tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48223175775249932942024-03-12T16:10:48.590-07:00Mikey Artelle's Art and Puppetry BlogMikey Artellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08284787922442749447noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4822317577524993294.post-56373086843665606012023-09-25T09:45:00.003-07:002023-09-25T10:37:12.483-07:00John Conway and Uncle Chichimus: A documentary about a pioneer of Canadian television<p>Well at long last I've posted my documentary about puppeteer John Conway on YouTube! I really should have posted it long ago but better late than never. I'm glad to finally have this online for everyone to see! Enjoy! - Mikey</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="359" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jtXr0ry9qdE" width="474" youtube-src-id="jtXr0ry9qdE"></iframe></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://mikeyspuppetryblog.blogspot.com/p/john-conway-and-uncle-chichimus.html" target="_blank">Click here to read more about John Conway and Uncle Chichimus!</a><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Mikey Artellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08284787922442749447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4822317577524993294.post-82852696128459788812022-12-30T13:11:00.002-08:002023-01-30T16:17:19.347-08:00Canadian Crusader from Pythor Comics<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm7BO7UdSa_VAMLifQIMPR2IDFM8vgyLaF1Fp_K9CxTB0CJ9igDNeejx42B-5J-z58QBTHUgSFnCVbWc2jWogBHsQJ9kl025Y52WO_FUl2XQ36If_8cCNzTdHm_zDhjqLDwd6HTZxDOQkFCgc3cyKrAtLs0coBa135UUyTPCzOakTbaB4PbrFCF3fj/s800/Canadian%20Crusader%20pose2%20online%20version2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="680" height="595" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm7BO7UdSa_VAMLifQIMPR2IDFM8vgyLaF1Fp_K9CxTB0CJ9igDNeejx42B-5J-z58QBTHUgSFnCVbWc2jWogBHsQJ9kl025Y52WO_FUl2XQ36If_8cCNzTdHm_zDhjqLDwd6HTZxDOQkFCgc3cyKrAtLs0coBa135UUyTPCzOakTbaB4PbrFCF3fj/w506-h595/Canadian%20Crusader%20pose2%20online%20version2.jpg" width="506" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">You are what you eat!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Canadian Crusader enjoying his favourite food, a hero sandwich!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Now with his own comic book "Canadian Crusader: Heroes Past and Present"!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsySK3bC399QuuFDi_TOa-Zfwv7f0c7Eia-khYp3ZzD9YLV2eqBHQDj_0mXCMMWc306hHIMnuYp0OT9iBQHWHO5qT_QOhHGwTPE6Iohlvu36YFPuHuOAjr-NDKPawyWoaK-dZNF3ZoHqMLJb3-fhz4Hd-itH85ygPFSa_fR0nxkrkPaoM-k6IlzSn9/s600/CC%20Book1%20Cover%20web%20pic2%20150dpi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="551" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsySK3bC399QuuFDi_TOa-Zfwv7f0c7Eia-khYp3ZzD9YLV2eqBHQDj_0mXCMMWc306hHIMnuYp0OT9iBQHWHO5qT_QOhHGwTPE6Iohlvu36YFPuHuOAjr-NDKPawyWoaK-dZNF3ZoHqMLJb3-fhz4Hd-itH85ygPFSa_fR0nxkrkPaoM-k6IlzSn9/w551-h551/CC%20Book1%20Cover%20web%20pic2%20150dpi.jpg" width="551" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Canadian Crusader Book 1 from Pythor Comics!</div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><p></p>Mikey Artellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08284787922442749447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4822317577524993294.post-91034375196546555332022-11-02T21:53:00.026-07:002023-01-30T16:17:30.294-08:00Superhero News: Canadian Crusader is a registered trademark!<p>Hi everyone. I've posted a video on YouTube in order to create more awareness that the character name "Canadian Crusader" is my registered trademark. I really don't like having to contact people to tell them that they are infringing on my trademark, it's totally an unpleasant thing to do, but I will do whatever is necessary to protect my trademark... which is why I registered it in the first place. </p><p>Here's the video:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cweeheQNmiE" width="478" youtube-src-id="cweeheQNmiE"></iframe></div><p>It's unfortunate (and very frustrating) that some people don't bother doing any research before they start using a fictional character name for their online content, or for other media such as cosplay, mascots or illustrated characters. Some people simply don't care about respecting intellectual property rights and so they use whatever name they want to. However, if a fictional character name that you use as your persona online, for example, is actually someone else's registered trademark then you are guilty of trademark infringement. </p><p>Granted, sometimes the infringement is totally unintentional and no ill will was intended by the person responsible, that's fine and I get that. However, ignorance of the law is not a valid defense, and as such the trademark owner has the right to request