Dennis Messner

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Here is a list of influences (in roughly chronological order):
The Underdog Show, Johnny Sokko and his Flying Robot, Peanuts by Charles Schultz,
Mickey Mouse by Ub Iwerks, Felix the Cat by Otto Messmer, 1970s drug-inspired puppet shows,
1930s Fleischer Popeye cartoons, Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, Woody Woodpecker,
Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes, Johnny Cash, King Size Canary by Tex Avery,
Modern Times by Charlie Chaplin, Pogo by Walt Kelly, Krazy Kat by George Herriman,
PeeWee’s Big Adventure, Popeye by E. C. Segar, The Clouds by Aristophanes,
the Ubu plays by Alfred Jarry, Woody Guthrie, Peter Arno, Confederacy of Dunces
by John Kennedy Toole, Ernest Shackleton, etc, etc...

Here is a list of full-time jobs (in roughly chronological order):
Bakery Worker, Supermarket Sack Boy, Lawn Mower. Freelance Hay Bale Bucker,
Senior Housing Cook, Dishwasher, House Painter, Gardener, Ice Cream Truck Driver,
Construction Laborer, Logger, Telemarketer, Car Wash Vacuumer, Bricklayer,
Hospital Janitor, Vacuum Cleaner Salesman, Concert Grip, Caterer, Sign Painter,
Video Production Grip, Window Display Artist, Graphic Designer, Art Director, Syndicated
Cartoonist, Animation Creator, Animation Writer, Animation Producer, etc, etc...






Dennis Messner grew up in a rural part of Missouri where he learned such important skills as drawing, singing and how to field-dress a deer. Besides illustrating for books and newspapers, Dennis has also created, written and/or storyboarded animated projects for studios such as Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network and Disney.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Here is a list of influences (in roughly chronological order): The Underdog Show, Johnny Sokko and his Flying Robot, Peanuts by Charles Schultz, Mickey Mouse by Ub Iwerks, Felix the Cat by Otto Messmer, 1970s drug-inspired puppet shows, 1930s Fleischer Popeye cartoons, Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, Woody Woodpecker, Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes, Johnny Cash, King Size Canary by Tex Avery, Modern Times by Charlie Chaplin, Pogo by Walt Kelly, Krazy Kat by George Herriman, PeeWee’s Big Adventure, Popeye by E. C. Segar, The Clouds by Aristophanes, the Ubu plays by Alfred Jarry, Woody Guthrie, Peter Arno, Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole, Ernest Shackleton, etc, etc... Here is a list of full-time jobs (in roughly chronological order): Bakery Worker, Supermarket Sack Boy, Lawn Mower. Freelance Hay Bale Bucker, Senior Housing Cook, Dishwasher, House Painter, Gardener, Ice Cream Truck Driver, Construction Laborer, Logger, Telemarketer, Car Wash Vacuumer, Bricklayer, Hospital Janitor, Vacuum Cleaner Salesman, Concert Grip, Caterer, Sign Painter, Video Production Grip, Window Display Artist, Graphic Designer, Art Director, Syndicated Cartoonist, Animation Creator, Animation Writer, Animation Producer, etc, etc...