TAX TIME = EBAY TIME

Looks like I owe a little more than I thought this year – so it’s time to check the archives and put some of my excess materials on …

The Art of Animation Timing

Here’s a heads-up on an event I’m doing which I’m really looking forward to — “The Art of Animation Timing: A Master Session with Fred …

OSWALD – AT YOUR SERVICE

Two weeks ago we posted the early 30s Oswald business card of Steve Bosustow. Brew reader (and fellow Mindrot contributor) Tom Bertino …

FANZINES

Anne D. Bernstein sent me notice of a current Fanzine Exhibition at Phildelphia University. Now that websites have all but taken the …

Remembering Gene Hazelton

Cartoonist pal Scott Shaw! has written a lovely remembrance of his friend and mentor, Gene Hazelton. It’s posted HERE and well worth a read.

Gene Hazelton’s Angel Face

I thought it’d be nice to remember Gene Hazelton with a few examples of his short-lived syndicated panel ANGEL FACE from 1957.

TODAY’S OPUS

I don’t know if anyone else noticed today’s OPUS strip by Berkeley Breathed – but it certainly caught my eye. (If anyone can lead me to …

Gene Hazelton, R.I.P.

Animation designer/comic strip artist Gene Hazelton passed away last Wednesday at age 85. For a thoughtful account of Gene’s work, see …

Weekend Thought

Here’s a quote from a 1954 interview with UPA background painter/experimental filmmaker Jules Engel. Though the Hollywood context has …

DVNR: When Cartoon Restoration Goes Bad

There’s been a lot of griping and grousing recently on animation message boards (HERE, HERE and HERE) about DVNR. What’s that you say? …

Brew 1000

Our 1000th post on Cartoon Brew! It took us just over a year to reach this mark. A huge thanks to all of our readers who check out the …

Kartoon Kocktail

This sounds like a fun Bay Area event taking place this Friday, April 8: Kartoon Kocktail 2005 is the second annual screening of …

Flight 2

FLIGHT 2 debuts this weekend at the Alternative Press Expo (APE) in San Francisco. FLIGHT is, in short, one of the most original and …

Bring me the bandwidth of Charlie Brown

Animehell.org, the host of Jim Reardon’s student film BRING ME THE HEAD OF CHARLIE BROWN (originally linked HERE) had to take down the …

OH YEAH! CARTOONS

Heads up all you creative types: Frederator Studios is calling for new submissions for a fourth season of Oh Yeah! Cartoons to be …

PIXAR! PIXAR! PIXAR!

Brad Bird will be on Fresh Air with Terry Gross Wednesday, April 6th.Meanwhile, Dateline: Hollywood bets Pixar will sign up with Harvey …

JANET KLEIN

Yessir, it’s that time again – the monthly plug for my cartoon/short musical 16mm film show, as opening act for the fabulous Janet Klein …

The Girls Productions

The Girls Productions is a new animation company founded by illustrator/painter Amanda Visell and writer Michelle Valigura. Both of them …

Bring Me the head of Charlie Brown

BRING ME THE HEAD OF CHARLIE BROWN is an amusing late-’80s student film parodying the Charlie Brown animated specials. When I first …

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