financial compensation if they feel the infringement caused damage to their trademark. Once made aware of the infringement, the decent thing to do is to stop using the name rather than to cause a fuss and refuse to give it up. The person who has the name registered as a trademark isn't the one causing the problem, the person who is using the name without permission is. And it's totally avoidable. </p><p>It only takes a few seconds to do a Google search to see if a fictional character name belongs to someone else. If it pops up, don't use it! When people do a search, it avoids so much fuss and bother for everyone involved! It's also simply the professional thing to do if it's your plan to create your own character and start promoting that character in various media formats, or to start licensing that character on T-shirts and so on. It's not just your job as a creator to do your research to make sure the name you want to use is in the clear, it's your legal responsibility to do so. </p><p>So, to those of you who <i>do care</i> about respecting someone else's trademark rights, I sincerely thank you! The world needs more people like you! People who care enough to do their homework.</p><p>It's kind of ironic, people often complain when big businesses have too much control of the market, yet how many of those same people couldn't be bothered to do an easy online search to make sure that they're not infringing on an independent artist's trademark? And doing a quick google search is such a simple thing to do! Or better yet, go to the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) website and do a trademark search. It's just as easy and fast as a Google search. And since you're at the CIPO website, do a copyright search too just to be on the safe side. It's so easy peasy!</p><p>And I have to say, the elephant in the room is that the folks who don't care about respecting intellectual property rights would be foaming at the mouth if something they created was copied or taken from them and used by someone else without permission. It's so hypocritical!</p><p>Well, hopefully this posting will have some positive influence, we'll see!</p><p><br /></p><p>-Mikey Artelle</p><p>aka: Owner of "Canadian Crusader" trademark registration</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Mikey Artellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08284787922442749447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4822317577524993294.post-61976961865285016152022-07-18T21:13:00.006-07:002023-01-30T16:17:40.802-08:00Ice Hogs Collection!<p><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Many of you know that I am a puppetry geek, but did you know that my geekiness extends to mascots too! Why yes, it does!!! And today (Monday) while thrift store hopping I found one of my "holy grail" items which I've been searching for, for about 30 years!!! I'm talking about the very rare and illusive 1980's Winterlude Ice Hogs plush toy based on the original Ice Hog costume before the mascots were redesigned in the early 1990's! </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKUE0riG_Q2XfqgeKpSfKDQxDkwS5uYqPoFv1wBBsnw0jwa2nChzVo39sWAIDImc9xqaxHSPx9LYG5fFVovHF9KBY7I585QAt7o5IqP5hB7KxGu0ze8K8mNpLUrB1b-abqph_W55M7Z4E1KZTiug4i8SGW7X3IZiZSwteJ2DL49TJwH0r_wQJ5aOtq/s667/Winterlude%20Ice%20Hogs%20Plush%201980s.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="481" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKUE0riG_Q2XfqgeKpSfKDQxDkwS5uYqPoFv1wBBsnw0jwa2nChzVo39sWAIDImc9xqaxHSPx9LYG5fFVovHF9KBY7I585QAt7o5IqP5hB7KxGu0ze8K8mNpLUrB1b-abqph_W55M7Z4E1KZTiug4i8SGW7X3IZiZSwteJ2DL49TJwH0r_wQJ5aOtq/w358-h496/Winterlude%20Ice%20Hogs%20Plush%201980s.jpg" width="358" /></a></div><p></p><p><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">The one I found is in awesome condition too! Looks like it either sat on a shelf untouched or was forgotten in storage for several decades. Many years ago I bought a pin of the 1980's Ice Hog off of ebay, so I attached it to the scarf. There's also a light brown version of this plush toy which I'm still hoping to find someday! I had no idea that this dark brown one existed until I found it today! The last picture below shows my Ice Hogs collection, which now includes all three of the Ice Hogs plush toys that were made! Someday I'm going to donate this little collection to a museum or the city archives! So happy to have finally found his guy! 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I'm just amazed!!!!