KANEKO'S CRIB NOTES LVXII: CRIBCEPTION
As you all may be aware, Soren and I initially published Kaneko's Crib Notes monthly--you know, at its outset over 10 years ago. But the grindset needed to maintain that level of output wore us down, plus new material became less and less abundant as the months and years flew by.
Still, reducing KCN's post frequency to an annual I think is kind of a bummer. But here and there we encounter cribs of cribs, which are a novel and meta way to add dimension to this blog's endeavors, and are perfect for a mid-year update such as this one. Just don't call it "filler" or mere "content" (I prefer "context").
CU CHULAINN:
Art nouveau St. George statuette by Alfred Gilbert* | Cu Chulainn in 'Fairy King' by Ryoko Yamagishi | SMT1's Cu Chulainn (*found by Nuzme)
BACKBEARD:
Edited photograph by Masatoshi Naitō | Shigeru Mizuki's Backbeard | SMT1's Backbeard (credit to Mizuki expert and translator Zack Davisson; note his findings also reveal one further degree of crib than could fit here on Tumblr with Odilon Redon)
ROITSCHAGGATTA:
1935 photograph by Albert Nyfeler | Mizuki's Roitschaggatta | Soul Hackers' Roitschaggatta
