Aieee! The Teeth!

People have asked me where my Blogger avatar comes from. Actually, the real reason I put this up is because it's Halloween. Ooh, scary, kids!

cartoon violence

Whenever someone thinks of old cartoons, they think of cats chasing mice, or dogs chasing cats, like this:




Supposedly, this comic from the June 1973 issue of NATIONAL LAMPOON was the inspiration for this:

But for the most part, that wasn't the majority of theatrical cartoons. Sure there was Tom and Jerry and a lot of one-shots, but for the most part, violence like this was mostly the domain of the lesser studios.

But it existed more so in the comics. What does this have to do with anything? It's my long-winded way of introducing this comic from FUNNY FILMS #28 in 1954.

A Day in Spazenfield, part 3

Now here's the exciting conclusion...





I've always been into what's on the back of some of these. These names all look familiar.

Pascal the Rascal

I think they were just jealous they hadn't thought of it first.

another Profile

More to show you cartooning at an art school is not much different from a "real" college.

Nancy V

Some people don't like Nancy, and if that's the case they're no friends of mine.

Another Day in Spazenfield

Here's part 2 of three of this magnum opus.





I don't know about you, but I've always been into doodles on the back, like this one.