Finnish graphic artist Jaakko Seppälä created this masterpiece about a decade ago, simulating ten famous cartoonists drawing the others’ characters. Starting from the upper left and working down-and-right diagonally, we have:
- Astérix, by Albert Uderzo (France)
- Calvin, by Bill Watterson (USA)
- Donald Duck, by Carl Barks (USA)
- Captain Haddock, by Hergé (Belgique)
- Batman, by Bill Finger & Bob Kane (USA)
- Fingerpori, by Pertti Jarla (Finland)
- Corto Maltese, by Hugo Pratt (Italy)
- Moomin, by Tove Jansson (Sweden-Finland)
- Garfield, by Jim Davis (USA)
- Lucy Van Pelt, by Charles Schulz (USA)
WP has some basic info for him: (turn on translate)
https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaakko_Seppälä_(graafikko)
Blasphemy
Bill Watterson had plenty enough of representation of the soul of his subject that he certainly wouldn’t have represented Garfield as looking like Hobbes
They are nothing alike
Otherwise it’s excellent
Came here to say the same thing. The whole bill watterson column is bad.
The dinosaur-style Donald is awesome, though.
I also question the abomination that is his Donald Duck. And several of the styles ignore the way the artist depicts children, showing how they draw adults instead. (As far as I know, Peanuts never depicted an adult, so that one gets a pass.)
As far as I know, Peanuts never depicted an adult, so that one gets a pass.
AFAIK you’re right, altho I’ve seen Schulz’ cartoons before Lil Folks & Peanuts, where he mainly focused on adults. They’re quite good IMO!
6th Row Column 7 and 10 look like Heinrich Himmler.
Oh dear!
Hobbes is Garfield! I can’t tell if that’s lazy or genius!
Fingerpori is the name of Jarla’s cartoon but the character is called Heimo Vesa.
Thank you!
And could you add any general information to our Finnish comics knowledge?(I try to do my best, but I’m so very amateur)
I now want a Peanuts’ Batman with Donald as Robin anime
