#rocky the gangster

[unproduciblesmackdown]

Lackadaisy Enrichment

#in our enclosures!! #video linked as source; which i'm glad to see already has a million views and is trending. That's Right #lackadaisy #WHICH i have been reading since at least '07 when i was thirteen my god b/c this animation is based on the ongoing webcomic #like does its influence show up Directly in some Discrete way i can point to in my art? not very easily probably. And Yet. #the inspiration....i wasn't able to be Regularly Only for at least another year / art done Nonprofessionally Online was novel to me #like wow ppl can make & post fanart of w/e they love huh....didn't know webcomics were a thing & i never really read that many since but. #good god the quality of Lackadaisy at its onset is like this is superb?? this person putting in all their talent and effort??? #and Then you get years & years more art and i don't even know what superlatives to throw out abt its quality as it evolves. obsessed w/it.. #if i see a new lackadaisy comic page i Will be acting out. obviously this animation is a delight & also stunning. and fascinating to also #juxtapose as a Translation / Interpretation of the comic in a different medium & standalone snippet of Story #and that we're not even quite there in the comic timeline; Taking Notes abt character info we get distilledly here....genuinely love like #take it back to '07 i'm like oh boy can't wait for the dream team to assemble. then a decade later when it did? Oh Boy. that is payoff lol #namely hooray for stitches and mudbug at the field office for every passing gangster. killing one marigold associate but not the other #which seems like a promising start to shootouts w/the other dream team triumvirate. i adore that in canon so far mordecai freckle & rocky #have met but only over a nice brunch. re: all intentions anyways. anyways i'm like Gifs Must Be Made while i'm also so riled afresh abt the #comic that i've been sooo hype for for over fifteen yrs now babeyyy Deservedly. i've done a couple of rereads & ought to do another.... #For Interest it'd probably take a few sittings to catch up from the start but there is much to be engaged over....this ongoing story that's #historical fiction prohibition bootlegging cats with plenty of focus on characters & several Mysteries. which i'm better at parsing now lol #like one of the more recent rereads like Oh Of Course x (probably) accidentally killed his y & z took the fall & that's a binding secret... #Not [oh of course] abt the circumstances surrounding a's death & how b & c were involved. nor the ''what's marigold's damage'' mystery #which is great. love to not know things. love that we can readily follow all the emergent drama everyone's wading in nowadays. hell yeah #anyways admire my organized approach to gifs here. four shots each Expressions Atmosphere Action Groupshots #sure might've muddled through gifmaking for this anyways but fr being a huge lackadaisy comic enjoyer for now most of my life helps #and its very Overall Inspiration like. just really getting the [you can really just draw stuff out here] going. fr the art's detail & skill #and that enrichment like i'm gonna have a great time following this. And I Have #you don't expect a crowdfunded indie animation in the mix back then but hell yeah fellas #SIGH ok removing a 4th gif that's broken / not displayed despite reuploading then entirely remaking it. if it's a bug i'll try again later

[jaxieus]

More Lackacats!

#fanart #illustration #my art #lackadaisy #gangster cats making me go back to rendering art! #rocky lackadaisy #lackadaisy mordecai #freckle lackadaisy #l love the variety of expressions that they have in the comic it’s too good.✨

[lordofdestructionm]

Sparing Ivy

He has no hesitation in trying to kill Rocky

He very nearly headshots Freckle who only survives by the skin of his teeth

But he has Ivy locked in his sights and could clearly take her out but chooses not to

Why? If you have read my long ramble about the sentimentality of Mordecai Heller there could be a few factors at play

It could be that having been raised with his two sisters Mordecai can't stomach the idea of gunning down a young girl

It may also be that Ivy is Atlas's goddaughter, and as much of Mordecai's motivation his tied to his desire to find out the truth about his death due to him being a surrogate father to him, he may feel that Atlas would be horrified by him doing it.

It may also be (and this may be my feral Vikdecai side showing) that Mordecai knows how important Ivy is to Viktor as his surrogate daughter, and as he feels guilty about the kneecapping incident already, he doesn't want to do something that would cause him even more pain

Could always be a combination of all three of course

#lackadaisy #lackadaisycats #tracy j butler #mordecai heller #rocky rickaby #calvin mcmurray #ivy pepper #rose heller #esther heller #atlas may #viktor vasko #mitzi may #1920s #cats #movie #film #animation #pilot #prohibition #gangsters #vikdecai

[shootatdaopps]

CUNTY.

