Adam Blatner
Words and Images from the Mind of Adam Blatner
December, 2008
Adam Blatner’s Cartoon-Biographical Development
Where did I come from? On the psychic level, from many sources. One of those dimensions has been the evolution of my cartoony-world of characters. One group of figures evolved from the influence of the “Kilroy was Here” character drawn by U.S. Servicement around the world, popular around 1944; another influence were the two related […]
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The Seven Ages of Man
Adam’s note: As a teenager, I read the works of William Shakespeare, took a class in school, enjoyed the shaping of words, declaiming, enunciating, the feel of his rhythms. (I was in a local high school contest once, where I recited and enacted the “tennis ball” speech in Henry V.) One of my favorite passages […]
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When I Was Seventeen
I have felt a kinship with the lyrics and the way Frank Sinatra sang a song, “It Was a Very Good Year” (lyrics below or here ). Romance has been one of a deeply-felt theme in my life. (I’m happy to say that I’ve been especially fortunate to have actually found a one-in-a-million soul mate […]
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The Seven Ages of Man
(Words by William Shakespeare; Cartoons by Adam Blatner) [Adam’s note: As a teenager, I read the works of William Shakespeare, took a class in school, enjoyed the shaping of words, declaiming, enunciating, the feel of his rhythms. (I was in a local high school contest once, where I recited and enacted the “tennis ball” speech in […]
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