History of British Comics (urgently needed)

Britain is a European country with a long history and is a multicultural and open society. Shakespeare, Newton, Bacon and other world masters were born. Britain is also one of the countries with developed animation in the world, and its development is relatively slow compared with the United States, Japan and other countries. 1906 artist's hand, shot by former magician Walter booth, shows a painter painting a vendor dancing with his wife. This is the earliest cartoon in Britain. In Britain in 1930s, more than 400 cartoon experts were employed by 25 companies (almost all advertising companies). The representative figures in this period are John Halas (19 12- 1995) and Joy Batchelor (19655). John Halas 19 12 was born in Budapest, the Hungarian capital, on April 16, 2006. After doing experimental animation in my hometown for several years, I first stayed in Paris for a while, and 1936 went to England. 1940, he and his wife Joey Bachler founded Halas &; Batchelor company, specializing in animation production. During World War II, they produced some anti-fascist propaganda and education animated short films for the government, such as Filling the Gap (194 1), Digging Victory (1942) and Jungle War (Jungle War).

1945, John Halas and Joey Bachler drew and filmed a 70-minute "Carrying Ships" for the British Admiralty, which was the first large-scale cartoon in Britain. The film was shot with the freeze-frame technology of physical model. Later, several cartoons of the same type were filmed, such as 1946 and 1948, the short films Modern Health Guide (1946) and Fire Water (1948).

After World War II, in the three years from 195 1 to 1954, they invested the manpower of 70 animators and finally finished the first feature-length animation Animal Farm in British history (1954). This film is an animated film of the same name based on the novel Animal Farm by British writer George Orville, which mainly shows the story of abused animals resisting oppression. The animals in the film could not bear the oppression of the manor owners, United to carry out the revolution, and established their own manor after the victory, but the fruits of victory were quickly stolen by the same kind. Through the allegorical description of the animal world, the film alludes to the real life of human beings and causes the audience to deeply reflect on totalitarianism and social system. This cartoon is still listed as a classic in the history of animation.

1963, Mr. and Mrs. Haalas produced an animated short film "Car Mania 2000, 1963", which reflected the adverse consequences brought by the automobile industry to human living environment, which was very ironic. 1964, the film was also nominated for the best animated short film in the 36th Academy Awards. John Halas and Joey Bacheller created a large number of excellent cartoons in their lives, which played an irreplaceable role in the development of British animation. John Halas not only showed his talent in animation directing and production, but also devoted himself to animation theory, criticism, teaching and running ASIFA (International Animation Association), which showed his extraordinary ability, achievements and contributions, and established his position as a master in the world animation history.