Snuffles' Bisquits Revealed

Talk about product placement in television shows. I was enjoying the recently released Saturday Morning Cartoons: 1960's and I noticed something familiar during the Quick Draw McGraw cartoon, "Dynamite Fright".Quick Draw's bloodhound, Snuffles, has a role in this cartoon and has an addiction to the dog biscuits his master gives him. Quick Draw offers Snuffles the box as a reward and I thought the design of the package looked awfully familiar.I had recently picked up a copy of Ad Boy: Vintage Advertising with Character and flipped through the pages. There was the package of T-Bone Form Dog Biscuits from 1962.I suppose that Gro-Pup was a sponsor of the early Hanna-Barbera series?
For more classic cartoons on DVD, pick up a copy of Saturday Morning Cartoons: 1960's, available from Warner Home Video. If you like retro artwork and vintage advertising, you should also pick up a copy of Ad Boy: Vintage Advertising with Character, available from Ten Speed Press.

The Mighty Mouse Gang Back Together

the mighty mouse gang back together, originally uploaded by j_pidgeon.

Here's a pic of some of the original crew that worked on the late 80's series, Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures.
Bruce Timm, Ralph Bakshi, Tom Minton and Mike Kazaleh!
Apparently, the series is finally going to be released onto DVD later this year!

Happy Canada Day 2009!

Fireworks at The Forks, originally uploaded by JPox.

Hope my fellow Canadians have a great day!

Book Look: Ad Boy

Here's a great book I came across recently."Ad Boy: Vintage Advertising with Character" is a collection of various ad characters that graced many consumer goods' packages during the 1950's, 60's and 70's. The vintage illustrations and designs are indeed a great resource for any illustrator, graphic designer, advertising enthusiast and/or nostalgia buff.The book was put together by Warren Dotz: a pop culture historian, collector, designer and author of eight advertising art books, and Masud Husain: a graphic designer, branding specialist and avid collector of American advertising ephemera.For more great vintage illustration by these creative people, visit their blog here:
http://adboyworld.blogspot.com/
Here's another nice review of Ad Boy at Illustration Mundo.com :
http://www.illustrationmundo.com/wp/1294
If you are interested in retro illustration and nostalgia artwork, you can pick up a copy at a local book retailer or visit this link to order online:
http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781580089845

King of Pop (1958 - 2009)

The sudden death of Michael Jackson has shocked the music industry as well as the world. The man who brought us Thriller and the moonwalk is gone. But his memory will live on.
Back in 1990, Jackson was a fan of The Simpsons and offered to write a number one single for Bart and to do a guest spot on the show.

The "Do The Bartman" video is directed by Brad Bird who went on to direct such animated features as "The Iron Giant", "The Incredibles" and "Ratatouille".