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Lackadaisy

January 01, 1970

This article is about the webcomic. For the animated short film adaptation, see Lackadaisy (film).

Lackadaisy (also known as Lackadaisy Cats) is a webcomic created by American artist Tracy J. Butler. Set in a Prohibition-era St. Louis with a population of anthropomorphic cats,[1] the plot chronicles the fortunes of the Lackadaisy speakeasy after its founder is murdered. The comic mixes elements of comedy, crime and mystery. It won multiple Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards in 2007 and 2008,[2] and in April 2011 it was nominated for the Eisner Award for "Best Digital Comic".[3][4]

Lackadaisy
A panel of the comic depicting Freckle McMurray and Rocky Rickaby.
Author(s)Tracy J. Butler
Websitehttps://lackadaisy.com
Current status/scheduleUnknown
Launch dateJuly 19, 2006
Alternate name(s)Lackadaisy Cats
Genre(s)Comedy
Dark comedy
Crime
Alternative history
Mystery
Thriller
Original languageEnglish

The style of the comic is highly detailed, with elegantly attired[5] cartoon characters that resemble styles from animated films of Walt Disney and Don Bluth.[6][7] The earlier strips are sepia-toned, resembling aged photographs of the 1920s era, while more recent pages can be seen fully colored, often in shades of deep blue. Launched by Butler in July 2006, the comic updates on an irregular basis, with the most recent update published in 2020.[8]

A short film adaptation of the same name was released on YouTube on March 29, 2023.

Setting edit

When prohibition grips the United States in 1920, Atlas May sets his eatery, the Little Daisy Café, as the front for a successful speakeasy called the Lackadaisy. Situated at the mouth of a network of limestone caves, the speakeasy can only be accessed from the Café by those showing a pin in the shape of a Clubs card suit.[9][10] With easy access to illegal alcohol and a steady clientele, business burgeons, and the Lackadaisy becomes a premier establishment.[11][12]

In 1926, however, Atlas is mysteriously killed, and management of the Little Daisy and the Lackadaisy falls to his widow Mitzi. Patronage at the Lackadaisy gradually falls off, bringing it to the brink of collapse, with only a handful of its original crew remaining and doing their best to keep the business alive.[13][14] There is a band that plays at the club, and one of the members is a rumrunner, which brings the characters into conflict with others who distill their own whiskey and moonshine.[15]

Characters edit

Lackadaisy features a wide cast of characters, most of whom are workers for either Lackadaisy or Marigold, two rivaling alcohol smuggling rings.

The protagonists are Roark "Rocky" Rickaby, a sporadic and cunning violinist who works for Lackadaisy as a bootlegger; Calvin "Freckle" McMurray, a nervous and awkward, yet secretly violent young man and Rocky’s cousin; Mitzi May, Atlas' widow who is currently in charge of the Lackadaisy speakeasy; and Ivy Pepper, an energetic, cheerful worker at the Little Daisy Cafè who later on develops a romantic relationship with Freckle. The antagonists consist of Mordecai Heller, a cold and curt trigger-man for Marigold, as well as Serafine Savoy and Nicodème "Nico" Savoy, two siblings from New Orleans who work with Mordecai and speak in a mix of Cajun, Creole and French.[16]

Viktor Vasko, Asa Sweet, Atlas May, Dorian "Zib" Zibowski, Sedgewick "Wick" Sable and Nina McMurray are also notable characters.[16]

Production edit

Butler creates the comic by pencil sketching original images, then scanning and adjusting them with software such as Photoshop, where the panels are then assembled. Lighting is then added in grey tones, sharpening where needed, and dialogue and sound effects are added in a separate layer. The sepia tones are added in the final pass.[7] Some of the feline characters are based on Butler's own pets, Ivy and Calvin.[17]

Artist biography edit

 
Tracy Butler, 2008

American cartoonist Tracy J. Butler was born in 1980 in Springfield, Massachusetts. In high school, she would doodle and create characters while sitting in class.[18][19] She studied biology for a year at Our Lady of the Elms College in Massachusetts, before returning to her art. She created a website with some of her work, which led to a job offer from Simutronics, a Missouri game development company. Butler performed illustration and graphic design work before moving into 3D character design and animation.[7] After living in St. Louis for some time, she purchased a 100-year-old house, and began researching its history, as well as that of the local neighborhood, and ultimately the history of St. Louis itself.[20] Combined with her interest in jazz music, and the characters she had designed in school (loosely based on her own pet cats), this led to her creating Lackadaisy in July 2006.[7] Butler also credits being promoted to a more managerial role in her job pushing her to seek a creative outlet again through the comic.[20] An Italian print version was released in 2008, and an English version in 2009.[7]

