“Max and Moritz: A Story of Seven Boyish Pranks” was published in 1865 in German (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_and_Moritz) and probably inspired “The Katzenjammer Kids” comic strip (1897) by Rudolph Dirks. Dirks eventually left the employ of William Randolph Hearst at the Journal and started a new strip “Hans and Fritz” and then “The Captain and the Kids” with the same characters. The Katzenjammer Kids “in reruns” since 2006, is still in syndication.
Richard F. Outcault created The Yellow Kid (1894) and Buster Brown (1902) comic strips. Hearst hired him away from the New York World, lost him and hired him back later.
Winsor McKay is best known for “Little Nemo” (1905). All of these invented the American comic strip form.
George Wreckage is the character in “Funny Papers” who created the “Pinfold and Fuzzy” comic that later became Derby Dugan.
Mike sure slipped the collar on this one. Upon returning we will see a steaming wreckage with Steel mesh in cuffs. Elsewhere… The theater is now serving ham on wry to enhance your theater going experience.
bad enough this story is yet ANOTHER “mule” in an extremely long line of mules that Mike has thrown at us…but this does absolutely NOTHING in terms of story advancement or character building
panel 3 almost looks like J. Jonah Jameson ranting out on Spider-Man… and who the hell is that supposed to be, anyways?… is that supposed to be the old Flintskin under a hairpiece and some makeup?…
GRUMBLING OFF TOPIC: How is it I was the last to know that the OTHERWORLD: STORM audio book was out? I stumbled across this on Google, checked the ACX page and it showed as still being reviewed for recording specs. But, it was listed on Amazon and Audible. Uh…okay.
Then I got the free credits to send to anyone interested in donig a review on Amazon. Spiffy. I tried using one to get my copy. Codes not only didn’t work but then laughed at me in a disconcertingly Snidely Whiplash voice.
TWO HOURS LATER, I get this straightened out. Book out (and an outrageous price IMHO, even for being over 13 hours long), codes now work, but as to why I wasn’t informed, I get the brilliant ’…uh…stuff?"
REALLY? Oh, I really MUST include that line in anything I write in future. A lot. So insightful yet terse!
ACX has usually been decent to work with on my books and as a narrator. Evidently they’ve lowered their hiring standards of late. At least on my account.
“OH, it’s Barnard’s new book. Call in Stumbo! I think I saw him in the hallway, counting his toes again.”
The theatre where I work in Chicago is currently doing a play called The Mark of Kane, about Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson, and Bill Finger and the creation of Batman back in the 1930s and about how Kane became rich while the others died pretty much as paupers even though they did all of the work and were the real creators. It is a standard drama and you do not have to have previous knowledge of any of these men to understand the play or their relationships.
It is getting excellent reviews. One critic said it was one of the best plays they have ever seen in Chicago. Unfortunately, I am not the designer. The scenery is all done by projection onto a back wall which is divided up to look like comic panels.
This play is the first of a trilogy of plays by Mark Pracht about the creation of the American comic book. The theatre has contracted to do the two remaining plays in the next two successive years. So Vitamin is not being too original doing a play about the creation of the comics.
1-VITAMIN: WAIT! Am I William Randolph Hearst or J. Jonah Jameson? Is Spiderman in this play? No? WELL GO GET HIM! HOW THE HELL CAN I PLAY J JONAH JAMESON WITHOUT… STAGEHAND: You’re not.
2-*VITAMIN: WHAT? WHY DOESN’T ANYBODY TELL ME THESE THINGS?!? WHERE AM I? WHO AM I?
