tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432079904664551988.post7921589947634294663..comments2023-10-28T11:22:22.588-06:00Comments on Whirled of Kelly: By Gorse!Thomas Haller Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09278003392092477845noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432079904664551988.post-41716482553505004882017-07-04T18:40:18.651-06:002017-07-04T18:40:18.651-06:00Funny how, from a cartoonist's point of view, ...Funny how, from a cartoonist's point of view, cartoons can do anything and be anything their creators ask of them. And likewise if these little fellers turn out to be part of a cartoon characters dream . . . well . . .Thomas Haller Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09278003392092477845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432079904664551988.post-69620839156703516642017-07-04T08:25:47.036-06:002017-07-04T08:25:47.036-06:00Somehow I didn't notice this until today, but ...Somehow I didn't notice this until today, but all of the gnomes have horns, not just Melonbone. But the hats and hair obscure the horns, or (often) hide them completely.<br /><br />Does this say anything about what kind of critturs they are?<br /><br />Also, note that Melonbone's shirt doesn't get larger (or older and worn out) even though the Fountain of Age affects both him and his roast leg bone. Of course, from a cartoonist's point of view, the same-size shirt is a handy way of making Melonbone's growth obvious to readers.Larry Kuenninghttp://www.qhpress.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432079904664551988.post-9051466623679352162017-07-03T15:41:23.867-06:002017-07-03T15:41:23.867-06:00Larry, it's a lot of fun comparing these, isn&...Larry, it's a lot of fun comparing these, isn't it? I like that you're dissecting it as you are. You're pointing out things that I haven't noticed as I rush to put all this together.<br /><br />I do wonder about the circumstances at Simon & Schuster in those days, whether they had hand in editing or was it all in Kelly's studio with assistants.Thomas Haller Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09278003392092477845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432079904664551988.post-11004867758319763872017-07-03T15:37:41.818-06:002017-07-03T15:37:41.818-06:00Yves, your appreciation is so appreciated! I wish ...Yves, your appreciation is so appreciated! I wish I had more time to dedicate to the blogs, but at least I'm busy with stuff that's fun and productive! Cheers to you!<br />Thomas Haller Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09278003392092477845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432079904664551988.post-84101034100816673352017-07-03T12:18:43.511-06:002017-07-03T12:18:43.511-06:00I see Kelly continued the same Christmas carol tha...I see Kelly continued the same Christmas carol that he quoted the previous week (and again the book leaves it out). My impression is that he always quoted this one seriously, unlike "Deck the Halls" and "12 Days" which he habitually parodied.<br /><br />I think the "Non!" in the last panel here is the only bit of French in this whole sequence that survived into the book.<br /><br />The book version also suffers a little from the compression of two panels into one, with different wording. Very nice to be able to see the original.Larry Kuenninghttp://www.qhpress.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432079904664551988.post-54968108101015256832017-07-03T00:42:31.945-06:002017-07-03T00:42:31.945-06:00Thanks a thousand, David!
Thanks a lot for organiz...Thanks a thousand, David!<br />Thanks a lot for organizing all this, dear Thom. Your blogs are still the best things on the Web.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16038329756025304842noreply@blogger.com