Since one of your requests was about publishing more rare, one-of-a-kind pictures, items and collectibles related to Roger Rabbit, I’ll be posting some of my findings in the following days.
Let me start with this nice set of postcards made in Sweden or Norway, which feature very unique and detailed illustrations:
What do you think about them? These postcards pop up on eBay from time to time, so keep your eyes peeled: maybe you can get them all for a very affordable price =D
Some months ago, I grabbed from a flea market a very played with Roger Rabbit doll. He was lacking his trademark bow, his fur and clothing had some rips and tears, and some seams were starting to come out. In other words: the doll was in poor shape, and someone else would had toss him into the garbage bin. But not me! =D
I forgot about Roger for a couple of months (because I was very busy / lazy to get all the stuff I needed for this project). He started to look a little dusty, so I gave him a well-deserved bubble bath:
As you can see, this is not properly a tutorial. My intention was to show you fellas how can you give a second chance to a damaged doll. All you need is a little love and patience (since I didn’t spend more than a couple of bucks for getting all the stuff I needed). After all, Roger deserves it <3
Finally, what many Roger Rabbit fans consider the missing link has appeared!! Remember about that sequel project aborted by Michael Eisner, in which Roger would be computer-animated?
Well… Here’s finally the source of that frame!! This video was found at Brendan Body’s Blog, and it was animated by Eric Guaglione, who worked with Disney by the time the Roger Rabbit sequel was under pre-production:
Eric Guaglione's Roger Rabbit 2 Test from Brendan Body on Vimeo.
So there it is, fellas! Did you like it? =D
You can read more info about this animated test going to the entry related to this vid on Brendan Body’s Blog. What do I think about this? Well, let’s say I’m pretty amazed =3
It’s kinda funny how I haven’t updated this blog because the lack of news about Roger Rabbit and his friends/foes, and then…
THERE HE IS, JUST IN YOUR FACE!!
Found this on my weekend errands; think it’s a little weird but funny:
Kinda strange, huh? In case you are wondering what the heck the t-shirt says, it’s about a veterinarian clinic and dog spa which uses Roger’s name and likeness for promoting their services on my hometown (Guadalajara, México). There’s a close-up of the drawing on the shirt that looks pretty rushed-up, but still interesting:
In some sort of way, he reminds me my own Roger Rabbit, M.D. I brought to life some time ago (the one who’s disguised as Prince Phillip right now):
And maybe, I could use that crude drawing as an inspiration for a new Roger Rabbit illustration… What do you think? =D
Someone did a really funny animation which tells you everything about "Who Framed Roger Rabbit” in sixty seconds. In his own words, “it contains bad language, bad drawings and bad jokes”… I don’t really think the same about the drawings and the jokes XD
Well fellas… We saw this coming =D
Who P-p-p-plugged Roger Rabbit?, the novel published as a follow-up to the movie, is finally available as an e-book through Gary Wolf’s Smashwords page. For only $2.99, you can get a whole new adventure in which Roger and the gang have to resolve a new mystery that involves a evil rabbit cousin, a miniature diva, some weird tonic which turns toons into “humans” and viceversa, and -of course- lots of fun and joy!
You can read a small sample of the book before buying it, but be warned: as the first novel, this one has some material not suitable for young readers. Anyway, if you’re a Roger Rabbit hardcore fan, you must own it =3
And so, Prince Roger Rabbit wanders through the entire Kingdom, in the search of the true owner of the glass slipper, the girl he loves from the bottom of his heart… His “Cinderella” <3
Well… Maybe he’s searching for the wrong girl, since Jessica wears ruby-red stilettos! And that glass slipper is anything but red:
But that’s okay, since he’s just pretending to be Prince Phillip XD
Here it is: the almost mythical Jessica Rabbit-themed PT Cruiser!
If you’re an 80’s kid just like me, maybe you remember about blowing your own NES cartdriges for making them work. Well… Nerdist Blog shows that someone took that idea and went beyond with it, creating a NES cartdrige harmonica from a Who Framed Roger Rabbit game:
Surely you’re thinking: how someone could have the guts for turning a collectible WFRR cartdrige (with box and instruction manual included) into an harmonica? Well, don’t worry! The person responsible for this was also selling the ROM board, in case its new owner wants to revert back the cartdrige to its original condition (yes, someone actually bought this!).
At least you can say this particular game will be finally useful for something (if you’ve played it, you know what I mean XD ).
Thanks to TeleRead, I discovered that Gary K. Wolf (creator of Roger Rabbit, Toontown and the whole basis for “Who Framed Roger Rabbit”) is now selling his most famous book, the one that started it all, the big banana: Who Censored Roger Rabbit?, as an e-book through Smashwords.
You can get the book here, among with his first novel Killerbowl. It costs only a couple of bucks!! =D
It worths the read, although be warned: after reading it, you won’t ever see Roger or Jessica in the same way. But what the heck: the book is quite funny and entertaining!
P.S. If you aren’t convinced yet, you can read a small sample of the book; it’s totally free!
In which seems to be a cost-saving move, The Walt Disney Co. is closing ImageMovers Digital (its own joint venture with director Robert Zemeckis) by January 2011. What’s exactly ImageMovers Digital or IMD? Maybe some movies will refresh your mind: The Polar Express, Beowulf and Disney’s A Christmas Carol. Yup: they did all of them, using Performance Capture, better known as MoCap.
Los Angeles Times goes even deeper in that matter:
Los Angeles Times – Disney to shut ImageMovers Digital Studio
What does this means to us Roger Rabbit fans? Well, let’s see… Apparently, the upcoming Robert Zemeckis projects won’t be done through that studio, and even they’re seriously endangered. So maybe we couldn’t get that controversial “Yellow Submarine” remake… Or the much-awaited-yet-so-delayed-and-so-much-promoted Roger Rabbit sequel.
Speculators say that maybe Avatar opened Disney’s execs eyes and realized that Zemeckis’ technology was already outdated (although I personally think they were getting close to it on “A Christmas Carol”), so they decided to discard IMD and focus all their efforts --and money in another Disney ventures (likely Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios). They just needed a good excuse, and James Cameron helped them to get it.
Let’s wait to get some more news. But, again, I feel like being in the same old sinking boat. Won’t somebody think on Roger?
REQUEST-Loretta by ~spongefox on deviantART
This is a really sweet rendition of my original character, Loretta Rabbit, drawn by Spongefox. Her overall design is a little bit different from mine, but she looks really cute and adorable wearing bows in both ears, and a nice pink jumper with imprinted swirls. And a Toon Kit! Wonder what will do Loretta with it =D
Thanks, my dear friend!! <3
Roger Bros. Index card drawing by ~spongefox on deviantART
If you ask me, it was about time someone paired both Roger Rabbits: the one from the movie pre-production era, and the Roger we all know and love. It makes me wonder about how the movie would’ve turned if Disney executives used the first incarnation of Roger Rabbit (made in-house) instead of bringing Richard Williams to design him, Jessica, Benny and the gang.
Of course, this lovely drawing was made by SpongeFox; you can check more of her cartoon-related artwork visiting her blog =D
P.D. You’ll get kudos if you know why’s the first Roger wearing that particular outfit ;)
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