Showing posts with label disney. Show all posts
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Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Skeletons, Disney, and Oswald break me out of my art block

Hello friends, I managed to get some more art pieces done in ink, and even illustrator. The going is slow, but I feel good after each piece in the sketchbook. I started with the reliable skeleton drawing, but this time switched it up to a surfer, instead of a skateboarder. I think it came our very well.

I shared a number of my illustrations on Reddit. I had never really used that site before, but decided to post my drawings there, as well as on DevianArt. I was surprised with how responsive the community was to my art. I dug up my old skate skeleton drawings there as well, and got a huge response. It was very affirming to hear the words of positivity. I had a few people reach out asking about a commussion or art trade, but I had to decline. I am very sporadic with my drawings. I can literally go years without touching my sketchbook. So I never want to commit to something unless I really am passionate about it. I did promise one Redditor a drawing from my sketchbook because he asked very kindly. The one doing an ollie over the slippery signs below is what I sent out. 

Skating skeletons were always a surefire way to get me to draw. I even found time to do one of the old Neversoft eyeball monster from the Tony Hawk video games. A lot of people were commenting on how great my art would be on a tee shirt. A few even said that I would make a sick tattoo artist. That was high praise, but I think I'm too old to start tattooing. With that said one person did reach out and ask if I could design a tattoo for him. I messaged that I never did commissions or requests. However the idea of designing a tattoo did catch my attention. The person asked for a skull and skate crossbones, similar to the old Four Star / Crailtap logo, but in the Vernon Courtlandt Johnson style. I said that sounded like a request right up my alley. I accepted the request and came up with this drawing. Do you think this would make for a good tattoo?

Then I got into a Disney rhythm, and did a drawing of one of my favorite classic characters. I love Horace Horsecollar. He is one of a handful of characters that I would give a team to in a Disney Sports Soccer reboot. I could just imagine him having different galloping animations each time he scores a goal in the game. I’d give a team to Oswald of course, or possibly have Oswald and Horace on the same team. I’d give a team to Ian the ghost from Epic Mickey. I’d also have Panchito Pistolas be a hidden character, and the hidden team would be the Three Caballeros. It would feature Donald Duck, Jose Carioca, and Panchito.

Once I was in the rhythm of drawing I was able to crank out two illustrations on back-to-back days. Three years ago I did a piece celebrating Oswald’s 98th birthday. Then I wanted to do one for his 99th, and 100th. The first cartoon that was finished featuring Oswald was “Poor Papa.” This was a lost cartoon that was rediscovered in 2016, and a special concert was put together to celebrate the discovery. I talked about it previously on this blog.

Unfortunately the cartoon wasn’t enjoyed by the Universal Studios Producers Mintz, and Winkler, so Walt Disney went back to the drawing board. The first cartoon that was actually released in theaters was Trolley Troubles in 1927. I did a version of that Oswald for the 99th Birthday. Then I wanted to do something special for his 100th birthday. I wanted to include three historically important rabbits to be celebrating with him. Bugs Bunny was the first choice. Bugs debuted in 1940. The second would be Roger Rabbit, whose film came out in 1988, but was based on a story from 1981. I was on the fence for who would be the third character. I didn’t think Rabbit from Winnie the Poo was big on celebrations. I thought Max from Sam & Max would be too chaotic. I wanted another classic character. Bre’er Rabbit from the 1946 film Song of the South was my choice. Unfortunately he was tied to a culturally insensitive film by Disney.

Just about any trace of the characters from Song of the South had been scrubbed from Disney history, these included the parks. I decided he should still be a part of the celebration. In my book these classic characters should always be remembered. I’m grateful that the global community never forgot Oswald. After a century he was finally getting the spotlight that had been taken from him. I’m certain Walt would be happy to know how beloved the character was. I’d like to know if you had a favorite character, and if you created any art to celebrate them. Tell me about it in the comments section. If you enjoy this blog there are several ways you can support me. You can sponsor me directly on Patreon. Or like and subscribe to my videos on YouTube. You can even subscribe to the Pink Monorail Podcast featuring my wife, and myself. 

 

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Bookmark This Page; Everything about Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, and Epic Mickey

Oswald the Lucky Rabbit is easily my favorite Disney cartoon character. If you want to learn everything about the character, and his appearances in animated, comics, and games then Bookmark This Page.


