Category: Cartooning

The Kirby Way

A New York City street renamed in honor of Jack Kirby?

Joe Sinnott said Stan Lee struggled with the introduction of Black Panther in Fantastic Four #52. Was it because of the potential controversy resulting from having a black leading character in Marvel Comics? Nope, it was simply that Stan kept changing his mind about the character’s costume. Full face mask like Spider-Man, or a half-mask like Captain America? Short cape or no cape?

There is little to go on, regarding the influence that Jack’s stint at the Fleischer animation studio in New York had on his later work. But I can infer something from the fact that, besides Kirby, Carl Barks, Walt Kelly and Hank Ketcham all had animation studio experience.

https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/in-his-own-words-jack-kirby-at-fleischers/

Living and Dying in Elbonia

Trump says he’s “on it.”

https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/02/politics/trump-dilbert-scott-adams-cancer

Here’s Scott today, talking about his condition and situation.

I’ve Got Nuthin’ on my Mind

On Sunday, Denro and I were at the Albany Comic Con. It’s a small, one-day show that’s devoted to comic books, which is a rarity these days. I bought this groovy FLAME ON! logo from comic book letterer Janice Chiang. It would make a good tattoo, not that I’d ever have any interest in getting one.

That’s all I have at the moment. I’ll think of something else to Prattle about later.

Oh, wait. There is one more thing. Something from a few days ago that returns every time I reset it on the CR-V. I suppose I should get an estimate on a new catalytic converter.

Moving in New York

The Baby Boom generation created a huge market for kid related material in the late 50s and early 60s. There were plenty of cartoons, both old and new, on TV. Most of the Saturday morning cartoons shown on network TV came from California.

Greater New York was home not only to newspaper cartoonists and comic book artists, but animators. Quite a few of the syndicated cartoons that kids watched after school were produced in New York.

Joe Oriolo, a former Fleischer/Famous Studios animator, was behind several popular syndicated TV cartoon series. Looking at these examples now, I admire the industry veterans of theatrical cartoons who succeeded within the limitations of TV animation.

Felix the Cat

The Mighty Hercules

Casper the Friendly Ghost