Comics: Virgil Partch's Wild, Wild Women Part Four

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It's been quite a while since we posted any comics from Virgil "Vip" Partch's greatest collection of cartoons, The Wild, Wild Women. If you missed our previous postings on this wonderful book, see Virgil Partch's Wild, Wild Women Part One, Part Two and Part Three.
















Let me know in the comments if you'd like to see more by Vip Partch.

For more examples of Virgil Partch's genius, see Virgil Partch's Wild, Wild Women Part One, Part Two and Part Three; Here We Go Again and Man The Beast.

Also see... George Lichty's Grin and Bear It; Milt Gross Sunday Pages Part One, Part Two and Part Three; Basil Wolverton's Powerhouse Pepper; Jim Tyer Funny Animal Comics; and Milton Knight's Great Brown Pericord Motor.

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Comics: Virgil Partch's Wild, Wild Women Part Three

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Today, we continue with Virgil "Vip" Partch's greatest collection of cartoons, The Wild, Wild Women. Notice how clear the staging is, the beauty of the line and the strength of the posing and expressions.
















For more examples of Virgil Partch's genius, see Virgil Partch's Wild, Wild Women Part One and Part Two, Here We Go Again and Man The Beast. Also see... George Lichty's Grin and Bear It; Milt Gross Sunday Pages Part One, Part Two and Part Three; Basil Wolverton's Powerhouse Pepper; Jim Tyer Funny Animal Comics; and Milton Knight's Great Brown Pericord Motor.

Stephen Worth
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Animation Archive

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Comics: Virgil Partch's Wild, Wild Women Part Two

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Today, we continue with Virgil "Vip" Partch's greatest collection of cartoons, The Wild, Wild Women. If you missed any of the articles linked below, make sure you check them out. They're all packed with great cartooning.

















For more examples of Virgil Partch's genius, see Virgil Partch's Wild, Wild Women Part One, Here We Go Again and Man The Beast. Also see... George Lichty's Grin and Bear It; Milt Gross Sunday Pages Part One, Part Two and Part Three; Basil Wolverton's Powerhouse Pepper; Jim Tyer Funny Animal Comics; and Milton Knight's Great Brown Pericord Motor.

Stephen Worth
Director
ASIFA-Hollywood
Animation Archive

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Comics: Virgil Partch's Wild, Wild Women

This post is just the tip of the iceberg... see reason number 2 on our The Top Ten Reasons To Support The A-HAA for links to more great posts about print cartoonists.



Virgil "Vip" Partch is one of the greatest cartoonists who ever lived, but the simplicity and directness of his style belie its sophistication. Born in 1916, Partch studied under Rico LeBrun at Choiuinard Art Institute, before joining the Disney studios as a story man. His influence can be seen clearly in the Donald Duck cartoon "Duck Pimples". Partch worked at Disney for four years, until his stay there was cut short by the strike in 1941.



Out of work, Partch submitted some one panel cartoons to Colliers, and they were published. This began a fruitful career as a magazine cartoonist. Throughout the 50s, he published small collections of his cartoons, grouped by themes. "Bottle Fatigue" dealt with the spell of alcohol, "Here We Go Again" was a collection of cartoons dealing with Army life, and "Wild, Wild Women" and "Man The Beast" dealt with the battle between the sexes. Partch's cartoons are absurd, visually delightful and wicked. Most of all, they are unique.



As I said before, Vip's style is so streamlined and simple, it's easy to overlook the depth of thought beneath the surface of his cartoons. His compositions always read beautifully with clear silhouettes, appealing shapes and interesting negative spaces. The lines define a solid form and simple visual clues indicate rock-solid perspective... His drawings never seem flat, no matter how stylized they are. There's a wide variety of ways of depicting different facial expressions and expressive personality that is obviously observed from life. It doesn't get better than this!



Partch's greatest book was "Wild, Wild Women". Check out these beautiful drawings. Here's yet another example of stylized cartooning done right.















For more examples of Virgil Partch's genius, see Here We Go Again and Man The Beast. Also see... Milt Gross Sunday Pages Part One, Part Two and Part Three; Basil Wolverton's Powerhouse Pepper; Jim Tyer Funny Animal Comics; and Milton Knight's Great Brown Pericord Motor.

Stephen Worth
Director
ASIFA-Hollywood
Animation Archive

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Media: Virgil "Vip" Partch

This post is just the tip of the iceberg... see reason number 2 on our The Top Ten Reasons To Support The A-HAA for links to more great posts about print cartoonists.


Today, we digitized Partch's book, "Here We Go Again" for the ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive. Here are some examples from this book...












For more examples of Virgil Partch's genius, see Virgil Partch's Wild, Wild Women Part One, Part Two, Part Three and Part Four and Man The Beast.

Also see... George Lichty's Grin and Bear It; Milt Gross Sunday Pages Part One, Part Two and Part Three; Basil Wolverton's Powerhouse Pepper; Jim Tyer Funny Animal Comics; and Milton Knight's Great Brown Pericord Motor.

I hope you find these drawings to be useful to you. If you do, please help us spread the word about the Archive by linking to us on your own webpage or blog, and do what you can to support the project.

Stephen Worth
Director
ASIFA-Hollywood
Animation Archive

5.18.08
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