Oswald finds a new home, at his old home?

Retouching a photo, and checking out some Disney robots...

Oswald art for your walls - A 1UP classic from March 8, 2013

Freeze frame, my poster collection, part 17…

Freeze frame, my poster collection, part 18…

Epic Review, Part 1 - A 1UP Classic from Dec. 20, 2010

Epic Review, Part 2 - A 1UP Classic from Dec. 21, 2010

Epic Review, Part 3 - A 1UP Classic from Dec. 22, 2010

Epic Review, Final Part - A 1UP Classic from Dec. 23, 2010

The Epic Mickey 2 press junket. Touring the Magic Kingdom. - a 1UP classic from Oct 10, 2012

The Epic Mickey 2 the Power of Two Review - a 1UP classic from Nov 28, 2012

When a rare Oswald the Lucky Rabbit item turned up on bidding sites

Lightning strikes twice, a second rare Oswald item turns up on bidding sites!

Did you ever watch any of the classic Oswald shorts? Did you play Epic Mickey? What were your thoughts on the Lucky Rabbit? Tell me about it in the comments section. As always if you enjoyed this blog, and would like to sponsor me please visit my Patreon page and consider donating each month, even as little as $1 would help make better blogs and even podcasts!

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Friday, February 20, 2026

Lightning strikes twice, a second rare Oswald item turns up on bidding sites!

Hello friends, had you heard the saying that “lightning seldom strikes twice?” Well I’m happy to say that lightning struck twice for me. As you might know I’m a huge fan of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. I had an extensive collection of plush figures, and rare items from Japan, and the USA. Just a week ago, on February 11, 2026 to be exact I posted a blog about a rare Oswald watch that turned up on bidding sites. I talked about how the seller was very greedy, and was asking for hundreds of dollars for a watch that you could have won at Japanese arcades. Its original retail value would have been closer to $20-$30. Well because of that post I decided to jump on the same Japanese bidding site where the watch first turned up to see what was new. Would you believe that the second of the three watches was available for a “buy it now” price?! Even better the price for this watch (after I used a coupon) was $58. I did have to pay for shipping, and a stupid tariff, but given how rare it was I was happy to pick it up.

I now owned two of the three watches from the short time that Universal Studios Osaka was promoting the character in Japan. If I could land the one with the Mickey Mouse hand movement then I would own the whole set. I doubted that it would ever turn up, but if lightning did strike twice for me, then maybe the third time was the charm? Have you ever lucked out when collecting anything? Tell me about it in the comments section. As always if you enjoyed this blog, and would like to sponsor me please visit my Patreon page and consider donating each month, even as little as $1 would help make better blogs and even podcasts!
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Wednesday, February 11, 2026

When a rare Oswald the Lucky Rabbit item turned up on bidding sites

If you are a collector of anything; comics, music, toys, cars, clothing, etc. then you probably have a wish list. These might be things you are on the hunt for, things that are super rare, or even super expensive. On that list you might even have a handful of “holy grail” or “white whale” items. These are things that are so rare / expensive that they might never come up in your lifetime. For those that don’t know I am a huge fan of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. I have a large collection of Oswald items, some going back to the origins of the character.

Oswald was the cartoon star that Walt Disney created before Mickey Mouse. Walt lost the rights to Universal Studios back in 1928, and the Disney company didn’t get the rights back until 2006. One of my favorite eras of the character were just before Disney got him back. Universal made a big push to reintroduce the character as part of the Woody Woodpecker cartoon reboot circa 1998. The Universal Studios Park in Osaka Japan released merchandise featuring a blue-colored version of Oswald. As a fan of the “rubber hose” style of classic cartoons I fell in love with this look. My goal was to acquire as many items that were produced during that era. Arcade developer Taito actually created many of these for the parks, but also as claw machine prizes in the arcade. They came up with some wristwatches for the prize machines.

Interestingly enough when Disney got the rights back most of their first collaborations debuted in Japan as well. The studio partnered with Citizen, and the designers at Hirob to release a watch. It featured Oswald with his arms as the minutes, and hours hands. This was a nod to the original Mickey Mouse watch by Ingersoll. More than 20 years ago I spent every day on the Japanese bidding sites tracking down Oswald items. Much to my surprise I eventually scored both the dark background, and light background versions of the Disney / Hirob watch. Unfortunately the ones from Taito never showed up. So I put them on my grail list, especially the one with “Mickey Mouse” movement.

