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Felix: The Twisted Tale of the World's Most Famous Cat

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Canemaker takes the reader through the amazing roller coaster ride that is the career of Felix the Cat. From the shady past of producer Pat Sullivan, to the brilliant career of Otto Messmer, this is a great read. Complete with rarely seen Felix memorabilia, this book has it all. It is just too bad that there aren't more books like Canemaker's out there for the dyed-in-the-wool fan. Pick it up!

John Canemaker has the rare gift of bringing the human side of great animation to life. He is at the top of his form in this book, which follows the story of Felix the Cat from his creation by Otto Messmer through the present day. Very highly recommended for anyone interested in Animation in any form whatsoever.

An excellent book filled with early pictures of Felix the Cat. A must for anyone (like me) who has an interest in early animation. In the book are interesting facts about the first comic superhero that was born about 65 years before Bart Simpson. Did you know that Walt Disney admitted to stealing some of the way Mickey Mouse looked from old drawings of Felix the Cat? I have found this this black-and-white coffee table book very useful in my research for my Felix the Cat web page. (http://w3.nai.net/~eifert)

An absolute must have for any serious animation fan, John Canemaker has outdone himself by writing a fantastic history of the Felix the Cat series and the people whose lives were tied into the tale. The artwork is plentiful and lovely, and the writing is crisp, to the point, and most of all, full of juicy information for classic animation buffs.

If you think this is just another cookie cutter history book on animation, you're sorely mistaken. This is one of the best books i've ever read on animation, regardless of how much you care about old cartoons. Check it out.

This book should be considered a combination of art/animation history,as well as a bible for Felix fans!