THE ADVENTURES OF CATMAN (And his friends)

Monday, June 1, 2015

THIS PAST SUNDAY MORNING AT THE NEKOJIN'S HOUSE

VINNIE AND THE KAPPA

Vinnie Nekojin loves to go fishing on Saturdays in the summer. He has a special place that he likes to go, which just happens to be where a kappa, a Japanese water spirit, likes to go fishing also.

Here's a little story about the little black cat who we call "Kanbei" - who escaped from a nearby veterinary office and wasn't caught until several days later by Aoi. I was thinking about this, and thought, "What if little Nomi went out to find Kanbei...what would have transpired between a formerly homeless kitty (Nomi) and one that was?" As it ultimately turned out, Kanbei became a member of our family for a while and then went to live with a loving family, whose mom works in of all places...a pet shop...meaning lots of toys and stuff. This story also marks the unannounced arrival of "Noir"...who is a permanent member of our family and a major "player" in Catman Comix.

Saturday, May 30, 2015

MALTESE TUNA

A little-known remake of a classic San Francisco film starring Catman in The Matese Tuna!

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

UNCLE HAYATO'S ART CORNER (Sort of) WITH SOME HELP FROM THE CATKIDS

UNCLE HAYATO'S ART CORNER (with a little help from Mr. Nekojin who is still in "Basho-mode" and his catkids). Humor goes a long way in making a work of art, as demonstrated by Zeshin Shibata's rendering of a singing frog, who strums an instrument as his froggie friends sing along. From an album titled Bokurin Hikka, this is a fine example of the unusual urushi-e technique of painting with lacquer, which Zeshin (1807-91) invented.

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

CATMAN AND SUPER SUMIE MEET ROCKET MAN

On November 6, 2013, Yves Rossy of Switzerland, also known as "Rocketman" flew around Mt. Fuji - something that did not go unchallenged by Catman and Super Sumie. Rossy vowed never to fly around Fuji-san where he was openly ridiculed by the flying, kitty crime-fighting duo.