STAGEHAND: There, there, Mr. Vitamin. Here’s your warm milk. And Klonopin. And Xanax. And Ativan. And Halcion. All better now…VITAMIN: SLURP SLURP! does what…ever…a spider…caTHUNK
Good thing I left the page up when I stopped yesterday. I will give the Engrish language edition a try but if it is like what I experienced with Inuyasha…
Years ago I watched the ENTIRE series on hulu, when it was free, and I was frequently “rewinding” to catch a long or hit and run subtitle. The emotive power in the characters speech was stunning and strong; when they laugh, are elated, cry, scream, are supremely angry or frustrated and even the aaaw mushy moments. After going through it all I found an English dubbed edition, watched maybe 5 minutes of it when major disappointment set in as the voices had none of the power that the native language ones had. The performance was completely flat ! If it takes following the “subs” to get the full impact here then I will.
The legendary thespian Vitamin Flintheart, giving it his all as William Randolph Hearst, on stage in what must be a full-dress rehearsal for Funny Papers, pattering along like a Robert Preston redivivus about the early comic strips!
It’s good work by Vitamin, and well visualized by Shelley; but, geez, this is not germane to any plot-driven Dick Tracy story! I must say, this is Mike riding his own hobby horse….
firestrike1 over 1 year ago
of course…“and now for something completely different”…
AnyFace over 1 year ago
Rudolph Dirks & Windsor McCay, I believe …? ✨
Brian Premium Member over 1 year ago
For some reason, I’m craving a ham sandwich.
Neil Wick over 1 year ago
Good morning™, everyone!
Meanwhile, back at the theatre …
“Max and Moritz: A Story of Seven Boyish Pranks” was published in 1865 in German (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_and_Moritz) and probably inspired “The Katzenjammer Kids” comic strip (1897) by Rudolph Dirks. Dirks eventually left the employ of William Randolph Hearst at the Journal and started a new strip “Hans and Fritz” and then “The Captain and the Kids” with the same characters. The Katzenjammer Kids “in reruns” since 2006, is still in syndication.
Richard F. Outcault created The Yellow Kid (1894) and Buster Brown (1902) comic strips. Hearst hired him away from the New York World, lost him and hired him back later.
Winsor McKay is best known for “Little Nemo” (1905). All of these invented the American comic strip form.
George Wreckage is the character in “Funny Papers” who created the “Pinfold and Fuzzy” comic that later became Derby Dugan.
Gweedo -it's legal here- Murray over 1 year ago
Good morning™, sudden collision avoidances !
Mike sure slipped the collar on this one. Upon returning we will see a steaming wreckage with Steel mesh in cuffs. Elsewhere… The theater is now serving ham on wry to enhance your theater going experience.
tsull2121 over 1 year ago
Seriously, is this necessary to the story at all?
bad enough this story is yet ANOTHER “mule” in an extremely long line of mules that Mike has thrown at us…but this does absolutely NOTHING in terms of story advancement or character building
tsull2121 over 1 year ago
Looks like Daisy Dugan in the last panel
firestrike1 over 1 year ago
panel 3 almost looks like J. Jonah Jameson ranting out on Spider-Man… and who the hell is that supposed to be, anyways?… is that supposed to be the old Flintskin under a hairpiece and some makeup?…
BreathlessMahoney77 over 1 year ago
Move over, “Springtime for Hitler”.
iggyman over 1 year ago
Another cog in the machine?
crobinson019 over 1 year ago
Vitamin isn’t too convincing as Hearst. But Ol’ WR DID understand the necessity of the comics in his yellow rags…
GoComicsGo! over 1 year ago
So has Steelface come to a screeching halt or will he continue?
WilliamVollmer over 1 year ago
Is that Vitamin singing his role as William Randolph Hearst?
Wichita1.0 over 1 year ago
GRUMBLING OFF TOPIC: How is it I was the last to know that the OTHERWORLD: STORM audio book was out? I stumbled across this on Google, checked the ACX page and it showed as still being reviewed for recording specs. But, it was listed on Amazon and Audible. Uh…okay.
Then I got the free credits to send to anyone interested in donig a review on Amazon. Spiffy. I tried using one to get my copy. Codes not only didn’t work but then laughed at me in a disconcertingly Snidely Whiplash voice.
