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January 11th 2012 06:17
Christmas cards from the Simpsons family. Now and into the future.
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The Evolution of Wonder Woman
May 18th 2011 01:27
1942
Wonder Woman is a DC Comics superheroine created by William Moulton Marston. She first appeared in All Star Comics #8 (December 1941). The Wonder Woman title has been published by DC Comics almost continuously except for a brief hiatus in 1986.
First onscreen incarnation; Superfriends: 1973
Wonder Woman is an Amazon (based on the Amazons of Greek mythology) and was created by Marston, an American, as a "distinctly feminist role model whose mission was to bring the Amazon ideals of love, peace, and sexual equality to a world torn by the hatred of men." Her powers include superhuman strength, flight, super-speed, super-stamina, and super-agility. She is highly proficient in hand-to-hand combat and in the art of tactical warfare. She also possesses an animal-like cunning and a natural rapport with animals, which has in the past been presented as an actual ability to communicate with the animal kingdom.
Wonder Woman TV series starring Lynda Carter. 1975
She uses her Lasso of Truth, which forces those bound by it to tell the truth, a pair of indestructible bracelets, a tiara which serves as a projectile, and an invisible airplane.
Modern comic interpretation: 2005
Created during World War II, the character was initially depicted fighting the Axis military forces, as well as an assortment of supervillains. In later decades, some writers maintained the World War II setting, with many of its themes and story arcs, while others updated the series to reflect the present day. Wonder Woman has also regularly appeared in comic books featuring the superhero teams Justice Society (from 1941) and Justice League (from 1960). Arguably the most popular and iconic female superhero in comics, Wonder Woman is also considered a feminist icon, and she is regarded as extremely physically attractive even by the standards of the superheroine. She was named the twentieth greatest comic book character by Empire magazine.
The Future: Wonder Woman coming to the big screen.
*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article for Wonder Woman.
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Calvin and Hobbes Art
August 23rd 2010 01:51
Calvin and Hobbes is a comic strip written and illustrated by American cartoonist Bill Watterson, and syndicated from November 18, 1985 to December 31, 1995. It follows the humorous antics of Calvin, a precocious and adventurous six-year-old boy, and Hobbes, his sardonic stuffed tiger. The pair are named after John Calvin, a 16th-century French Reformation theologian, and Thomas Hobbes, a 17th-century English political philosopher.
At its height, Calvin and Hobbes was featured in over 2,400 newspapers worldwide. Nearly 45 million copies of the 18 Calvin and Hobbes books have been sold.
"Calvin and Hobbes" is clever, hilarious, and never went on passed its prime.
This article on UnrealityMag displays some unique interpretations of Calvin and Hobbes. Below is a selection, view the full set here.
*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article for Calvin and Hobbes.
At its height, Calvin and Hobbes was featured in over 2,400 newspapers worldwide. Nearly 45 million copies of the 18 Calvin and Hobbes books have been sold.
"Calvin and Hobbes" is clever, hilarious, and never went on passed its prime.
This article on UnrealityMag displays some unique interpretations of Calvin and Hobbes. Below is a selection, view the full set here.
*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article for Calvin and Hobbes.
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Cartoon Makeovers
March 22nd 2010 00:17
Like the rest of the world, cartoon characters evolve with changing times, improving technology, better techniques and more money to spend!
KoldCast.TV wrote a fantastic article covering some of the more notable animation changes and makeovers to popular cartoon characters over the years. Below is a sample and you can read the full article here.
This image from the third-ever Mickey Mouse feature cartoon, Steamboat Willie, represents some of the earliest animation on record, and contributed to the first Disney cartoon to feature synchronized sound. Illustrator Ub Iwerks’ work laid the foundation for what would become animation’s most iconic character of all time. Note the dramatic alterations on Mickey, including the addition of pupils, lighter skin, and a pear-shaped body.
When The Simpson family first appeared as a short on Fox’s “Tracy Ullman Show”, no one could have predicted the family’s phenomenal TV stardom. The year was 1987, and creator Matt Groening mistakenly assumed his crude drawings would be cleaned up prior to airing. Now in its third decade, “The Simpsons” characters have undergone quite a few illustrative upgrades, to say the least.
