Your Favorite Cartoonists?

[Cruel_Sandwich]

Posted: 10/30/06 at 4:38pm

I assume many will go with the obvious: Charles Schulz, Chuck Jones, Matt Groening, Bill Waterston, etc. and I'm not disregarding their accomplishments. Chuck Jones, especially, is responsible for some of the most rewarding cinematic experiences of my life (And the fact that he influenced RAISING ARIZONA only adds to his accomplishment.)

But, as for me, I will go with John Kricfalusi (Or "John K."), a semi-obscure Canadian artist who created Ren and Stimpy. More than that, though, he was the head of Spumco. Spumco was, in my opinion, second only to Pixar as one of the best animation companies ever. The style of Kricfalusi's drawings and the use of color and contour and shape was miraculous. And, due to the vast amounts of time I spent watching Spumco work and Ren and Stimpy as a young seedling, I feel that I should owe my life to John K. and his band of Spumconians.

[TheHumanTorch]

Posted: 10/30/06 at 4:46pm

Daniel Clowes? or Matt Groening.

[Cruel_Sandwich]

Posted: 10/30/06 at 4:49pm

matt groening is another person who i feel "shaped" my childhood. i am basically who i am today thanks to three people: matt groening, john k., and frank zappa

daniel clowes is f***ing incredible. his art is so minimalist and yet so nuanced. love him.

[SorryGrateful]

Posted: 10/30/06 at 4:51pm

I don't know any obscure ones to make myself look cool, but even if I did I would still love Scott Adams. Dilbert tickles me and I have most of the books.

[WalkOn]

Posted: 10/30/06 at 4:52pm

Tex Avery, if he counts

[Cruel_Sandwich]

Posted: 10/30/06 at 4:56pm

F***, man! How'd I forget Tex Avery? He made some of the funniest cartoons I've ever seen in my life. Who Killed Who? is brilliant!

[nomdeplume]

Posted: 10/30/06 at 4:58pm

Booth, as in the cats in the New Yorker, is one of them.

Stein is pretty fun, too at times.

[Cruel_Sandwich]

Posted: 10/30/06 at 5:00pm

R. Crumb and Ralph Bakshi are also pretty koo.

[blueroses]

Posted: 10/30/06 at 5:03pm

My two great uncles, Sy (Seymour) Barry and Dan Barry, who drew The Phantom and Flash Gordon. I didn't know my Uncle Dan (he passed away), but my Uncle Sy is an amazing artist and human being. He was an excellent cartoonist, but it's his paintings that are truly magnificent.

Posted: 10/30/06 at 5:04pm

charles schulz
los bros hernandez
lynda barry
walt kelly
petter bagge
hank ketchum
daniel clowes
mark davis
linda medley
marge
dan decarlo