![]() But he kept going on and on about wanting Rat Fink to be computer animated, which just absolutely baffled me (think back to what computer animation looked like around this time). To tell you the truth, it was hard making much sense of what he was saying. What he really wanted to talk about was getting in touch with Spike and Mike, the FoA's producers, and getting them to finance a Rat Fink film. ![]() Ed wasn't interested in seeing the show, because he was a devout Mormon and didn't want to see obscene cartoons (fair enough, but ironic considering the disgustingness of Rat Fink). I had always been a fan of his work, and knew what he looked like. For some reason, Ed Roth was in town, and simply showed up one night. I was in Seattle promoting and presenting the Festival of Animation's "Sick and Twisted" show in in 1991 or 1992. ![]() How can I be so cocky as to declare this to be the work of Ed "Big Daddy" Roth, and not just some imitator with a sharpie and a light box? Easy: because I watched him draw it from two feet away, and then he handed it to me. It isn't published art, so you can't compare it to a printed source. The glossy paper and sharpie aren't typical cartoonist's tools. So how do I know that? What makes me so sure? It certainly isn't a very attractive drawing of Rat Fink by any means. The main difference between this one and many of those sold by the GoB, however, is that this one is genuine. This is the kind of thing that PSP punching bag Gallery on Baum sells: quick sketches made on the run by famous artists for fans. ![]()
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