#gunman #weed #clermont twins #rihanna #fashion #guns #lil uzi type beat #loveislove #sexy titts #asap rocky #sexy tease #gangsters #ice spice #shannon clermont #famous #land of the lustrous #y2k #y2k moodboard #y2k icons #i love them #love #porch #make money fast #old money #new money #muslim #beauttiful girls

[violentyxuth99999999]

#xxxtentacion #a$ap rocky #aestethic #gangsters #rapmusic #rapper #sad boi vibes

[dorkynerd23]

Meet Kathy! 🩷✨ (My Lackadaisy Oc)

Here's my Lackadaisy Oc, everyone!! Huge thanks and props to a wonderful and talented artist, "CEGG_16" over on Twitter for doing this reference sheet for my Oc!! Thanks again, Dude. ♥️

I'll be quite honest with everyone, I've been dreading and avoiding to post about my Lacka Oc for a while now and show it to the public. I've been nervous and scared to do this, due to past experiences I've had in the past with other fandoms I've been in. And not only that, it's also because I'm not an experienced artist or an artist at all, and all of the artwork I've got of my Oc is done by other talented artists, not me. And I feel like most people wouldn't care much to see this, because I'm showing and sharing artwork of my Oc that wasn't even drawn by me even though I created her.

Plus, along with the fact that I was extremely worried and concerned that I would probably be bullied and judged (again, due to past experiences) or that my Oc would end up being ignored and not given much attention, or would just end up being stolen by somebody who will try and claim it as their own, which has happened a lot to me actually when being in fandoms I used to be a part of years ago. But, after talking and hearing some advice from a few lovely individuals and after doing some more thinking, I've decided to gather up the courage and just go ahead and post about my Oc anyways. Hope you guys like her!!

(🚫DON'T STEAL, PLEASE!! DON'T STEAL MY OC OR THE ART AND CLAIM IT AS YOUR OWN!🚫)

#lackadaisy #lackadaisy cats #lackadaisycats #lackadaisy oc #original character #1920s #gangsters #cats #also i ship my oc with rocky btw

[fablepaint]

The cat

He deployed his rage

Yes

YES

The cat has SHOUT!

(Lackadaisy, 11am pdt, hit the bell to catch the premiere!!)

#lackadaisy cats #lackadaisy #animation #2d animation #traditional animation #trad animation #mafia #gangster #prohibition #gang #cat #anthro #furry #rocky rickaby #rocky #mordecai #mordecai heller #Youtube

[ne0nc0ral]

LACKADAISY PLUSHES!! ARE HERE!!!! 🌟✨

#THE GANGSTER GATOS #I love how they turned out jsjsjsjsskka #lackadaisy #plush #art #fanart #rocky rickaby #freckle lackadaisy #ivy pepper

[l-gengar-l]

I can't express the joy I felt seeing one of my favourite chaotic characters animated. Can't wait to see more of him!

YouTube Channel:

Lackadaisy

Full Video Name:

LACKADAISY (Pilot)

#lackadaisy #lackadaisy cats #lackadaisycats #cats #rocky rickaby #wild card #gangsters #lackadaisy pilot #animation

[ariii-is-amazinggg]

Serendipity.

“It’s serendipity, and that feeling of forever….”

(quote from my ✨amazing bestie✨, @scrunkalicious )

#POSTED THIS LATE BECAUSE OF LIFE BUT AAAA HERE YOU GO #got the idea from a f/o imagine hehehe >:) #ALSO TYSM MARLY FOR LETTING ME USE THE WORD AND THE QUOTE AAAAAA YOU’E AMAZINGGGG <3 #lackadaisy #lackadaisy pilot #rocky rickaby #booze cats #animation #lackadaisycats #lackadaisy rocky #lackadaisyfilm #cats #silly lil gangster cats #indie animation #freckle mcmurray #ivy pepper #1920s #oki done now byeee

[mafiafangirl]

I never travel in a hurry

'Cause I got nobody waitin' for me anywhere

Home is anywhere I'm livin'

If it's sleepin' on some vacant bench in City Square

Or if I'm workin' on some road gang

Or just livin' off the fat of our great land

I never being nobody's idol but at least I got a title

I take a lot of pride in what I am

For some reason I associate that song with our handsome bootlegger Rocky. I relate to his character in so many ways, especially in the Lackadaisy pilot. To me, Rocky is very intelligent and resourceful, being a typical 1920s drifter gangster. I see him as a tough live wire who’s also extremely theatrical and energetic.

Ever since I started reading Lackadaisy so many years ago, I thought Rocky was one of the greatest characters ever written. Part scruffy hoodlum, and part entertainer. Just like me.