When the Disney company in the US started releasing Oswald watches I wasn’t really impressed with their offerings. Almost all of the merchandise in the USA, from stickers, to pins, shirts, and hats featured Oswald in one of a handful of poses. Master animator Eric Goldberg made him black, and white, and changed his style from Universal. As cute as the art was, it lost its charm when it was stamped on everything. The variety of art, and products featuring the rabbit at Universal was much more diverse. To make collecting harder some of the first US Oswald items were limited to the parks. Imagine spending over $150 just to get into Disneyland, and then being told that the Oswald pocket watch would run you an additional $500. Like I said I was a huge Oswald fan, but I also wasn’t made of money. I had to pass on a lot of Disney’s official merchandise because it was priced out of my budget. Less expensive wristwatches would eventually show up at the US and Japan Disney parks. I was able to get my hands on a few of these over the years, but not all of them. Some watches I didn’t think were worth it.

In early fall 2025 a grail watch popped up. While checking for items on eBay I noticed a Japanese seller had posted a Taito watch, complete in the box! It wasn’t the Mickey Mouse movement that I wanted, but it was still on my list. After 25 years of searching I never thought that it would turn up, let alone include the box. Unfortunately the seller wanted over $250 USD for it. The item may have been rare, but it did not warrant that price. There were only a handful of people that I could think of that would even be interested in collecting it. I was hopeful that the seller might budge on the price because the item was listed “Or Best Offer.” So I started with what I thought was a generous offer of $125. It was declined right away.

If you don’t know how the bidding works on eBay you only get five “best offers.” If the seller does not accept your offers then you have to pay the “Buy it Now” price if you still want the item. I’m on a strict budget. There was no way that I would spend over $200. I doubted that anyone else would either. As the weeks went on I would offer a little bit more, at the same time the seller would begin dropping the price. From $250, to $245, to $240… The seller stopped at $200, and I budgeted myself for $175 including taxes, and shipping. So there was still a gap in my maximum price, and the seller's minimum. Then one day the seller sent a private message. He said that he noticed I had made multiple offers. He then said he would be willing to extend to me a special offer of $180. I asked my family if I could tap into our holiday budget a little for this and they said of course. They knew how much the rare Oswald items meant to me.

I waited, and waited. Sadly the offer never came, and the seller never responded to my follow-up messages. He eventually put the watch on “sale” where he dropped the price to $193. This was still too rich for my blood. I used my final offer for $180, and that was also declined. I had to step away from this grail item. The seller was simply asking for too much. Fast forward to the end of 2025. I was surfing various Japanese bidding sites looking for Sonic Team, Namco, and Oswald items. I discovered that the eBay seller had listed the same watch on Japanese auction pages, except he was asking for ¥10,000 Japanese Yen which was about $65 USD. This was probably double how much he actually paid for the item to begin with.

I was shocked that it hadn’t been snatched up at that price. With taxes, shipping, and handling from Japan the total would be just over $80. Oswald's luck must have rubbed off on me. Needless to say I bought it right away. I was willing to pay almost three times that price when it was on eBay, but the seller’s greed cost him in the end. As far as collections went 2025 had been extremely kind to me, and to my family. I’d like to know if you ever lucked out when chasing a grail item. Tell me about it in the comments section! If you want to find out more about Oswald then click the links below.


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Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Retouching a photo, and checking out some Disney robots...

The best part of being an illustrator is being able to add missing details to a picture. I was bummed out that I couldn’t get a clear picture of the full Oswald mural that I mentioned in the previous blog. I also didn’t understand why the part that read “The Home of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit” was covered in butcher paper. Hopefully the next time I get out to Culver City I might be able to get an unobstructed view of the painting. To hold me over I recreated a classic illustration of Oswald with a bucket of paint, and paintbrush filling in the part that I didn’t get to see.

Before the month wraps up I’m hyped on some high-end Disney toys that I found out about earlier this year. The manufacturer Morstorm has some pricey figures based on the Disney classics, as well as some of the newer films. They made a couple of figures that were stylized to look like robots. What do you think about the mechanical Donald Duck, or Stitch?

