Falling cars explode Hollywood cliche no. 11: Cars falling off cliffs always explode. Inside the house someone says: Dang! There’s another one. No wonder we …
Ian Gunn
Big Budget Bonanza: a silly illo by Ian Gunn
Big Budget Bonanza Hollywood cliche no.12: any group of unemployed entertainers raising money for an orphanage will put on the most spectacular big budget musical …
Loving leap: a silly illo by Ian Gunn
Loving Leap Hollywood cliche no.13: When you’re in love, you leap around like a lunatic. Hence the title ‘loving leap’. People find this amusing. Ian …
Inside banners: a silly illo by Ian Gunn
Inside banners When movie characters head to a special event there usually aren’t any signs outside. They spend the budget on inside banners instead. I …
The highest room in the tallest tower: a silly illo by Ian Gunn
The highest room in the tallest tower Last week we began a series of movie cliche illustrations by Ian Gunn. This week we look at …
Giant man-baby. A silly illo by Ian Gunn
Over the next few weeks we’ll be seeing some movie cliches that Ian Gunn drew. Today’s, obviously, is the giant man-baby walking in slow motion. …
A whole page of garbage: a silly illo by Ian Gunn
‘A whole page of garbage’ harks back yet again to the era of science or speculative fiction club newsletters, but this is one illo that …
The moon is a hard mattress: a silly illo by Ian Gunn
‘The moon is a hard mattress’ shows an astronaut lying down on the moon. [RUNS SCREAMING FROM PUNS] I will risk your ire to explain: …
Dinnertime! a silly illo by Ian Gunn
Dinnertime! Does ‘Dinnertime’ remind you of anything? Ever had children? What about eating with a teenage boy? The backstory to these silly illos Ian Gunn, …
Monster wearing a stovepipe: a silly illo by Ian Gunn
This monster wearing a stovepipe looks like someone cut off Animal’s legs or Abraham Lincoln suffered some indignity when resurrected. The backstory to these silly …
Monotreme: a silly illo by Ian Gunn
Monotreme vs Stereotreme A monotreme is a type of mammal that, at first glance at the Wikipedia page, seems to consist mostly of Australian mammals. …
Mogulmond Megamarts Carpark: a silly illo by Ian Gunn
Mogulmond Megamarts Carpark was obviously created by the Rupert Murdoch of Supermarket carparking. The image is of a carpark that looks to me not unlike …
A Moderne Herballe: a silly illo by Ian Gunn
‘A Moderne Herballe’ is a silly illo by Ian Gunn spoofing medieval and contemporary societies. In the interests of disability access I will endeavour — …
Cellular Free Zone: a silly illo by Ian Gunn
Sadly, that’s ‘cellular free zone’ as in cell phones not a ‘cellulite free zone’. I wonder if Ian Gunn, the artist, had a pet peeve about …
Miner: a silly illo by Ian Gunn that harks back to days of yore
‘Miner’ is one of many silly illos drawn by Ian Gunn to decorate science fiction clubs’ newsletters, intended to amuse readers. Remember, if you can, …