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ4ruyzQAwh_Vtx1IAV8lUOkGg1q-Tme0KeQkeLEHhTlb40A_9WjfKjZG3Pr7HIWTFoN6jSt0xi3tgCMhHxaisY__eRMO8mQZxXF9ad6Cy70-9Cy_CBbPEOqQw2TCVjBrTBj1YlfNg6rU5nAkWz6fga8jXxVDjmeOkYSTg2SZdZwaa8IWtQzfFEQAK/s700/Winterlude%20Ice%20Hogs%20Plush%201980s%20pic2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="528" height="547" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ4ruyzQAwh_Vtx1IAV8lUOkGg1q-Tme0KeQkeLEHhTlb40A_9WjfKjZG3Pr7HIWTFoN6jSt0xi3tgCMhHxaisY__eRMO8mQZxXF9ad6Cy70-9Cy_CBbPEOqQw2TCVjBrTBj1YlfNg6rU5nAkWz6fga8jXxVDjmeOkYSTg2SZdZwaa8IWtQzfFEQAK/w412-h547/Winterlude%20Ice%20Hogs%20Plush%201980s%20pic2.jpg" width="412" /></a></div><br /><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">They're both in such amazing condition, I'm so happy to have found them! The light brown one was the one I knew about, and I'm so glad to finally have found it! I think these super rare, original Ice Hog plush toys are awesome!!! :)</span><p></p>Mikey Artellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08284787922442749447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4822317577524993294.post-65689971512020203092021-05-06T18:39:00.015-07:002023-01-30T16:17:51.318-08:00Canadian Crusader Issue No.1 by Pythor Comics<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSex62mdcpIrl8rKK_6lAyoq4k6dTcaalaqmMDiEETrjbxsfAyqup8ozmxCUrMZk0VerCpkacZQA-CmkB8nOSr2w1TEb9ThHWEVDe6qkBIAAN79I7wrPbK-R4czWxu4MQLT90lUjTL8dM/s600/CC+Book1+Cover+web+pic2+150dpi.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSex62mdcpIrl8rKK_6lAyoq4k6dTcaalaqmMDiEETrjbxsfAyqup8ozmxCUrMZk0VerCpkacZQA-CmkB8nOSr2w1TEb9ThHWEVDe6qkBIAAN79I7wrPbK-R4czWxu4MQLT90lUjTL8dM/w480-h480/CC+Book1+Cover+web+pic2+150dpi.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>Silly me! I have been so focused on setting up the Pythor Comics website and blog that I completely forgot to post this news on my Art and Puppetry Blog!!! (Sigh!) Well, I'm very proud to announce that my first full colour self-published comic book is now available from Pythor Comics! <b>Canadian Crusader issue No.1: Heroes Past and Present</b> is a comic book version of my <a href="http://mikeyspuppetryblog.blogspot.com/p/mike-artelles-puppets-heroes-past-and.html" target="_blank">live puppet show</a> of the same name. <div><br /></div><div>For more info about <b>Canadian Crusader issue No.1</b> please check out the <a href="https://pythorcomics.blogspot.com/p/comic-books.html" target="_blank">Pythor Comics Blog</a>! <p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Mikey Artellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08284787922442749447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4822317577524993294.post-13180305448905034492019-03-05T20:26:00.003-08:002023-01-30T16:18:02.695-08:00Pythor Comics Superhero Survey!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Text and Image © Mikey Artelle, 2019Mikey Artellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08284787922442749447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4822317577524993294.post-61405198979214537262018-08-01T01:26:00.002-07:002023-01-30T16:18:14.344-08:00Pythor Comics: Canuck Crusaders poster!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hey there superhero fans! Here's a look at my Canadian superhero team Canuck Crusaders in action! The gang will soon be featured in my Pythor Comics storybooks, now in the works!!! Shown above is Canadian Crusader (aka. Melvin Maples), his trusty side-kick Blue Jay Boy, super heroine Goose Gal, and the mighty Moose Man!</div>
<br />Mikey Artellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08284787922442749447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4822317577524993294.post-4296908383711662362018-04-12T02:47:00.006-07:002023-01-30T16:18:26.704-08:00Reminiscing about Mr. Dressup and his puppet pals!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Back in 2001 the Canadian Museum of History, which is located in Gatineau, Quebec, just across the river from Ottawa, had an exhibit about the history of children's television as produced by the CBC. It was called <em>Show and Tell: Growing Up Canadian</em> and featured many of the actual puppets that appeared on kids TV shows from the 1950's through to the 1990's. Alas Casey and Finnegan, the puppets from <em>Mr. Dressup</em>, were not among those in the exhibit. In their place were cut-out photograph stand-ins. I was a bit disappointed about that but it didn't last long, as the exhibit had the next best thing... Casey and Finnegan's treehouse set that was used on the program! Awesomeness!!! As you can see I'm standing next to it, above, with a big smile on my face. I'm definitely in "my happy place" in this picture! <br />
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Many of my favourite puppet characters were featured in this same exhibit, so I was quite happy to see them all too, but seeing the treehouse was definitely one of the main highlights! <br />
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Being a puppeteer, I have always collected items that have to do with puppetry, such as newspaper articles, records, and other collectables. Here are all of the nifty items that I have relating to Mr. Dressup....<br />