#Lackadaisy #rocky rickaby #Gangsters #Mobsters #Animation #Webcomic

[rhymeswithfart]

Assorted Rocky and Hugo from racketeer rabbit bc of course I would fixate on two one-off mfs from an old cartoon short bc they have pretty lips and one of them has autism swag 😎😎😎

#hugo racketeer rabbit #rocky and hugo #looney tunes #gangster catboy #comic #hugo got tired and went home ok #me

[centtury]

#autorias #melanin #black lives matter #black girl #black women #black couple #black panther #black matter #black #gangster #bad girl riri #riri #bad gal riri #Rihanna #fenty #asap rocky

[lordofdestructionm]

The fear behind the manic grin

I know I have a reputation as a feral Vikdecai account (I mean can you blame me?) but all the characters in Lackadaisy are amazing and the main cast all have their own interesting stories playing out

Case in point the musical, poetic and lovably derranged Rocky Rockaby who thanks to the Pilot (for what will hopefully soon become a full series) a new large audience being introduce to

But there is one moment where the feral energetic grinning persona slips and we see the face a of a broken young man in a state of total despair, before mercifully Mitzi decides to lighten the tone

This is key to understanding Rocky and his motivations

After being abandoned by his father and his mothers death from illness Rocky was raised in his early years for a period of time by his aunt Nina along with his cousin Calvin (Freckle)

However, due to some as yet unrevealed tragedy, Rocky was ejected from the Mcmurray house and spent the following years riding the rails

He stayed in touch with Calvin, writing him letters about his adventures, and as you would expect from a flamboyant personality he exaggerates what a big adventure it was how optimistic he was feeling at this time as he travelled from place to place working various assorted odd jobs between 1921 and 1924

The Lackadaisy Wicki provides a nice breakdown

But of course the reality is quite different. Having no home, no family and no friends outside what brief and fleeting acquaintances he made on the road took its toll

But that changed when he found himself joining Zib's band in 1925 which at that point was playing exclusively for the Lackadaisy Speakeasy. For the first time in years he has not only found somewhere seemingly more long term to be but back in the place he thinks of as home

But even this seemingly positive change does not get to last long. Atlas's death in 1926 throws everything into uncertainty and without its leader and despite Mitzi's best efforts things begin to decline both financially and in terms of manpower.

Those that remain do so for various reasons despite leaving arguably being the smartest option. Rocky does so because he is done with drifting and is determined to hold onto the solid ground he has found no matter what. He makes this desperation clear to Calvin

Though it should be noted while he wants the Lackadaisy to be saved he wants it done on certain terms. Specifically ones where he is the golden boy that saved the day. He is desperate to ingratiate himself to Mitzi. This is in part due to him having a crush on her, but even this is tied to his perception of her as a "damsel in distress" that he can ride in and rescue, and in the process secure a permanant place for himself

This is why in both the pilot and the comic he is so devastated when he sees that she is dissapointed with his efforts.

This is also why in both you can see a barely passive aggresive attitude towards Wick.

Its not just that he is a rival for Mitzi's affection, the friendly wealthy industrialist who clearly has a thing for the beautiful widow threatens to make Rocky and his efforts to be the Knight in shining armour redundant and equally so Rocky himself.

If he invested his money in the Speakeasy he would be the hero and Rocky would just be the clown that tried so hard (risking his life even) but failed, only for some handsome aristocrat to stroll in with his chequebook

Rocky fears being adrift again. Of feeling alone and unwanted again. He is willing to go to extreme lengths to prevent that from happening. To feel wanted, included and loved he will start as many fires and thow as much dynamite and dodge was many bullets as it takes

Lets keep spreading the good word and hopefully our lovable pyromaniac and the rest of the cast will get the long running episodic series they deserve to have their stories told (and of course get more love for the comic)

#lackadaisy #lackadaisycats #tracy j butler #rocky rickaby #calvin mcmurray #freckle #ivy pepper #viktor vasko #mitzi may #wick sable #pilot #comic #atlas may #1920s #cats #gangsters #prohibition #animation

[wardrobesinspiration]

Who: Rocky Barnes

What: Spiritual Gangster Eternal Optimist Dad Hat in Stone ($30.00) Where: Instagram - February 15, 2024

Worn with: Fabletics sweatshirt and legging, New Balance sneakers

#rocky barnes #fashion #spiritual gangster #hats #2024 #february 15 2024 #style #love #february 2024 #instagram 2024 #fashion inspo

[lackadaisycats]

Would you consider Lackadaisy to be 'Noir'?

It has some noir-like elements, and I borrow some of the visual sensibilities of noir for certain comic panels after Volume 1, but not consistently so.

You might say the old guard of characters (Mitzi, Viktor, Zib, Wick, and Mordecai) have been tossed into a noir phase of their lives, what with the murder and fatalism and the 'what's going on here, exactly?' angles. But there's counter-focus on Rocky, Freckle, and Ivy, where the levity and romanticism tend to overshadow the cynicism, enough that I don't think Lackadaisy really qualifies as noir. It's maybe part noir, part screwball, part slapstick, tragi-comic, farcical gangster fare? I don't know. You decide.

#lackadaisy #lackadaisycats #q&a