Uncle John's Crazy Town: Vive la Mickey!

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Vive la Mickey!

Let's take a break from 'Vulcan Entertains' to look at some cool French Mickey posters! I love the drawing of 'Mickey Galant' - a lot more sexual tension than you'd ever see in the American posters! Seems a lot closer to Van Beuren who, coincidentally, was also distributed by Pathe. One thing for sure: that ain't a mouse glove mickey is kissing!

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"During the span of years from 1914, I have made efforts to retain the "cartoony" effect. That is, I did not welcome the trend of the industry to go "arty". It was, and still is, my opinion that a cartoon should represent, in simple form, the cartoonist's mental expression. In other words the "animated oil painting" has taken the place of the flashiness and delightfulness of the simple cartoon.

In my opinion, the industry must pull back. Pull away from the tendencies toward realism. It must stay in it's own backyard of "The Cartoonist's Cartoon." The cartoon must be a portrayal of the expression of the true cartoonist, in simple, unhampered cartoon style. The true cartoon is a great art in it's own right. It does not need the assistance or support of "Artiness." In fact, it is actually hampered by it." - Max Fleischer