To call John K a douchebag is just plain inaccurate. He’s a wiseguy & an asshole which in my book aren’t necessarily bad qualities in an artist. His passion & sheer nerve drew together some of the most brilliant talent in animation to create a pair of truly classic characters & some of the funniest cartoons ever made.

Tragically, those same qualities inspired him to miss airdates & screw over anyone who didn’t work far enough “under him” & now it seems that he’s alienated our host with a bit of overblown fan-boy rhetoric. To reduce his work to boobs & farts is to hate Hamlet because of those goofy gravediggers with their bad puns.

Personally, I passionately hope he rises Bakshi-like from the ashes with a fresh crew of worshipful art school grads. But then, he doesn’t owe me money.

To call John K a douchebag is just plain inaccurate. He’s a wiseguy & an asshole which in my book aren’t necessarily bad qualities in an artist. His passion & sheer nerve drew together some of the most brilliant talent in animation to create a pair of truly classic characters & some of the funniest cartoons ever made.

Tragically, those same qualities inspired him to miss airdates & screw over anyone who didn’t work far enough “under him” & now it seems that he’s alienated our host with a bit of overblown fan-boy rhetoric. To reduce his work to boobs & farts is to hate Hamlet because of those goofy gravediggers with their bad puns.

Personally, I passionately hope he rises Bakshi-like from the ashes with a fresh crew of worshipful art school grads. But then, he doesn’t owe me money.

Walt doesn’t watch anything. His head is in a cryogenic meat locker.

I know Bob Clampett personally, and you sir, are no Bob Clampett.

Walt doesn’t watch anything. His head is in a cryogenic meat locker.

I know Bob Clampett personally, and you sir, are no Bob Clampett.

BTW, the three stooges are up here too and they still suck.

BTW, the three stooges are up here too and they still suck.

I have heard him say that Clampett’s acting is more varied and expressive than any other cartoon director… But I’ve also heard him say that Disney had the best effects animation and application of technology, a staff of incredible draftsmen and a production system perfectly designed for the medium… I’ve heard him call Chuck Jones a brilliantly innovative cartoonist who made some of the greatest cartoons ever made… I’ve heard him say that the Fleischers made the best use of musical timing, and that their cartoons of the early 30s were better than anything else being produced at the time… That the Fleischer Popeye cartoons are among the most perfect cartoons ever made… and that Paul Terry and Walter Lantz were great because they allowed animators the freedom to work in their own styles. I’ve heard him talk about other artists too… Grim Natwick, Ed Benedict, Virgil Partch, Milt Gross, Jack Kirby, Mel Crawford… The list goes on and on.

I’ve spoken to John K at length about modern cartoons, and I’ve never heard him say that he was the “be all and end all of animation” or that he is the ‘god of the medium”. I’ve heard him say that modern cartoons are amateurish compared to the cartoons of the golden age. But I’ve heard him say that his own cartoons wouldn’t stand up to the average cartoons of the golden age either. I’ve heard John say that a big problem today is that too many artists don’t have the drawing skills they need to do work on the level of Jones, Clampett and McKimson. And I’ve seen him back up that opinion with action to try to correct it.

If all you hear is “Clampett is God and I am the be all and end all of cartoons” you weren’t listening, or you just don’t understand what he’s talking about.

See ya
Steve

I have heard him say that Clampett’s acting is more varied and expressive than any other cartoon director… But I’ve also heard him say that Disney had the best effects animation and application of technology, a staff of incredible draftsmen and a production system perfectly designed for the medium… I’ve heard him call Chuck Jones a brilliantly innovative cartoonist who made some of the greatest cartoons ever made… I’ve heard him say that the Fleischers made the best use of musical timing, and that their cartoons of the early 30s were better than anything else being produced at the time… That the Fleischer Popeye cartoons are among the most perfect cartoons ever made… and that Paul Terry and Walter Lantz were great because they allowed animators the freedom to work in their own styles. I’ve heard him talk about other artists too… Grim Natwick, Ed Benedict, Virgil Partch, Milt Gross, Jack Kirby, Mel Crawford… The list goes on and on.

I’ve spoken to John K at length about modern cartoons, and I’ve never heard him say that he was the “be all and end all of animation” or that he is the ‘god of the medium”. I’ve heard him say that modern cartoons are amateurish compared to the cartoons of the golden age. But I’ve heard him say that his own cartoons wouldn’t stand up to the average cartoons of the golden age either. I’ve heard John say that a big problem today is that too many artists don’t have the drawing skills they need to do work on the level of Jones, Clampett and McKimson. And I’ve seen him back up that opinion with action to try to correct it.

If all you hear is “Clampett is God and I am the be all and end all of cartoons” you weren’t listening, or you just don’t understand what he’s talking about.

See ya
Steve