Would you spend $50 or more per each of these six-inch figures, or would you pass? Are there any expensive toys that you like to collect? Tell me in the comments section. As always if you enjoyed this blog, and would like to sponsor me please visit my Patreon page and consider donating each month, even as little as $1 would help make better blogs and even podcasts!
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Monday, October 27, 2025

Oswald finds a new home, at his old home?

In the previous blog I talked about the cancelled Oswald cartoon series for Disney+. This was from back in 2019. Just as the animation fans had lost all hope there was a surprise announcement from Disney. In March of 2025 the company revealed that actor / director / producer Jon Favreau was working on an Oswald series for Disney+. Aside from Mr. Favreau was the only other thing revealed was that three young leads had also been cast.

The details on the show were very tight. Audiences had no idea if the show was set in 1923 when Walt Disney first arrived in Los Angeles. Or if it was set in the present almost 60 years after his death in 1966? Or did it cover multiple points in between? Mr. Favreau was known for keeping his projects, and most important his team sworn to secrecy. He managed to keep a great portion of the Mandalorian under wraps during its production. The things he could not control however were the public stumbling across his filming locations. He was spotted on multiple occasions shooting at Disneyland. Eagle-eyed visitors also spotted a scale model for Oswald that the actors could play to. We could assume that Oswald was going to be computer generated, and not a puppet like Grogu aka Baby Yoda. Now that I think about it a puppet Oswald would have been amazing. A few lucky fans that visited the park during filming were rewarded with challenge coins from the director himself. The stories of the coin were shared on Reddit.

You could see on one side of the coin that Oswald was playing a guitar. The neck of the guitar had 2025 printed on it, and the music notes actually spelled out “JF” for the director. I begged every Disney friend that I knew to see if they could score a coin for me. Many visited the parks at least once a week, the odds that they might stumble across the shoot were pretty good. As an Oswald super fan I also begged Favreau online yet never got a response. I’m sure he was getting millions of comments for every Marvel, Star Wars, and now cartoon project that he was associated with. Chances were that he would never see my posts. Still I held out hope!

I lost hope that I would ever come across the filming of the series. Ticket prices for Disneyland had soared in the past few years. I had been priced out for some time. Then I learned that they were shooting outside of the park as well. @fairy_drawsdb on Twitter posted several pictures of the “set.” It looked like an aged strip mall called “Hyperion Plaza.” Some of the people commenting on the lot said it looked exactly like 2829 Hyperion Ave in Los Angeles. The original Disney Studios were located just down the street at 2719 Hyperion Ave. This was now the location of the Gelsons market. You could read all about the original studio location here.

The strip mall had a big Oswald mural painted on the side where it read “Home of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.” The downside was that the people that posted images of the building never gave away its location. Even the people posting in the comments section asked, but didn’t get a response. Although some people speculated that it was on Hyperion I knew that wasn’t the case. When I did a Google street view of the mall I saw that the rails and elevated platform on one side were missing. I studied the street photos from the set carefully. I saw there was a Culver City bus stop in front of the parking lot. Disney would not be allowed to remove, or rename a bus route. Sure they might digitally get rid of it in post production, but they couldn’t touch the actual stop. I also saw that the building was on Jefferson Blvd. and not on Hyperion. There was also a Chic-Fil-A fast food restaurant in the distance. With these clues I was able to find the actual address on Google Maps.

I put on some of my best Oswald gear, got up early on a Saturday, and convinced my family to join me for a road trip from North Long Beach. Some 20 minutes later we got to 11800 Jefferson Blvd, in Culver City to see if the set was still there. Since Mr. Favreau was working on a television series rather than a film I guessed that the set might be around for months. I was also hopeful that the mural would not have been removed as it was only photographed a few days earlier. It was cool, and overcast when we arrived. Thankfully it wasn’t raining. Sadly the entire lot was fenced off. A number of lights, and generators were stored behind the fence. Along with a security guard that was keeping an eye on us. I could still get close enough to snap a picture of the mural.

I don’t know why but they had the “Home of Oswald” sign covered with butcher paper. Perhaps they were going to change the message during the shoot? Was it possible that Disneyland would become the new home of Oswald by the end of the series? As I did with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra performance in 2015 I wanted to bring along a special guest. My crib toy from the 1930’s would be joining me for the picture. I wanted to show Oswald that he still had fans 98 years after his birth. Not only that but I brought the oldest piece in my collection. I had an Oswald W565 film strip card from 1928.

