Cow of the Week: March 22nd

... I gotta say it!

THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO!!

Heh heh... ok, so this week's cow is a tribute to an old show I enjoy called Thunderbirds. It is the creation of Gerry Anderson, made in England in the mid 1960's about a retired astronaut who uses his fortune to create an advanced rescue fleet of "Thunderbird" aircraft/spacecraft. He has five sons who use their Thunderbirds to rescue people from certain death all around the globe. It was made with a type of puppeteering dubbed "supermarionation", but what's amazing about this show is that even though it's almost 50 years old, it is still very good! All of the sets are incredibly well made and the story is intriguing. Often I find myself watching an episode of Thunderbirds over modern day cartoons. The normal Tracy family portraits are just shoulder and head, but I wanted to show a bit more, so Amarath's portrait is unique... it's also unique because she's female. The entire Tracy family was male! Well... except for Grandma, but she didn't participate in International Rescue. It's high time for a Tracy sister!

Cows in Animation: Cow

I must confess, Cow and Chicken scared me as a little kid. I look back on the animation style and laugh now, you see so many other styles (like Spongebob)that go into gritty animated detail. If there is a wart, you are going to get the close up with puss, lint, and dirt stuck to the wobbling blob of flesh. It's hilarious to me now, but as a kid, Cow's udders kinda freaked me out. That, and the odd body contortions he and Chicken would go through. Nevertheless, he is still a great animated cow, and now that I'm older, he is a very odd cow that I love!

Cows in Commercialism: The Laughing Cow

Well, this week's cow is not as outgoing as our previous bovines. The Laughing Cow serves as the company mascot, but the company definitely makes its presence known behind the cow. Still, It's the company's decision to follow their trendy bovine or simply string their cow along after them. Regardless, Laughing Cow is adorable and have you had Laughing Cow brie?! I'm laughing too! Yum!

Cow of the Week: March 15th

Hoo boy, I'm running a bit behind here! Its been a madhouse at work, my manager had a breakdown and just left town, driving back to Wisconsin one night! Didn't even tell anyone! So now I'm having to work crazy amounts of hours to help fill in for him until corporate can send us a new GM. If you ever quit a job, make sure you at least give your two weeks! But anyways, without further ado, Cow of the Week for March 15th! I should be getting to sleep too, cheers everyone!

Cows in Animation: Ferdinand

Today's animated bovine is Ferdinand the bull! He is the star of one of Disney's animated shorts, based on a book by Munro Leaf. Ferdinand is a bull was picked to fight a matador in Spain but was more concerned about the matador's flowers than his fight. He is a perfect example that we cannot judge based on size and might, or even stereotypes. Ferdinand is the most peaceful of all of his bull brothers, he wants nothing to do with the fights his brothers obsess over. You can put the fighter in the ring, but you can't make him fight.

Cow of the Week: March 8th

Ok, here it goes... CotW number 1! This is the cartoon design of Amarath I've been working on. I want to eventually do a 2D animation of her at her job at Albert Bros. Bagels; for now, however, she is FREE!! Free and rockin' it out! Shake that tail, cow!