TWO HOURS LATER, I get this straightened out. Book out (and an outrageous price IMHO, even for being over 13 hours long), codes now work, but as to why I wasn’t informed, I get the brilliant ’…uh…stuff?"
REALLY? Oh, I really MUST include that line in anything I write in future. A lot. So insightful yet terse!
ACX has usually been decent to work with on my books and as a narrator. Evidently they’ve lowered their hiring standards of late. At least on my account.
“OH, it’s Barnard’s new book. Call in Stumbo! I think I saw him in the hallway, counting his toes again.”
Sheesh.
Ray Toler over 1 year ago
The theatre where I work in Chicago is currently doing a play called The Mark of Kane, about Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson, and Bill Finger and the creation of Batman back in the 1930s and about how Kane became rich while the others died pretty much as paupers even though they did all of the work and were the real creators. It is a standard drama and you do not have to have previous knowledge of any of these men to understand the play or their relationships.
It is getting excellent reviews. One critic said it was one of the best plays they have ever seen in Chicago. Unfortunately, I am not the designer. The scenery is all done by projection onto a back wall which is divided up to look like comic panels.
This play is the first of a trilogy of plays by Mark Pracht about the creation of the American comic book. The theatre has contracted to do the two remaining plays in the next two successive years. So Vitamin is not being too original doing a play about the creation of the comics.
https://www.citylit.org/
Another Take over 1 year ago
WE thought the screech yesterday was from tires locked up on pavement when in fact it was this story’s action coming to another screeching halt!
Another Take over 1 year ago
1-VITAMIN: WAIT! Am I William Randolph Hearst or J. Jonah Jameson? Is Spiderman in this play? No? WELL GO GET HIM! HOW THE HELL CAN I PLAY J JONAH JAMESON WITHOUT… STAGEHAND: You’re not.
2-*VITAMIN: WHAT? WHY DOESN’T ANYBODY TELL ME THESE THINGS?!? WHERE AM I? WHO AM I?
STAGEHAND: There, there, Mr. Vitamin. Here’s your warm milk. And Klonopin. And Xanax. And Ativan. And Halcion. All better now… VITAMIN: SLURP SLURP! does what…ever…a spider…ca THUNK
iggyman over 1 year ago
Question “Did Steely get recycled” ?!
IvanB.Cohen over 1 year ago
This is the first time I have ever seen Vitamin dressed up for his role. Hmm…is he doing spoken word or singing out the part?
Gweedo -it's legal here- Murray over 1 year ago
To the Plaguer, in our time.
Good thing I left the page up when I stopped yesterday. I will give the Engrish language edition a try but if it is like what I experienced with Inuyasha…
Years ago I watched the ENTIRE series on hulu, when it was free, and I was frequently “rewinding” to catch a long or hit and run subtitle. The emotive power in the characters speech was stunning and strong; when they laugh, are elated, cry, scream, are supremely angry or frustrated and even the aaaw mushy moments. After going through it all I found an English dubbed edition, watched maybe 5 minutes of it when major disappointment set in as the voices had none of the power that the native language ones had. The performance was completely flat ! If it takes following the “subs” to get the full impact here then I will.
Gweedo -it's legal here- Murray over 1 year ago
We can all grieve along with the Batster :-(
https://www.westernjournal.com/legendary-batman-actor-never-seen-dies-66/?utm_source=Email&utm_medium=newsletter-WJ&utm_campaign=dailyam&utm_content=western-journal
Sisyphos over 1 year ago
The legendary thespian Vitamin Flintheart, giving it his all as William Randolph Hearst, on stage in what must be a full-dress rehearsal for Funny Papers, pattering along like a Robert Preston redivivus about the early comic strips!
It’s good work by Vitamin, and well visualized by Shelley; but, geez, this is not germane to any plot-driven Dick Tracy story! I must say, this is Mike riding his own hobby horse….