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This cartoonist uses one-panel comics to perfectly skewer pop culture characters (29 pics)

Joe Lennon, the artist behind “Lennon Cartoons,” is known for his sharp, instantly readable takes on pop culture icons. His ...
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The Character Design of Ward Kimball

It is well known that, for a variety of reasons, legendary Disney director and animator Ward Kimball was demoted by Walt Disney from director back to animator in the early-1960s. In 1966, Kimball made ...
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Why So Many Cartoon Characters Only Have 4 Fingers

What do Mickey Mouse, Homer Simpson, and SpongeBob SquarePants have in common? Not much, apart from the fact that they're all ...
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Why Do Cartoon Characters Tend To Have Only Three Fingers? And Why Do They Wear Gloves?

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...
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Obscure Cartoon Character Spotlight: Goopy Geer

You’ve heard of Bugs Bunny and Porky Pig, but have you heard of Goopy Geer? Perhaps not, but the cartoon dog headlined three Warner Bros. cartoons in the early 1930s and is the subject of today’s ...
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Why Do Cartoon Characters Always Wear Gloves?

Cartoon characters wear gloves for practical reasons. In the early days of animation, black hands couldn't be seen against black bodies in black-and-white films. White gloves solved this issue. Gloves ...