What began as one of the Internet’s first viral video shorts in 1992, “South Park” shocked viewers when it went from the web to the tube five years later. The show’s in-your-face social commentary spares nobody of taboo ridicule, and creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker were just as fearless when they launched the show nearly 20 years ago—even if their drawings weren’t quite as skilled as their commentary.
Originally titled “The Flagstones”, this cartoon sitcom premiered in 1960 and would become the first primetime animated series to last more than two seasons. As animators William Hanna and Joseph Barbera’s original drawings suggest, the show initially targeted adults.
A seven-time Academy Award winner for Best Short Subject (Cartoons), “Tom & Jerry” is known to have been subtly more highbrow and suggestive than its younger audiences realized. Built on a perennially contentious rivalry between a housecat and a clever mouse, the show’s popularity lasted decades. And indeed, Hanna and Barbera’s original 1963 artwork underwent some noticeable alterations over that period.
KoldCast.TV wrote a fantastic article covering some of the more notable animation changes and makeovers to popular cartoon characters over the years. Below is a sample and you can read the full article here.
Mickey Mouse: 1928
This image from the third-ever Mickey Mouse feature cartoon, Steamboat Willie, represents some of the earliest animation on record, and contributed to the first Disney cartoon to feature synchronized sound. Illustrator Ub Iwerks’ work laid the foundation for what would become animation’s most iconic character of all time. Note the dramatic alterations on Mickey, including the addition of pupils, lighter skin, and a pear-shaped body.
The Simpsons: 1989
When The Simpson family first appeared as a short on Fox’s “Tracy Ullman Show”, no one could have predicted the family’s phenomenal TV stardom. The year was 1987, and creator Matt Groening mistakenly assumed his crude drawings would be cleaned up prior to airing. Now in its third decade, “The Simpsons” characters have undergone quite a few illustrative upgrades, to say the least.
The Simpsons: Today
South Park: 1992
What began as one of the Internet’s first viral video shorts in 1992, “South Park” shocked viewers when it went from the web to the tube five years later. The show’s in-your-face social commentary spares nobody of taboo ridicule, and creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker were just as fearless when they launched the show nearly 20 years ago—even if their drawings weren’t quite as skilled as their commentary.
South Park: Today
The Flintstones: 1960
Originally titled “The Flagstones”, this cartoon sitcom premiered in 1960 and would become the first primetime animated series to last more than two seasons. As animators William Hanna and Joseph Barbera’s original drawings suggest, the show initially targeted adults.
The Flintstones: Today
Tom and Jerry: 1940
A seven-time Academy Award winner for Best Short Subject (Cartoons), “Tom & Jerry” is known to have been subtly more highbrow and suggestive than its younger audiences realized. Built on a perennially contentious rivalry between a housecat and a clever mouse, the show’s popularity lasted decades. And indeed, Hanna and Barbera’s original 1963 artwork underwent some noticeable alterations over that period.
Tom and Jerry: Today
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Comments (1) Super-Hero Inspired Cocktails
October 23rd 2009 02:32
Would you like incredible strength, the ability the fly, run at light speed, dodge bullets or leap buildings with a single bound?
You'll be doing all these and more after sampling these mixed drink recipes which look and taste like the comic book heroes that inspired them!
More recipes found at comicalliance here.
• 1/3 oz. Schnapps, peach
• 1/3 oz. Rum, coconut
• 1/3 oz. Triple Sec
• 1 splash Grenadine
• Fill with Pineapple Juice
Fill glass with ice, add equal parts rum, peach schnapps and triple sec. Fill with pineapple juice, stir. Top with grenadine.
• 2 oz. Midori melon liqueur
• 2 oz. Peach schnapps
• 3 oz. Orange juice
• 1 oz. Pineapple juice
• 2 oz. Cranberry juice
Fill hurricane glass with ice. Add ingredients in order listed. Don't stir! Should have three layers; green, orange, and red. Garnish with a cherry.
• 1 beer
• 1 shot lemon rum
Pour shot into glass of beer, drink before your healing factor can reject it.
• 2 oz. Cognac
• 2 ox. Hpnotiq liqueur
Mix together with crushed ice in a glass and garnish with mint leaves.
• 1.0 oz. Cherry Liqueur
• 1.0 oz. Raspberry Liqueur
• 2.0 oz. Tequila • 0.125 packet Pop Rocks
Mix cherry liqueur raspberry liqueur, and Tequila in average sized glass, add pop rocks.
