whether the cat is a fancy breed or adopted from a shelter. Wondering why this is? Well, Felix was created way back in 1919, during the silent film era, when even cartoons were black-and-white.

Shanghai's two home-grown cartoons - the hero of Black Cat Detective, an animation, and the logo of the White Rabbit creamy candies - were suggested as symbols for the city by a local legislator.

HERBLOCK: THE BLACK & THE WHITE is HBO's third collaboration with the father ... For the better part of the 20th century, his cartoons were a must read for those in Washington and Syndicated ...