OK. This Steampunk Au Will Be The End Of Me I Have TOO MANY Thoughts ! The Colors, The Expressions And

OK. This steampunk au will be the end of me 🥲 I have TOO MANY thoughts ! The colors, the expressions and stances: everything is intense and dramatic !

I feel really bad for both brothers.

Cuphead kinda makes it all about himself, and that's understandable, because losing his brother once was already too much for him. No wonder he is scared and furious now that Mugman is mortal again and is risking to die in the same conditions.

But this ain't only about him. Can you imagine how awful it must be to be brought back to life in a artificial body, to not remember your death, and not feeling alive/like yourself anymore ? The whole concept is terryfying and confusing. It must have been really hard for Mugman too. He just wanted to come back to his old self and find some peace of mind ! He couldn't really know this would upset Cuphead this much because Cuphead was unable to tell him anything.

Now, if only they had talked to each other !

Continuation of this one.

“We’re doubling down!”

Chris Vrenna -  Late to the Jabberwocky

OMG THANK YOU for all of those exemples ! I had caught the Snow White, Family Guy, Fantasia and Dumbo references but it's so cool and amazing to see there are so many more.

The Cuphead Show is a love letter to the 30's "rubber hose animation" and "golden age cartoons", but it also pays tribute to specific animators !

*Clip from season 3 but not a proper spoiler per say*

Just like season 2/ s1b, I have MANY THOUGHTS about this last batch of episodes ! I bingewatched it and enjoyed a lot of things. Will share my highlights later.

Now, it may sound silly, but my attention got particularly caught on a very short and specific moment of animation:

Doesn't Mugman's little head swaggle look familiar to you ?

It's just like the signature trademark of Milton Erwin Kahl, one of Disney's Old Men and supervisory team of animators ! I love when animators have their unique little quirks we can recognize when seeing the films/cartoons they worked on. I think this homage of the famous "Milt Kahl head swaggle" is completely intentional, as he used to do it with characters that are getting a bit too cocky or self-confident. Which is exactly the case for Mugman here (As he should, he deserves to be) !

This proves just how much love, thoughts and efforts the animators put in the creation of the Cuphead Show, with other very remarkable animated scenes through the whole series, and I think it's truly beautiful 🥺

Shoutout to them !

This makes me wonder: are there any other tributes we might have missed ?

The Cuphead Show is a love letter to the 30's "rubber hose animation" and "golden age cartoons", but it also pays tribute to specific animators !

*Clip from season 3 but not a proper spoiler per say*

Just like season 2/ s1b, I have MANY THOUGHTS about this last batch of episodes ! I bingewatched it and enjoyed a lot of things. Will share my highlights later.

Now, it may sound silly, but my attention got particularly caught on a very short and specific moment of animation:

Doesn't Mugman's little head swaggle look familiar to you ?

It's just like the signature trademark of Milton Erwin Kahl, one of Disney's Old Men and supervisory team of animators ! I love when animators have their unique little quirks we can recognize when seeing the films/cartoons they worked on. I think this homage of the famous "Milt Kahl head swaggle" is completely intentional, as he used to do it with characters that are getting a bit too cocky or self-confident. Which is exactly the case for Mugman here (As he should, he deserves to be) !

This proves just how much love, thoughts and efforts the animators put in the creation of the Cuphead Show, with other very remarkable animated scenes through the whole series, and I think it's truly beautiful 🥺

Shoutout to them !

This makes me wonder: are there any other tributes we might have missed ?

“But… you promised.”