Conway's origins are a bit convoluted.
First, this is Speedy and Trashmouth.
They're demons I made for an RP who named each other so nobody could use their real names to summon them. Around the same time, I found Al Columbia's comics and got super into Seymour Sunshine, my favorite being I Was Killing Before Killing Was Cool, which also featured Knishkabibble the Monkey Boy.
(The dog head in Conway's Inferno is a reference to this scene, and a really nasty illustration of Pluto by the same artist)
So I drew Trashmouth and Speedy in a sorta similar style as a fun little thing because I was hyped about super creepy toon comics.
And then I realized I adored Toon Speedy.
I had been wanting for a while to play with the other toons on Void, and I was excited to find a design I liked, but I didn't want to actually use Speedy because his story is complicated enough and doesn't translate well to him being a toon. So I kept the visual aspects of the swept over hair, the freckles and facial hair, and the clown nose and threw out the personality for something new. I also gave him a nice hat as a little nod to Knishkabibble, and made his sidekick, Marty, have a vague resemblance to Seymour Sunshine, primarily just in his body shape and bald head. I also tried to make his smile creepy and unpleasant since the Cinnamon Boy smile stuck with me from those comics. (Conway is just stuffed to the brim with Al Columbia inspo, I kinda feel bad about it)
I also got way too excited and submitted him before I had drawn him enough times for him to be at all consistant. But! He has finally developed into a recognizable look and personality I'm happy with.
(Also his comics were originally going to be like 99% dark comedy, but the lighthearted tooniness is a strong siren call to try to ignore.)
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@ 3:09 PM Mar 28th