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Above is likely the first record albums to be released based on the <em>Mr. Dressup</em> TV series. There are four of them listed on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Dressup">Wikipedia</a>, in which case I'm just missing one. The record album shown above doesn't have a date on it anywhere, though based on the style of the album cover and the photo of Mr. Dressup it was likely released in the late 1960's or sometime during the 1970's. <br />
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This record is titled <em>Mr. Dressup: Happy Birthday Alligator Al</em>. Based on the copyright date it was released in 1976.</div>
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This record is from 1982. My copy is still in the original unopened wrapper! It's interesting and somewhat bizarre that none of these records state that they were produced or co-produced by the CBC. I have a Canadian Sesame Street record album from 1981 that was co-produced by the CBC and it has the CBC logo on the back, whereas none of these records have the CBC logo.</div>
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In the late 1980's puppeteer Judith Lawrence who performed Casey and Finnegan retired. The show continued with new puppet characters that had been slowly phased in prior to her retirement so that viewers wouldn't be shocked at the sudden departure of the original puppets. She currently resides in Vancouver with her famous puppet pals.</div>
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The coolest thing by far that I have in regards to Mr. Dressup is this autograph, which has quite an interesting backstory! It's signed "To Mike" but I regretfully never had the opportunity to meet Mr. Dressup. This Mike is a good friend of mine who lives in Toronto. Back in 1994 Mike had the remarkable experience of being in a choir that sang on stage at Parliament Hill in Ottawa during Canada Day celebrations. This was the year that Ernie Coombs, who played Mr. Dressup, became a Canadian citizen during a ceremony on that very same stage. </div>
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At some point backstage Mike was able to meet Mr. Coombs who signed the back of his access pass, as shown above. Five years later in 1999 Mike and I met and became friends during the production of Sock N' Buskin Theatre's Little Shop of Horrors. Long after the production wrapped and we had become better friends, Mike later told me this story about the time he had met Mr. Dressup! My friend Mike then gave this autograph to me, knowing how much I adore puppetry and the Mr. Dressup TV show. To this day I'm still in awe of what a kind and remarkable gesturer that was. It meant a lot to me! We both thought it was ironic that the autograph is signed "To Mike" as though it was meant to find it's way to me. So not only is this item awesome because it's Mr. Dressup's autograph, it's also a meaningful symbol of my friendship with Mike! :)</div>
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In the late 1990's during his retirement Ernie Coombs toured universities with a stage show titled <em>Tales from the Tickle Trunk</em>. At the time my brother Steven was a professor at Western University, one of the locations on the tour. Above is the poster that was used to promote this event. My brother was thoughtful enough to save one for me. I put it up in my puppet workshop where it's been ever since!</div>
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Above left is the flyer for the 2001 exhibit at the Canadian Museum of History in Quebec where the photo at the top of this page was taken. (The museum changed it's name from "Civilization" to "History" around 2010.) Due to a stroke at the age of 73, Ernie Coombs passed away in September of that year shortly before the exhibit opened in December. Prior to this, the exhibit had been mounted in Toronto at the CBC museum. On the right is a promotional card from the CBC Museum featuring Casey. In addition to promoting the exhibit, instructions on the card explain how to cut out the picture of Casey and attach it to a rod to make a stick puppet!</div>
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This is an issue of <em>Performing Arts & Entertainment in Canada</em> magazine from 2001. It has a very detailed and well written article about Ernie Coombs.</div>
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Here is a look inside the magazine at the first two pages of the four page article. I love this early photo of Mr. Dressup and his puppet pals, just as I remember them!</div>
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Here is a CBC home video VHS set from 2002. The CBC logo appears on the bottom of the box. Below are the covers for each of the videos in the set.</div>
