Cartoon SNAP: 2014

Cartoon Carnival: The Wild Pioneers of Silent-Era Animated Cartoons

I don't often support Kickstarter projects, but I've contributed to THIS one! Animation archaeologist Tommy José Stathes provided super-rare silent cartoon films to "Cartoon Carnival" -- a documentary about the silent-era pioneers of animated cartoons. Cartoons were WAY crazier back then!

You can help "Cartoon Carnival" become a reality by supporting it here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/935171800/cartoon-carnival

P.S. Leonard Maltin says:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/935171800/cartoon-carnival

Weird Loopy FUN Comics: Fritzi Ritz pages by Nancy’s Ernie Bushmiller

Phil Fumble looking at girls in bathing suits on the beach Ernie Bushmiller cartoon Fritzi Ritz comic book strip

Here are some more weirdo gag pages from Ernie Bushmiller’s Fritzi Ritz…circa 1949

If you missed the previous post on Ernie Bushmiller and his Pre- Nancy & Sluggo comic strip star, Fritzi Ritz – click right HERE--
Fritzi Ritz Comic by Bushmiller (part1)

Featuring boyfriend Phil Fumble…the unapologetic super-cad!

I love this silent first panel from the comic page below…

Click on any page for a BIG full-sized
Ernie Bushmiller comic book scan!

More info about Ernie Bushmiller and Fritzi Ritz at:
http://www.toonopedia.com/fritzi.htm
http://lambiek.net/artists/b/bushmiller_e.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_%28comics%29

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BIG online archive of Nancy comic strip scans :
http://ilovecomixnancy.blogspot.com/

The Simplest and Easiest Way to Draw Comic Faces -- from 1923 W.L. Evans School of Cartooning brochure

How to Draw Cartoon Faces vintage 1923 cartooning school W. L. Evans

"This is the simplest and easiest way to draw comic faces," claims this 1923 promotional sample page from the W.L. Evans School of Cartooning. CLICK on image to open up the full-sized version to see all the details.

More on W. L. Evans and his vintage lessons on how to draw cartoons, visit http://animationresources.org/education-w-l-evans-course-brochure/

The "Easy Way to Draw" -- 1958 Cartooning Book by Walter Lantz

How to Draw Cartoons book Woody Woodpecker Walter Lantz Cartooning Cartoonist

I finally got my hands on a copy of this wonderful how-to-draw book, Walter Lantz's "Easy Way to Draw" -- a gorgeous 132-page hardcover from 1958. Illustrated by Frank McSavage and Norm McGary.

Inside front cover endpapers from Walter Lantz's "Easy Way To Draw" book.
Every one of these Woody poses is different!

Check back soon for more pages! For more vintage scans of "how to draw cartoons" books, come visit my collection at https://www.facebook.com/CartoonTips

How to Get Along With Girls (Vintage Ad)

"It's Easy to Win Her! ...when you know how!"

Comic Book Advertisement for "How to Get Along With Girls"

How to Get Along With Girls Comic Book Advertisement

from the pages of Frankie Fuddle #16 (1946)

"Judy of the Jungle" Comics by Frank Frazetta

Wow -- I don't know how I've never seen these before, but I just found an early comic book story by Frank Frazetta featuring Judy of the Jungle. From Exciting Comics #59 (1947), here's "Judy of the Jungle!"

Click on any page for the full-sized comic book scan

This complete comic book (and zillions of other vintage public-domain comics) can be found at the wonderul Digital Comic Museum website at: http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/

I’m just fascinated by the clunky off-kilter low-rent second-string execution of this story. The first three panels are so incredibly dopey that I was hooked right away Smile