Back in 2007, Adam "Apelad" Koford created a marvellous, funny, weird alternate history for the then-viral phenomenon of LOLcats, running-gag memes of cats whose superimposed dialog had many odd grammatical quirks: the Laugh-Out-Loud Cats," a pair of comic-strip hobo cats straight out of the 1930s, who found obscure and clever ways to riff on our contemporary LOLcats.
Adam "Ape Lad" Koford's published a new collection of his wonderful Laugh-Out-Loud Cats comics, Down with the Laugh-Out-Loud Cats. The collection is pure, distilled charm.
The Laugh-Out-Loud Cats are the lineal descendants of strips like Peanuts, which mixed extremely contemporary references (in this case, references to Internet slang) with a timeless, childlike humor, and great character design. — Read the rest
Ape Lad writes, "Woot is selling a poster of one of my recent Laugh-Out-Loud Cats comics for a limited time. It shows an inaccurate depiction of the constellations."
(Thanks, Ape Lad)
Adam "Ape Lad" Koford sez, "Alex at Neatorama asked me to write about the Laugh-Out-Loud Cats, so I listed a few of my influences. There are many, many more, but I didn't want to get too esoteric."
Adam's Laugh-Out-Loud Cats book was one of the most delightful things I read last year, a hilarious, gentle, sweet and deeply satisfying cartoon collection that sent me reeling back in time to endless soft-humming sunny afternoons with a stack of paperback comic collections — except that it seemed to have dropped out of a parallel universe in which Internet memes had seeped backwards into the teens. — Read the rest
I just got a copy of The Laugh-Out-Loud Cats Sell Out, by A. Koford.
Does A. stand for Adam (our cartoonist pal also known as Ape Lad) or Aloysius (Adam's bon vivant great-grandfather)? We'll never know. It doesn't really matter. — Read the rest
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Any year that Adam Koford (aka Ape Lad) publishes a new book is a good year. The Disney artist joined Dean Putney and I to talk about his newest book of cartoons, Down with the Laugh-Out-Loud Cats, which he self-published so he could have more control over its design. — Read the rest
Apelad sez, "I posted the 2100th Laugh-Out-Loud Cats comic last night. My kids had me print it out so they could cut out each panel to try and recreate the tunnel route. It's not easy!"
Your friends at RatherGood want you to remember: The Internet is Made of Cats. They make an excellent case for this position, as well. (via Charlie Stross)
Ape Lad sez, "I'm auctioning the 1300th installment of the Laugh-Out-Loud Cats for Haitian earthquake relief via ebay. Here's a bigger version of it.
Ape Lad sez, "I'll be signing copies of my new book, The Laugh-Out-Loud Cats Sell Out, this Saturday afternoon at Meltdown Comics in L.A."
I've said it before: "This was one of the most delightful things I read last year, a hilarious, gentle, sweet and deeply satisfying cartoon collection that sent me reeling back in time to endless soft-humming sunny afternoons with a stack of paperback comic collections — except that it seemed to have dropped out of a parallel universe in which Internet memes had seeped backwards into the teens." — Read the rest
Adam "Ape Lad" Koford's Laugh-Out-Loud Cats are now available in book form. "I'm selling signed and drawn in copies on my blog, or unsigned and undrawn in copies via Lulu," says the author/illustrator. Link.
Recently and related posts on BB:
* BBtv – Ape Lad: The True Hollywood Story of Aloysius Koford
* BBtv — Laugh Out Loud Cats: The True History
"For those still doubting the authenticity of the history of the Laugh-Out-Loud Cats (BB Links 1, 2), hopefully this rediscovered footage will put any skepticism to rest," says Ape Lad.
Video Link on Ape Lad's blog, direct YouTube link. — Read the rest
Prolific illustrator and historian Apelad tells BoingBoing, "The truth can finally be told regarding the turn-of-the-20th Century origin of the Laugh Out Loud Cats." Snip:
— Read the restNot many people know this, but my great grandfather Aloysius "Gorilla" Koford, was also a cartoonist.
