Get Yer Stinking Paws Off Me, You Damn Dirty Ape!

[the_gneech]

Who'da thunk it would be hard to find a cartoon ape? So far I've found the apes in Disney's Tarzan (which aren't so hot), Grape Ape, and Magilla Gorilla. I may end up flying solo on this one!

I also have Hogarth's Tarzan of the Apes books, which are excellent ... but I'm not sure how helpful they'll be for making an ape suitable for comic strip use!

Not that I wouldn't love to spend a few hours this weekend studying those books anyway, just on general principles... ;) (Mmm ... Hogarth ... *drool*)

Oh well, I'll work it out. :)

-The Gneech

PS: They have a firm description of the sniper's van now, and I suspect they've got more information that they haven't told the press, as well. There were rumors that they were chasing him down 95, but I think those may have just been rumor. I hope they get him, and A.S.A.P.

Comments

[chef-troy.livejournal.com]

I'm tellin ya. the Jungle Book. King Louie's your, er, man.

He's the king of the swingers' ball.

A jungle VIP.

[the-gneech.livejournal.com]

King Louie is cool as all get-out, but he's an orangutaun, not an ape. :) -TG

[trpeal.livejournal.com]

Technically, an orangutan IS an ape. As are gorillas, gibbons, and -- what I think you're really looking for -- chimps.

Cartoon chimps are hard to find. What about the "Simpsons" episode with "Stop the Planet of the Apes, I Want to Get Off?"

Matt
(normally not so pedantic, anymore)

[the-gneech.livejournal.com]

Actually, what I'm looking for is a gorilla. I tend to use "gorilla" and "ape" interchangeably, although I know it's not correct.

-The Gneech :)

[trpeal.livejournal.com]

Aha. Then, if I may make a slight suggestion, bulk Eddie up in his new design. I really thought he was a chimpanzee.

And I wasn't trying to give you a hard time about the whole ape/orangutan/gorilla thing. Sorry if it seemed that way.

[the-gneech.livejournal.com]

No, not at all! :) No feathers were ruffled in the making of this post.

And that's basically what I've been doing. :) I'll have some pics to post tonight. Apparently, Eddie's been working out!

-The Gneech

[softpaw.livejournal.com]

*tries to think realy hard*

Yeah Jungle book, If what, like person said, your looking for is Chimps, there are Chimps during the whoel King louie number


there was this cartoon..Crap I can;t remember what it was called, Captin Simmian and the space monkeies or somthing like that. had Apes *all kinds* made intelegent and just a little antro all toghter piolteing a space ship, saw it during the early 90's GRA! Can't remember its name I THINK it was Captin Simian..someone else may know, it might could help yo

[softpaw.livejournal.com]

*does her own google reserch cause it was driving her bonkers*

I was right on the shows title! and I found you a webpage

http://www.spacemonkeys.net/

[the-gneech.livejournal.com]

Wow, now THAT'S helpful! =) Thanks, Softpaw! -TG

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[softpaw.livejournal.com]

most welcome! :)

[talldan.livejournal.com]

I LOVED THAT SHOW!

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[softpaw.livejournal.com]

It amused me to, didn't get to watch is as much as I wanted becuse of class sceduals and they kept moving the time it was on around!

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[talldan.livejournal.com]

then they put it on"the loser stations"

[torakiyoshi.livejournal.com]

It was the Planet of the Apes cartoon series...

And there are no chimps in the Jungle Book. King Louie is a Burmese Orangutan. And his subjects are various types of monkey, not even apes.

[chastmastr.livejournal.com]

Check the archives of "Oddball Comics" -- there are a lot of comic-book apes and gorillas there... about one every week or two at least! :)

http://www.comicbookresources.com/columns/oddball/archive.cgi?column=

[the-gneech.livejournal.com]

Dude! That's some messed-up *bleep* right there! -TG

[talldan.livejournal.com]

What about Shecky the Monkey King?

Liberty Meadows, baby.

[the-gneech.livejournal.com]

He's a chimpanzee! Eddie's a gorilla! :) -TG

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[talldan.livejournal.com]

... I think I was reading a different one...I'm talking the one that fights the giant dinos.

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[talldan.livejournal.com]

Also(like I don't reccomend it enough lol) Marshall Vandruff's animal anatomy DVD. I think he covers primates. If you're in OC/ LA area, he does a class at the zoo if you ever wanna play with a good teacher.

[kelloggs2066.livejournal.com]

I have to admit it, boss:

I thought Eddie was a Chimp too.
Physically, he's about the same size as Dover.
It'll be kind of weird if he suddenly comes
out as a gigantic mountain gorilla.

Scott

[the-gneech.livejournal.com]

Well, I got nobody to blame for that but myself. :) But Eddie told me today in no uncertain terms that if I make him a chimp, he's walkin' -- so gorilla it is!

-The Gneech

[kelloggs2066.livejournal.com]

Okay then, don't sweat it.

However, some readers may experience a moment or 3 of
cognitive dissonance among readers when Eddie makes
a bulked up appearance.

Thought: Maybe Eddie is finally off the Chemotherapy?

Oh well, I should talk. One of these days, my readers
are going to go through a similar moment. A loooong
time ago, I had a vampire bat character. She stood
about as tall as Jack. The next time they meet, she'll
be in a more proper size: more akin to Wensley and
Ramses. :o

Ooops.

Oh, well, Hindsight and all. If only we'd known these
things when we first started the strips, eh?

Scott

[level-head.livejournal.com]

I don't imagine that anyone has complained about the relative size issue; don't feel too constrained by such things!

Your "reality check" is drawn on the funds of imagination; you cannot bounce it. The worst you could do is make Cecil seasick (like Arthur when Mopsy did her size-change trick).

(Cecil the Seasick C-Surfer... nah)

The Mighty Casey's A Bat!
Bat To The Future
Bats of the Bulge
Strike Three Says The Vampire
Bat Star Galactica
If It Wasn't For Bat Luck...
Candy's Dandy, but Blood is Thicker

(I'll get out of here without trying to thousand a bat...)

===|==============/ Level Head

[torakiyoshi.livejournal.com]

I've seen humans swell up like that. Blame it on the thyroid. :)

My cousin's thyroid was fixed and she gained weight. I know a pastor whose thyroid went haywire and he ballooned up massively (he was already a big guy, but is now at least three times what he was when I last saw him).

Good reasons either way why he's put on poundage.

[level-head.livejournal.com]

Here is a compendium of (mostly cartoon) famous apes.

http://www.ape-o-naut.org/famous/famous/television.html

===|==============/ Level Head

[level-head.livejournal.com]

Pretty good face on King Kong from the 60's cartoon:

http://www.toontracker.com/kong/kong.htm

===|==============/ Level Head

[torakiyoshi.livejournal.com]

Tried just looking up pics of gorillas? What species is Eddie? Mountain? Valley?