Amid Amidi

Video game animation isn’t a frequent topic of discussion on the Brew, but LOCO ROCO, an upcoming Sony PSP game from Japan, recently …

(click on image for larger version) A legendary magazine cartoonist with an inimitable style, Eldon Dedini, passed away last Thursday …

Blackwing Diaries has posted some interesting John K. drawings of elephants which I hadn’t seen before. According to Jenny’s blog, these …

People ask me on occasion why I like animation. It’s a difficult question to answer, and one that I’ve rarely (if ever) answered to my …

I first saw this film back at SIGGRAPH 2003 so it’s not exactly new. But the film has stuck with me, and it holds up quite well. Now that …

Forget the whole Plympton vs. Gondry flap on the Kanye West video. Today, it’s Michel Gondry vs. Mike Jittlov. I received an email from …

There’s a new independent 25-minute CGI short from Japan called NEGADON, THE MONSTER FROM MARS, directed by Jun Awazu at Studio Magara. …

Remember a couple months back when Kanye West commissioned two music videos for the same song? One was from Bill Plympton, the other from …

The call has been answered. Thanks!I did this a while back for another project I was working on, and I received some really good leads, …

Last October I proudly announced that I had started working full-time on the oft-delayed ANIMATION BLAST #9. Well, that lasted a good …

WALT’S PEOPLE, VOLUME 2 was released recently and it’s a wonderful collection of rare and enlightening interviews with Golden Age …

Tooning In is a snort-out-loud-funny ONION-esque blog about the animation industry. The creators of the blog, who’ve chosen to remain …

I was backing up computer files this morning and found this scan of an MGM model sheet of Jerry mouse. Lots of great poses and facial …

Welcome to a new feature that we’re introducing here in 2006: the Cartoon Brew Film of the Week. Every week Jerry and I will highlight an …

Animator/director Joel Brinkerhoff emailed me with a couple of his recent historical discoveries that he wanted to share. I thought they …

This is hands-down the funniest John Kricfalusi interview I’ve ever seen. It’s not funny because of what he says, but rather because the …

DoCopenhagen offers a list of their top 50 music videos of last year. Lots of solid animation on their list including works by Pat Smith, …

I recently did a short email interview with TV SQUAD’s Adam Finley about my forthcoming Chronicle book CARTOON MODERN. The chat is now …

An insightful article posted at ANIMATION WORLD MAGAZINE titled “Development Execs: Who They Are and How They Got There.” A more …