Friz Sketch
Animator Mike Kazaleh found this incredible Pink-Panther-meets-Bugs -Bunny sketch by Friz Freleng (click on thumbnail below to see full …
Jerry Beck
Disney Lab Unveils Its Latest Genetically Engineered Stars
This just in from The Onion: (Thanks, Randall Kaplan)
Japanese Felix The Cat
Have you seen these Japanese super-deformed Felix mini PVC figures? These look way off model to me. The manufacturer, Organic Hobby, has …
“Mickey Mouse must Die!”
Mickey Mouse is “one of Satan’s soldiers” and makes everything he touches impure… or so claims Sheikh Muhammad Munajid during a …
Daffy Tapioca
Cynthia Petrovic of Red Tango spotted this package (above) in a local supermarket:Maybe I’m just getting more perverted in my old age, …
Spaceballs trailer
This new trailer for Spaceballs The Animated Series is a lot more “adult” than the kiddie show I was expecting. I had no interest in …
Random Cartoons are coming!
This just in! Mark your calendars! The animation event of the year! Nicktoons Network will start airing Random! Cartoons begining on …
Warner Club News #4
Another great photo from the Warner Club News. Here’s layout artist and background painter Robert Gibbroek from the December 1959 issue. …
SPARK Animation Festival
If you are anywhere near the Pacific Northwest this weekend, head on over to Spark Animation ’08, an animation festival and …
Warner Club News #3
More rare pictures from a stash of Warner Club News I picked up last week. The Warner Bros. Cartoon Dept. had it’s own …
Raymond Scott by Drew Friedman
To commemorate the 100th birthday of composer Raymond Scott (1908-1994), the folks at his official website, RaymondScott.com, have …
Current U.S. Postage Stamps
Anyone been to the post office lately? Anyone still use snail mail? The postage stamps have gotten a lot better — even if I have no …
Warner Club News #2
Another great photo op from the pages of The Warner Club News (December 1961). Mel Blanc and Elmer Bernstein! Blanc is still recovering …
Classic Cartoon blog round-up
Some of my favorite blogs have just posted some unusual posts of interest, all worth a look. Back in December, Don Brockway took a look …
Warner Club News #1
This is an excerpt from an issue of Warner Club News, the studio’s in house magazine, from February 1958. Each issue had a column, aptly …
Dr. Kill and Mr. Chance
This is rather bizarre, but leave it to the French. A current project out of Paris, Reality Toon, is an homage to classic Hollywood …
The Daily Show’s Foghorn Leghorn and Droopy
Jon Stewart made a very funny comparison of some of our current politicians to a pair of cartoon favorites on Comedy Central’s The Daily …
Screening Waltz With Bashir
Today’s L.A. Times features a story on Waltz With Bashir, the sure-to-be-controversial animated feature from Israel, being screened at …
Bill Melendez 1916-2008
Bill Melendez, the Mexican-born American character animator, film director, and film producer, best known for his animation for Warner …
Trailers From Hell: Dirty Duck
Last year Joe Dante (Looney Tunes Back In Action) established a terrific website called Trailers From Hell, featuring audio commentary by …
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