Wild Cartoon Kingdom
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Wild Cartoon Kingdom was an animation magazine published from 1993-1994 by Larry Flynt.
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History
The magazine was created by Film Threat founder Chris Gore. It was edited by a number of people during its run, including Kevin Burke, Andrew J. Lederer and Sheryl Farber.
For the duration of its run, John Kricfalusi wrote many articles for the magazine, and heavily influenced its content. For example, his Spümcø animation company was heavily featured in the magazine and favorably reviewed.
Five issues of the magazine were published in all. Film Threat considered reviving the magazine through its website in 1998; nothing came of it.
Controversy
An unfavorable review of the debuting television series Animaniacs was featured in the March 1994 issue of the magazine. It was ghostwritten by John Kricfalusi, who assumed the name “Tom Paine” for the article.
Here is the article in its entirety:
Issue guide
- 1 - June 1993 - Cover: Ren and Stimpy
- 2 - December 1993 - Cover: Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
- 3 - March 1994 - Cover: Beavis and Butt-Head
- 4 - June 1994 - Cover: The Flintstones
- 5 - October 1994 - Cover: Spider-Man: The Animated Series