Overview
Pre-television, animated cartoons were aimed squarely at adults; comic preludes to movies, they were often ālittle hand grenades of social and political satire.ā Early Betty Boop cartoons included nudity; Popeye stories contained sly references to the injustices of unchecked capitalism. āDuring its first half-century,ā Mitenbuler writes, āanimation was an important part of the culture wars about free speech, censorship, the appropriate boundaries of humor, and the influence of art and media on society.ā During WWII it also played a significant role in propaganda. The Golden Age of animation ended with the advent of television, when cartoons were sanitized to appeal to children and help advertisers sell sugary breakfast cereals.
Wild Minds is an ode to our colorful past and to the creative energy that later inspired The Simpsons, South Park, and BoJack Horseman.
This book title, Wild Minds (The Artists and Rivalries That Inspired the Golden Age of Animation), ISBN: 9780802129383, by Reid Mitenbuler, published by Grove Atlantic (December 1, 2020) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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