4/24/2015 – “The Spirit” – What could have been…

This would have been fantastic! Back in the 40s and early 50s, “The Spirit” was a 8-page Sunday comic supplement in many newspapers across the country, chronicling the adventures of Denny Colt, a P.I. who battle the underworld much like the Batman and the Shadow, but with a cinematic and humorous flare.

This pencil test reel is done in Eisner’s style, look, film noir feel, cinematic layouts etc. This could have rivaled Bruce Timm’s “Batman” animated series. Too bad it didn’t happen. That movie of a few years ago was a wasted opportunity and a steaming turd served on a movie screen.

4/3/2015 – The Gay Symbolism of Betty Boop – Maybe.

Today I found an interesting article about classic cartoons in a blog I regularly follow.  Sometimes it seems to me that Jeffery D. sees gay subtext and symbolism in everything, so I often scratch my head at some of his entries.  This one made me think a little.

http://everydayheterosexism.blogspot.com/2013/04/betty-boop-and-bimbo.html

You may want to read some of the other articles – they are very entertaining and tongue-in-cheek.  Jeff tells some really funny stories about growing up, growing up a “baby boomer,” and growing up gay. There’s “beefcake” all over the blog entries, but they have been edited to prevent flat-out nudity.  Jeff actually forbids anything pornographic, hateful, or obscene on his blog and or from blog follower posts..