The Lantz Legacy
Psst, a secret. After fifty columns looking at so many facets and anecdotes of Walter’s life, here is how his legacy resonates today.
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Wild and Woody
Long before ‘infinity and beyond’, there was an original Sheriff Woody and a rival named Buzz.
Complimentary Mintz: Krazy Kat and Toby the Pup: 1929-31
Shedding some light on the Mintz studio, with focus on the early sound period from 1929 to 1931.
The Mills Brothers in Cartoons – Part 2
Although the Mills Brothers appeared in three of Max Fleischer’s “Screen Songs”, other studios went out of their way to obtain a Mills Brothers sound — if needed.
What Would Your ‘Amazing Race’ as a Cartoon Researcher Be?
Any resemblance this post and any real events is purely co-incidental. I thought it would be fun to think about the dream/goal films-to-find in a Amazing Race-type contest between die-hard Cartoon fans.
Harman-Ising’s “The Calico Dragon” (1935)
After this post, I will be taking a brief hiatus. For my last installment of “Fairy Tale February”, here’s an Oscar-nominated cartoon from the Harman-Ising studios!
A Chat with Irene Wyman
Today’s episode from Martha Sigall’s fascinating series of video interviews features veteran ink and paint artist-production manager Irene “Peewee” Wyman.
Robert McKimson’s “The Turn-Tale Wolf” (1952)
Here’s another fairy-tale spoof from Bob McKimson, this one in which the Big Bad Wolf tells his version of ‘The Three Little Pigs’.
The Second Annual Golden Awards Banquet, March 1, 1985: The Video, Part 2
Today we present the roll-call of the honorees, which were mostly presented in alphabetic order. As before, I have prepared some thumbnail bios of each.
Comics by Michael Maltese
Maltese freelanced in writing “funny animal” comic stories for the Sangor/Davis shop published between 1945-48 – and for Western Publishing (Dell and Gold Key) in the ‘60s and ‘70s
