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Post by wayved on Apr 4, 2006 0:33:56 GMT -5
JLLM: The Sproutts are good-lo-key lo fi NZ at its fucking finest!
I had a million questions. ahem.
where do all the unwanted books go? and albums too--all the cutout bin also rans--do they go to some strange place where they are reviewed and the best bits taken out to make something totally new or do they rot there with nothing but sun rays for company?
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Post by sisyphus on Apr 4, 2006 0:35:46 GMT -5
don't you know about cosmic storage sheds and bank accounts?
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Post by maarts on Apr 4, 2006 4:09:10 GMT -5
JLLM: The Sproutts are good-lo-key lo fi NZ at its fucking finest! I had a million questions. ahem. where do all the unwanted books go? and albums too--all the cutout bin also rans--do they go to some strange place where they are reviewed and the best bits taken out to make something totally new or do they rot there with nothing but sun rays for company? For CDs I can answer that- I can return a lot of stock that is SOR- Sale Or Return. I get the amount credited, the CDs themselves are being destroyed. |
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Post by phil on Apr 4, 2006 7:34:47 GMT -5
Books get recycled ...
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Post by Kensterberg on Apr 4, 2006 7:35:35 GMT -5
Do they go back and use the words to make new books? |
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Post by phil on Apr 4, 2006 7:39:14 GMT -5
One letter at a time ...
That's how it's done !!
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Post by Kensterberg on Apr 4, 2006 7:40:11 GMT -5
One letter at a time ... That's how it's done !! GOT IT! ;D |
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Post by Thorngrub on Apr 4, 2006 8:48:29 GMT -5
Wheres "Calvin and Hobbes?" My favorite cartoon characters of all time. The authors lust for the big bucks ruined that... No, nope, Uh-Uh, Negatory, and Nein! Patlogi, this is just about the polar opposite of the truth. . . Bill Watterson was a champion for true artistic merit. . .here, check this out: from Wikipedia: " Watterson spent a huge portion of his career trying to change the climate of comics. He believed that the artistic value of comics was being undermined, and that the space they occupied in newspapers continually decreased and was subject to arbitrary whims of publishers (on one occasion, Watterson said "I am a cartoonist, not the leader of a commercial Calvin and Hobbes factory.") Watterson believes that art should not be judged by the medium for which it is created (i.e., that there is no "high" art or "low" art, just art)." and " Watterson is also known for battling against the arbitrary structure publishers imposed on newspaper cartoons: the standard cartoon starts with a large wide rectangle featuring the cartoon's logo, and the strip is presented in a series of rectangles of different widths, limiting the cartoonist's options of allowable presentation. Watterson managed to get an exception to this constraint for Calvin and Hobbes, allowing him to draw his Sunday cartoons the way he wanted. In many of them the panels overlap or contain their own panels; in some of them the action takes place diagonally across the strip." and " Watterson battled constantly against the many things that he felt cheapened his comic. He refused to merchandise his creation on the grounds that pasting Calvin and Hobbes images on commercially-sold coffee mugs, stickers and t-shirts would devalue the characters and their personalities. This also explains his refusal to allow the strip to become an animated series. Watterson fought this uphill battle against the pressure from publishers with success, until and beyond the end of his career." And here is Bill Watterson's retirement letter to his editor: " Dear Editor:
I will be stopping Calvin and Hobbes at the end of the year. This was not a recent or an easy decision, and I leave with some sadness. My interests have shifted however, and I believe I've done what I can do within the constraints of daily deadlines and small panels. I am eager to work at a more thoughtful pace, with fewer artistic compromises. I have not yet decided on future projects, but my relationship with Universal Press Syndicate will continue.
That so many newspapers would carry Calvin and Hobbes is an honor I'll long be proud of, and I've greatly appreciated your support and indulgence over the last decade. Drawing this comic strip has been a privilege and a pleasure, and I thank you for giving me the opportunity.
Sincerely,
Bill Watterson " Hopefully you can see, Patlogi, that there could actually be a strong argument built up in defense of Bill Watterson having more artistic integrity than most comic artists. He championed the artist's right to portray his creation in the light he saw fit, and always battled the greed-demons of corporate commercial success. So take it back !  |
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Post by Kensterberg on Apr 4, 2006 8:53:04 GMT -5
Nicely put, Thorn! Couldn't have said it better myself.
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Post by phil on Apr 4, 2006 8:53:34 GMT -5
I still miss the little guy ...
His weird snowmen are the best !!
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Post by Kensterberg on Apr 4, 2006 9:01:57 GMT -5
Yeah, Calvin and Hobbes were aces.
That one and Bloom County still crack me up when I see an old strip. Loved Bill 'n' Opus ... and Death Tongue ROCKED!
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Post by Thorngrub on Apr 4, 2006 10:43:17 GMT -5
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Post by Thorngrub on Apr 4, 2006 10:47:15 GMT -5
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Post by Thorngrub on Apr 4, 2006 10:47:49 GMT -5
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