THOUGHT & FACT

The media stars are getting sleazier and more depraved looking all the time. I could say, "Well, at least they have talent", but most of them don't. So what's the point of their existence?
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Years ago: a SUPERCUTS attendant recoiled in visible horror when faced by the prospect of cutting my hair. For an apology, they gave me a free one. But their haircuts stink in any case.

It's great to draw an old character (Midnite the Rebel Skunk) and find that I do it better than ever. But the boom time for her kind of comics is finished. All power to the glum hipsters!

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Page from A NARROW ESCAPE, a Lord Dunsany adaptation for Graphic Classics.

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HOME ENTERTAINMENT

Recording onto disc now. Fabulous "movie jazz".

I am reading The Furry Freak Bros. again in the complete edition reprint book. Such a sense of fun that's since become illegal in comics. Real, vibrant humor. Shelton's a real pro.

'Bye for now,
Milt

By Jay Jackson, a black cartoonist.

I am angered by the news. That is all I can say without spreading the hate myself.

GENII YOUNG

One of the most classically beautiful strippers. (Courtesy of Something Weird Video.)

The video itself.

A hearty handclasp, MK

FILLING FRAMES WITH STRIPPERS

An acquaintance I owed a favor to gave me this frame holder and asked me to fill it. So I did.

And now, an adult version of an old favorite, "The Castration of Strawberry Roan", an after-hours recording tentatively credited to Dick Foran and The Sons of The Pioneers.

'Bye, all! Milt

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BLUTO'S FAMOUS LAUGH

I spliced this together myself...

MY MUSIC

I HEARD-HUGO WINTERHALTER

Different from Don Redman's classic version, this one is just as infectious, given a unique sound by Hugo Winterhalter's double-sized Dixieland group.

SINGING A HAPPY SONG-ENRIC MADUIGUERA

Peppy, catchy instrumental that rather reminds me of a backup to Popeye's antics. A 1950s reissue LP of earlier 'high tone' dance orchestras.

COMING AT MIDNITE...

Wednesday, August 13th on cartoonresearch.com: My article, SUPERKATT: HIS STORY!

RESEARCH!

THREE TERRYTOONS

I posted these the other day on YouTube:

1950 was possibly the high point of loopy Terrytoons animation. This one puts a novel twist on the Tom & Jerry “kill the romance” plot. Very overstated, wild animation by all.

This rare later Gandy has him as “the new sheriff”. Many gags are pale echoes of Bugs Bunny/Yosemite Sam encounters, but the crazy animation and satisfying climax may make it worth your while.

I don't hang on to many things I loved as a child, but this is forever. The virtues of Jim Tyer's shootout need not be stated, and I was especially wowed by the bizarre surprise in Carlo Vinci's "gun matching" scene.
As a kid, before home videos, I had to keep memories of this one in my head through the school day so I could attempt to reproduce the "feel" in still drawings at home. Animation like this is not just made up of "funny" and "cool" drawings; it has to be expertly timed to "read" at all. They all knew their stuff (not just the "stars" of the studio).

Enjoy, Milt!