Comments on The Big Blog of Kids’ Comics!: Gerald McBoing Boing!

You're the first, Rob. Thanks.

2010-11-16T23:54:10.737-05:00

You're the first, Rob. Thanks.

I don't know if anyone else has posted this ye...

2010-11-16T23:24:44.815-05:00

I don't know if anyone else has posted this yet, but you can watch the United Productions toon on YouTube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNsyQDmEopw

My pleasure, Jason. Love your blog! -- Mykal

2010-01-31T13:06:42.143-05:00

My pleasure, Jason. Love your blog! -- Mykal

Thanks for sharing this, it's pure gold!

2010-01-31T13:02:45.313-05:00

Thanks for sharing this, it's pure gold!

Karswell: The pleasure is all mine! -- Mykal

2009-11-04T15:08:56.949-05:00

Karswell: The pleasure is all mine! -- Mykal

I'm a huge G Mc BB animation fan, thanks for p...

2009-11-04T15:02:05.650-05:00

I'm a huge G Mc BB animation fan, thanks for posting this stuff!

Marc: Thanks for the info! -- Mykal

2009-11-02T13:16:10.492-05:00

Marc: Thanks for the info! -- Mykal

This story was recently reprinted in the amazing ...

2009-11-02T13:01:25.024-05:00

This story was recently reprinted in the amazing TOON Treasury of Classic Children's Comics, for anyone wanting a hard copy.

Apocolyte: More good stuff on the way! and thanks ...

2009-11-02T10:20:03.315-05:00

Apocolyte: More good stuff on the way! and thanks for dropping by! -- Mykal

Nice, Mykal! I remember reruns of this show on TV...

2009-11-02T10:16:37.440-05:00

Nice, Mykal!

I remember reruns of this show on TV as a teeny tot! I really love the 50-60's stylized characters as well! As an artist it's a fun challenge to try and pull off a simple design that works like these...

Keep the good stuff comin', man!

r/e: I agree on all counts - man, when those kids ...

2009-11-01T19:44:42.173-05:00

r/e: I agree on all counts - man, when those kids ran him off, I felt his pain! I searched this one out special. -- Mykal

Some things I loved: The mother's arms being s...

2009-11-01T19:21:33.646-05:00

Some things I loved:
The mother's arms being so, so extra long. Gotta love this stylized art.
The Doctor's tall hat (little Caligari action going there)
The real conveyance of pain and rejection when Gerald's shaving Dad won't listen to him but yells at him to go away... ouch.
The big, really-stretch limo at the end.
Great find Mykal.
r/e

Gabriel: I love this one as well. Panel 2 on page ...

2009-11-01T07:46:11.369-05:00

Gabriel: I love this one as well. Panel 2 on page 3 is often displayed as a perfect example of this (then) revolutionary style of character design, with the mother and father being highly "stylized." Good eye! I hadn't really noticed the father pushing the frame with his foot. How could I miss that? - Mykal

Beautiful and perfect! I love this thing! These k...

2009-11-01T07:41:43.342-05:00

Beautiful and perfect! I love this thing!
These kind of "narrated" tales for kids are in the habit of telling the story in a slower way and graphics work just as simple illustrations. But here, works so well the narrator's voice mixed up with the action of the graphics!
I love panels one and two on page three when Gerald's fathers seem to lean as a result of the shoe that bang the frame.

Keith: the dad was my favorite character as...

2009-11-01T06:27:10.025-05:00

Keith: the dad was my favorite character as well with the doctor a close second.

King: You bet, this was the stuff in 52. You can see its massive influence today in many cartoons (some would say that the influence has been too pervasive and that modern cartoonists have used this style almost as an excuse to be lazy in their character design - John K of Ren ad Stimpy fame holds that view, I think).

But, as with most things, the origninal source is something beautiful and orignal, like here. -- Mykal

Great stuff! Thanks for sharing. I wasn't fa...

2009-11-01T01:28:56.822-04:00

Great stuff! Thanks for sharing. I wasn't familiar with the comic version. This had to be cutting-edge in '52.

i like the design of the dad. he looks good in eve...

2009-11-01T01:24:38.404-04:00

i like the design of the dad. he looks good in every single panel he's in.