Matthew Smith 💙

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BOXING GORILLA DAY BONUS! It's not over quite yet, folks! Courtesy of the immensely kindly @Aggin67 and the splendid artistic talents of @Crassir1, we have a super-powered bout between my heroic 'rilla Apeman and the dastardly Grodd from the DC Universe! WHAM! #BoxingGorillaDay

23/07/24 17:14

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A big part of Boxing Gorilla Day is the sharing and posting of pics created specially for the occasion by various marvellous artists, like this collection of illustrations by the terrifically talented @TheBlueBear27, depicting my alien ape character Chimp Ion! #BoxingGorillaDay

23/07/22 17:12

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If you're wondering what Boxing Gorilla Day is, it's the special day of the year (always on July 22) when I shine a spotlight on arty things depicting primates of a pugilistic persuasion, like this striking illustration by Toni Reyna. tonireyna.myportfolio.com/fighters #BoxingGorillaDay

23/07/22 16:44

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Another pencilled piece, this time inspired by the attitude-packed Gremlins art of @BulgeMonster and discussions about possible alternate skins for Stripe in MultiVersus. Pro Wrestler Stripe is definitely one I'd love to see!

23/06/19 05:48

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Scanned a few pencil drawings today, including this one inspired by my Bully pic from a while ago, featuring another 1980s mascot character getting absolutely plastered. This chap, as some may know, used to promote beer; possibly he got behind said beverage too enthusiastically.

23/06/19 01:10

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Just putting this out there now: For the (hopefully) inevitable Donkey Kong spin-off movie, DK needs to visit Planet Punch-Out! and get into a plot-critical fight with King Hippo. #SuperMarioMovie #DonkeyKong #APEril #APEril2023

23/04/05 23:27

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The commish ended up taking a different shape, but @Greenendorf splendidly allowed me to develop his sketch into something new. So here we have Mad Moe McCaw's very first fight with Rumble Rooster, at a county fair in the height of summer. Let the feathers fly! #MadMoeMcCaw

23/02/15 01:53

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It's time for a New Year's Eve Slobberknocker between Mad Moe McCaw and Sora Valentine, courtesy of PandaemonDX and MrAwesomeMatty! And if you visit the latter's FA page, there's a mini-story to go with it! furaffinity.net/view/50364908/ #MadMoeMcCaw #HappyNewYear2023

23/01/01 02:53

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Decided to ever-so-slightly modify this @Bullseye_Bully tribute pic from last year, so that his nose is the same colour as the rest of him (as in the show's animations) as opposed to pink (as in the bendy toy versions of the big fella). I think it works rather better. Cheers!

22/11/06 04:30

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Yes, at last, it is done! The long-overdue Boxing Gorilla Day art raffle pic starring @Dreadianz's Darius (on the left) and @R4gequ1t's Haborym, that is. And, as it features both spooky magic and punching, it serves to mark Halloween and the end of #Fightober! #BoxingGorillaDay

22/11/01 01:41

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"Callin' all orc boyz 'n' uvver fantasy fighters! Think yer an 'ard case? Then now's the time ta prove it by steppin' inta @ZeirosLion's Warband Wrestlin' ring! Ain't that right, Moz?" "Dead right, Ogrokh! This #Orctober, the WW wants YOU! Tell 'em The Beer Monsters sent ya!"

22/10/01 18:37

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@omegafolf @COWCATGames Ah, but Moe and Brok are old friends! Sort of.

22/08/28 03:34

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@UWSponge @KerWresArts @BandanaBird Delighted you like it! Mr Kermode is terrific at action sequences. Here's another of his groovy pieces, this time featuring my pugnacious parrot Mad Moe McCaw in a match with @BandanaBird's Aquila!

22/08/24 19:45

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These days Moe beats people up as a professional wrestler, but he's genuinely quite personable if you get to know him. Honest. #AnthroBirdAppreciationDay #MadMoeMcCaw

22/08/12 19:13

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Moe began his fighting career as a boxer on the Toughman circuit. He made really a rather good living out of it. #AnthroBirdAppreciationDay #MadMoeMcCaw

22/08/12 19:04

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Well, #AnthroBirdAppreciationDay is a new one on me. But hey! Here's my large, loud and extremely boisterous parrot brawler Maurice "Mad Moe" McCaw, for the benefit of anyone who'd care to meet the big lug. #MadMoeMcCaw

22/08/12 18:57

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PLUS! For completists, here's the full Boogruk vs Gokong fight as a single, epic comic page! (Art by Alan Stewart: instagram.com/artofalan) #BoxingGorillaDay #BoogrukvsGokong

22/07/23 15:01

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And so, dear viewers, that concludes The Main Event for Boxing Gorilla Day 2022! Except not quite. Because after regaining consciousness, our heroes decided they deserved a nice summertime treat... (Art by Alan Stewart: instagram.com/artofalan) #BoxingGorillaDay #BoogrukvsGokong

22/07/23 14:58

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The time has come for The Main Event of Boxing Gorilla Day 2022: A heavyweight bout between @Da_Boz_Tiger's Boogruk and @RickLeone's Gokong, both of whom I've attempted to do justice to in the accompanying piccies. The fight itself will be drawn by Alan Stewart! #BoxingGorillaDay

22/07/23 13:51

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So, it turns out that our celebrity fighters have a rivalry dating back some years. Before Riller joined the police force and Rocco became an explorer, the two cockney lads were prizefighters, as you can see in this footage captured marvellously by @BrukaJones! #BoxingGorillaDay

22/07/23 11:03

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It's time for some Boxing Gorilla Day exhibition bouts! First we have my simian superhero Apeman versus @TheChocoFox's Espresso; and the latter ape must have some super powers of his own! Ouch! Thanks to @MrKermodeBear and @RodrigoJacoboS for making this happen! #BoxingGorillaDay

22/07/23 09:48

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Simian salutations! It's #APEril Art Raffle time, ahead of #BoxingGorillaDay 2022 (July 22)! Follow, RT, Like and Comment with an image of your OC to enter, and TWO winners will box each other. Non-apes are welcome: if you win, your OC gets gorilla-fied! Entries close April 15.

22/04/01 15:27

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@wrestlecub Tell him if he's looking for a fight, he'll have to put his name down on the register and wait his turn like everyone else. And he'll need to organise his own tag partner. And if he wants a Beer Monsters balloon, they're on sale from the little booth next to the concession stand.

22/03/30 00:15

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Greetings, grapple fans! It's time to take your ringside seats for another mighty match-up brought to you by the oustandingly excellent @KerWresArts: It's rowdy ape "Monkeywrench" Jim Simyan vs top chap @BandanaBird's relentless lizard Tyson! #Wrestling

22/03/28 00:53

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Regular viewers may recall that, a while back, I ran an art raffle to win a digi-coloured character illo. That raffle was won by @TheMightyUrsa, and here's his burly bruin Boris taking a break from boxing and getting ready to do some grappling instead. Watch out, wrestleblokes!

22/02/22 00:14