A short video appreciation of the comic strip Calvin & Hobbes. It is a body of work that remains, and must be appreciated, as a comic strip; never adapted into other media, and having been the sole work of creator Bill Watterson from first strip until the last. It was a surprise to hear John …
A very long essay on what makes Road Runner cartoons funny with some observations about life in general. Late in life creator Chuck Jones composed what were purported to be the rules that the cartoons followed. Articles such as this one I linked to a few years ago explain. The article examines how closely the …
Three out of three. My youngest daughter’s silence in particular speaks volumes. source
This post on Mental Floss contains this list of eleven rules, attributed to Chuck Jones, for writing Road Runner cartoons. It’s a great demonstration of a basic guide that helps make sure finished product has integrity to its creative purpose. In preaching: a sermon should not have a main takeaway of ‘try harder’; the engine …
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