Awards edit

In 2007, Lackadaisy won every award for which it was nominated in the Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards, including "Outstanding Newcomer" and "Outstanding Artist".[citation needed] In 2008, Lackadaisy won five Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards, including "Outstanding Artist", "Black and White Art", and "Website Design".[2]

In 2009, the art of Lackadaisy was used on the cover of the Turkish magazine Photoshop.[21] In 2011, Lackadaisy was nominated for an Eisner Award in the category of "Best Digital Comic", but lost to The Abominable Charles Christopher by Karl Kerschl.[3][22][23][24]

Collected editions edit

In 2008, the first hardcopy volume for the Lackadaisy comic was released in Italy by ReNoir Comics, ISBN 88-95261-35-6.[25][26][27][28] An English version was released in 2009, ISBN 0-9819599-1-1, published by 4th Dimension Entertainment.[29] In a 2011 interview in Draw! magazine, Butler revealed that Volume 2 is in the works, and plans are being made for an iPhone version of the comic as well.[7]

Legacy edit

The art style of Lackadaisy has been cited as an influence on other webcomics, such as Zebra Girl by Joe England,[30] and received a mention in the Girl Genius webcomic by Phil Foglio.[31]

Short film adaptation edit

Main article: Lackadaisy (film)

In March 2020, it was announced that Iron Circus Comics was planning the production of an animated short film based on the webcomic, set to be directed by animator Fable Siegel. The project was crowdfunded through a Kickstarter campaign.[32] The 27-minute short film was released on March 29, 2023, on YouTube.[33]

After a second campaign with an original goal of $125,000 raised over $2 million, Iron Circus Animation announced they would also produce a five-episode season.[34]

References edit

  1. ^ Keave, Vincent (September 2, 2008). . The Escapist. Archived from the original on October 9, 2012. Retrieved September 5, 2008.
  2. ^ a b . Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards. March 8, 2008. Archived from the original on March 10, 2009. Retrieved March 11, 2008.
  3. ^ a b . Comic-Con. April 2011. Archived from the original on May 13, 2011. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  4. ^ "2011 Eisner Award Nominations Announced". MTV. April 8, 2011. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  5. ^ Cornog, Martha (March 24, 2010). "27 graphic novels for Women's History Month". Library Journal. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
  6. ^ . No. 186. .Net magazine. March 2, 2009. Archived from the original on June 14, 2009. Retrieved August 21, 2009.
  7. ^ a b c d e f Manley, Mike (Spring 2011). "Cats, Gats, and all that Jazz: an interview with Tracy Butler". Draw!. Vol. 1, no. 20. TwoMorrows Publishing. pp. 27–41.
  8. ^ Butler, Tracy J. "Lackadaisy Archive". LackadaisyCats.com. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
  9. ^ Byram, Kaylee (June 7, 2010). "Webcomics you should be reading: Lackadaisy". ComicMix. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
  10. ^ "Lackadaisy: Smart and Beautiful!". The Pullbox. January 21, 2010. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
  11. ^ Redazione Comicus (March 23, 2009). (in Italian). Comicus. Archived from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2011.
  12. ^ Gil, Jo (January 14, 2008). "Comics Kitten Speaks Easy: Tracy J. Butler". Sequential Tart. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
  13. ^ El Santo (October 18, 2007). "#16: Lackadaisy". The Webcomic Overlook. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
  14. ^ Cruz, Larry (May 30, 2008). . Comic Fencing. Archived from the original on February 23, 2011. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
  15. ^ Levitt, Aimee (June 9–15, 2011). "Comic Genius". Riverfront Times. Vol. 35, no. 23. p. 6.
  16. ^ a b "Lackadaisy". Lackadaisy. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  17. ^ Kerman, Byron (August 2011). "Web Comic Lackadaisy Brings Feline Funnies". St. Louis Magazine. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
  18. ^ Butler, Tracy. . foxprints.com. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved July 25, 2008.
  19. ^ Yevstratov, Alexei (November 3, 2007). (in Russian). webartnews.com. Archived from the original on September 2, 2011. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
  20. ^ a b Soltes, John (2023-08-23). "INTERVIEW: 'Lackadaisy,' thanks to the fans, isn't going anywhere". Hollywood Soapbox. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  21. ^ . Photoshop Magazin. August 2009. Archived from the original on December 13, 2010. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
  22. ^ El Santo (June 7, 2011). "The Webcomic Overlook 2011 Eisner round-up". Webcomic Overlook. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
  23. ^ Geddes, John (April 8, 2011). "'Dapper Men' leads 2011 Eisner nominees". USA Today. Retrieved May 28, 2011.
  24. ^ Levitt, Aimee (June 2, 2011). . Riverfront Times. Archived from the original on March 28, 2012. Retrieved June 2, 2011.
  25. ^ Butler, Tracy (March 21, 2008). "Lackadaisy Paperback". Lackadaisy. Retrieved March 24, 2008.
  26. ^ Antonini, Maria Chiara (March 2008). "Fumetti". Top Girl (in Italian). p. 62. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
  27. ^ (in Italian). Comicus. March 23, 2009. Archived from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
  28. ^ (in Italian). Booksweb.tv. 2008. Archived from the original (video) on September 11, 2011. Retrieved May 27, 2011.
  29. ^ "4th Dimension Entertainment". Retrieved September 19, 2010.
  30. ^ England, Joe (April 8, 2007). . keenspot.com. Archived from the original on June 21, 2009. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
  31. ^ Foglio, Phil (March 21, 2007). "Girl Genius Online Comics". Girl Genius. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
  32. ^ McMillan, Graeme (March 16, 2020). "Iron Circus Comics Moves Into Animation With 'Lackadaisy'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  33. ^ Alexa, Lauren (April 3, 2023). "Watch: Fan Favorite Webcomic 'Lackadaisy' is Now an Animated Short". Animation World Network. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  34. ^ Lang, Jamie (2023-08-25). "'Lackadaisy' Wraps Crowdfunding Campaign With More Than $2M Raised". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 2024-02-17.

