Comics The Sunday Funnies (4/25/10) by Jerry Beck Sunday April 25, 2010 9:30 am This week, from the top: Mother Goose and Grimm (4/25 and 4/22)by Mike Peters; Baby Blues (4/21) by Rick Kirkman and Jerry …
Animators Beautiful Grim by Jerry Beck Saturday April 24, 2010 7:30 pm Leif Jeffers, an animator at DreamWorks, wrote in to tell us ofan auction that went live on ebay today. It’s called …
Site News Cartoon Brew TV: Pump Trouble by Gene Deitch by Amid Amidi Friday April 23, 2010 2:08 pm It’s time for another episode in our special film series “TheModern Art of Gene Deitch.” This week, we’re presenting Pump …
Animators The Magic of Mary Blair by Jerry Beck Friday April 23, 2010 2:00 pm No one admires the work of Mary, Lee and Preston Blair more than we do. Now Mary’s nieces, Maggie and Jeanne, have just …
Ideas/Commentary Growing Up As A Cartoon Fan in Australia by Amid Amidi Friday April 23, 2010 11:23 am Cat Piano co-director Eddie White, who is also an owner ofAdelaide-based People’s Republic of Animation, is writing a …
Events Monday: Cartoon Dump w/Patton Oswalt by Jerry Beck Friday April 23, 2010 11:00 am As many of you know, every month (on the fourth Monday evening)I co-produce a live comedy/cartoon show, Cartoon Dump, at the …
Events Avery in N.Y. / Sita in L.A. by Jerry Beck Thursday April 22, 2010 5:00 pm Two plugs, two cities: New York, N.Y. TEX AVERY CARTOONS at MoMA. I think this is in conjunction with the massive …
Animators Major Chuck Jones Exhibit Coming to Los Angeles by Amid Amidi Thursday April 22, 2010 3:39 pm Cleanse thine eyes, brave animation lover. As if anticipatingthe eyesore that was unveiled yesterday, the Academy of Motion …
Animators Ted Petok (1917-2010) by Jerry Beck Thursday April 22, 2010 12:46 pm Cartoonist, illustrator and Oscar winning animator Ted Petok has passed away at age 93. His Oscar winning short was The …
Books Nico Marlet’s Sketchbook by Amid Amidi Thursday April 22, 2010 12:09 pm Ace character designer Nico Marlet (Kung Fu Panda, How To TrainYour Dragon) has published a collection of his sketches. As …
Ideas/Commentary What Does Marvin the Martian Think of Cartoon Brew Readers by Amid Amidi Thursday April 22, 2010 10:15 am Eric Bauza, the voice of Marvin the Martian in the new LooneyTunes Show, read your comments on yesterday’s Brew post and …
Bad Ideas Stitch-Head Mickey To Invade Southern California by Amid Amidi Thursday April 22, 2010 4:29 am To promote Major League Baseball’s All-Star game in Anaheim this summer, the MLB has teamed up with Disney to display 36 …
Feature Film Russia’s first animated feature: The Lost Letter (1945) by Jerry Beck Thursday April 22, 2010 12:05 am This is why the Internet was invented. Here’s something I’dnever seen or heard of before. “Niffiwan” in Toronto has post on …
Anime Imagi’s Gatchaman trailer by Jerry Beck Wednesday April 21, 2010 5:30 pm Here’s the very cool full length trailer for Imagi’s CGGatchaman (G-Force) feature – a film that, thanks to Astro Boy, …
Anime Male (1962) by Osamu Tezuka by Amid Amidi Wednesday April 21, 2010 3:59 pm An odd rarity by Astro Boy creator Osamu Tezuka that probablyworks best in a dark theater. It’s available with twelve of his …