Edward Gorey
I share Derek Lamb's sentiments on the artistry of the late
Edward Gorey (Lamb,
5.4). Although I never had the opportunity to work on his projects,
my wife Pat and I were always passionate collectors of his work.
When we were dating Gorey was one of the first things we shared
in common. Growing up an art student in New York whenever you went
to a first night at ABT or the Metropolitan Opera you could always
see Gorey in his full-length fur coat and hi-top tennis sneakers,
his beard groomed in the manner of a well manicured Edwardian aristocrat.
For years after we moved on, whenever we were in New York a holy
obligation was always a stop into the Gotham Book Mart on 47th to
see if there were any new Gorey publications. I mourn a great artist
and brilliant wit. Bravo Derek for your article.
Sincerely,
Tom Sito
Turning to Japan
I really liked the article "Growing Pains" by Martin
"Dr. Toon" Goodman (Goodman,
5.4). I think that you hit the money on the button why "adult"
themes in animation cannot make it in the U.S. Many people associate
cartoons with only children here. I think anime, i.e. Japanese animation,
has handled adult themes the best, and that perhaps American filmmakers
could learn a thing or two from them.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Walford
Toon In Feedback
Editor's Note: To accompany this issue, AWN recently launched
Toon In, a weekly guide to Web animation. The response has been
tremendous so here is a sampling of the good, and the bad, regarding
our new feature.
I received the AWN Flash, read it, learned a lot of important information
and was psyched to see that you mentioned the Rumpus/Eggels
piece. Thanks so much. We're still reeling from Lee Dannacher's
"A Rumpus On The Net" (Dannacher,
5.4) about us. It was that good! You people at AWN rock!
Have fun!
Stephanie @ rumpus.com
If this is Rick who recommended the Exit 109 episode in
AWN's Toon In of July
25, 2000: Please refrain from applying your opinions to any
cartoons in the future.
This short was hardly edgy or smart. For instance, the entire opening
of the dog being in the car was wasteful. It had no bearing on the
story as a whole, and could have been done many other ways in about
3 seconds. The rest of the short involved watching a dog in a walk
cycle and babbling on about being Jewish. After a few witty shots
of his butt crack (always gets a laugh right?) we are subjected
to a one line finish which hardly comes across as the shot of the
dog's penis practically goes unnoticed.
Overall from me it gets one star. I appreciate you reading this.
Jason