Yeah...that stuff happend too. I can definately see some of that "Animesque" style in his work just like Mookie but honestly mookie isn't so much copying the anime style as he is just being a lazy artist. I only really know about Gold Digger and some other webcomic he puts out. His style is definately something different, but I met the guy at a con in Virginia a few years back and he seemed pleasant enough.
Yeah, Gold Digger is a western comic, just has that same idea of "Cartoon meets anime" style.