

Animated shorts were ridiculously guilty of this behavior and most notable in these cases were Walt Disney Studios. And this was something that became obvious not only in general society, but in popular media as well. As in most times of economic hardship and un(der)employment, minorities and immigrants are often personally scapegoated. African Americans were often the first to be laid off and least likely to receive public assistance and if they did it was generally at a rate lower than their Caucasian counterparts. People were laid off in droves and forced onto the public dole. soil the economic scene was horribly bleak. Adolf Hitler was storming through Europe and persecuting those that he saw as inferior to the master race and trying to acquire as much land and power as he could. The 1930s and 40s saw us at the height of World War II in Europe and the Great Depression in the United States. That all sounds awesome until you consider the nature of many of the (highly politicized) cartoons of the 1930s and 1940s. MDHR describes Cuphead as a run and gun game in the style of 1930s cartoons, with handpainted backgrounds and original jazz scores. One of the things that did get a lot of positive attention was the indie game Cuphead from Studio MDHR.
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We were all anticipating 2nds, 3rds, or 4ths of some series or another and that held up for the most part. I didn’t expect a video-game related show on Netflix to be about Cuphead, but I’ll take it.We joked several times on the last episode of the podcast that this was going to be the year of the 4 at E3. Moldenhauer describes the show as still “in the beginning processes.” And with the animation still being hand-drawn frame by frame, I imagine the release date is still a good way off. In the same interview with IGN, Moldenhauer stressed The Cuphead Show will not be a “toddler show or a little kids cartoon.” He added, “It’s safe for kids, but written so there are also things that adults find funny and appeals to a wider audience.” Through their many misadventures across their surreal home of the Inkwell Isles.” It’s described as a “character character-driven comedy” following “the unique misadventures of the impulsive Cuphead and his cautious but easily swayed brother Mugman. “We are not going to be animating this because it would never be finished,” said Moldenhauer. In an interview with IGN, co-creator Jaren Moldenhauer joked that it’s a good thing Netflix Animation is handling it. The Cuphead Show will be produced in house at Netflix Animation, but will retain the same art style from the games – the classic Fleisher cartoons from the 1930s. Here are a few concrete details from the Netflix press release. Soon, a whole new audience can enjoy Cuphead’s art style without the brutally difficult gameplay. Today, we get news that Netflix is crafting a series using the game’s charming 1930s cartoon style. About a week ago, Studio MDHR gave us another glimpse at Cuphead DLC coming in 2020.

It’s been a busy start to July for the folks behind Cuphead.