Film strip cards were collectables in the early 1900’s. They were photo-lithographs printed on cheap card stock, often with black backs. They were similar to early baseball cards in terms of print quality, and simplicity. What made my card unique was that Oswald was the only cartoon character in the 1928 film strip card set. The rest were actors like Charlie Chaplin, and sports stars like heavyweight boxer Young Stribling. The Lucky Rabbit was considered as big a star back then too. Unfortunately his fame would be surpassed by Mickey Mouse later that year. It would be the first, and last time that Oswald got the film strip card treatment. Little did he know that the card would end up with me 80+ years later.

I know for a fact that Oswald’s luck brought him back home. The mural may have been freshly painted, however it was a way for me to reconnect with his past. Every time a new project was announced I made it a personal mission to get a timestamp. I needed a visual record of my oldest Oswald toy to go along with the good news. I did this at the Disney Interactive booth at the LA Convention Center in 2010 for the Epic Mickey premier at the E3. I did it again in 2015 at the Ace Hotel Theater when the LA Chamber Orchestra performed an original piece for the restored Proud Papa short. In 2025 I was still keeping the tradition alive. It may sound silly but I wanted Oswald to know that he would never be forgotten.

I'm glad I went, and I might make the trip again before the end of the year. Do you have a character that you loved as much? I’d like to hear about it. Tell me in the comments section. As always if you enjoyed this blog, and would like to sponsor me please visit my Patreon page and consider donating each month, even as little as $1 would help make better blogs and even podcasts!
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Friday, October 24, 2025

The many almost returns of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit

Hello friends, I hope that your fall season is going well. My birthday is this month, and I am very much in a Disney mood. I want to talk about my favorite Disney character, and a project that was cut short. If you had read my older blogs then you would know that Walt Disney had created Oswald the Lucky Rabbit in 1927, and produced a number of animated shorts for Universal Pictures. He lost the rights to Oswald, and created Mickey Mouse in 1928 to keep his studio alive. He was incensed that the character, and many of his artists were stolen out from under him. From that point on he was determined to own his own work. He never discussed the character again to the media, or even his own family. Only animation historians were really aware of what had happened. Around 2005 Epic Mickey was pitched at the Disney studios, it was a way to reintroduce Oswald to audiences. Disney CEO Bob Iger loved the idea but was surprised that Oswald didn’t belong to them. He spoke with then NBCUniversal CEO Bob Wright and reacquired the rights to Oswald as a part of the trade for sportscaster Al Michaels.

From 2006 on Disney slowly reintroduced the rabbit to audiences. They did this with shirts, pins, collectables, and eventually in the parks with a walk around character. Epic Mickey from he Nintendo Wii was a major effort to get him back into public consciousness. There were countless ways in which they supported their original star. This included releasing a DVD with the early cartoons that were restored, and going on a global search for the missing films. One of the previously assumed lost movies “Poor Papa” turned up at auction. Disney got the film, restored it, and worked with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra to have its first public showing in 80 years. The 2015 concert was a monumental event for animation fans. I secured a ticket, and went with my wife on a rainy night in June. To make the event something special I brought my Oswald crib toy. I wanted something that existed from the era of Walt to be there when the short was screened for LA audiences.

I had long hoped that Oswald might become as big a star as his younger brother Mickey Mouse was, but Disney didn’t seem to know what to do with him after Epic Mickey 2 was released in 2012. The concert was one of the last public events featuring the character. A few years later, and Oswald would be back on our radar. Disney Television Animation veteran Matt Danner was well known for his body of work. As an animator, and storyboard artist he had a hand in Warner Bros. projects like Shaolin Showdown, ¡Mucha Lucha!, and the Looney Toons Show. For Disney he had worked on Gravity Falls, Wander over Yonder, and Legend of the Three Caballeros. In addition to his art, he also provided a number of voices for cartoons including Kermit the Frog in Muppet Babies. It was obvious that his heart was in cartooning, and was going to be great on anything he worked on. Mr. Danner, and his team started development circa 2013 and around 2018 Disney formally announced that there was an Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon for the streaming service Disney+. A year later it would be cancelled.

