Jaime Weinman on The Looney Tunes Show
Jaime Weinman reflects on the latest updating of Bugs and Daffy, with quotes from Amid Amidi, Michael Barrier and yours truly.
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Michael Maltese in 1960
Jaime Weinman has unearthed a 1960 interview with Michael Maltese from the New York Herald Tribune . Maltese, if you're unaware, was one of the writers of the classic Warner Bros. cartoons. At the time of this interview, he was writing Quick Draw McGraw for Hanna Barbera.
A Grab Bag of Worthwhile Reading
I've been catching up with various sites since getting back from vacation and have found several articles that are thought provoking. Peter Emslie has done two very interesting posts about how generic designs often are. In this one , he shows how he redesigned some characters and explains his thought process. In the second part , he zeros in on how ethnicity has been handled in various places and offers an alternative to the Disney Fairies that are now Tinker Bell's sidekicks. I've known Peter for years and I've come to realize that behind his talented draftsmanship is a very perceptive and articulate artist. I have to admit to not being a fan of John K's work, but I check his blog regularly and do admire his ability to analyze the work of various artists and animation disciplines. As an example, here is an analysis of the work of cartoonist and animation layout artist Owen Fitzgerald and a follow up on Mort Drucker , both of whom illustrated the comic book bas...