As part of my first creative writing course, I was fortunate enough to be exposed to some Bill Watterson writing. We were to read his essay/speech entitled, “The Cheapening of Comics”, where he expressed his concerns with the state of the comic industry. It’s a really great read, I thoroughly enjoyed it, and thought I should share.
I have to admit that I am not as big a Calvin & Hobbes fan as I’d like to be. I wish I had the time to read the entire anthology, but I don’t. Some day I will have to sit down and brush up on my Watterson, as I know it will be worth it.
Anyway, the essay can be found by clicking the title, or here.
“It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it.”
Hans Bacher has a great animation blog I hadn’t heard of until last night, I found a link to it on the Animation Podcast Blogroll section.
One of the best parts about reading books like The Illusion of Life, The Art of Animation, and Paper Dreams is learning about the history of animation. Personally I love the personal stories, and I suspect everyone else does too, which is probably why the aforementioned Animation Podcast is so popular among the community.
These guys look familiar!
I know I’m always on the look out for new stories from any era of the art form, so this blog was a very pleasant surprise. Hans has a great collection of stories and photos from all the difference projects he’s been involved with. Click the title to go there now.
I just finished watching an episode of one of my favorite shows, Inside the Actor’s Studio, with guest Robin Williams. The guy is basically a cartoon, just like Mike Myers, he was out of the chair more often than in. When asked about his character of Genie in Alladin, he had a lot to say about acting for animation and his favorite cartoons. I figured I might as well start a repuation for myself as, “He who shares animation videos”, or something to that effect. The clip is four minutes long, hope you enjoy!
Also, Keith Lango just made an incredible post on his site, worth a read. I swear, if it weren’t for blogs like his an Seward, I’d be hard pressed to stay inspired and confident in animation! Thanks guys!