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Here is a 2 & 1/4 inch pin back button that I found at a nostalgia show in 2018. There's no copyright info on it so I suspect that it's a home-made bootleg item. There's also no date on the button but the photo of Mr. Dressup is from the 1990's, therefore it would have been made at some point between 1990 and 2018.<br />
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This is a softcover book from 2004 produced by Kids CBC (ISBN 0-660-19240-3). Two more books are below: <em>Casey's First Day</em>, ( ISBN 0-660-19241-1) and <em>Mr. Dressup's Castle</em> (0-660-19242-X). The illustrations for the "Castle" book are quite strange. Casey is drawn as a freakish looking human boy with a pointy head (though the puppet does not have a pointy head). The last book in this series, which I don't have, is <em>Casey and the Beanstalk</em>.</div>
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Other collectables that I'm aware of include a fourth record titled <em>Mr. Dressup and Friends</em>, and some books:</div>
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<em>Mr. Dressup's Things to Make and Do</em></div>
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<em>The Missing Button Adventure</em></div>
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While compiling this post and fact checking the info, I came across an <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120615024137/http://www.cp24.com/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20010918/ctvnews809462?hub=CP24Sports">online article</a> by CP24 which states "At the 1992 Gemini Awards, comic Mike Myers of Saturday Night Live and Austin Powers listed Mr. Dressup as one of the top five things he loves about Canada." Hear, hear to that Mr. Myers!</div>
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It's quite fitting that (on separate occasions) both Ernie Coombs and Judith Lawrence have received the Order of Canada... our country's highest honour.</div>
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Text and Photos copyright Mikey ArtelleMikey Artellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08284787922442749447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4822317577524993294.post-50765813558699202782017-12-11T10:35:00.003-08:002023-01-30T16:18:38.397-08:00Minor Technical Difficulties!!!Hey there everyone! Yesterday while sorting my Google file I had an "Oops!" moment and deleted the entire photo album for this blog. My bad! I'm presently in the process of replacing every image on every page and post of this blog, therefore many of the images are still missing... and now I have something to do over the Christmas holidays.... and beyond! :) Stay tuned, I'll have this blog back up and running very soon! <br />
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<strong>Update! Feb 8, 2018:</strong> The site is now 90% back to normal! Still more to do however, so I'll keep updating this post as I make progress! <br />
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-MikeyMikey Artellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08284787922442749447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4822317577524993294.post-79789678068785605132017-11-14T04:20:00.004-08:002023-01-30T16:18:53.776-08:00Pythor Comics Superheroes Storybook Series Coming Soon!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm very excited and proud to announce that my goal of self publishing a series of Pythor Comics storybooks is soon to become a reality! Over the last few months I've made considerable progress with my efforts to learn Photoshop and have now completed and published a limited number of my first few books. Now that I have the creation and layout process sorted out I can go at it and create all the books that I wish! And, now that the first couple of books are ready to print, the next step is to get a larger quantity of the books printed and begin my search for a distributor. This will take a bit of time and effort! So stay tuned, as 2018 will definitely be the year that Pythor Comics storybooks arrive! I'll continue to post updates here as events develop! -MikeyMikey Artellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08284787922442749447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4822317577524993294.post-64352387308677537332017-10-17T08:18:00.001-07:002023-01-30T16:19:03.686-08:00Read the Pythor Comics mini comic books for free online!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hey there superhero fans! If you've been following my blog, you're likely aware that I've been learning how to use Photoshop in order to colour in my illustrations, with the ultimate goal of publishing a full colour, full length comic book. Well, I'm happy to report that I've made significant progress thanks to my friend Petr Maur who, in addition to his other creative talents, is a professional graphic artist! As such, I've finally coloured all six covers of my mini comic books which I first began posting online in B&W in 2014. I have yet to colour the comics themselves, but I'm getting there! Above is an awesome collage of all the covers, which I'm so glad to see in colour at last!!!! As always, I invite you to <a href="https://mikeyspuppetryblog.blogspot.ca/p/pythor-comics.html">read these mini comics for free</a> on this blog. Enjoy! - Mikey<br />
