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ANIMATION WORLD MAGAZINE - ISSUE 5.10 - JANUARY 2001
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Another Missing Laugh-O-Gram I read with interest "A Silent Treasure Chest" (Osmond, 4.2) by Andrew Osmond regarding David Wyatt's findings of the two Laugh-O-Gram cartoons. Great job! In my research for The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story, I discovered that there is yet another film that is still missing -- Jack and the Giant Killer. A lot of folks assume that this is just an alternative title for Jack and the Beanstalk but it is in actuality a different Celtic fairy tale -- that of a Valiant Tailor (or Brave Little Tailor in Disney parlance). Both feature a protagonist named Jack. Both feature a giant, but there the similarities cease. According to several documents in the Laugh-O-Gram bankruptcy proceedings, both films were completed by the studio and were part of the missing assets (that the litigants wanted back from Pictorial Clubs). So, FYI, there's some fun info! John Kenworthy Vampire Hunter D Correction Fred Patten's story "Vampire Hunter D: The Next Anime Hit in America?" (Patten, 5.9) contains a factual error. The end of the article says: [Thanks for information on Hideyuki Kikuchi and his Vampire Hunter D novels to the Vampire Hunter D Archives website (http://www.altvampyres.net/vhd/) run by Kevin Leahy, an American horror fan living in Japan.] The Vampire Hunter D Archives is not maintained by Kevin Leahy. He is the source of information on the novels by Mr. Kikuchi and write-ups of Mr. Kikuchi's Talk Live get-togethers. The web site is maintained by me, Cathy Krusberg. The index page (http://www.altvampyres.net/vhd/) states, "The Vampire Hunter D Archives are owned by ckberg@ix.netcom.com," and a number of pages at the site use my name and a link to the same e-mail address. I read your article via a link from Urban Vision's page (http://www.urban-vision.com/enter.html). (One of those annoying ones that puts your page inside and keeps the original site URL at the top of the browser. Grr.....) Cathy Krusberg
Kudos on running the really wonderful, informative "Vampire Hunter D: The Next Anime Hit in America?" (Patten, 5.9) about the new Vampire Hunter D. It's one of the first I've read outside of reviews that really says something of substance about the film and gives more than vague information about the North American release. I did, however, want to mention that author Fred Patten got an attribution wrong in the last paragraph of the article. He credits Kevin Leahy with being the owner of the Vampire Hunter D Archives (http://www.altvampyres.net/vhd), but it's in fact maintained by Cathy Krusberg, an American fan who can be reached at ckberg@ix.netcom.com. I would guess Patten got it wrong after reading the reviews of the Vampire Hunter D novels that are archived at the site, as they are by Kevin Leahy and used with permission. I hope that clears things up. Erin Cochran Editor's Note: Thank you Cathy and Erin for setting us straight! The error has been corrected on the page and I thank you for bringing it to our attention. A Rebuttle Deer Mr.Billings, i is sooori u did not like my riting. i is also soori four having opynions. i forget sometimes that thinking is wrong and having opinions is rong in America. Tanks fer ritin'
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