Because a "Guardians of the Galaxy 3" theme was gonna take too much damn time to draw...
Nerd By Northwest #334 – “Halloween 2023”
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I actually hadn't seen many new movies in 2023, and since I already did Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves earlier this year, the Halloween theme this year was down to Guardians of the Galaxy 3 and Super Mario Bros. A Guardians of the Galaxy 3 theme would have been cool, but the idea of trying to draw a Rocket Racoon costume for Roscoe was honestly too intimidating. But a mushroom-shaped Goomba? WAY easier...
I was originally going to have Cam dressed as Donkey Kong, but I thought about Bowzer's "Peaches" song and decided to go that route instead. Obviously, that last bit with Cam/Bowser singing only makes sense if you've seen the movie. So for those of you poor souls who haven't, here's the 'Peaches' song by Bowzer: 
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