<br />Mikey Artellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08284787922442749447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4822317577524993294.post-42589706130282889252017-09-09T18:54:00.001-07:002023-01-30T16:19:14.400-08:00Pythor Comics Superhero Puppets!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here I am in March 2016 with a selection of my hand-made Pythor Comics superhero puppets!!!</div>
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This is how I have my puppets on display in my workshop! The four original larger sized puppets (which are about 20 inches tall) are seen on top of the shelf on the left of the photo: Pythor, Perseus, Canadian Crusader and Griffon Shadow. These all appeared in my show <a href="http://mikeyspuppetryblog.blogspot.ca/p/mike-artelles-puppets-heroes-past-and.html">Heroes Past and Present</a> which premiered in 2006 at the Puppets Up Festival.<br />
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All of the smaller sized puppets (about 12 inches tall) were made as toy puppet prototypes which I would love to someday have manufactured. It takes a bit of cash for that however, so until then I'll have to share them with others this way on my blog! I've designed and made a series of at least 25 of these toy puppets, along with a horse for Melvin Maples (Canadian Crusader's alter ego) from my <a href="http://mikeyspuppetryblog.blogspot.ca/2015/10/canadian-superheroes-and-villains.html">Canadian Heroes</a> series and Pegasus for the Greek Myth series. There are others "in progress" too, but I thought I should put the brakes on! I'm running out of room!!! :) Ah, but too many puppets is a good problem!<br />
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<br />Mikey Artellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08284787922442749447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4822317577524993294.post-55140917376185906802017-08-22T10:23:00.005-07:002023-01-30T16:19:27.845-08:00Pythor Comics Superhero Buttons!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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They are the first buttons featuring my superhero characters!!!</div>
Mikey Artellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08284787922442749447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4822317577524993294.post-58037832535551174912017-05-17T18:20:00.003-07:002023-01-30T16:19:39.946-08:00Pythor Comics Superheroes Poster!I've mentioned in previous posts that I'm in the process of learning how to do digital graphics in order to create my comic books. Below is the first poster of my superhero characters that I created in Photoshop! I'm super exited about the progress I'm making in this area. Hopefully I'll be able to publish my first "official" full-colour comic sooner rather than later! Until then, I'm happy to present - in colour - Pythor Comics Superheroes!!!!! Enjoy! -Mikey<br />
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Mikey Artellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08284787922442749447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4822317577524993294.post-44489512706002513902017-05-16T06:29:00.001-07:002023-01-30T16:19:52.389-08:00Pythor Comics: Zedgar the Wild Jungle Dude No.1Here is another mini comic from Pythor Comics!!! This one is about my jungle hero Zedgar! I began working on this comic back in May 2015 and had also posted the cover online, but then I set the project aside to work on other things. Little did I know then that two years would go by before I got back to it! Well, at last here it is!!! To read the comic below, click the cover image to see a larger version and then scroll through the pages. Enjoy! - Mikey<br />
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I'm way more amused about my new business card than I probably should be! :) For some time now I've been trying to learn how to do digital graphics so that I can colour my comics, and am making some progress, though I'm not very patient when it comes to computers. So this for me is a big deal! Ta-da!!! Today a business card, tomorrow the world!!! :) <br />
