Wonderful Cartooniness

I found a treasure trove of Dan Gordon comics at Greatest Ape.What I like most about Gordon s that although he has an obvious animation background, he resists following exact inbred animation formula in his posing, design and composition.His scenes exude raw energy and life. It reminds me of storyboards that were drawn for classic cartoons. It has a sort of coarse unfinished look to it - but only

Coles Phillips, Life magazine, For Divers Reasons, 4 August 1921

For Divers Reasons, originally uploaded by plaisanter.

John Held Jr., Life, January 13, 1927

John Held Jr., Life, January 13, 1927, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Less Lines, More Thought and More Life

I think that it's more daring to draw cartoons with just a few lines and details than it is to do fake "realistic" animation.You can't hide your ideas and skills under a lot of non-essential surface extras.In my opinion, Irv Spector here draws a million times better than all those nasty Filmation like humanoid mannequin cartoons.In just a few lines, he shows characters with attitudes, acting,

Life Magazine, 1927, She Didn't Have a Leg To Stand On

Life Magazine--1927--She Didn't Have a Leg To Stand On--Flapper Skier , originally uploaded by finsbry.