Tales of the Beanworld ("A most peculiar comic book experience") recently resumed publication after a long hiatus. It's a strange and abstract mix of Native American mythology and culture, with a strong ecological focus, into an wonderfully charming cosmology. While it certainly invites, uh,
overthinking, it's also entertaining on a purely casual level.
A sample
short Beanworld story is on the Dark Horse Comics Myspace page.
If you have questions about it, the
BeanWeb just may have answers, along with illustrations from the comics. There is now a
Beanworld Wiki to supplement it, and creator Larry Marder keeps a
blog where he talks about things bean.
Okay, now that it's properly introduced... the
real point of this post is to link to
this awesome Beanworld Flash cartoon, animated by Fashionbuddha and with music by They Might Be Giants!
posted by JHarris
on Dec 20, 2008 -
17 comments
The entirety of the Fleischer/Famous Studios Superman Film Series. In the early 1940s, this series raised the bar for theatrical shorts with its fluid animation and action-packed storylines. It remains a classic series thanks to its high production values and historical significance not only as the first comic-to-film adaptation, but also as an occasional vehicle for American propaganda during the war.
posted by cthuljew
on Nov 25, 2008 -
21 comments
Savita Bhabhi is India's First Virtual Pornstar (NSFW). A sexy,
buxom, and lusty almond-eyed femme fatale, Savita, bearing the title 'bhabhi' which means 'sister-in-law' indicating that she's married, is the quintessential Indian male porn fantasy 'toon.
Launched in March this year, the web site has proven to be a hit, incorporating South Asian themes such as sleeping with the
servant boy; with a
cousin; and, of course, the boys playing
cricket next door.
posted by Azaadistani
on Oct 6, 2008 -
33 comments
On a sunny May morning, six plainclothes police officers, two uniformed policemen and a trio of functionaries from the state prosecutor's office closed in on a small apartment in Amsterdam. Their quarry: a skinny Dutch cartoonist with a rude sense of humor. Informed that he was suspected of sketching offensive drawings of Muslims and other minorities, the Dutchman surrendered without a struggle.
"
I never expected the Spanish Inquisition," recalls
Gregorius Nekschot, the cartoonist.
posted by plexi
on Jul 24, 2008 -
111 comments
Мотылёк -
Butterfly - is just a sweet little Russian cartoon (with subtitles) (and foxes). I seem to get a little speck of something in my eyes when I watch it for some reason.
posted by Wolfdog
on Jul 14, 2008 -
30 comments
Back in the 80s DiC produced a cartoon, aired in syndication and on ABC Saturday Mornings, called "
The Real Ghostbusters." Based on the popular action-comedy movie, it more-or-less continued the adventures of Ray, Egon, Winston and
Garfield Peter through seven seasons of supernatural shenanigans. It could have been a mere cash-in, but there was something more to it. It aspired to realism, at least as much as possible. It was story-edited by
J. Michael Straczynski, the creator of Babylon 5. (He also worked on
He-Man and
Murder She Wrote!)
This may explain the second season episode, written by
Michael Reaves and rife with Lovecraft references, in which the Ghostbusters face down the Cthulhu cult.
Part 1 -
Part 2 -
Part 3
posted by JHarris
on Jun 25, 2008 -
64 comments
The geekiest thing you will see this month is this fan-made comic called
The Ten Doctors.
Unexpectedly awesome, though!
posted by JHarris
on Dec 6, 2007 -
34 comments
Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue was an animated drug prevention television special starring many popular cartoon characters from American Saturday morning television. Airing in 1990 and financed by McDonald's, it was simulcast on all three major American television networks. The VHS home video edition of the special also opened with an introduction from then-President George Bush Snr and Barbara Bush.
And thanks to the wonders of the interwebs, you can watch the whole thing here. And you really should. After all, where else are you going to get to hear cartoon characters like Garfield and Winnie the Pooh talking about smoking crack and shooting juice?
[more inside]
posted by Effigy2000
on Dec 3, 2007 -
48 comments
Friday Fun Time: Fight sequences are always fun to watch, but even more fun, I've learned, when they're animated. There are some great fights with some great characters like
stick figures,
monks and even
fuzz-ball heads. Even the classic animator vs animation fights are pretty good (volume
1,
2).
Look Ma! No YouTube links (thanks to
aniBoom and
MyTunes)
posted by FeldBum
on Sep 7, 2007 -
7 comments
Mars and Beyond - 50 years ago, this animated episode of Tomorrowland aired on Disneyland a few months after the launch of Sputnik - an entertaining melange of astronomy, sci-fi, pop culture, science, speculation, and surreality. Walt himself and Wernher von Braun make guest appearances and clip 5 is particularly trippy. (Parts
2,
3,
4,
5,
6)
posted by madamjujujive
on Jun 10, 2007 -
9 comments
