Kazu Kibuishi's Copper webcomic is a really well-drawn and beautifully colored comic. I don't know if it's the way it's colored or just the format but in some ways it reminds me of Windsor McCay's Little Nemo in Slumberland. There's also a great step-by-step guide on how it's drawn and then colored in photoshop. Check it out!
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To: Mr. Head Monkey
I read with great interest your review of the "comic" Copper. Being somewhat advanced in years, I freely admit that I am unfamiliar with the form of entertainment young people refer to as "comics." The accompanying illustration further piqued my interest. The Copper characters appear to be in some sort of vehicle capable of flight, and one character is clearly some type of animal wearing a flight suit-- my guess would be a dog-- not unlike many of the situations I have previously seen depicted in a series of animated films called "Tom and Jerry."
If you are unfamiliar with it, Mr. Head Monkey, Tom and Jerry chronicles the complex relationship between Tom, who is a cat, and Jerry, who is a mouse. Tom is somewhat of a lazy simpleton, quite content to spend his time drifting through life without aim or purpose. Tom spends much of his time sleeping-- or trying to. Jerry, on the other hand, is quite another story. Jerry constantly goads, provokes and irritates Tom with the express purpose of getting Tom to chase him. Jerry is only ever truly happy when Tom is chasing him. As somewhat of a psychologist myself, I find this aspect of the relationship between Tom and Jerry to be of particular interest. From a clinical standpoint, the chases provide a fascinating psychological subtext to their relationship. What is it about Jerry’s psyche that creates such a desperate need to be chased and why does Tom so readily accommodate him? It’s certainly food for thought. And speaking of food... Because Jerry is a mouse, he often eats cheese-- when he is not busy being chased by Tom, of course-- and eating cheese seems to give Jerry great joy. Watching anyone enjoy eating cheese as much as Jerry does appeals to both my innate Norwegiousness and the cheese lover in me. (You’ll recall, Mr. Head Monkey, that I am of the Norwegian persuasion and a cheese lover, as well.) Back in Norwegia they have a saying that is apropos: “When the cat’s away, the mouse will play. And when the mouse is done playing, he will be hungry. And when the mouse is hungry, he will prefer to eat cheese. And if the mouse is lucky, he will get to eat Norwegian cheese because no other cheese compares."
By the by, Mr. Head Monkey-- No mention was made in your review of Copper whether the characters depicted in the illustration chase each other and/or eat cheese. It’s not a criticism of your review, mind you-- just my idle curiosity-- although I would most certainly be more inclined to read Copper if it contained chases and cheese eating.
Regards, Van Jamokes
You say "colored in PhotoShop." May I remind you that the proper politically correct term is "African American"?
Very well, where should I begin?
My father was a relentlessly self-improving boulangerie owner from Belgium with low-grade narcolepsy and a penchant for buggery. My mother was a fifteen-year-old French prostitute named Chloe with webbed feet. My father would womanize, he would drink, he would make outrageous claims, like he invented the question mark. Sometimes he would accuse chestnuts of being lazy; a sort of general malaise that only the genius possess and the insane lament. My childhood was typical. Summers in Rangoon, luge lessons. In the spring we'd make meat helmets. If I was insolent, I was placed in a burlap bag and beaten with reeds. Pretty standard, really. At the age of twelve I received my first scribe.
At the age of fifteen, a Zoroastrian named Vilma ritualistically shaved my testicles. There really is nothing like a shorn scrotum, I suggest you try it sometime.
Boyko-Boyko--
Is your dad's last name Evil, the originator of..."THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT"?
I throw my poo at you!
H. Monkey
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