The cartoon blog of Andertoons cartoonist Mark Anderson. He discusses his cartoons, cartooning, comics and, oddly enough, LEGO.
“Scientists have taught dolphins to combine both rhythm and vocalisations to produce music, resulting in an extremely high-pitched, short version of the Batman theme song. ”
Honestly this all makes sense when you think about it. I submit this heartfelt quote from 1966’s “Batman: The Movie”:
Robin: Gosh Batman, the nobility of the almost-human porpoise.
Batman: True, it was noble of that animal to hurl himself into the path of that final torpedo. He gave his life for ours.
I dig Superman and all, but…
Oscar-winning actor Nicolas Cage is a new father.
His wife, Alice Kim Cage, gave birth Monday to a boy, Kal-el Coppola Cage, in New York City, said Cage’s Los Angeles-based publicist, Annett Wolf.
I’m thinking the boy’s gonna need both a college and a psychiatry fund.
Good article here on the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, and attempts at censoring cartoons & comics.
My favorite quote is this from Frank Miller:
“We don’t have the massive clout that Hollywood does,” says Miller, whose “Sin City” was released as a movie this year. “These censorious creeps out there are less willing to go after Warner Bros. than Joe’s Comics Shop.”
“Censorious creeps.” Don’t you just love the way that rolls off your tongue?
There’s a mildly interesting interview with Neal Adams here.
You know what stood out to me most about this article though? The way he refers to himself in the third person:
M: You’re not resting on your laurels, are you?
NA: Neal doesn’t do that.
God I hate when people do that! The only thing worse is when they add “ster” to the end.
However, I did enjoy this:
M: You’re probably best known for your Batman work. Is that your favourite piece of your work?
NA: My favourite piece is Superman/Muhammad Ali. I think that’s probably the best comic book I’ve ever seen.
I wonder what he thinks of gay Batman?
This from GayWired.com…
â€DC Comics wants me to hand over all unsold work and invoices for the sold work,†said gallery owner Kathleen Cullen.
A Web site, Artnet.com, posted several images of the paintings and told PlanetOut Partners they had received a similar letter from DC Comics.
I dunno, whether they’re right or not, I think DC ends up looking like the bad guy here. Whatcha think?
(BTW, if DC wins, I want Watterson to go after those damn peeing Calvin bastards again!)