Chris Ware’s Quimby The Mouse Cartoon for This American Life

1 Comment | Posted: May 10th, 2009 | Filed under: Video | Tags: chris ware

Animated by John Kuramoto, this Chris Ware short for the live This American Life manages to capture the casual cruelty of animation’s golden age and adds a healthy dose of pathos. Think of it as the Anti-Itchy-And-Scratchy.

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1 The Retroist said at 3:24 pm on May 12th, 2009:
I was at the Chicago live taping where they showed this to a large audience and everyone was staring in silence at the casual violence. It was wonderful.