Category: Cartooning

This ‘n’ That

I’ve been enjoying Welcome to Wackyland: The Wonderful World of Bob Clampett.

I was pleased to learn that among the many works exhibited at the new Lucas Museum is this 8 Man manga art by Jiro Kuwata.

The late and very lamented Joe Sinnott’s 100th birthday is coming up on the 16th. Denro and I are planning to be graveside with the Sinnott family the next day. As I told Joe more than once, my favorite four-part Fantastic Four story is the series that was inspired by the British TV show The Prisoner.

Radio, TV and comics no longer capture the imaginations of kids like they used to do. Other media have taken over, so there’s nothing for parents and teachers to worry about!

Disney’s Stereoland

The New York Times, January 31, 1959

Multichannel Television Sound (MTS) became a technical standard in the mid-80s. Ten years earlier, TV show concerts were sometimes simulcast over an FM stereo station. The brilliant, forward-thinking innovator Walt Disney had experimented with stereo for TV way back in 1959, only one year after stereo records were introduced.

In addition to stereo, Walt gave letterboxed presentations a try on standard television sets. He promoted Technirama 70, which is explained here.