Bode and Wizards

Bakshi posted this on his web site forum in a long thread on the subject:

Vaughn Bode was one of the worlds great cartoonists. Vaughn, his wife and his newborn son at that time used to hang around my apartment in Manhatten and talk about doing an animated film together. Sure he influenced me and many others, as I influenced him.

The similiarities basically come down to this:

Avatar The Great looks a hell of a lot like Cheech Wizard. Mostly hat and feet, and kind of crude manner. The similarity here is pretty superficial though - Avatar is a hero, while Cheech is a much more of a self-centered hedonist...