An Illustrated History

Part 3 - Only Oxymorons or Acronyms Need Apply

Pike, Spike, Tops, Terry, Thorn, Bill, Mouse, Dino-Bot, Orn, Tyro, Lil' Rex, Claw, Al, Sting, Crunch, Hardtop, Fisher, Coel… the characters were cast…and as their adventures grew, eventually they morphed from just a collection of friends to two elite teams of…well I wasn't sure. But I did come up with some totally cool names for them.

Pike's team became known as Peace Force (note Orn hadn't joined the team at the time when this picture was taken):

While Tyro's Team became Super Terrorist Organization Real Mean, a.k.a. S.T.O.R.M (Coel had not joined the team at the time this picture was compiled):

By the time this organization came about I was working my way through High School. During which I began taking Drafting and Art classes (as well as a year and a week of Spanish). In the art classes I learned the revolutionary concept of horizon, which helped my drawings come closer to what I saw in my mind (I also discovered that pigeons walk on their toes, which changed the way Pike and the others walked).

This helped me take a strong step forward in taking Pike and his friends out of a cartoonish existence, and push them toward a slightly more realistic push.

I had also finally discovered the true home of Pike and his friends and enemies. The rather obviously named: Dino Island (filled with marvelously original locales like "Where'd He Go Tarpits" and the "Hilly Hills").

So, I had my heroes and villains. I had the place of conflict. But what in the world would they fight with?

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