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Music Monday – The Skeleton Dance Posted: 24 Oct 2011 07:00 AM PDT

Expert Opinon

Here are your Dry Bones blog updates Expert Opinon This is one of the cartoons I posted before leaving for China on a speaking tour sponsored by SIGNAL (the Sino Israel Global Network Academic Leadership). I'll be the keynote speaker at the inaugural event of the first-ever Israel Studies Program in the history of China ...and am appearing at a number of other universities and think tanks.I plan to return home to Israel on or about November 1st. -Dry Bones- Israel's Political Comic Strip Since 1973

 

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Halloween Cartoons – Monsters Posted: 25 Oct 2011 06:00 AM PDT Recently I've been blogging about varieties of Halloween cartoons. First it was pumpkins, then witches, but this time I'm taking more of a potpourri approach and chatting about monsters in general. Halloween gives a cartoonist plenty to play with, but I'll start with one of my favorites - vampires. Sexy young vampires may be very much in fashion, but for my money the good old fashioned widow-peaked, tuxedo wearing blood sucker is still the best. Give me Count Chocula or The Count from Sesame Street over that boring Edward any day! Anyway, as far as the above comic, I'm not sure exactly how or if blood as a diet would affect one's blood pressure, if a vampire did indeed even have blood pressure. But, as I've said before, cartoons, perhaps especially Halloween cartoons, are often better if not examined too too closely. Ok, another vampire one, and sort of a wordy one at that for one without a caption per se. For this one I had to actually go out to my car and take a picture of my side view mirror so I could get it to look right. What I won't do for my art! So this is what being a cartoonist's wife is  like. You get to hear this at dinner - "OK,  so this wolf man is giving a  presentation..." and you have to   listen, take it in stride, and offer your  point of view. So, before you marry a  cartoonist, be sure you're ready for that. Few things are funnier to me than Phil Hartman's  "FIRE  BAD!" Frankenstein from SNL. Honestly, just  thinking about it is making me giggle as I write this. I knew that I wanted to play with that classic phrase,  but  it took a great deal of staring off in space to  transplant it from a dark castle or angry village to the  boardroom. This is also one of the few Halloween cartoons of mine  that I look at and think that I pretty much got it perfect.  I'd like to think Phil Hartman would have enjoyed it too. Well, that's it for monsters. Feel free to check out all of  my Halloween cartoons, and be sure you give out good  candy this year. Not raisins. Don't be that guy. BTW, don't miss my other Halloween cartoon blog posts about pumpkins and witches!

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LEGO Thriller Posted: 26 Oct 2011 07:00 AM PDT I can't think of a better way to end a spooky month of  LEGO than this:

About Animated TV: Top 20 Guest Stars on The Simpsons, X-Men

Top 20 Guest Stars on The Simpsons Springfield is a welcoming place for guest stars. Over the past two decades, actors, rock stars and celebrities of all types have been guest stars on The Simpsons, some with only cameo appearances and others with recurring characters. Browse my list of top 20 guest stars on The Simpsons to see if you agree. X-Men Series on G4 This past summer, G4 and Marvel teamed up to bring legions of fans their favorite Super Heroes with the original Marvel anime series, Iron Man and Wolverine. Now, Marvel's most popular team of mutants (sort of) tears up the small screen on G4. Read my review of the new original anime series X-Men. Premiere: Allen Gregory Allen Gregory will piggy-back onto Fox's popular Animation Domination, including the new Treehouse of Horror from The Simpsons, on Sunday night. However, I hope this cartoon has a short, short life. Read my review to find out why. Premiere: Good Vibes On the other hand, a new cartoon premiered last night on MTV, piggy-backing onto the return of Beavis and Butt-head. Good Vibes is the *opposite* of Allen Gregory. Read my review to find out more. Animated TV Ads TV TV Show Episodes Animated X Men Cartoon Network TV Featured Articles Homer Simpson Trivia Quiz Bart Simpson Trivia Quiz The Simpsons Guest Stars Trivia Quiz Around Springfield Trivia Quiz Springfield Lovers and Couples Trivia Quiz Homer Simpson Quotes

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Here are your Dry Bones blog updates American Life This Halloween cartoon is one of the cartoons I posted before leaving for China on a university speaking tour sponsored by SIGNAL (the Sino Israel Global Network Academic Leadership). I plan to return home to Israel on or about November 1st. -Dry Bones- Israel's Political Comic Strip Since 1973

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Awful Superhero Halloween Costumes I’d Love To See – Invisible Woman Posted: 27 Oct 2011 06:00 AM PDT I remembered this costume well from my youth. See if you can tell why: It took me a bit to find some decent pics of what apparently is referred to by fanboys as Invisible Woman's "Slut Uniform," but find them I did. I think the best part of the new costume's (ahem) reveal is Reed's totally blase take: It's nice?! It's NICE?! THE ROOF?!?! Reed, honey, step away from the computer. Anyway, I dunno how feasible this would be to make, but someone needs to make this happen. PRONTO! OK, one more shot just for old time's sake: BTW, don't miss Zebra Batman, Bug Catcher Spidey or Underwater Wonder Woman!