Steven Wright: The Undisputed King of Random Humour: a six minute video.

I love Steven Wright. Here’s a link to his official website.

Posted by Amy as Humour, Cartoons & Comics at 1:26 AM EDT

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If, like me, you are both a cat lover and a fan of comics, check out Hallmarks of Felinity.

Creator Brooke McEldowney has some very perceptive and witty illustrations that those who live with cats will recognise—and, if you’re thinking of getting a cat, you might like to check them out too!

Posted by Amy as Animals, Cartoons & Comics at 10:10 AM EST

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Wile E. Coyote was a staple of Saturday cartoons when I was growing up. One of the enjoyable parts of the cartoons, when I got a little older, was reading the mock Latin phrases describing him.

You know the sort of phrases I mean: Eatibus Almost Anythingus; Eatius Birdius; Hardheadipus Oedipus.

Here’s a site that lists these names: Famishius.

It’s good for a smile.

Via Weblog V2.

Posted by Amy as Cartoons & Comics at 3:11 AM EDT

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My all time favourite cartoon character is Opus the Penguin, and the cartoon strip he first appeared in (Bloom County) is tied for first place for my favourite cartoon.

Now I’ve just discovered that Berkeley Breathed, the creator of Opus and other memorable characters, has his own web site–although it’s an appropriately quirky one.

He’s pretty modest here. For example, he does not mention that Bloom County won him the Pulitizer Prize for editorial cartooning in 1987.

Check out the sum total of the info on his About Berkeley page.

I was pleased to learn that Opus now has his own Sunday cartoon; you can review the archives at the Washington Post here.

Posted by Amy as Cartoons & Comics at 2:03 AM EDT

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I definitely miss the wonderful duo of Calvin and Hobbes.

I think I have all the collections, but sometimes it’s nice just to see one or two comics. Now I’ve discovered that there’s a searchable database of the comics available online.

Here’s how it works: type in a word in the search box, and the results will show you all the strips with that word in it. I tried “cookie” and “doom” and “dinosaur.”

I’m saving “transmogrifier” for another day.

Via Exploding Aardvark.

Posted by Amy as Cartoons & Comics at 10:16 AM EDT

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A new initiative in British education will see Hollywood heroes used to help children understand Christianity.

According to Helen Cook of the Sheffield Hallam University, “We teach a generation for whom religious symbol, myth and story are sometimes meaningless. Around 40 per cent of teenagers visit the cinema once a month. It’s hardly surprising that their assessments of what’s heroic and evil, possible and impossible are partly based on the world experienced through TV and film.”

Sixteen teachers are learning how to incorporate film characters into their religious education lessons.

Apparently “school children will be told that Superman is like Jesus because both arrived on earth in usual circumstances after being sent here by their fathers, both move from relative obscurity as a child to a more prominent adulthood, both help the humans they are sent to live with and both struggle to stand up for truth against injustice and evil.”

For the complete article, click here.

Via Ruth Gledhill.

Posted by Amy as Television & Movies, Cartoons & Comics, Education at 6:20 AM EST

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