How do you make something look like it's obviously a cartoon and not based on anything? Simple! Just stick to primary colours and draw something that says "Hi, I'm a cartoon! I vant to drink your blood!"
(http://www.malevolentdragon.net/images/R_fwd.gif)(http://www.malevolentdragon.net/images/R_back.gif)(http://www.malevolentdragon.net/images/R_side.gif)
Rwambul (pronounced Reh-wam-bull) walking.
(http://www.malevolentdragon.net/images/R_pullears.gif)(http://www.malevolentdragon.net/images/R_shakehead.gif)(http://www.malevolentdragon.net/images/R_swallowladder.gif)
Different animations - meh. And the reason he's eating the ladder is because he's a walkin' talkin' bag... I think. Either that or he has a bottomless throat :P
(http://www.malevolentdragon.net/images/Goocry.gif)
An animation of a discarded cartoon. :P
I love these little animations ... the only critique I would offer is that the sideways walking animation seems a little off. Like the forward leg (his left) doesn't have the full range of motion that the back (right leg) does.
Now this can be easily explained away in that he was in a blood drinking accident in the 70's which injured his left leg and he just never fully recovered.
dm