I've been meaning to do this type of fan art for ages now but I didn't get the chance until this past weekend.

Back in the good ol' days when I played board games (heck, they still are fun) I liked Clue a lot. There are many different versions of Clue (1st game came out in 1949). It was originally a British game but got adopted into the USA & then so on. There are also many different versions of the characters.

"The game is set in a mansion, with the board divided into different rooms. The players each represent a character who is a guest staying at this house, whose owner, Dr. Black (Mr. Boddy in the North American version), has been found murdered. Players attempt to solve the murder. The solution to the murder requires the three components of Suspect, Weapon, and Room." - Cited from a Clue game site, for those of you unfamiliar with the game.

For some reason I vision the characters in 1920's clothing. To make this picture actually took a lot of research. I'm sure the 1920's style of clothing in my artwork isn't 100% accurate but who cares? This is ART, not history. I'm claiming artistic license here. But at the same time, I did research & look up 1920's clothing & tried to make the styles as accurate as possible. It was hard!

*Info on Characters & Why I Drew Them The Way I Did*

Colonel Mustard (top left) is often described as a man who had experience in the Punjab. But that time (when the British first went to Punjab) was in the late 1840's, so I don't know where the creators got that idea for Mustard, because if that were so, then he'd be over 100 years old! I still wanted Col. Mustard to have the pith helmet uniform & I knew during WWI that some of the British soldiers went on expeditions into Africa & they had those helmets. But the uniforms weren't yellow...I made Col. Mustard's uniform yellow because, well...his game piece & colour is yellow. The gun he has is an actual WWI British pistol (I forgot the name...I'll put it down when I remember) & I actually researched British WWI medals (the medals he's wearing).

Miss Peacock (top right) is either the mother or stepmother of Miss Scarlet. I know that those 1920's hats the women wore probably didn't have peacock feathers in them but hey...artistic licensing here! She is "Peacock" after all, so I put them in her hat.

Mr. Green (middle left) is sometimes a "Reverand" or he is often described as a money-loving man. I wanted him to look a little 1920's "gangster". Men's clothing in the 1920's is less complicated than the womens' style, because mens' style is mostly suits. (I think men should wear suits today!) I was almost going to give him a F. Scott Fitzgerald hairstyle but then I realized he'd look too scary with that hair!

Miss Scarlet (middle right) is the daughter or stepdaughter of Miss Peacock. She is described as an aspiring actress. I wanted to give her the flapper style, which a lot of young women got into during the 1920's. Darn, that women's 1920's wave hairstyle is hard for me to draw for some reason.

Professor Plum (bottom left) is just that...a professor. I made him more middle-aged than some older weird professor. I totally laughed when I coloured in his suit because he looks pretty gangster too. Those darn 1920's mens' hats are hard to draw. He totally looked like some beachcomber before but I had to fix his hat 1000 times before I got it to look semi-decent. Hats are hard to draw!

Mrs. White (bottom right) is the maid of Mr. Black/Boddy. She is often described as elderly but I'm not good at drawing older people, so I made her a bit younger than I should have. Do you know how hard it is to find an 1920's maid outfit? It really is! All I came up with is the sleazy "French maid" costumes but they were not 1920's! Finally on one site, there was an actual picture of a 1928 catalog that had a maid dressing somebody. Finally!

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So who killed Mr. Black/Boddy?

Drawn with black India Ink & coloured with watercolours and Copic Markers.

Thanks to and for finding the reference for me for the pith helmet & WWI British expedition uniforms.

Clue game © Hasbro, Parker Brothers, & Waddingtons
Fan Art & original Clue characters designs © J.E.McNeese
Please do not steal or copy this image. Do not base any artwork on the designs & the clothing I created in this picture (and then try to claim it as your design). No, Art Theives & Uncreative Fools, No! Because of Art Theives that have become prevailant on this site, I am forced to officially copyright artwork. Not fan art but my original artwork Yep, that's right...no more originals from me until I get them copyrighted officially under US law. This law also takes part in 150 other countries, so when I do submit originals...they'll be official. Which means I can sue your arse off for a lot of money.