Motorcycle Cartoons and Comic Books?
Ok, it’s not breaking news or anything important but we still thought you’d get a kick out of this. Couple of friends and i were jawing the other day and one said he’d seen a bit of news over at the site Thenewcaferacerblog that had a feature on old cartoons. Which started us thinking (not really too hard as there was beer involved) on “what cartoons (or comic books) have been or are dedicated to motorcycles?” We could only think of one….Wheelie and the Chopper Bunch which was a 30-minute cartoon produced by Hanna-Barbera and was on TV for about a year back in the 70’s. Anyway, we thought it would be a “fun and giggles” thing if others threw their knowledge our way in this very scientific and important topic. We look forward to hearing from you.
May 26th, 2008 at 3:39 pm
I remember that cartoon!! Totally loved it, and I think it very likely is the only animated series featuring motorcycles of any kind on a regular basis, though there is a shot out there someplace of Fred Flintstone riding a seriouslyi prehistoric chopper…
You’ll find a well animated motorcycle in Disney’s The Aristocats, including a side-car. More interesting, though, the art shows a good sense of depth and perspective as it has a variety of turns and twists as the bad guy rides down the road and eventually crashes. Seems like there are others. I’ve done a few myself, but they’re not what you’d call well animated.
Looking forward to digging more of your blog.