External links edit

  • Official website
  • Tracy Butler's gallery on deviantART

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This article is about the webcomic For the animated short film adaptation see Lackadaisy film Lackadaisy also known as Lackadaisy Cats is a webcomic created by American artist Tracy J Butler Set in a Prohibition era St Louis with a population of anthropomorphic cats 1 the plot chronicles the fortunes of the Lackadaisy speakeasy after its founder is murdered The comic mixes elements of comedy crime and mystery It won multiple Web Cartoonists Choice Awards in 2007 and 2008 2 and in April 2011 it was nominated for the Eisner Award for Best Digital Comic 3 4 LackadaisyA panel of the comic depicting Freckle McMurray and Rocky Rickaby Author s Tracy J ButlerWebsitehttps lackadaisy comCurrent status scheduleUnknownLaunch dateJuly 19 2006Alternate name s Lackadaisy CatsGenre s ComedyDark comedyCrimeAlternative historyMysteryThrillerOriginal languageEnglish The style of the comic is highly detailed with elegantly attired 5 cartoon characters that resemble styles from animated films of Walt Disney and Don Bluth 6 7 The earlier strips are sepia toned resembling aged photographs of the 1920s era while more recent pages can be seen fully colored often in shades of deep blue Launched by Butler in July 2006 the comic updates on an irregular basis with the most recent update published in 2020 8 A short film adaptation of the same name was released on YouTube on March 29 2023 Contents 1 Setting 2 Characters 3 Production 4 Artist biography 5 Awards 6 Collected editions 7 Legacy 8 Short film adaptation 9 References 10 External linksSetting editWhen prohibition grips the United States in 1920 Atlas May sets his eatery the Little Daisy Cafe as the front for a successful speakeasy called the Lackadaisy Situated at the mouth of a network of limestone caves the speakeasy can only be accessed from the Cafe by those showing a pin in the shape of a Clubs card suit 9 10 With easy access to illegal alcohol and a steady clientele business burgeons and the Lackadaisy becomes a premier establishment 11 12 In 1926 however Atlas is mysteriously killed and management of the Little Daisy and the Lackadaisy falls to his widow Mitzi Patronage at the Lackadaisy gradually falls off bringing it to the brink of collapse with only a handful of its original crew remaining and doing their best to keep the business alive 13 14 There is a band that plays at the club and one of the members is a rumrunner which brings the characters into conflict with others who distill their own whiskey and moonshine 15 Characters editLackadaisy features a wide cast of characters most of whom are workers for either Lackadaisy or Marigold two rivaling alcohol smuggling rings The protagonists are Roark Rocky Rickaby a sporadic and cunning violinist who works for Lackadaisy as a bootlegger Calvin Freckle McMurray a nervous and awkward yet secretly violent young man and Rocky s cousin Mitzi May Atlas widow who is currently in charge of the Lackadaisy speakeasy and Ivy Pepper an energetic cheerful worker at the Little Daisy Cafe who later on develops a romantic relationship with Freckle The antagonists consist of Mordecai Heller a cold and curt trigger man for Marigold as well as Serafine Savoy and Nicodeme Nico Savoy two siblings from New Orleans who work with Mordecai and speak in a mix of Cajun Creole and French 16 Viktor Vasko Asa Sweet Atlas May Dorian Zib Zibowski Sedgewick Wick Sable and Nina McMurray are also notable characters 16 Production editButler creates the comic by pencil sketching original images then scanning and adjusting them with software such as Photoshop where the panels