Culture Clubbing
I give you, Culture Clubbing:
Also, just for clarification, the red thing says Freakachoo and Kaneda, in case you could not understand it. The first a reference to Pokemon, the second to Akira.
That middle portion is a parody of School House Rocks' "Great American Melting Pot." Please check it out here. Schoolhouse Rock was a very important part of my education. Explains a lot, eh? I remember as a child wondering why the Statue of Liberty was cooking all the immigrants. That is really where the gag comes from...it is intended to be pretty tongue-in-cheek satire...let's see if it actually come off that way.
Every time I release one of these cartoons, there is a recurring comment that upsets me. On Nightmare of a Red Christmas, it was the 100+ people asking why Karl Marx had a German accent.
This time I think it will be people who see this section as more than a Schoolhouse Rock satire and actually think I am commenting on culture in America.
For whatever reason, my cartoons seem to attract actual debate in comments. That doesn't bother me, as much as it confuses me. To me, the cartoons are so ludicrous, that I cant imagine any of them being taken seriously enough to inspire actual conversations about governments and economics.
I am a little afraid of that tendency on this one. Keep in mind, I grew up in a large extended family. I had 12 cousins. I was taught at an early age that the way you show love is to ridicule something mercilessly.
So for the record, unless you believe I actually am saying that Menudo was a plot by Puerto Rican dissident leftists...you should not believe that I am also actually saying that in America you don't have to respect other cultures, or that anime doesn't make sense.
...actually I am saying that last part. Anime does not make sense. Hehe.
Speaking of Puerto Rican leftists...see if you can spot the famous Puerto Rican's in that scene. I'll give you a couple, at the chalk board is Freddie Prinze and Jose Ferrer - here is a better view of their boy band calculations in case it goes by too fast for you.
The cartoon could still use a couple of tweaks, but I find that I work best with setting deadlines. I gave myself to July 4th on this one, I told myself wherever it was on the 4th was how it was going to be online for all the world to see. And now I am going to take a break from this sort of thing for a week and go to Vegas.
In other news, I should be getting the casts from the bank sculpts next week. If you are interesting in reserving one, e-mail me at captain_capitalism@hotmail.com this edition will probably be limited to about 20 tops. They are probably going to be $75-$100 depending upon materials costs and how long it take me to hand paint the durn things. I am still trying to figure out how to mass produce them...but it is pretty cost prohibitive.
Please check it out at the following links. Each one of them. Several times a day. Tell your friends and family to do the same:
Youtube
Flash version.
Actually, I can't say I give it to you. I had a lot of help. The guys at Powerhouse devoted time to it, and I would not have gotten close to getting it done without the help. So thanks to everyone.
Speaking of help, if you are wondering why the opening scene kicks so much butt, that is because Sam Deats animated it.
Also, just for clarification, the red thing says Freakachoo and Kaneda, in case you could not understand it. The first a reference to Pokemon, the second to Akira.
That middle portion is a parody of School House Rocks' "Great American Melting Pot." Please check it out here. Schoolhouse Rock was a very important part of my education. Explains a lot, eh? I remember as a child wondering why the Statue of Liberty was cooking all the immigrants. That is really where the gag comes from...it is intended to be pretty tongue-in-cheek satire...let's see if it actually come off that way.Every time I release one of these cartoons, there is a recurring comment that upsets me. On Nightmare of a Red Christmas, it was the 100+ people asking why Karl Marx had a German accent.
This time I think it will be people who see this section as more than a Schoolhouse Rock satire and actually think I am commenting on culture in America.
For whatever reason, my cartoons seem to attract actual debate in comments. That doesn't bother me, as much as it confuses me. To me, the cartoons are so ludicrous, that I cant imagine any of them being taken seriously enough to inspire actual conversations about governments and economics.
I am a little afraid of that tendency on this one. Keep in mind, I grew up in a large extended family. I had 12 cousins. I was taught at an early age that the way you show love is to ridicule something mercilessly.
So for the record, unless you believe I actually am saying that Menudo was a plot by Puerto Rican dissident leftists...you should not believe that I am also actually saying that in America you don't have to respect other cultures, or that anime doesn't make sense.
...actually I am saying that last part. Anime does not make sense. Hehe.
Speaking of Puerto Rican leftists...see if you can spot the famous Puerto Rican's in that scene. I'll give you a couple, at the chalk board is Freddie Prinze and Jose Ferrer - here is a better view of their boy band calculations in case it goes by too fast for you.
The cartoon could still use a couple of tweaks, but I find that I work best with setting deadlines. I gave myself to July 4th on this one, I told myself wherever it was on the 4th was how it was going to be online for all the world to see. And now I am going to take a break from this sort of thing for a week and go to Vegas.
In other news, I should be getting the casts from the bank sculpts next week. If you are interesting in reserving one, e-mail me at captain_capitalism@hotmail.com this edition will probably be limited to about 20 tops. They are probably going to be $75-$100 depending upon materials costs and how long it take me to hand paint the durn things. I am still trying to figure out how to mass produce them...but it is pretty cost prohibitive.
posted by Captain Capitalism at 10:24 AM
2 Comments:
I've been following your wonderful animated shorts for a while. I'm from Puerto Rico, and the Menudo reference made me chuckle. The anime intro was gorgeous (and, I agree, 99% of anime doesn't make an ounce of sense, yet I love watching it a lot... as long as it doesn't make my brain die from convulsions). The rest, well, I have to be honest and say it didn't work for me really. Still, it's good seeing the Captain in a new adventure. Thanks :)
Extremely funny comic as always. Keep them coming so that Capitalism prevails against Godless Red Socialism! By the way, I am really troubled by how we can distinguish between good and bad authoritarian regimes. Why was Afghanistan a good country before the dissolution of the USSR, and why did they become terrorists? Or, a simpler theme, how do we recognize terrorists and freedom fighters? I would be very happy if Captain America could enlighten us about these. May your cash accounts have multiple digits!
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