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I'm especially happy about this new Canadian Crusader graphic. It's pretty sweet! Can't wait to do more stuff with more characters! Yaayyy!!! - MikeyMikey Artellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08284787922442749447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4822317577524993294.post-75301075914878142272017-01-22T13:10:00.003-08:002023-01-30T16:20:16.632-08:00Pythor Comics: Blue Jay Boy No.1This Blue Jay Boy mini comic was created in 2014 and posted online in 2015 along with my other mini comics on the Pythor Comics website: <a href="http://www.pythorcomics.ca/"><span style="font-size: small;">http://www.pythorcomics.ca/</span></a><span style="font-size: small;"> To read the comic below, click the cover image to see a larger version and then scroll through the pages.</span><br />
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Mikey Artellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08284787922442749447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4822317577524993294.post-75293597947377872212017-01-18T20:44:00.003-08:002023-01-30T16:20:42.507-08:00Pythor Comics: Perseus, Son of Zeus No.1This Perseus Son of Zeus mini comic was created and posted online in 2016 along with my other mini comics on the Pythor Comics website: <a href="http://www.pythorcomics.ca/"><span style="font-size: small;">http://www.pythorcomics.ca/</span></a><span style="font-size: small;"> To read the comic below, click the cover image to see a larger version and then scroll through the pages.</span><br />
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Mikey Artellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08284787922442749447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4822317577524993294.post-56990619998391155202017-01-18T19:28:00.001-08:002023-01-30T16:20:53.419-08:00Pythor Comics: Griffon Shadow No. 1<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">This Griffon Shadow comic was created and posted online in 2015 along with my other mini comics on the Pythor Comics website: </span><a href="http://www.pythorcomics.ca/"><span style="font-size: small;">http://www.pythorcomics.ca/</span></a><span style="font-size: small;"> To read the comic below, click the cover image to see a larger version and then scroll through the pages.</span></span></div>
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Mikey Artellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08284787922442749447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4822317577524993294.post-45969723612084688592016-03-22T23:14:00.002-07:002023-01-30T16:21:03.572-08:00Browse my new Online Exhibit!<br />
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I'm very proud to announce the official launch of my new online exhibit <strong>Mikey's Art and Puppetry Projects</strong>!!! This exhibit presents a cast of puppet characters from my live shows while also providing an overview of the many creative projects that I've worked on over the years. Enjoy! - Mikey<br />
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<strong>Mikey's Art and Puppetry Projects</strong>: <a href="http://mikeyspuppetryblog.blogspot.ca/p/blog-page_17.html">http://mikeyspuppetryblog.blogspot.ca/p/blog-page_17.html</a>Mikey Artellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08284787922442749447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4822317577524993294.post-13216002407377148282016-03-04T00:07:00.003-08:002023-01-30T16:21:14.891-08:00Collectors! Join me at the Nostalgia Show!<br />
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This year I will have <u>two tables</u> packed with a wide variety of collectables. That's 12 feet of really cool, awesome, amazing stuff!!!</div>
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Muppet fans take note! I'm paring down my Muppet memorabilia collection which I've gathered for the last 35 years!!! Some of the items that will be available have been featured on my blog, Mikey's Muppet Memorabilia Museum, and some I never got around to posting! There will be items based on The Muppet Show, Sesame Street, Fraggle Rock, Muppet Babies, Bear in the Big Blue House, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies, and the Dinosaurs TV series! Also up for grabs will be the Fisher-Price Animal, Scooter and Fozzie Bear plush toys, and some of the Knickerbocker Sesame Street plush toys!</div>
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Plus I'm also parting with most of my collection of various marionettes, hand puppets and rod puppets. There will also be collectables based on puppet characters such as Alf, Gremlins, E.T., Jurassic Park, Nightmare Before Christmas, Pillsbury Dough Boy, California Raisins and others.</div>