are then assembled Lighting is then added in grey tones sharpening where needed and dialogue and sound effects are added in a separate layer The sepia tones are added in the final pass 7 Some of the feline characters are based on Butler s own pets Ivy and Calvin 17 Artist biography edit nbsp Tracy Butler 2008 American cartoonist Tracy J Butler was born in 1980 in Springfield Massachusetts In high school she would doodle and create characters while sitting in class 18 19 She studied biology for a year at Our Lady of the Elms College in Massachusetts before returning to her art She created a website with some of her work which led to a job offer from Simutronics a Missouri game development company Butler performed illustration and graphic design work before moving into 3D character design and animation 7 After living in St Louis for some time she purchased a 100 year old house and began researching its history as well as that of the local neighborhood and ultimately the history of St Louis itself 20 Combined with her interest in jazz music and the characters she had designed in school loosely based on her own pet cats this led to her creating Lackadaisy in July 2006 7 Butler also credits being promoted to a more managerial role in her job pushing her to seek a creative outlet again through the comic 20 An Italian print version was released in 2008 and an English version in 2009 7 Awards editIn 2007 Lackadaisy won every award for which it was nominated in the Web Cartoonists Choice Awards including Outstanding Newcomer and Outstanding Artist citation needed In 2008 Lackadaisy won five Web Cartoonists Choice Awards including Outstanding Artist Black and White Art and Website Design 2 In 2009 the art of Lackadaisy was used on the cover of the Turkish magazine Photoshop 21 In 2011 Lackadaisy was nominated for an Eisner Award in the category of Best Digital Comic but lost to The Abominable Charles Christopher by Karl Kerschl 3 22 23 24 Collected editions editThis section needs to be updated The reason given is Editions listed out of date Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information May 2022 In 2008 the first hardcopy volume for the Lackadaisy comic was released in Italy by ReNoir Comics ISBN 88 95261 35 6 25 26 27 28 An English version was released in 2009 ISBN 0 9819599 1 1 published by 4th Dimension Entertainment 29 In a 2011 interview in Draw magazine Butler revealed that Volume 2 is in the works and plans are being made for an iPhone version of the comic as well 7 Legacy editThe art style of Lackadaisy has been cited as an influence on other webcomics such as Zebra Girl by Joe England 30 and received a mention in the Girl Genius webcomic by Phil Foglio 31 Short film adaptation editMain article Lackadaisy film In March 2020 it was announced that Iron Circus Comics was planning the production of an animated short film based on the webcomic set to be directed by animator Fable Siegel The project was crowdfunded through a Kickstarter campaign 32 The 27 minute short film was released on March 29 2023 on YouTube 33 After a second campaign with an original goal of 125 000 raised over 2 million Iron Circus Animation announced they would also produce a five episode season 34 References edit Keave Vincent September 2 2008 The Perspectives of Tracy J Butler The Escapist Archived from the original on October 9 2012 Retrieved September 5 2008 a b 2008 Winners List Web Cartoonists Choice Awards March 8 2008 Archived from the original on March 10 2009 Retrieved March 11 2008 a b The 2011 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees Comic Con April 2011 Archived from the original on May 13 2011 Retrieved May 14 2011 2011 Eisner Award Nominations