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Fleischer Studios Cartoons 1930

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January 31, 2012
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I remember the first time I discovered the 1940s Superman cartoon shorts created by the Fleischer Studio. It was around 1989: I found them on one of those low-quality commercial videotapes cranked out for the retail store bargain bin market back in that era, and despite the shoddy video quality and abysmal sound, I fell in love with them. I had watched that tape almost to death by the time a decent remastered collection was released on DVD.

I'm not much of a Superman fan, truth be told, though I love the character when Grant Morrison writes him, and the 1996-2000 animated series was a delight. But the Fleischer Superman will always, for some reason, epitomize the soul of the character in my imagination, and stir in me a love for Superman like no other incarnation of the character has ever inspired.
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~originalnameless Aug 25, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Wow, vintage Superman... even the scene is classic, showing Big Blue's power! ;)
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~cmichaelhall Aug 25, 2012  Professional Traditional Artist
Thanks! I was trying to imagine what it must've been like to be among that first generation of comics readers exposed to the sheer power of the character. Modern comics are full of godlike superheroes, but in an era where that was still a new and novel idea, it had to be incredibly exciting. So that's the kind of energy I was shooting for.
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*drmuttonchops3 Feb 10, 2012
Awesome work! I love those old cartoons as well! I've actually got a similar commissioned illustration in the works with a Fleischer cartoon Superwoman defeating a giant version of Metallo!
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~cmichaelhall Feb 10, 2012  Professional Traditional Artist
Thanks...and that commission sounds AWESOME! Be sure to post it when you're done!
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*drmuttonchops3 Feb 10, 2012
No prob! Will do! There are other ones I placed in the Fleischer Studio gallery if you want to see 'em.
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*DustinEvans Feb 2, 2012
Of course this is just bad-ass! I haven't had time to say so, but I needed to say it, damn it!
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~cmichaelhall Feb 2, 2012  Professional Traditional Artist
Thanks, man! You know how rarely I draw superheroes, so to hear I pulled it off is nice. :)
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~jacksony22 Feb 1, 2012   Traditional Artist
AWESOME :D
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~cmichaelhall Feb 1, 2012  Professional Traditional Artist
Thanks! It was a lot of fun to draw.
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~Gnomeguy Jan 31, 2012
Great drawing, Mike. I like your choice of "robot innards" which usually includes an assortment of gears, metal shafts and mysterious electronics that spark, burn and smoke like crazy...just like real electronic items do when they malfunction. Keep it up !
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