Anybody guess Valerie? WHA? But How? Find out in the next episode: “Rage of Zage”
Art Clokey, the creative genius behind Gumby and Davey and Goliath has passed away, but his art will never be forgotten. Talk about inspiration! I was a HUGE fan of Gumby growing up. He inspired me to do my own claymations with the family camcorder as a kid. Some of the earlier Gumby stuff was weird, wacky, and bizarre… and I LOVED it! The Gumby Adventures from the eighties was totally cool too. I must say Pokey was my favorite character from the Gumby series. Mr. Clokey provided his voice in the earlier Gumby shows.
There’s an awesome history timeline of Art Clokey and his productions at http://www.premavision.com/studio/index_art.htm
Christmas was simply wonderful this year. The biggest gifts I got were U2 tickets, the complete Calvin and Hobbes and my current addiction, A Boy and his Blob.This Wii game is a re-imagining of the 1989 NES classic. It’s a sweet platform/puzzle game about a boy, and his blob who changes into different useful items when fed jelly beans. There’s the tangerine trampoline, apple jack, and the licorice ladder just to name a few. The best things about the game is that it has that “old school” feel and its look was definitely inspired by the films of Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away, Ponyo.) The unlockable behind-the-scene content is fantastic as well. It’s always cool to see the art development of a great video game. I’m not as much of a gamer as I used to be. I just don’t have the time, but I’ll make time for this game. How can you go wrong with a game with infinite lives?
Christmas is just days away, so here are some classic O>Matics in Comic strips for your enjoyment! For MORE O>Matics enjoyment, visit the BRAND NEW omatics.net! My Bro Chris really did a fantastic job! there are plenty of pics, videos, and music to keep you entertained!
The Turkey is all digested. Now it’s time to start thinking of Christmas! The number one thing on my list this year is the complete collection of Calvin and Hobbes. I wasn’t a fan of it as a kid and I’m not sure why. It is the perfect comic strip. My next project is “The O>Matics Rockin’ Comic,” which is a comic strip. It was originally going to be about kid versions of the O>Matics. They were going to use their imaginations to make wild situations from boring everyday life. I researched many comic strips and found a ton of my ideas were already done in Calvin and Hobbes. So I tweaked the O>Matics’ strip and became a HUGE fan of Calvin and Hobbes! I read it everyday online through gocomics.com, but I’ve got to have the complete collection!
Wow, this post reminds me of “A Christmas Story’ and Ralphie’s paper on why he wants an official Red Ryder carbine-action 200-shot range model air rifle with a compass in the stock, and this thing which tells time… Hopefully I won’t shoot my eye out.
So, what do YOU want for Christmas?
Did you catch your turkey yet? You can always hire these guys!
