Odd Bodkins began its run in 1964 in the San Francisco Chronicle when O'Neill was 21 years old.[2] The strip consisted of the adventures of Hugh and Fred Bird. During the course of the strip's run, it increasingly reflected O'Neill's life in and his critique of 1960s counterculture. Though he considered himself a strong writer, O'Neill said of his artwork, "I had a very weak line. Either that or palsy."[citation needed]
As Odd Bodkins became increasingly political, O'Neill feared that the Chronicle, which held the strip's copyright, would fire him and hire another artist. The Chronicle had axed Odd Bodkins a few times already, but it had been reinstated following reader protests.[3] O'Neill decided on an odd tactic to regain control of his strip: he would engage in copyright infringement, which he reasoned would force the paper to surrender the strip's copyright back to him for fear of being sued. O'Neill worked 28 Walt Disney characters, including Mickey Mouse and Pluto, into the strip. In late November 1970, the Chronicle fired O'Neill for the final time but did not continue to run the strip.
In 1972, during O'Neill's legal battles with Disney over Air Pirates Funnies, the Chronicle finally transferred the copyright of Odd Bodkins back to O'Neill.
O'Neill decided to become an underground comic book mogul and gathered other young artists into a collective called the Air Pirates, whose members included Bobby London, Gary Hallgren, Shary Flenniken and Ted Richards. Their two-issue series Air Pirates Funnies included parodies of Mickey Mouse and other copyrighted characters, which led to a famous lawsuit by The Walt Disney Company. O'Neill took the lead in fighting the suit, promoting it as a free-speech case in his "Mouse Liberation Front" campaign. He and Richards were the last Air Pirates to settle with Disney after a long, highly publicized and expensive legal battle. Although criticized for engaging in a legal conflict that seemed pointless, O'Neill had no regrets taking this stand on principle, saying, "Doing something stupid once is just plain stupid. Doing something stupid twice is a philosophy."[citation needed]
O'Neill later drew a short-lived, full color strip for the National Lampoon about the adventures of the Bat-winged Hamburger Snatcher, and returned to the Chronicle with a weekly strip, titled simply O'Neill, which ran from 1980 to 1985. The final year of O'Neill was reprinted in Comics Revue.
Dan O'Neill was one of twenty-two artists and writers featured in the documentary Comic Book Confidential. He was interviewed while playing pool next to two scantily clad women. He describes his career as "if you're going down in flames you might as well hit something big."
In 2008, he appeared in the documentary film RiP!: A Remix Manifesto, which discussed the negative effects of copyright laws. O'Neill stated that he made fun of Disney in large part because they were the worst at using lawsuits to stifle parodies, spoofs, and other fair use commentaries.
O'Neill currently lives in Nevada City, California, where he continues to draw Odd Bodkins and is a director in the Original Sixteen to One gold mine.[6][7]
Bibliography
Comic books
Dan O'Neill's Comics and Stories Vol. 1, #1–3 (Company & Sons, 1971)
Dan O'Neill's Comics and Stories Vol. 2, #1–2 (Comics and Comix, 1975)
Air Pirates Funnies Vol. 1, #1–2 (Last Gasp, July–August 1971)
The Tortoise and the Hare #1 (Last Gasp, October 1971)
The Three Little Pigs (1971) — one-shot, part of the Air Pirates campaign[citation needed]
Air Pirates Funnies tabloid (Air Pirates Collective, July 1972)
^"Dan O'Neill's Comics and Stories". Comixjoint.com. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
^Albright, Thomas. "The creator of ‘Odd Bodkins’ tries to keep his message pure while avoiding the censorship that would erase him," Rolling Stone (SEPTEMBER 3, 1970).
^ abO'Neill entry, Who's Who of American Comic Books, 1928-1999. Accessed Oct. 8, 2016.
^"Form 10-K/A Original Sixteen to One Mine, Inc". Securities and Exchange Commission. 2018-05-02. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
^"The Company". The Original Sixteen to One Mine. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
External links
Official website
Dan O'Neill Comic Art Archive
Original Sixteen to One Mine, Inc.
