He loves being the center of attention.
Cartoony Looney – 134
Category: Cartooning
Cartoony Looney – 133
If Tom Hanks can catch the coronavirus, anybody can!
Shop Talk With Colleen Doran
Standing between Superman and Wonder Woman is Supergirl, in her glasses-wearing secret identity of artist Colleen Doran.
Colleen’s Patreon page is accessible under my “Links” header and, yes, I am one of her supporters. I have always enjoyed watching people drawing and talking about drawing, which is what Colleen does in this video she posted a few days ago.
This painting is Colleen’s wraparound cover for ‘The Aria’, Book 3 of ‘A Distant Soil’, her self-described space opera. The original hangs in my living room.
Cartoony Looney – 132
This is the first in a series of posts that collects some of the sketches that I try to post each day as blog logos. They’ll probably go from more recent to less recent.
Sherlock Hound of the Baskervilles
One of the finest examples of animation ever made for television, if not the finest, is Sherlock Hound, from 1984-85. I am in the middle of watching the series on DVD, and even if not all of the stories are particularly compelling, every one of them is charming and a visual treat of exceptional quality. Here is some more background from a video blogger, but note that some of his attempts at humor are confusing and undercut the point he is trying to convey.
I strongly prefer watching anime with its original Japanese soundtrack and English subtitles, but the only episodes of Sherlock Hound available in decent video quality on YouTube are dubbed in English.
https://youtu.be/SHsAi0jtN_w
Artist-Man, Artist-Man, Does Whatever An Artist Can
I have an account with Heritage Auctions but, so far, haven’t acquired anything through them. Much, if not most, of the high-end original art for comic books, comic strips, and cartoons is handled by Heritage. The high-resolution scans provided by HA are valuable resources in studying the work of many noted artists.
There are only a few days remaining to bid on page #9 from Amazing Spider-Man #7. Right now it’s going for $54,000, including the “buyer’s premium.” This early example of Steve Ditko’s work on the series clearly shows where he inked with a pen, and where he instead used a brush.
