Bargain Book Notice

Just a quick note: Amazon currently has a good deal on my book, THE ART OF ROBOTS, as well as on THE ART OF THE INCREDIBLES Each book is …

CARTOON TRUCK

Robert Luczun, a grade school art teacher in New Jersey, sent me some photos of his truck – which he’s decorated every inch of with comic …

GIMMIE GIMMIE OCTOPUS

ASIFA-San Francisco president Karl Cohen sent me this link (also featured on BoingBoing the other day) to what may be the strangest …

SPEEDY RACES VOLKSWAGEN

Speedy Gonzales may have been banned (at one time) from the Cartoon Network, but he’s never been more in demand by the public. Now Warner …

CARTOONS IN TRIBECA

The prestigious Tribeca film festival is spotlighting independent animation from the Big Apple. Included are the world premieres of …

Grillo’s Inspiration

Master animator and artist Oscar Grillo has started a new blog devoted specifically to drawings, paintings and other things that have …

Setting the Record Straight?

If you’re not reading John K.’s new blog, you’re missing one of the most entertaining animation blogs on the Internet. John’s most recent …

THE SOCIETY OF ANIMATION STUDIES

The 18th Annual Society for Animation Studies Conference will be held in San Antonio, Texas, at Trinity University from July 7th through …

SYLVESTER THE JESTER

Our friend Paul Dini informs us of a performance in Hollywood this Friday of human cartoon, Sylvester the Jester (aka Danny …

HORNSWIGGLE UPDATE

I’ve been periodically posting the progress of my very own six minute cartoon on a separate blog.Frederator Studios is producing 39 such …

DISNEY’S FIRST BUSINESS CARD ON EBAY

Incredible find on eBay – Walt Disney’s 1923 business card. From the listing:This business card was found in a career scrapbook compiled …

A Wayans Thought

You know what I was thinking the other day? That one or more of the Wayans brothers should create an animated cartoon. And they should …

TYRUS WONG ON PBS

95-year-old artist Tyrus Wong (Bambi) was honored with a Winsor McCay Lifetime Achievement Award at the recent Annie Awards ceremony. …

RANDOM TREASURES

I recieved a 300 page full color auction catalog in the mail yesterday and have been mesmerized by it for several hours. It’s an auction …

HARRYHAUSEN IN DALLAS

To all our friends out in Dallas, Texas – take note: legendary stop-motion animator Ray Harryhausen will be discusing his craft and …

REN & STIMPY Censored in the UK

The blog Lyris-Lite is reporting that the British Board of Film Censors, the equivalent of the MPAA in the US, has censored over 3 …

UPA Tribute in LA

The Egyptian Theatre website has posted more information about their highly anticipated UPA tribute taking place Sunday, March 26. It’s …

Thomas Kinkade Exposed

The LA TIMES tore painter Thomas Kinkade a new one with yesterday’s article about his crude behavior and shady business practices. As far …

Aardman and Canemaker Win Oscars

Congrats to our friend John Canemaker for winning the Best Animated Short Oscar, for his film THE MOON AND THE SON: AN IMAGINED …

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