Jean “Moebius” Giraud, RIP (1938-2012)

RIP, French comic artist and illustrator Jean “Moebius” Giraud, who has passed away from cancer at the age of 73. This is a good …

Sanjay Patel at the Asian Art Museum

If you’re in San Francisco, you’ll want to head to the Asian Art Museum sometime before April 22 to catch “Deities, Demons and Dudes with …

Afternoon of Remembrance 2012

Once each year at the DeMille Barn in Hollywood, the Animation Guild, ASIFA-Hollywood and Women In Animation present An Afternoon of …

Help Animation Veteran Byron Vaughns

Byron Vaughns, an animation industry veteran who has directed episodes of Tiny Toons and Animaniacs among countless other roles, is …

Milt Kahl Fan Art

It used to be that artists drew fan art of cartoon characters. Nowadays, they draw fan art of the animators themselves, like this tribute …

Tee Hee Meets the Eames

I was digging around for some UPA photos the other day when I stumbled onto this photo that I’d labeled “Tee Hee and visitors.” Tee Hee …

Borge Ring’s Home Destroyed in Fire

Good news: Ninety-one-year-old animation legend Borge Ring is receiving a Winsor McCay Lifetime Achievement Award this weekend at the …

The Films of Michel Klofkorn

I’m new to the work of Michel Klofkorn, but he’s been creating music videos, commercials and experimental films in Germany since the …

Get Well, Myron Waldman!

Here’s a treat for Fleischer Studio aficionados. In 1935, animator Myron Waldman went to the hospital to have his appendix out. The …

Classy 1930s Animators

I stumbled upon this scan tonight and had to share. It’s a photo taken in 1936 by Ed Benedict at Walter Lantz Productions. It’s pure …

French TV coverage of Tex Avery’s passing

Unlike the United States, the French considered Tex Avery a genius in his time. When he passed away (8/26/80), the French mourned – and …

Meet Michael Sullivan, Robot Pornographer

Last week at an animation screening in New York, the MC of the event, Bill Plympton, invited a member of the audience to take the stage …

Remembering Vincent Cafarelli

This video offers a look at the memorial celebration for New York animation legend Vincent Cafarelli that took place on Friday, January …

Rising Artist: Paul Cabon

It’s rare to browse through someone’s on-line animation videos and enjoy everything they’ve produced. That’s the happy feeling I …

My Friend, Ronald Searle

[Editor’s Note: In memory of Ronald Searle’s passing, we present this tribute by Matt Jones. Besides working as a story artist at Pixar, …

Ronald Searle (1920-2011)

Ronald Searle with Walt Disney. Click for bigger version World-renowned cartoonist and illustrator Ronald Searle passed away …

A Documentary about Alberto Mielgo

I’ve often praised Alberto Mielgo’s background paintings on the Brew. He’s the art director on Disney’s upcoming Tron TV series, which is …

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