{"id":19296,"date":"2018-11-23T09:00:33","date_gmt":"2018-11-23T09:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/?p=19296"},"modified":"2018-11-22T16:29:29","modified_gmt":"2018-11-22T16:29:29","slug":"william-the-backwards-skunk-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comicsreview.co.uk\/nowreadthis\/2018\/11\/23\/william-the-backwards-skunk-2\/","title":{"rendered":"William the Backwards Skunk"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nBy Chuck Jones<\/strong> (Crown Publishers Inc.)
\nISBN: 978-0517560631<\/p>\n

Win’s Christmas Gift Recommendation: A Classic Yarn Reeking of Sheer Quality\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 10\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

There have been a few modern geniuses who wield a pencil and paintbrush. We tend not to notice them in the world of comics, which I suppose would explain why so many of our contemporary artists work in animation these days. I don’t know if Charles Martin Jones ever worked in comics – or even if he ever wanted to – but as ‘Chuck’ he produced some of the greatest and funniest animated cartoons the world has ever seen.<\/p>\n

Chuck (September 21st<\/sup> 1912-February 22nd<\/sup> 2002) was filmmaker, screenwriter, animator, cartoonist, author and artist who worked for Warner Bros., MGM and others, ran his own studio – Chuck Jones Enterprises – and made billions of people laugh. His Looney Toons<\/strong>, Merrie Melodies<\/strong> and Tom and Jerry<\/strong> short films are unmistakeable and he probably wrote, produced and directed your favourite Bugs Bunny<\/strong>, Daffy Duck<\/strong>, Porky Pig<\/strong>, Road Runner<\/strong> and Wile E. Coyote <\/strong>cartoons and hundreds of others besides.<\/p>\n

He was nominated for 8 Oscars and won three, and received an Honorary Academy Award in 1996 for his lifetime contributions.<\/p>\n

During World War II he worked with Theodore Geisel – who abandoned cartooning and animation for a career in kid’s books as the legendary Dr. Seuss – on a series of educational cartoon features for the US Army featuring Private Snafu<\/em>. That relationship would eventually and circuitously lead to the animated TV classic How the Grinch Stole Christmas<\/strong> (accept no live-action or computer-animated substitutes!).<\/p>\n

Way back in 1986 Chuck Jones topped a career of astounding creativity and uproarious humour with this picture-book for the very young. William <\/em>is a skunk with a little problem. The Usual Skunk not only has that potent chemical weapon we all know and dread, but they also have a beautiful bold stripe on their backs so as to give any big animal sneaking up on them a fair chance to change their minds. Sadly, William’s stripe is on his front, which causes problems for every animal in the forest.<\/p>\n

This charming little fable about cooperation is a sweet delight and the art is utterly joyous. This is a man who knew \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Cute\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and how to milk it, and more importantly, when to lampoon it.<\/p>\n

His critters positively drip with Attitude, and any child’s delight could only be marred if the adult reading this aloud is unable to stifle their own knowing chortles.<\/p>\n

Jones’ work informed generations of kids and creators in comics as well as cartoons. His legacy can be found in titles as varied as Dell’s Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies comics<\/strong>, or the timeless Bugs & Daffy iterations still wowing contemporary kids in DC’s WB comicbooks.<\/p>\n

Track down this fabulous hardback and you could be carrying on that tradition to the next generation…
\n\u00c2\u00a9 1986 Chuck Jones Enterprises. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Chuck Jones (Crown Publishers Inc.) ISBN: 978-0517560631 Win’s Christmas Gift Recommendation: A Classic Yarn Reeking of Sheer Quality\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 10\/10 There have been a few modern geniuses who wield a pencil and paintbrush. We tend not to notice them in the world of comics, which I suppose would explain why so many of our contemporary … <\/p>\n

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