Christmas Greetings from Animan

A dear friend and Animan follower sent me this wonderful and very appropriate Christmas card, and so I had to share it with you!

And inside, was this:

Wishing all of you a wonderful Christmas, and a very Happy New Year!

An Interesting Twist on Disney Characters

Some time ago, I stumbled upon this site which contained some very well-drawn Disney-style art.
https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/a10300313/alt-disney-illustrations-tom-ward/

I was first attracted to this picture, because I found it to be very affirming and uplifting.

I don't have a cell phone (I prefer e-mail), so I find these next pictures kind of funny.

The next one is a little disturbing. It's very jarring to see Ariel, the Little Mermaid, turn into the logo for Starbucks.

The fun of Peter Pan was having him fly in through the window.

I can sympathize with Jasmine, but I wish I was there with Aladdin and Genie. . .

It appears that Alice just can't get on board with her new diet.

The last ones bring up animal issues, and they're very disturbing, to say the least.

It's very interesting to see these well-known animated characters in a whole new way. 

Ending this post on a more positive note, here's one of my favorite pieces of Disney publicity art.

Removing the Loincloth

A friend and follower of the Animan saga sent me a request to remove the loincloth from the photo I colorized last time. So here it is. I've changed some of the colors.

Please note that I usually do not take on commissions or requests, because otherwise, I wouldn't have enough time to create my Animan films.

By the way, there's a new free Animan video--Animan Bonus 3. You can download it here:

Animan Bonus 3 download page

Animan Enhances an Old Picture

The other day, I had some off time, and so I got my iPad and started searching for some midcentury art or photos that I could have some fun with. I can't remember where, but I found this rather mysterious photograph.  One thing that struck me was how dressed-up the family is.

I suspect that there must have been a contest of some sort, where the winner would receive a visit from an actor who plays Tarzan, dressed in jungle attire. And of course, the photographer came along to commemorate the occasion with a photo, and he probably suggested that the lucky winner of the contest reach out to touch Tarzan's G-string. Lucky kid! (If it were me, I'd never wash my hand again...)

So you know me; the minute I saw this, my devious little mind started concocting a deliciously naughty storyline. In order to help the word balloons stand out, I took the liberty of colorizing the photo (below). For those of you who simply hate colorized anything, you may feast your eyes on the picture above, in glorious black and white (minus the dialogue).

ANIMAN, Where ARE you?

I want to apologize to ALL of you, my friends in Animan's World! So, WHAT HAPPENED?

Well, Blogspot is set up so that when new comments come in, they appear in my e-mail. Then I click on them, and approve them for publishing in this blog.

But during the past few months, I got NO comments in my e-mail. I thought, "Well, I haven't made any new films yet..., maybe that's why people aren't commenting. I can't blame them for losing interest. Oh, well......"

Then yesterday, Blogspot sends me an e-mail, asking me if I still want to receive comments for this blog. WTF?

Of COURSE! I never said I didn't!  But, I had been super busy, and neglected this blog for 6 months, and that was the kiss of death. I'm VERY sorry, Friends.

Just now, a comment for this blog came into my e-mail box, so I came here to approve it. But what I never expected to find is also here: millions and zillions (well, almost) of comments from everyone, dating back 6 months! O M G, what a lot of backtracking I have to do---I eventually want to answer as many as I can. It might take several days (or more). But I wasn't forgotten--people WERE writing to me--even if I had no idea they were. I'm so happy to find that out.

Those comments were addressed to the "DD3 is Here at Last" post. I have posted a part of them just now, but haven't answered any yet. You see, at the moment, I'm watching over the DD4 orders coming in, making sure that everyone gets their movies. Some people have problems downloading, so I go send them a Dropbox link where they can download it. I need to mechanize this process, because I have to stay up all night in order to answer them quickly, and it's tiring!

By the way, many of the comments I saw asked about where to buy Animan movies. Please go to mranimanstudios.com and check out the site!

So, I plan to:
1. Answer the comments I added to "DD3 is Here at Last"
2. Add more comments to that list
3. Finish answering them all

My deepest and most sincere apologies to all of you in Animan's World. I am not ignoring you on purpose---I just wasn't getting your comments in my e-mail, so I thought my fan base had dwindled down to nothing. I never take anything for granted.

Thank you for being patient and loyal. I am in your debt.

Animan

DD4 Big Uncle John

Recently, I have been receiving e-mails from friends and fans asking if I'm all right, or even if I'm alive!  Yes, I am very much alive!

One of the Animan Freebies is "Bonus 2"--

http://mranimanstudios.com/product/animan-bonus-2/

and it has always been very popular--especially the last half, featuring "Uncle John and his nephews, Jake and Zeke". So, I wanted to make it into an Animan movie--I made the characters a little more interesting-looking, and changed the location to Uncle John's cabin by the lake.  

So, I'm happy to say that I have just finished the newest Animan Movie, DD4 Big Uncle John. It is available at: http://mranimanstudios.com/product/drippin-dad-4-big-uncle-john/

Please review the page on downloading http://mranimanstudios.com

For some reason, this cartoon took an unusually long time to put together. I did a lot of thinking, planning, and changing before I finally got the film I wanted to make. My apologies to everyone for making it such a long wait between Animan movies. I'm hoping that this new Animan adventure will be an exciting one for you!