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All of this is in addition to several boxes of action figure toys based on superheroes, Sci-fi movies, and medieval fantasy. These include Batman, Star Wars, Star Trek, Tarzan, and others, plus many items based on animated characters from Disney, Warner Bros., and Hanna-Barbera. Not to mention a bunch of nifty odds and ends such as PVC figures, dolls, teddy bears, toy cars, and buttons!</div>
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None of these items will be available online or put on reserve. <u>No exceptions</u>! You must attend this event in order to purchase any of these items. This is your chance to swoop in and snag some cool goodies!!!! <br />
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I'm just one of the 60 plus dealers, so there will be tons of collectables for you to find at this event. Hope to see you there on March 20th!!!</div>
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Mikey Artellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08284787922442749447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4822317577524993294.post-409981138344528942015-11-30T16:19:00.003-08:002023-01-30T16:21:24.897-08:00Pythor Comics Superheroes!I've just finished two more of the "Mini" comics that I've been posting on my <strong>Pythor Comics</strong> website. The first new comic is <strong>Blue Jay Boy</strong>, which shows the origin story of Canadian Crusader's side kick. The second new comic <strong>Perseus, Son of Zeus</strong> is based on my live puppet show <strong>Perseus and the Gorgon Medusa </strong>(now retired). To read the comics, click the link to the <strong>Pythor Comics</strong> website below and then select a comic. Enjoy! <a href="http://www.pythorcomics.ca/">http://www.pythorcomics.ca/</a><br />
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In additional to the <strong>Blue Jay Boy</strong> and <strong>Perseus Son of Zeus </strong>mini comics, I also have three other comics posted: <strong>Canadian Crusader</strong>, <strong>Pythor the Barbarian</strong>, and <strong>Griffon Shadow</strong>.Mikey Artellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08284787922442749447noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4822317577524993294.post-43814010929402321392015-11-06T20:12:00.002-08:002023-01-30T16:21:35.688-08:00I'm at the Craft Fair today!!!Come out and visit the Artelle Puppets booth and see my selection of original hand-made puppets!!!<br />
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There will be a large variety of crafters, a bake table, tea and lunch room!</div>
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Here is my Humpty Dumpty finger puppet which I'll be selling at the Craft Fair. Isn't he cute! He's very soft and squishy! Below is Georgie the Chubby Monster. Isn't he cute too! And he's soft, and furry, and huggable, and squishable. I like squishy puppets!!!! :)<br />
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Mikey Artellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08284787922442749447noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4822317577524993294.post-70162404937162772362015-10-27T20:05:00.001-07:002023-01-30T16:21:45.916-08:00Canadian Superheroes!!!! ...and villains!Fans of my superhero puppets will enjoy this post! Over the last few months I've been working on expanding my series of Canadian Crusader toy puppets. The series now includes 16 original characters and there are still many more to come. For more info about these puppets and characters visit my website at <a href="http://www.artellepuppets.ca/">www.ArtellePuppets.ca</a>! Here is a quick overview of the collection so far...<br />
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Here is Canadian Crusader and his team, the Canuck Crusaders!!! L to R: Moose Man, Canadian Crusader, Blue Jay Boy, and Goose Gal.<br />
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Here's the main cast of villains! L to R: Mad Moose, Icicles Man, Wilderness Man, and Raccoon Woman.<br />
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One very large villain and three new superheroes join the collection! L to R: Avalanche the Abominable Snow Beast, Countess of Canada, Lemming Lad, and Flying Wolf.<br />
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This series features characters from Canadian Crusader's origin, plus a new teenage hero joins the team! L to R: Dominion Kid, Buffalo Queen, Melvin Maples, and his horse Pancake.<br />
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I'm also working on some short puppet videos about Canadian Crusader and this awesome cast of characters that will be posted on YouTube once they're ready. Stay tuned for more news coming soon!!!<br />
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"Canadian Crusader" and related character names and likenesses are TM and © Mike Artelle, 1991, 2015. Mikey Artellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08284787922442749447noreply@blogger.com0