I’ve decided to talk about “Krazy Kat and Ignatz Mouse at the Circus” for my Short Paper. Initially, I was just drawn in by the characters, as I do enjoy an animated mouse, but after rewatching the language in it is quite interesting to me. Upon first glance you might just pass it off as old timey but when you look more into the background of the creator, George Herriman, there’s real intent behind how he writes each character. I realize I should probably be talking more about the animation of this piece, and while I will and touch up on some of Herriman’s influences, I think there is a lot to be said just about the language and the people behind the piece. If I could, I would like to maybe talk about why Krazy Kat was unpopular leading to their animations never exactly taking off as well. I’ve found a few different articles that gave me a lot of background on Herriman and the comics, so I almost feel as if I am not getting enough information on just the animations.
This one is about the language in Krazy Kat: https://artduckomagazine.wordpress.com/2017/02/16/a-look-at-language-in-krazy-kat-by-tyler-crissman/
This one just talks about Herriman, his influences, and who was inspired by his work: http://comiczine-fa.com/features/krazy-kat-modernism-and-influence
This one talks about the animations and different studios that worked on certain ones, although the people who made the piece I am talking about is not mentioned: https://www.intanibase.com/gac/reviews/2005/krazy.aspx
