Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Monday, June 28, 2010
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Friday, June 25, 2010
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Disney Weirdness Review: Darkwing Duck #1
SPOILERS BELOW:
I was a little too old to be a hardcore Darkwing Duck fan back when the show was new, but I enjoyed it whenever I caught an episode. This comic gets the tone of the cartoon just right, but with a slightly more "grownup" feel. When the story opens, Drake Mallard is working for a soulless megacorporation in a St. Canard that no longer has a need for superheroes (or supervillains). I am always a sucker for a "getting the band back together" story, and that's exactly what we've got here. Highlights of the issue include the daydream sequences, as Drake sits in his cubicle and fantasizes increasingly more outlandish superheroics, and Drake's interactions with his cubicle-mate, a former supervillain who used to tangle with Darkwing back in the day.
Generally speaking I like what Boom! has been doing with the Disney license. Wizards of Mickey, Ultraheroes, and Double Duck are all fine examples of quality kids' comics. As a thirty-something comic book fan I can appreciate the effort even as I recognize that the books aren't really geared towards readers like me. Darkwing Duck #1, on the other hand, is a truly All-Ages comic (like Boom's The Muppet Show, or the classic Barks Duck stories), a kid-friendly book that more mature (ha!) fans can appreciate on its own merits. Good stuff, well worth a look.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Mickey Mouse Ends Late Night Wars
EW. com says:
Two nights ago, Craig Ferguson put on a big white Mickey Mouse hand and started musing about how “if everyone wore a Mickey Mouse hand for one night” maybe it could “end the late night war madness.”
Two nights ago, Craig Ferguson put on a big white Mickey Mouse hand and started musing about how “if everyone wore a Mickey Mouse hand for one night” maybe it could “end the late night war madness.”
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Not Richard But Dick
Hey, remember Dick Tracy? Remember how it starred Warren Beatty and Madonna and Al Pacino??
Remember how it was supposed to be the next Batman, only nobody cared???
Slate remembers too.
Remember how it was supposed to be the next Batman, only nobody cared???
Slate remembers too.
Monday, June 21, 2010
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Friday, June 18, 2010
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Monday, June 14, 2010
A Spot Odyssey
From this i09 post, "Parody Posters for Shows and Movies We're Glad Don't Exist."
I disagree. I'd be camped outside the theater for weeks to see this one.
I disagree. I'd be camped outside the theater for weeks to see this one.
Friday, June 11, 2010
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Pure as the driven Snow
The cover to another charmingly obscene tijuana bible. Definitely Not Safe For Work, or for anywhere else, really.
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Monday, June 7, 2010
Don't watch this video. Just don't.
The worst thing ever on television, ever: The 1989 Academy Awards show starring Rob Lowe and Snow White.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Uncomfortable Characters in Disney Films
The Nine Most Racist Disney Characters, according to Cracked.com. And here's a response.
(The Crows from Dumbo are surprisingly not numbers one through five.)
(The Crows from Dumbo are surprisingly not numbers one through five.)
Friday, June 4, 2010
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Art Appreciation
Sometimes with greats like Charles Schulz, Jack Kirby, or Carl Barks, you start to take them for granted and forget just how good they really were. Recently I reread the 1950 story "Big Top Bedlam" and was reminded just how awesome the Good Duck Artist really was.
These panels look like they could be stills from an animated cartoon. This segment would look just as fresh in any modern comic book, and that's just one of many awesome bits to this story. Check this out:
These panels look like they could be stills from an animated cartoon. This segment would look just as fresh in any modern comic book, and that's just one of many awesome bits to this story. Check this out:
NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL COMICS!
If you've never read this story then quit reading this blog and click the link. Its weirdness quotient is through the roof, but more importantly it's a great piece of work from a master cartoonist at the top of his game.
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