Hat Cartoons

[danofarlington]

Wasn't Kliban the one who drew the famous tabby cats? Poster-sized fame in the 80's . . .

Probably was. I think he had a cat book. But the only one I was interested in was "Never Eat Anything Bigger than your Head," which my sister bought me for a birthday present out of the blue when I was 15. To me it's the most brilliant cartooning ever, blazing new trails. I don't want to say more than that.

 

[Zombie_61]

Yep. Bernard "Hap" Kliban, who often signed his works as simply "B. Kliban", was arguably best known for his "Kliban Cats". His humor was sometimes considered to be "an acquired taste", but I had a real appreciation for it.

^I know it's not hat-specific, but it's a fairly good example of Kliban's humor.

Somewhere 'round here I have the first three books: Cat (1975), Never Eat Anything Bigger Than Your Head and Other Drawings (1976), and Whack Your Porcupine and Other Drawings (1977).

 

[danofarlington]

Great! Nothing like seeing a good example immediately. As far as I'm concerned Kliban started the absurd cartoon movement, which was valiantly but less ably continued by his acolyte Gary Larsen.

 

[randooch]

As a die-hard Scrabble fan, I couldn't resist posting this one:

 

[Sam Craig]

That's a good one!

Sam

 

[randooch]

 

[carldelo]

Great! Nothing like seeing a good example immediately. As far as I'm concerned Kliban started the absurd cartoon movement, which was valiantly but less ably continued by his acolyte Gary Larson.

Yeah, I agree completely - I hadn't thought about Kliban in a long time, but this is a part of the seventies I'm happy to be reminded of..

 

[zetwal]

[Hipster Island]

Very amusing ... :cool2:

 

[Oldsarge]

That's the best!

 

[randooch]

Here's a hat cartoon if ever I saw one:

 

[Wally in Cincy]

I don't have a copy handy ... but it would have to be the old Far Side that shows a vulture with a huge Stetson on and he's addressing a group of other vultures, saying: "Howdy, howdy, howdy ... I'm a cowboy!"
Funny stuff,

Sam

I don't have time to extract the cartoon but here's a link. It's about halfway down

http://busterbluth52.blogspot.com/2010/09/i-always-wanted-to-ride-in-helicopter.html

 

[randooch]

"Howdy, howdy, howdy . . . I'm a cowboy!"

 

[tealseal]

I have always loved the Calvin Noir strips.

 

[carldelo]

Three of us from Engineering went to an outdoor honors ceremony a couple of weeks ago wearing fedora (I've started a localized trend in the Bronx) --- the Dean of Students said we reminded him of the Ant Hill Mob. I hadn't thought about them in a very, very long time....

 

[tealseal]

Three of us from Engineering went to an outdoor honors ceremony a couple of weeks ago wearing fedora (I've started a localized trend in the Bronx) --- the Dean of Students said we reminded him of the Ant Hill Mob. I hadn't thought about them in a very, very long time....

The one in the centre is obviously wearing a black Federation IV with a ribbon replacement....

 

[DanielJones]

Careful where you make your next camp.

Cheers!

Dan

 

[DanielJones]

Cheers!

Dan

 

[Wally in Cincy]

"Howdy, howdy, howdy . . . I'm a cowboy!"

Thanks mate. Larson was always good with the vulture cartoons.

Question is: can the speaker now see how to eat his lunch with that hat on his head?

 

[RBH]

This cool thread could use a bump.
I hope this one is worthy.

 

[Dixon Cannon]

I don't have a copy handy ... but it would have to be the old Far Side that shows a vulture with a huge Stetson on and he's addressing a group of other vultures, saying: "Howdy, howdy, howdy ... I'm a cowboy!"
Funny stuff, Sam

Sam, I remember that one! Sick + silly = FUNNY!

"Hey! Look at me, everybody! I'm a cowboy! ... Howdy, howdy, howdy!"

-dixon cannon