Here are the next two panels of the Italian panda saga. Sorry to be so slow, but there is a little bit of other work that I must do. Sigh…a pandas work is never done. A thanks in advance to Bob’s fezbook friends with excellent suggestions for panda kindergarten mayhem and mischief. Huzzah!
be the bear!
Bob T. Panda
Yes, I’ve got the pens refilled and fired up, ready to start on the chronicles of the panda kindergarten‘s trip to Italy. I can tell you right now, that over 1000 years of civilization is no match for the panda kindergarten. Rather than make you wait till the series is completely done, I will post the panels as I do them, which has it’s up and downsides. (waiting versus cliffhangers, don’t cha know) So, hold on to your cannolis and get ready to follow the pandy kindy to sunny olde Italy!
Stay tuned for the next exciting episode of the Italian Adventure, starring the panda kindergarten!
be the bear!!!!!
Bob T. Panda
It has come to my attention via a faithful reader, that there was a shooting tragedy in a Seattle coffee shop in the past week or so. She suggested that I pull this cartoon and at first I agreed, but then I had another thought (which is probably NOT a good thing, as I am sleep deprived and extremely jet lagged, having just returned from foreign lands.)
Throughout cartooning history, cartoonists have walked a very fine line between commenting through satire and just being in extremely bad taste. It’s what we do to make sense of the world around us and sometimes the “funny” is overpowered by well, powerful sentiments. (As evidenced by death threats against cartoonists.) This cartoon was originally drawn in protest of open gun carrying policies and through the absurdity of an over caffeinated cat with a gun, show that maybe, just maybe, carrying weapons in public is just a bad idea. So, I’m going to let this cartoon stand, with deepest apologies to anyone who has ever had to deal with the aftermath of violence. Big pandy hug.
Just a quick note to let you all know that I and the panda kindergarten have returned from our “cultural enrichment excursion” to Italy and Holland. All rumors of Interpol involvement and international crimes against property and good taste have been vastly exaggerated. In any case, the panda kindergarten would like to apologize (yes they WOULD…NO BACK TALK) for any unintended “mishaps” that may have occurred as a result of “cultural misunderstandings.”
Until we have time to start drawing the saga of the pandas in Italy, here is a classic offering from the Panda Chronicles to keep you amused.
What could be more Italian than espresso?
Be the Bear!
Bob T. Panda
I have to admit, I had thought that Maurice Sendak was gone years ago. Maybe because his books were among my favorites as a young cubbie. His quirky and dark sense of humor continues to be an inspiration to me with my own work. Imagine my surprise to find that he was still alive, at least until this past Tuesday. I have to admit, that the idea of honoring him with a wild rumpus was not my original idea. On Tuesday night there was a meeting of the SCBWI (Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators) in Seattle. So, thanks for the idea. I do believe I was the first to have the panda kindergarten rumpus in his honor.
Nobody can rumpus like the panda kindergarten!
Be the Bear!
Bob T. Panda
I was listening to NPR last night (that’s National Panda Radio, you know) and heard a story about researchers giving orangutans iPads in order to teach them to communicate with people. I would respectfully (of course) point out that pandas have been using mePhones for several years in order to track each other (and occasionally order pizza) with great success.
Remember, you heard it here first!
Be the Bear
Bob T. Panda
The 2012 summer Olympic games to be held in London England are just around the corner. has anyone seen the Torch Bears?
Pandanastics star, PO of Atlanta Zoo, practices for the Olympics, while the Torch Bears continue their around the world journey. Where will they turn up next?
Be the bear!
Huzzah!
Bob T. panda
It was 40 years ago today,
Richard Nixon brought the bears to stay,
So let me introduce to you,
the one and only Bobby T….
Sargent Panda’s Happy Panda Band!
What would I do, if I ran out of boo’,
Would I have to have a cuppycake?
Sorry, I didn't have a photo of Abbey Road.....
OK, I got it out of my system now….
And a quick note of complete self involvement here, I’m about to reach 25,000 visits to The Panda Chronicles, and I couldn’t have done it without YOU, the panda satire fans around the world! So huzzah! (well, maybe I could have done it, but my guess is that I would have to spend all my time visiting this blog from a lot of different computers.) Thanks for stopping by to play with the pandas!
And on to further panda business (that’s sort of like monkey business, except for it’s pandas instead of monkeys) I’ve finished my revisions for Pandamorphosis and am ready to start sending it out again to publishers. Here’s one of the new drawings:
from Pandamorphosis//copyright 2012// A. Belov
Till next time,
Be the Bear!
Here at the Institute for Contemporary Panda Satire, we always get very excited when we have more than 100 visitors in a day. Does this mean that we are shallow bears and that we really need to get a life? Probably so, probably so. While Mini-Bob is away, I’ve been catching up on some classic bear stories. My all time favorite of favorites from when I was a little cubbie is, of course, Winnie the Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner. I still find these books amazingly profound. No, really, I do. Not, only that, but Ernest H Shepard’s illustrations have a lot of influence on my cartoon drawing style. Just thought you should know. In Case You Were Wondering. (that was a Pooh-ism, in case you were wondering about that.)
Meanwhile in Pandyland, a new panda kindergarten escapade is in the works, for all you fans of panda kindergarten, and a new hand drawn, hand printed lithograph is going on the on-line auction block at Pandas International this week. The auction ends on April 29th so check it out! Here is the print being auctioned:
"Hi There" // Hand printed Lithograph// copyright A. Belov 2012
Do check it out at the Pandas International website. (link on the right hand side of this page, under “Sites Pandas Love”
Till next time, Be the Bear!
Bob T. Panda
Here at the Institute for Contemporary Panda Satire, we always get very excited when we have more than 100 visitors in a day. Does this mean that we are shallow bears and that we really need to get a life? Probably so, probably so. While Mini-Bob is away, I’ve been catching up on some classic bear stories. My all time favorite of favorites from when I was a little cubbie is, of course, Winnie the Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner. I still find these books amazingly profound. No, really, I do. Not, only that, but Ernest H Shepard’s illustrations have a lot of influence on my cartoon drawing style. Just thought you should know. In Case You Were Wondering. (that was a Pooh-ism, in case you were wondering about that.)
Meanwhile in Pandyland, a new panda kindergarten escapade is in the works, for all you fans of panda kindergarten, and a new hand drawn, hand printed lithograph is going on the on-line auction block at Pandas International this week. The auction ends on April 29th so check it out! Here is the print being auctioned:
"Hi There" // Hand printed Lithograph// copyright A. Belov 2012
Do check it out at the Pandas International website. (link on the right hand side of this page, under “Sites Pandas Love”
Till next time, Be the Bear!
Bob T. Panda
There has been news of panda frolics all over the internet lately… well, at least where the pandarazzi lurk, that is. Rumor has it that Sunshine and Sweetie have called it quits as far a parenthood this year. What with moving into a new home, (“try finding a plumber or a decorator in a new town…I ask you!”) it seems that the two day “window of opportunity” was a little too short to “get the job done.” Other panda pairs are perhaps having better luck in this department.
Maybe a silly little love song would have helped things move along in Scotland. Well, there’s always next year!
I hope people haven't had enough of silly love songs!
Be the Bear!
Bob T. Panda