The Fleischer Superman Cartoons
Superman has always been dieselpunk. He may not seem like it now, but in the beginning he was probably one of the mot dieselpunk things you could think up. He was, after all, created in 1938 and became an instant […]
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The Coffee Cellar (One From The Vaults)
I was asked awhile ago to some time feature some work of mine that really goes back. Something early. Now, if we go back too early we arrive at utterly unlistenable. This is a project from some years ago, back […]
Granny O’Grimm’s Sleepy Beauty
This is what is known in colloquial terms as awesome. Granny O’Grimm tells her version of Sleeping Beauty.
Gonzo Folk Art Architecture: Phonehenge West
North of Los Angeles, in the mountains of Sierra Pelona, is an area called Acton. Acton was founded by gold miners during the gold rush of the 1800s and has a wild, rustic southwest feel. On his 1.6 acre property […]
Adonism (Dieselpunk Era Spirituality)
We have explored at length Victorian era spiritualities such as Spiritualism, Theosophy, The Golden Dawn amongst others, but we have yet to touch upon interesting versions from the Dieslepunk era of the 1920s through the 1940s. We begin to correct […]
The Pub
Here’s a wonderful little piece of animation dealing with a day in a pub in north London the woman running it. It’s really well done and well worth taking a few minutes of your day to enjoy. It’s made by 59 Productions. For more […]
Wrapping Up The Dieselpunk Opera
As of last night, the entire Dieselpunk Opera has been (theoretcially) composed/recorded from first note to last. Yay! I still have days of corrections, small additions and clean up work to do. There’s stuff back in Act 2 that has […]
Tropes Vs. Women In Video Games
A little bit ago we did a post on the wonderful YouTube Feminist Frequency and the hell it’s founder Anita Sarkeesian went through when she announced she wanted to do a series on female tropes in video games. You can […]
A Few Little Zen Stories
Have a few little zen stories in your day. 1. There was once a stone cutter who was dissatisfied with himself and with his position in life. One day he passed a wealthy merchant’s house. Through the open gateway, […]
Ryan
This is an exceptional animated tribute by one animator, Chris Landreth, to another, Ryan Larkin, who he met at a rehab facility. 30 years ago, Ryan Larkin produced some of the most influential animated films of his time. Chris Landreth made […]