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Deb Perry

@debperry.bsky.social

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Creator of Fluffy and Mervin, a fan of comics and animation and occasional social media poster. http://fluffyandmervin.com/

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Ken Plume @kenplume.bsky.social · 14h

Did you know that you needed to hear Bob & Susan (Bob McGrath & Loretta Long) sing “Happiness” from YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN? Well, now you know that’s a thing that you needed…

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Deb Perry @debperry.bsky.social · 14h

Peanuts meets Sesame Street? Yes, please!
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Amy Mebberson @amymebberson.bsky.social · 14h

Gen X had the best kids TV of all time and this clip alone proves we have deeply tender souls under our curmudgeonly shells.

I have spoken.

Ken Plume @kenplume.bsky.social · 14h

Did you know that you needed to hear Bob & Susan (Bob McGrath & Loretta Long) sing “Happiness” from YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN? Well, now you know that’s a thing that you needed…

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Deb Perry @debperry.bsky.social · 14h

I have that gigantic book as well. It kinda has to lie flat on my shelf.

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Deb Perry @debperry.bsky.social · 15h

But I certainly don’t want to put the strip down. Jim Davis’ cat had been an inspiration to a lot of people, including @suprdee2.com, one of the most determined creators in the business.

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Deb Perry @debperry.bsky.social · 15h

I like Garfield…to a point. Too much Garfield gets annoying. I like him as a character design. I really liked the TV specials and Saturday morning shows.

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Deb Perry @debperry.bsky.social · 15h

Despite his popularity with kids (at least in the 1980s…do kids read Garfield books now?), Jim Davis certainly wasn’t writing for children.

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Deb Perry @debperry.bsky.social · 15h

When @unpackingpeanuts.bsky.social was looking at the late 80s and 90s Peanuts and talking about zipatone is when I started looking at examples elsewhere. There were times when the sheer amount of zipatone used really complicated color reprints of Floyd Gottfredson Mickey Mouse in comic books.

Deb Perry @debperry.bsky.social · 16h

The adhesive on Zip-a-Tone does not age well. Photo taken from “The Art of Jim Davis’ Garfield”, (2016, Hermes Press):

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Deb Perry @debperry.bsky.social · 18h

Can I use it to react to this potentially becoming a meme? (It’s a bit meta, but this is the internet…)

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Deb Perry @debperry.bsky.social · 18h

Sometimes you pause a movie at the perfect moment when someone comes knocking at your door to sell you something:

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Deb Perry @debperry.bsky.social · 18h

How many different platforms are there?

Deb Perry @debperry.bsky.social · 21h

Aw. I didn’t find that Tony Strobl panel anywhere on the site you linked to.

Deb Perry @debperry.bsky.social · 21h

People don’t want to see artists as people, they just want art as a product. Maybe that’s why so many people like AI now. It’s art that doesn’t disagree with them because nobody made it.

Deb Perry @debperry.bsky.social · 1d

Rest in peace, Drew Struzan. The poster of his that has always been a favorite of mine is one for DuckTales the Movie. If you have the comic adaptation from 1990, you can also see this poster without the lettering on the back cover (although it does have a UPC code in the corner).