the modest basic-cable network TBS. What just a few years ago might’ve been spun as an ignominious exile to the media hinterlands was hailed as a stoop-to-conquer masterstroke: O’Brien essentially traded a gas-guzzling 3-ton network Cadillac for a light and maneuverable hybrid that runs on viral clips, not raw, brutal Nielsens.

More importantly here is the great accompanying artwork.

Coco Part II

"What is Coco?", you may ask. Here is the explanation.



Here is the rough sketch I will retrace on my computer in Illustrator. I usually draw sketches in 1/2 hour blocks until I find something I like. This time it only took my one half page of sketches.

The final drawing usually ends up completely different from the sketch. One thing I need to change is I know I need to make him smile.

Are you with Coco?

Conan O'Brien is the person I have chosen for my next drawing. I love his comedy, his old Late Night Show shenanigans, and his writing for The Simpsons.

His speech/interview/skit at Google was very entertaining. Watch it here.

Thanks to Susan O'Brien for the suggestion.