I was happy to see my HONG KONG PHOOEY character art inkings used on the recent HKP Funko Force vinyl figure packaging. I believe the character art used here was penciled by IWAO TAKAMOTO.
NUMBER ONE SUPER GUY!
I was happy to see my HONG KONG PHOOEY character art inkings used on the recent HKP Funko Force vinyl figure packaging. I believe the character art used here was penciled by IWAO TAKAMOTO.Happy 102nd Tex Avery
If you don't know who Fred "Tex" Avery is, you probably shouldn't be here.That animation pioneer of the Golden Age of Animation would be celebrating his 102nd Birthday today if he hadn't passed on back in 1980.
Tex Avery was the ultimate animation director because he created cartoons that took full advantage of the art form. When you watch a cartoon filled with outrageous gags, wild takes, unexpected 4th wall jokes and ultimate humor, you know you are watching a Tex Avery cartoon.
He helped shape many of the classic Looney Tunes characters at Warner Bros during the 30s and early 40s and perfected his craft at MGM during the rest of the 40s while introducing The Wolf, Red, Droopy and Screwy Squirrel. He went onto create Chilly Willy at Walter Lantz, invented the crazy cartoon bugs that still feature in Raid commercials to this day, and continued to create characters and stories for Hanna-Barbera up until his death.
Back in 1995, Dark Horse Comics wanted to celebrate the animation director's career with his own line of comic books featuring his characters that were created at MGM. The Mask live action feature with Jim Carrey was based on a Dark Horse comic line and the film featured a heavy influence of the classic shorts by Tex Avery, this could have been their way to say thanks for the inspiration. Here is a story that was featured in Tex Avery's Wolf & Red #1...
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY GEORGE!
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Happy Birthday GEORGE HARRISON! Today would have been GEORGE's 67th birthday.
ART FOR SALE!
I have these finished art and pencil layout art pieces available. All four pieces were created for public domain DVD packaging. Above is BUZZY THE CROW featuring MUTT & JEFF. FREE shipping on all pieces. E-mail me at powsley@flash.net for details!
Here's WOODY WOODPECKER & FRIENDS featuring BABY HUEY and LITTLE AUDREY.
This was for another volume of WOODY WOODPECKER & FRIENDS, that included "Pantry Panic".
The pencil layout for BABY HUEY & PALS...featuring Baby Huey's "Ma" and girlfriend "Matilda". LESLIE on THE DOCTORS!
My beautiful wife Leslie appeared on TV's THE DOCTORS today! She was shown kitchen safety tips from Chef Claire Robinson of The Food Network. Leslie looked great and it was fun seeing her on TV!
DICK TRACY
Love these DICK TRACY comic book covers from Harvey! Above is issue 109 from 1957, and below is issue 112, also from 1957. Did CHESTER GOULD actually illustrate these covers, or did a ghost artist?
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A DICK TRACY sketch card that I did recently.GO GO GOPHERS SKETCH CARD SET!
BROKEN FEATHER...RUNNING BOARD...COLONEL KIT COYOTE and SERGEANT OKIE HOMA! This GO GO GOPHERS sketch card set is $29.99 with FREE shipping. E-mail me at powsley@flash.net. 
RIDDLE ME THIS!
From my BATMAN TV show file, here's my photo of THE RIDDLER signed by FRANK GORSHIN! Below is myself with FRANK GORSHIN at a BATMAN / GREEN HORNET convention at the Chicago Hilton Hotel in January 1991. He had just signed the above photo..jpg)
(Photo by Rick Goldschmidt)Panini: Disney's Tale Spin
I received an interesting stocking stuffer this past Christmas, a couple of packs of Tale Spin Panini album stickers from 1991.
If you grew up during the 80's and 90's, you may have collected these along with similar sticker sets featuring popular animated TV shows and films.
I had thought that Panini was long gone, but according to their current website, they seem to be prospering in Europe and many other countries rather than North America like they used to.
http://www.paninionline.com/collectibles/institutional/bt/uk/faq.asp
Being a cartoon nut, I collected many of these sets because it was a unique way to own screen-shots of your favorite cartoon characters. I may still have some collections packed away somewhere and maybe I'll share some examples in the future.
If memory serves me, I collected album sets featuring the Looney Tunes, Tiny Toon Adventures, Darkwing Duck, Roger Rabbit, The Transformers, Garfield, Ghostbusters, Slimer!, Alf, The California Raisins, etc..etc...
Also I remember during the 80's, Panini was trying something creative with their sticker albums by providing 3D glasses with illustrations that would animate when you closed one eye and switched between blinks. That little trick taught me simple animation techniques for sure.
And yes, I actually owned the I Love Snoopy album at one point. LOL
If you grew up during the 80's and 90's, you may have collected these along with similar sticker sets featuring popular animated TV shows and films.I had thought that Panini was long gone, but according to their current website, they seem to be prospering in Europe and many other countries rather than North America like they used to.
http://www.paninionline.com/collectibles/institutional/bt/uk/faq.asp
Being a cartoon nut, I collected many of these sets because it was a unique way to own screen-shots of your favorite cartoon characters. I may still have some collections packed away somewhere and maybe I'll share some examples in the future.
If memory serves me, I collected album sets featuring the Looney Tunes, Tiny Toon Adventures, Darkwing Duck, Roger Rabbit, The Transformers, Garfield, Ghostbusters, Slimer!, Alf, The California Raisins, etc..etc...
Also I remember during the 80's, Panini was trying something creative with their sticker albums by providing 3D glasses with illustrations that would animate when you closed one eye and switched between blinks. That little trick taught me simple animation techniques for sure.
And yes, I actually owned the I Love Snoopy album at one point. LOL
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3-D Beauty and the Beast in '11
According to Animation Magazine.net, Walt Disney Animation will be releasing the 3-D version of the classic film, "Beauty and the Beast" in 2011 to coincide with the original film's 20th anniversary.http://www.animationmagazine.net/article/11185
There are no immediate plans of re-releasing other classic films in 3D, but it could be a possibility in the future.
BEWITCHED ORIGINAL ART AVAILABLE!
Both of these BEWITCHED pieces are markers, brush, pen & ink on 8 1/2" x 11" white paper. SAMANTHA ON HER BROOM (above) and SAMANTHA & DARRIN (below) are both available and will make sensational additions to your collection. I'm offering FREE First Class mail shipping within the U.S. on either piece or both pieces together! E-mail me at powsley@flash.net. 
BIFF! POW! IT'S BATMAN!
Love this 1967 comic book advertisement for the BATMAN TV show's third and final season! The series then featured YVONNE CRAIG as BATGIRL.
Also...I still have a few of these vintage-style BATMAN TV SHOW POSTCARDS available! Only $7 each with FREE shipping and handling within the U.S. International shipping is $2. The postcard's front is shown above. It features two slightly different photos of ADAM WEST as the Caped Crusader. The postcard's back is shown below. Click on each image for a larger view. E-mail me at powsley@flash.net. 
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