The show was named Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Adventures in Coneyopolis. I suppose the city the cartoon was set in was a play on Coney Island and Metropolis. It had been 90 years since Oswald had a series under production from the Disney studios. For the majority of the time Universal Studios, and Walter Lantz held onto the rights. As a lifelong fan of the character you could imagine how excited I was to see him back on the air. The project was unfortunately cancelled while still in pre-production. Many of the artists, and animators that were working on it went on to different projects, or different studios altogether. Fans of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit were absolutely crushed. I was hurt even more than when I found out Disney would no longer pursue any other sequels in the Epic Mickey series. Game designer Warren Spector should have been the boss, and creative director for Disney Interactive, similar to how Shigeru Miyamoto was for Nintendo. The powers at be were too shortsighted to see the potential for that. A fully supported Mr. Spector, and gaming wing of Disney could have been revolutionary. But I digress…

A few seconds of test footage from the cartoon were leaked from the studio, as were a number of concept art pieces. The majority of the concept art was posted by WilliamOswald1 on Twitter @William40378514. The show was a call back to classic animation, and the early era of Hollywood when Oswald was a star. The concept art revealed that a lot of influences were pulled from both the early Disney, and Universal cartoons, but also from comics, and the theme parks as well. There would also be a chance to create new heroes, villains, and settings that would make Walt proud. It hurt knowing that the project was cancelled when there was so much potential left on the drawing board.

Mr. Danner hoped that public interest might get the studio to revisit the concept. There was no doubt that a number of animators would return, and try to elevate the cartoon to new heights. That sounded like an impossible feat. There was a huge public backlash against the Disney company at the end of September 2025. They took a $4 billion hit following the cancellation of the Jimmy Kimmel. The late night show host would get reinstated, but the public perception of the company was tarnished. It would take something exceptional to get fans to forgive, and forget. It seemed all but impossible for Oswald to return under these conditions. Yet luck was something that he was known for. I’ll talk about an Oswald revival more in the next blog. Did you have a favorite Oswald cartoon, or game appearance? I’d like to hear about it. Tell me in the comments section. As always if you enjoyed this blog, and would like to sponsor me please visit my Patreon page and consider donating each month, even as little as $1 would help make better blogs and even podcasts!
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Friday, October 17, 2025

Oswald the Lucky Rabbit turns 98!

Hello friends, in the previous post I mentioned that the blog hit more than a million views. That milestone actually happened on the same day as my favorite Disney character celebrated a birthday. That’s right, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit was now 98-years-old! I had to create an illustration to mark the occasion. Now I have to think about what I’m going to do for the 100th birthday. Maybe have all sorts of classic characters splitting cake with him?

In case you didn’t know I am a huge fan of Oswald. Like a super-huge fan. I’ve been collecting Oswald merch for decades. One of the nicest gifts I received recently was from my sister-in-law. She created an Oswald cross stitch for me. It was a brilliant piece with well over 16,000 stitches in it! Can you imagine the patience it took to make something like this?

She created this piece because she knew I was a huge fan. In case you didn't know how obsessed I was about the character I was interviewed for the I Want that Too podcast on Jim Hill Media. Which you can see below.

   

In case you are not familiar with the character I did a deep dive on him many years ago. The links are below, including snapshots that I talked about in the interview with Jim Hill, and Lauren Hersey. 

The evolution of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, part 2…

Warren Spector can't stop looking at my Oswald figure during his Epic Mickey presentation.

The evolution of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, part 3… 
The evolution of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, part 6…

Meeting Disney animator / art director / toy designer Tara Billinger at Oswald's debut in Disney's California Adventure.

The evolution of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, final part… 
 
Do you have any favorite classic cartoon characters? What about comic book characters? I’d like to hear about it. Tell me about it in the comments section. As always if you enjoyed this blog, and would like to sponsor me please visit my Patreon page and consider donating each month, even as little as $1 would help make better blogs and even podcasts!
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Monday, December 9, 2024

Freeze frame, my poster collection, part 18…

Today we look at some of the Oswald replica posters in my collection. One day I hope to get my hands on an original. But for the time being I’ll settle for these.

Are there any classic cartoon characters that you’d like to get a poster of? I’d like to read about it in the comments section. As always if you would like to sponsor me please visit my Patreon page and consider donating each month, even as little as $1 would help make better blogs and even podcasts!
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