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Gammon and Spinach

You know, I think I still have a DVD set of old Popeye cartoons I haven’t watched, and I haven’t gotten my hands on a copy of the last collection of Elzie Segar’s strips either. But I did think of … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Cartoons, Comics, Conspiracy Theories, Donkey Kong, Families, Food, Greek Mythology, Health, Humor, Mythology, Pac-Man, Popeye, Video Games | Tagged achilles, bluto, captain strong, elzie segar, erich von wolf, famous studios, fantastic four, fleischer studios, hercules, olive oyl, poopdeck pappy, samson, shigeru miyamoto, spinach, superfoods, superheroes, superman, the incredible hulk, vegetables, whiffle hen, zeus |

A Mutagen-Filled Origin

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Collection, Volume 1, by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird – I picked up a digital copy of this from Comixology when they were having a sale, and I kind of wish I’d bought other … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Cartoons, Comics, Humor, Popeye, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Television | Tagged april o'neil, baxter stockman, bluto, casey jones, daredevil, fantastic four, foot clan, frank miller, kevin eastman, peter laird, shredder, splinter, teenage mutant ninja turtles the ultimate collection, utroms |

The Spinach Cycle

Something I’d been meaning to check out but didn’t until recently was the recent series of Popeye comics written by Roger Langridge, with art by Tom Neely, Bruce Ozella, Ken Wheaton, and John Byrne. Last year, the series was wrapped … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Cartoons, Comics, Humor, Popeye | Tagged alice the goon, bluto, bruce ozella, castor oyl, elzie segar, george geezil, harold ham gravy, j. wellington wimpy, john byrne, ken wheaton, king blozo, o.g. wotasnozzle, poopdeck pappy, roger langridge, rough-house, sappo, sea hag, swee'pea, toar, tom neely |

Better Shredder Than Deader

No, I haven’t seen the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie. There’s part of me that wants to, but I think I can wait for the video release. It doesn’t look that good, and while it might well not be … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartoons, Comics, Focus on the Foes, Popeye, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Television | Tagged april o'neil, baxter stockman, bebop and rocksteady, bluto, elzie segar, james avery, kevin eastman, oroku saki, peter laird, shredder, splinter, teenage mutant ninja turtles 2: the secret of the ooze, william fichtner |

I Yam What I Yam

Popeye (1980) – While I’ve been a fan of Popeye for some time, this was actually the first time I’d seen Robert Altman’s film about the spinach-eating sailor. I believe it was Robin Williams’ film debut, and while I can’t … Continue reading →

Who’s the Most Remarkable Extra-Ordinary Fellow?

When discussing Popeye, I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the three Technicolor two-reelers that came out in the thirties. Interestingly, all three were based on tales from the Arabian Nights, and I’m not sure why. I can think … Continue reading →

Posted in Arabian, Cartoons, Fairy Tales, Monsters, Mythology, Popeye | Tagged abu hassan, aladdin, aladdin and his wonderful lamp, ali baba, ali baba and the forty thieves, arabian nights, bluto, disney, genie, j. wellington wimpy, olive oyl, popeye the sailor meets ali baba's forty thieves, popeye the sailor meets sindbad the sailor, roc, sinbad the sailor |

Strong to the Finish ‘Cause He Eats His Mushrooms

Image Source: Threadless An interesting bit of trivia in the history of video games is that, when developing what would become Donkey Kong, Shigeru Miyamoto originally wanted to make a Popeye game. They couldn’t secure the rights, so instead we … Continue reading →

Posted in Donkey Kong, Mario, Popeye, Video Games | Tagged bluto, brutus, king bowser koopa, nintendo, olive oyl, pauline, princess peach toadstool, sea hag, shigeru miyamoto |

Weapons-Grade Blutonium

While not every Popeye cartoon uses Bluto, the big bully is an integral part of the series, which usually focuses on the love triangle between the two of them and Olive Oyl. Why they both want her I’m not sure, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartoons, Comics, Focus on the Foes, Popeye | Tagged bluto, brutus, elzie segar, famous studios, fleischer studios, harold ham gravy, king features, olive oyl, popeye, popeye the sailor, thimble theatre |

Strike Up the Band for Popeye the Sailor

I grew up watching Popeye cartoons after school, and while I didn’t pay a whole lot of attention to creation dates when I was a kid, it appears that most of them were the Famous Studios Technicolor shorts from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartoons, Comics | Tagged bluto, elzie segar, famous studios, fleischer studios, jack mercer, olive oyl, popeye, popeye the sailor, thimble theatre, william costello |