G-Raff

G-Raff (created December 26, 2006) is a fictional character created by Gilbert Martinez and Michael Nguyen
History
The character of G-Raff was founded and created during a Las Vegas vacation by American comic book artist, Gilbert Martinez and writer, Michael Nguyen. In the beginning, G-Raff starred in a series of videos that appeared on websites such as Myspace and YouTube. The idea and essence of the character was to create the ultimate party animal. G-Raff is most infamous for appearing with Westside Rental's Rental Man. In 2007, G-Raff was featured in his own comic strip.
Videos
G-Raff's first videos premiered on Myspace on March 6, 2007. The first video titled "Episode 1" featured G-Raff dancing to "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen. The video was in instant hit among viewers who questioned whether or not the dancer was on a massive amount of drugs during the time of filming. The second video was a short video of G-Raff being electrocuted by a massaging device.
On May 30th 2007, a compilation of G-Raff public appearances was published on Youtube. The video entitled "Don't Stop G-Raff Now" features The Vandals' rendition of the Queen hit. The video documents G-Raff's adventures and appearances at: Las Vegas, Disneyland, Pink's Hot Dogs, Hollywood, and other various locations. The video contains footage of G-Raff dancing in the streets of Hollywood with new found friends and fans. Cameos are made by Rental Man and Suburban Legends.
"A G-Raff Tribute" was released on January 3rd 2008. Music for this video was once again The Vandals. The video showcases the many difficulties and failed attempts at flying a kite at the beach. Other clips from the video were recycled left over or extended clips from past adventures. The video also features G-Raff's appearance at Warped Tour 2007 playing with All Time Low.
At San Diego Comic Con 2007, G-Raff was offered a cameo appearance for a commercial for Westside Rentals. Unfortunately, the offer was declined due to scheduling conflicts and other technical difficulties.
Comic
G-Raff: On Edge
Originally planned as a web comic on the Platinum Studios Drunk Duck Community, the strip was instantly picked up and published by the Whittier College newspaper. The comic strip appeared bi-weekly in the newspaper. The OC Register expressed interest in publishing the comic in its comic section. However, the newspaper ultimately decided to not print the comic because of its lack of color. The comic strip was eventually abandoned when plans for a full length comic arose.
G-Raff (The Comic)
The debut issue of G-Raff's full length comic book has met many delays. The comic is over-sized at 32 pages and tells a tale about lumberjacks. The comic, even though not yet released, has already has celebrity endorsements by comedian, Harland Williams and musician, Andrew WK who are rumored to have cameos throughout the comic's series.

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