Live Poll: Alex Toth — Cartoonist and Character Designer

@urbanemovies​ thank you, I kept the "Jack Kirby Hall of Fame" line. It seems to be an important award in the cartoonist guild...

@mariojacobs​, I would disagree, as it makes it unecessarily longer by adding a space line and two additional lines of text. Plus, it deflates the previous paragraph that says he is one of five animators who mastered the two different worlds animators work in, to go on to say is one of 50-75 in one world. If you want to make it longer, it should add to the conversation, not take away from it.

I find this fact far more interesting: That he was still passionately working at 77 y.o.a. and died working at his drawing board to be both romantic and fitting for a legendary animator who lived and breathed comics. You should read a couple of his obits, they are very interesting portraits of the man and his work.

FYC, I would modify the opening sentence to add this one word, maverick, that says tons about the man and his work:

Alex Toth (1928 – 2006) was a maverick American cartoonist active from the 1940s through the 1980s.

@urbanemovies​ ok then, for me the important thing is to make a little tribute to this man.

@mariojacobs​, Just to be clear, I am sharing my take, if you agree it makes sense, change it. Otherwise, don't change it, if you feel the poll suggestion is stronger as-is. As always, you need to make the call on what it is best for your poll suggestions.

@mariojacobs ,

I like the new title, Alex Toth — Cartoonist and Character Designer, but I think a tweak would make it better. I like use of the Cartoonist, as it implies still work in comic books, but character designer only covers a portion of the work he did for animated series. I think the more accurate term is Animation Designer, which covers both characters and backgrounds and implies his work on the other side of business that covers animation and a more big picture or visionary role. So, I think the title, Alex Toth — Cartoonist and Animation Designer is better, IMHO.

@urbanemovies​ done. 

I included

He was inducted into the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1990.

in the 2nd paragraph.

Now both paragraphs have 5 lines.

This award may be important.

@mariojacobs​, I think it works better at the end of the first paragraph, as it transitions into the strong ending. Plus, the sentence works better if it says what the award is for, as written its not going to mean anything to the average person. Plus, I think the honor is better known by another name today. FYC, In 1990, Toth was inducted into the Harvey Award's Hall of Fame, the most prestigious honor given in the comic industry.

@Pencho15​ me too, Herculoids, completely out of this world... literally!

@dan_dassow​ thanks you guys, my live poll #300

@mariojacobs​,

Oddly, I had a milestone poll on the same day too. Fintastic Friday – Threatened Fictional Fish was my 600th live poll. Both totals are mind-boggling, thanks to everyone who has made contributions to help us reach these milestones.