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Art Babbitt’s Wife in the NY TIMES
Holocoast survivor Dina Gottliebova Babbitt, who was the second wife of legendary animator/director Art Babbitt, is profiled in this …
Amid Amidi
More animation artist blogs…
It’s getting so that every animation artist has a blog. Maybe in the next update, I’ll do a post about artists who don’t have blogs. Now …
Animation Blast 9 Shipping Update
Despite my best efforts, I didn’t meet my goal of shipping out every order of ANIMATION BLAST #9 last week. I also wasn’t prepared for …
The Secret Walt Disney Commercials
ANIMATION WORLD MAGAZINE has just published an informative piece by historian Jim Korkis about Disney’s short-lived (and rarely …
Plastic Man Encore
Cartoon Network’s PLASTIC MAN pilot which we mentioned a few days ago is back online. Check it out HERE. And then check out Stephen …
Nicholas Gurewitch’s Perry Bible Fellowship
If you spend time online, chances are you’ve already run across PERRY BIBLE FELLOWSHIP by Nicholas Gurewitch. The comic is hard to …
BOOK: MTV’S ON AIR
I saw this book at Hennessey+Ingalls the other day and it looks like it’s worth adding to the collection. ON AIR: THE VISUAL MESSAGES AND …
Plastic Man Pilot
Cartoon Network’s pilot for a new PLASTIC MAN series has found its way to MySpace Videos and YouTube. The show wasn’t picked up so this …
Paul Dini on Smoking Cartoons
BATMAN writer Paul Dini shares his thoughts about the Tom & Jerry smoking ban we mentioned yesterday. His ideas on Disney’s PECOS BILL …
Greenblatt’s Chowder
It seems that ex-SPONGEBOB’ers are turning out to be good content providers for Cartoon Network. First, it was Aaron Springer’s KORGOTH …
Kitty Bobo Resurrected
Remember A KITTY BOBO SHOW? It was a pilot that Cartoon Network produced back in 2001, and as far as CN pilots go, it looked like it had …
Fuming over Tom & Jerry’s Fumes
At least a half dozen people have emailed me about Turner Broadcasting’s decision in Britain to start censoring over 1500 Hanna-Barbera …
Animation Blast 9 Has Arrived!!!
The full shipment of ANIMATION BLAST #9 arrived this past weekend and everything looks great. I’m currently shipping pre-orders and I’d …
Friz Freleng Blog-A-Thon
We mentioned this last month and completely forgot about it. Today is director Friz Freleng’s 100th birthday (or his 101st or 102nd, …
New Coke Ad by Smith & Foulkes
A couple weeks ago Coke unveiled the second CG ad in their new “Coke Side of Life” campaign, which is essentially a parody of the …
Mark Kennedy’s Drawing Tips
Disney story artist Mark Kennedy has been posting a wonderfully informative series of thoughts about design and drawing on his blog …
Flickr: Disney in the Fifties
My latest Flickr set is comprised of photos from the collection of animation legend Ray Aragon. The photos were taken in June and July …
Mickey Mouse is Dead
If you’re in Edinburgh, Scotland anytime in the next week, you may want to check out a play called MICKEY MOUSE IS DEAD writen by Jessi …
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