RiP! A Remix Manifesto (Chapter 8) O'Neill talks about Air Pirates in the Brett Gaylor's documentary
July 21, 2023
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For other people named Dan O Neill see Dan O Neill disambiguation Odd Bodkins redirects here Not to be confused with Odds Bodkin a pseudonym This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Find sources Dan O Neill news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message Dan O Neill born April 21 1942 is an American underground cartoonist creator of the syndicated comic strip Odd Bodkins and founder of the underground comics collective the Air Pirates 1 Dan O NeillDan O Neill 1982Born 1942 04 21 April 21 1942 age 81 NationalityAmericanArea s Cartoonist Writer PencillerNotable worksOdd BodkinsAwardsYellow Kid Award Grand Guinigi 1975DanONeillComics com Contents 1 Education 2 Odd Bodkins 2 1 Air Pirates and Disney lawsuit 3 Other work 4 Awards 5 Personal life 6 Bibliography 6 1 Comic books 6 2 Collections 7 References 8 External linksEducation EditO Neill attended the University of San Francisco making contributions to the San Francisco Foghorn the school newspaper Odd Bodkins EditOdd Bodkins began its run in 1964 in the San Francisco Chronicle when O Neill was 21 years old 2 The strip consisted of the adventures of Hugh and Fred Bird During the course of the strip s run it increasingly reflected O Neill s life in and his critique of 1960s counterculture Though he considered himself a strong writer O Neill said of his artwork I had a very weak line Either that or palsy citation needed As Odd Bodkins became increasingly political O Neill feared that the Chronicle which held the strip s copyright would fire him and hire another artist The Chronicle had axed Odd Bodkins a few times already but it had been reinstated following reader protests 3 O Neill decided on an odd tactic to regain control of his strip he would engage in copyright infringement which he reasoned would force the paper to surrender the strip s copyright back to him for fear of being sued O Neill worked 28 Walt Disney characters including Mickey Mouse and Pluto into the strip In late November 1970 the Chronicle fired O Neill for the final time but did not continue to run the strip In 1972 during O Neill s legal battles with Disney over Air Pirates Funnies the Chronicle finally transferred the copyright of Odd Bodkins back to O Neill Air Pirates and Disney lawsuit Edit Main article Air Pirates O Neill decided to become an underground comic book mogul and gathered other young artists into a collective called the Air Pirates whose members included Bobby London Gary Hallgren Shary Flenniken and Ted Richards Their two issue series Air Pirates Funnies included parodies of Mickey Mouse and other copyrighted characters which led to a famous lawsuit by The Walt Disney Company O Neill took the lead in fighting the suit promoting it as a free speech case in his Mouse Liberation Front campaign He and Richards were the last Air Pirates to settle with Disney after a long highly publicized and expensive legal battle Although criticized for engaging in a legal conflict that seemed pointless O Neill had no regrets taking this stand on principle saying Doing something stupid once is just plain stupid Doing something stupid twice is a philosophy citation needed Other work EditIn the midst of the Disney lawsuit O Neill traveled to Ireland and later to Wounded Knee South Dakota where he pioneered the genre of comic strip journalism with The Penny Ante Republican a four page single sheet comic which sold for one cent and which told stories of O Neill s experiences with the Irish Republican Army and the American Indian Movement For this work the 11th international Congress of Cartoonists and Animators would present him with the Yellow Kid Award de in 1975 O Neill later drew a short lived full color strip for the National Lampoon about the adventures of the Bat winged Hamburger Snatcher and returned to the Chronicle with a weekly strip titled simply O Neill which ran from 1980 to 1985 The final year of O Neill was reprinted in Comics Revue Dan O Neill was one of twenty two artists and writers featured in the documentary Comic Book Confidential He was interviewed while playing pool next to two scantily clad women He describes his career as if you re going down in flames you might as well hit something big In 2008 he appeared in the documentary film RiP A Remix Manifesto which discussed the negative effects of copyright laws O Neill stated that he made fun of Disney in large part because they were the worst at using lawsuits to stifle parodies spoofs and other fair use commentaries Awards Edit1975 Yellow Kid Award 4 1975 Grand Guinigi Best Foreign Artist 4 1979 Inkpot Award 5 Personal life EditO Neill currently lives in Nevada City California where he continues to draw Odd Bodkins and is a director in the Original Sixteen to One gold mine 6 7 Bibliography EditComic books Edit Dan O Neill s Comics and Stories Vol 1 1 3 Company amp Sons 1971 Dan O Neill s Comics and Stories Vol 2 1 2 Comics and Comix 1975 Air Pirates Funnies Vol 1 1 2 Last Gasp July August 1971 The Tortoise and the Hare 1 Last Gasp October 1971 The Three Little Pigs 1971 one shot part of the Air Pirates campaign citation needed Air Pirates Funnies tabloid Air Pirates Collective July 1972 Penny Ante Republican self published 1972 1973 Hoksila and his Friends 1975 COG 1998 smaller than digest size comic with single story citation needed Odd Bodkins National Lampoon Jan 1977Collections Edit Buy This Odd Bodkins Book Decorative Design Pub 1965 Hear the Sound of My Feet Walking Drown the Sound of My Voice Talking An Odd Bodkins Book Glide Urban Center Publications 1969 The Collective Unconscience of Odd Bodkins Glide 1973 The Log of the Irish Navy Hugh O Neill and Associates 1983 Farewell to the Gipper Eclipse Books 1988 References Edit Dan O Neill Lambiek Comiclopedia Retrieved 2016 05 03 Dan O Neill s Comics and Stories Comixjoint com Retrieved 2016 05 03 Albright Thomas The creator of Odd Bodkins tries to keep his message pure while avoiding the censorship that would erase him Rolling Stone SEPTEMBER 3 1970 a b O Neill entry Who s Who of American Comic Books 1928 1999 Accessed Oct 8 2016 Inkpot Award Form 10 K A Original Sixteen to One Mine Inc Securities and Exchange Commission 2018 05 02 Retrieved 2018 12 26 The Company The Original Sixteen to One Mine Retrieved 2018 12 26 External links EditOfficial website Dan O Neill Comic Art Archive Original Sixteen to One Mine Inc RiP A Remix Manifesto Chapter 8 O Neill talks about Air Pirates in the Brett Gaylor s documentary Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dan O 27Neill amp oldid 1154212696, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
