tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408368436169661319.post4793643675772395170..comments2024-03-28T10:48:48.561-04:00Comments on Joe Torcivia's The Issue At Hand Blog: New York Comic Con 2011Joe Torciviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00421096229407174474noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408368436169661319.post-46816528455549109702011-10-24T05:11:18.578-04:002011-10-24T05:11:18.578-04:00Hey; the staff on the 1990s Felix TV series rememb...Hey; the staff on the 1990s Felix TV series remembered Skiddoo well enough to try and create the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8XJ1iPsp1o" rel="nofollow">ultimate meta battle</a> between Felix and the mouse, though they used an unrecognizable 1924 design for him. Sneeze and you'll miss Skiddoo's one reference to himself by name (at 1:31).ramapithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01751343744514656549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408368436169661319.post-45875346657867905112011-10-23T05:29:39.717-04:002011-10-23T05:29:39.717-04:00So Rock Bottom isn't rock bottom?
"Gee,...So Rock Bottom isn't rock bottom? <br /><br />"Gee, Boss—duh, maybe I better call meself '*Second* ta Rock Bottom'! Or maybe 'Thoid Rock From da Top'..."<br />"ENOUGH, nincompoop! You're giving me BAGS under my eyes!"<br /><br />"But not THIS bag, Professor?... Righty-o!"ramapithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01751343744514656549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408368436169661319.post-47917478515200073242011-10-22T06:22:18.456-04:002011-10-22T06:22:18.456-04:00Oh, I see! The words “ongoing” and “mayhem” are T...Oh, I see! The words “ongoing” and “mayhem” are TWO SEPARATE LINKS. And, the way it was displayed (on MY screen at least) had them on two separate LINES of the display – so I naturally assumed them to be ONE LINK! Thanks for clearing that up! <br /><br />In any event, click on the word “mayhem” to see the covers I refer to in my earlier comment. <br /><br />And click on the word “ongoing” to see Issue # 2, which I dubbed “Six-Scream Candles” in the main post! <br /><br />Finally, and I’d never knock a character so evocative of Itchy (…much less, Jerry, Herman, etc.) but, if in all MY decades of exposure to and study of comics and animation, *I* never heard of Skiddoo until this year, he IS a forgotten character! <br /><br />Anyone out there – who has NOT spent hours upon hours of enjoyable conversation with David on the subjects of comics and animation (as I have) – ever hear of Skiddoo?<br /><br />I’d say even Rock Bottom clearly beats him out in raw popularity.Joe Torciviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00421096229407174474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408368436169661319.post-68692674724797160632011-10-22T02:27:32.130-04:002011-10-22T02:27:32.130-04:00Joe, in my previous comment, the word "ongoin...Joe, in my previous comment, the word "ongoing" links to Felix's own title—while the word "mayhem" links to POPULAR COMICS (the covers of which you commented upon). So there really are two links there.<br /><br />As for nobody knowing Skiddoo today, a quick trip to the <a href="http://felixthecat.com/friends-skiddoo.htm" rel="nofollow">Felix studio website</a> shows him as a major cast member—though he seems to have developed clothes at some point in the past half-century. The longer-nosed facial design shown is closer to what he had in some 1930s daily strips.ramapithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01751343744514656549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408368436169661319.post-88184272583706065172011-10-21T20:37:22.097-04:002011-10-21T20:37:22.097-04:00I should also point out that the LINK that David p...I should also point out that the LINK that David provided to the FELIX covers, seems to have changed its content to show DIFFERENT Felix covers than those to which I write the “faux-title captions” to this morning. <br /><br />I mention this to avoid puzzlement among my readers. Maybe a more stable link can be provided.Joe Torciviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00421096229407174474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408368436169661319.post-47010912742378860222011-10-21T20:33:05.275-04:002011-10-21T20:33:05.275-04:00They have ABSOLUTELY been conquered, Chris! This...They have ABSOLUTELY been conquered, Chris! This year, and last year – two large and successful shows – were very easy to negotiate. I believe they’ve expanded to the entire Javits Center, and that makes a HUGE difference! Come back and try it again!Joe Torciviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00421096229407174474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408368436169661319.post-70529335399109396692011-10-21T09:12:42.933-04:002011-10-21T09:12:42.933-04:00Joe,
One of these years I'll be able to get a...Joe,<br /><br />One of these years I'll be able to get away mid-semester... this simply wasn't the year. I assume that the logistical nightmares of year #1 have long since been conquered.<br /><br />ChrisChris Barathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06845538037091279990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408368436169661319.post-53638528517803026652011-10-21T07:35:53.367-04:002011-10-21T07:35:53.367-04:00Click David’s link above, and look at the covers. ...Click David’s link above, and look at the covers. <br /><br />Issue # 137: “Today’s Episode: Dead Ringer!” <br /><br />Issue # 136: “Today’s Episode: Piano Conc-HURT-o!” <br /><br />Issue # 134: “Today’s Episode: Skiddoo Nose Best!” <br /><br />Issue # 132: “Today’s Episode: Major League Face-Ball!” <br /><br />Issue # 128: “Today’s Episode: Of Nails and Tails! – or Skiddoo Nails It!” <br /><br />Issue # 127: “Today’s Episode: Anchor Management!” <br /><br />And you can see "Voyage to the Bottom of Deceased" as Issue # 139.<br /><br />Though, since no one knows Skiddoo today, Felix probably WON that “War of Attrition”!<br /><br />Righ-tee-oh!Joe Torciviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00421096229407174474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408368436169661319.post-16102720955295204442011-10-21T00:49:11.683-04:002011-10-21T00:49:11.683-04:00Witness the ongoing mayhem that is Felix and Skidd...Witness the <a href="http://www.comicvine.com/felix-the-cat/49-10720/" rel="nofollow">ongoing</a> <a href="http://www.comicvine.com/popular-comics/49-26371/" rel="nofollow">mayhem</a> that is Felix and Skiddoo's (note spelling) ongoing battle of attrition. They fight, and fight, and fight and fight and fight (sorry—no biting going on that I can tell).<br />Want to title a few? You know you do!ramapithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01751343744514656549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408368436169661319.post-1278543984958595002011-10-20T19:00:39.762-04:002011-10-20T19:00:39.762-04:00And what a blast it was 10 years ago!! My, how tim...And what a blast it was 10 years ago!! My, how time blazes on...<br /><br />Saw Julius Schwartz, bought at an obscenely reasonable price Flintstones #1 (thanks to your expert haggling), FINALLY read "King Scrooge the First" in its original printing...<br /><br />Och, the days gone by...Pete Fernbaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01460546076208578503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408368436169661319.post-68459812122554265262011-10-20T17:37:36.857-04:002011-10-20T17:37:36.857-04:00It’s been ten years (!) since we did it last, Pete...It’s been ten years (!) since we did it last, Pete! We SHOULD try again!Joe Torciviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00421096229407174474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408368436169661319.post-7996831886404224612011-10-20T15:08:25.381-04:002011-10-20T15:08:25.381-04:00And next year, I'm hoping to join you, suh! I ...And next year, I'm hoping to join you, suh! I haven't been to a comic con in years and wouldn't mind changing that.<br /><br />PetePete Fernbaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01460546076208578503noreply@blogger.com