Announced MTV April 8 2011 Retrieved May 14 2011 Cornog Martha March 24 2010 27 graphic novels for Women s History Month Library Journal Retrieved May 27 2011 Interview The brains behind Lackadaisy No 186 Net magazine March 2 2009 Archived from the original on June 14 2009 Retrieved August 21 2009 a b c d e f Manley Mike Spring 2011 Cats Gats and all that Jazz an interview with Tracy Butler Draw Vol 1 no 20 TwoMorrows Publishing pp 27 41 Butler Tracy J Lackadaisy Archive LackadaisyCats com Retrieved January 6 2023 Byram Kaylee June 7 2010 Webcomics you should be reading Lackadaisy ComicMix Retrieved May 16 2011 Lackadaisy Smart and Beautiful The Pullbox January 21 2010 Retrieved May 27 2011 Redazione Comicus March 23 2009 Renoir Comics Essential Reading in Italian Comicus Archived from the original on July 28 2011 Retrieved May 28 2011 Gil Jo January 14 2008 Comics Kitten Speaks Easy Tracy J Butler Sequential Tart Retrieved June 1 2011 El Santo October 18 2007 16 Lackadaisy The Webcomic Overlook Retrieved May 16 2011 Cruz Larry May 30 2008 Lackadaisy review by Larry Cruz Comic Fencing Archived from the original on February 23 2011 Retrieved May 16 2011 Levitt Aimee June 9 15 2011 Comic Genius Riverfront Times Vol 35 no 23 p 6 a b Lackadaisy Lackadaisy Retrieved 2023 04 07 Kerman Byron August 2011 Web Comic Lackadaisy Brings Feline Funnies St Louis Magazine Retrieved July 26 2011 Butler Tracy Tracy Butler the Artist foxprints com Archived from the original on July 25 2008 Retrieved July 25 2008 Yevstratov Alexei November 3 2007 Comics Tracy J Butler in Russian webartnews com Archived from the original on September 2 2011 Retrieved May 19 2011 a b Soltes John 2023 08 23 INTERVIEW Lackadaisy thanks to the fans isn t going anywhere Hollywood Soapbox Retrieved 2024 02 17 Lackadaisy art on the cover of the Turkish Photoshop magazine Photoshop Magazin August 2009 Archived from the original on December 13 2010 Retrieved September 19 2010 El Santo June 7 2011 The Webcomic Overlook 2011 Eisner round up Webcomic Overlook Retrieved June 10 2011 Geddes John April 8 2011 Dapper Men leads 2011 Eisner nominees USA Today Retrieved May 28 2011 Levitt Aimee June 2 2011 Tracy Butler St Charles Artist Nominated for Comics Highest Honor Riverfront Times Archived from the original on March 28 2012 Retrieved June 2 2011 Butler Tracy March 21 2008 Lackadaisy Paperback Lackadaisy Retrieved March 24 2008 Antonini Maria Chiara March 2008 Fumetti Top Girl in Italian p 62 Archived from the original on July 14 2012 Retrieved September 19 2010 Tracy Butler Lackadaisy in Italian Comicus March 23 2009 Archived from the original on July 28 2011 Retrieved May 27 2011 Per chi e interessato al Web Comics Lackadaisy di T J Butler in Italian Booksweb tv 2008 Archived from the original video on September 11 2011 Retrieved May 27 2011 4th Dimension Entertainment Retrieved September 19 2010 England Joe April 8 2007 Joe England news keenspot com Archived from the original on June 21 2009 Retrieved September 19 2010 Foglio Phil March 21 2007 Girl Genius Online Comics Girl Genius Retrieved September 19 2010 McMillan Graeme March 16 2020 Iron Circus Comics Moves Into Animation With Lackadaisy The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved March 16 2020 Alexa Lauren April 3 2023 Watch Fan Favorite Webcomic Lackadaisy is Now an Animated Short Animation World Network Retrieved April 12 2023 Lang Jamie 2023 08 25 Lackadaisy Wraps Crowdfunding Campaign With More Than 2M Raised Cartoon Brew Retrieved 2024 02 17 External links editOfficial website Tracy Butler s gallery on deviantART Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lackadaisy amp 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