Showing posts with label Felix the Cat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Felix the Cat. Show all posts

Felix Friday Fiesta – Fantastic Fun!

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Felix_Rainbow-endpaper-otto-messmer Have you ever seen a more beautiful drawing?
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A few weeks ago, the wonderful new book, "Felix: The Great Comic Book Tails" was released, and I posted a great Felix comic by Otto Messmer, “Felix in Public Elations,” to honor the occasion.That one was from 1953’s Felix the Cat #48
But today, thanks to Craig Yoe,
I get to share a full 16-page story
(and my personal favorite!) from the new book.
This one’s called, “Felix Pulls Through” Magic Carpet Felix_The_Cat_Pulls_Through_01Long before his “Bag of Tricks,”  Felix had a magic carpet that transported his to adventures across the world, across space and time, and over the boundaries of fantasy and wild imagination! Magic Carpet Felix_The_Cat_Pulls_Through_02-03 Magic Carpet volcano Felix_The_Cat_Pulls_Through_04-05
These vintage comic stories read like breakneck-paced fever dreams of a master cartoonist cutting loose and having fun! soldiers Felix_The_Cat_Pulls_Through_06-07 cannonball Felix_The_Cat_Pulls_Through_08-09 airplanes Felix_The_Cat_Pulls_Through_10-11 Horse and Tank Felix_The_Cat_Pulls_Through_12-13 Cartoon King Felix_The_Cat_Pulls_Through_14-15
Felix_The_Cat_Pulls_Through_16 I love that Otto Messmer was totally unconcerned with continuity or plot or story-arcs or anything else that stand in the way of his brand of pure cartoon joy.
FANTASTIC FELIX FRIDAY ~ TO-LEFTThis post is just one of many across the comics-blogosphere celebrating the release of the new Felix the Cat book!

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Click HERE to find the book on Amazon.com
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Check out these other Felix-loving comic blogs
for MANY more vintage Felix comics:


http://thehorrorsofitall.blogspot.com/
http://ramapithblog.blogspot.com/
http://fourcolorshadows.blogspot.com
http://www.comicbookbin.com/Beth_Davies-Stofka.html
http://comicrazys.com/
http://andeverythingelsetoo.blogspot.com/
http://theITCHblog.com
Be sure to click on the illustration below to enjoy it in its full-sized cartoony glory!




Felix on the Unemployment Line -– Vintage comics by Otto Messmer

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A couple days ago I showed off some photos of the awesome new Felix Book…

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Here are some Felix the Cat comic book scans from this same era  -- ones that don’t appear in the book! Story and art by the great Otto Messmer!
Felix the Cat #48 - Page 4 Otto Messmer comic book scans cartoon unemployment line Felix the Cat #48 - Page 5 Otto Messmer comic book scans cartoon cop police Felix the Cat #48 - Page 6 Otto Messmer comic book scans cartoon farmer Felix the Cat #48 - Page 7 Otto Messmer comic book scans cartoon crows Felix the Cat #48 - Page 8 Otto Messmer comic book scans cartoon lady washing laundry Felix the Cat #48 - Page 9 Otto Messmer comic book scans cartoon boarding house men toaster Felix the Cat #48 - Page 10 Otto Messmer comic book scans cartoon fireflies Felix the Cat #48 - Page 11 Otto Messmer comic book scans cartoon advertising men
From Felix the Cat #48 – Toby Press Dec 1953
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...and look...there's MORE! Mykal has just posted a classic Otto Messmer Felix comic on his "Big Blog of Kids' Comics!" Click on the images below to go visit or just hop over to: http://www.bigblogcomics.com/2010/08/felix-cat-in-cat-weather-profit.html

 http://www.bigblogcomics.com/2010/08/felix-cat-in-cat-weather-profit.html

New Book: Otto Messmer’s Felix the Cat 1950’s Comic Book Stories

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Felix-the-cat-book-spine-and-cover Another treat for vintage comics fans: Craig Yoe has just put out a gorgeous new collection of Otto Messmer’s Felix the Cat comics from the fifties!

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Over 200 pages of comics and commentary from one of the greatest and most influential cartoonists ever: Otto Messmer. The stories are fun and surreal and very silly and cartoony -- a really fresh change of pace from the complicated comics of today. Otto Messmer's style changed a lot throughout his long career, and toward the end of his comic-book days he really embraced a beautiful kind of simplicity. This stuff is just great!

Check out the endpapers in this book:
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I love the eye-catching design of the whole book. I just wish Otto Messmer’s name appeared on the cover.

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Even the back cover looks cool! Felix-the-cat-book-back-cover




Check back in a few days for some
Felix comic scans from this same era…
…ones that don’t appear in the book!
Felix the Cat #48 - Page 4

Finale: Felix Finds His Way Home

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Otto Messmer finally wraps up this 1930 Felix the Cat adventure by helping Felix return home from Mexico. He was clearly making this up as he was going along, but it’s still loads of fun!
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Links to earlier Felix episodes:
Part ONE || Part TWO
Part THREE || Part FOUR
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Missed the earlier chapters?  Here they are:
Part ONE || Part TWO
Part THREE || Part FOUR

Felix the Cat is LOST in Mexico – more 1930 Classics by Otto Messmer

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 Felix the Cat is lost in Mexico cartoon comic strips by Otto Messmer Felix the Cat’s Adventures in Mexico take a weird turn. Our hero seems to forget all about Cocky Rooster, and now all he can think about is scamming a free meal! 1930 strips by Otto Messmer as reprinted in Dell Four Color #77
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Links to earlier Felix episodes:
Part ONE || Part TWO
Part THREE
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…and have you seen this wonderful tribute to Otto Messmer? John K says it all HERE:
”Otto Messmer is probably the biggest influence on American animation there ever was.”
http://johnkstuff.blogspot.com/2010/04/messmers-pure-cartoony-style.html