You'll be doing all these and more after sampling these mixed drink recipes which look and taste like the comic book heroes that inspired them!
More recipes found at comicalliance here.
Superman
• 1/3 oz. Rum, coconut
• 1/3 oz. Triple Sec
• 1 splash Grenadine
• Fill with Pineapple Juice
Fill glass with ice, add equal parts rum, peach schnapps and triple sec. Fill with pineapple juice, stir. Top with grenadine.
Wonder Woman
• 2 oz. Peach schnapps
• 3 oz. Orange juice
• 1 oz. Pineapple juice
• 2 oz. Cranberry juice
Fill hurricane glass with ice. Add ingredients in order listed. Don't stir! Should have three layers; green, orange, and red. Garnish with a cherry.
Wolverine
• 1 shot lemon rum
Pour shot into glass of beer, drink before your healing factor can reject it.
Incredible Hulk
• 2 ox. Hpnotiq liqueur
Mix together with crushed ice in a glass and garnish with mint leaves.
Spider-Man
• 1.0 oz. Raspberry Liqueur
• 2.0 oz. Tequila • 0.125 packet Pop Rocks
Mix cherry liqueur raspberry liqueur, and Tequila in average sized glass, add pop rocks.
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Most Well Known Fake Product Brands
June 17th 2009 11:05
The world of TV has brought us many fictitious brand names. How many can you name?
What is Homer Simpsons' favourite beer?
What airline where the LOST characters flying on? What brand is all the food found on the island[ Click here to read more ]
What is Homer Simpsons' favourite beer?
What airline where the LOST characters flying on? What brand is all the food found on the island
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Read More When Bart Simpson Goes Too Far
May 11th 2009 08:12
The chalkboard gag during The Simpsons opening credits is always good for a laugh. Most of the time it's some harmless fun such as:
'Global warming did not eat my homework[ Click here to read more ]
'Global warming did not eat my homework
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Easter Funnies
April 12th 2009 03:03
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How We Live Our Lives Today
December 17th 2008 11:00
People Behind South Park
December 10th 2008 00:37
Created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, South Park first went to air in 1997. The controversial show has attached a legion of fans for its pop culture parody, scatological humour, and satirical handling of current events.
Today let's take a look at the people behind South Park the characters we know and love.
Thanks to the Chicago Tribune for these images[ Click here to read more ]
Today let's take a look at the people behind South Park the characters we know and love.
Thanks to the Chicago Tribune for these images
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Voices Behind The Family Guy
December 1st 2008 11:16
Family Guy was created by Seth MacFarlane for FOX in 1999. The show was cancelled once in 2000 and again in 2002, but strong DVD sales and re-runs on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim led FOX to resume production of the show in 2005. To date it is one of only a handful of shows in television history to be cancelled and later revived by the power of their fan bases, and one of the few shows to be brought back to air by the same network that cancelled it.
The title character is Peter Griffin, an inept white-collar head of a lower-middle class family frequently beset by the consequences of his foolish antics. Family Guy's brand of humour is notable for the usually brief, frequently nonsensical cutaways (usually featuring oddball pop culture references) and flashbacks to various points in history, geography, and reality involving the characters and their ludicrous actions[ Click here to read more ]
The title character is Peter Griffin, an inept white-collar head of a lower-middle class family frequently beset by the consequences of his foolish antics. Family Guy's brand of humour is notable for the usually brief, frequently nonsensical cutaways (usually featuring oddball pop culture references) and flashbacks to various points in history, geography, and reality involving the characters and their ludicrous actions
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Faces Behind The Voices of The Simpsons
November 26th 2008 11:54
There are almost 150 different recurring characters in The Simpsons, voiced by over a dozen actors. Here are some of your favourite Simpsons characters with the people behind them.
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Real Life Cartoon Characters
May 2nd 2008 12:59
What would famous video game, cartoon or animated characters look like if they were real life people? Here are some very clever photoshopped examples sourced from Pixeloo.
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Garfield Minus Garfield
March 5th 2008 10:22
Remember when you were little and the Garfield comics were actually funny?
Well someone found a way to make them hilarious again, just remove Garfield from his own comic strip!
Well someone found a way to make them hilarious again, just remove Garfield from his own comic strip!
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