Baby Huey
Over the past year I’ve collaborated with Leslie Cabarga on several Dark Horse Books compiling the best stories of the classic Harvey …
Jerry Beck
Suck It Up, Tate!
It always delights me when animators do their own thing, like publishing sketchbooks, comics, and creating their own characters outside …
Best. Disneyland. Photos. Ever!
Here’s a few Kodak Moments that I’ll bet Disneyland would rather soon forget. Several blogs and news agencies are posting these …
Animated Features That Killed Studios
Over at OMGlists.com is an article on Seven Films That Killed Studios. Two on the list are animated features. There is no denying …
The Amazing Mr. Bickford
Clay puppets, miniature sets, cutouts, replacement animation, aluminum foil, “strato-cut” slices, molten wax, and other techniques… …
Mid Year Survey
For those (like me) who keep score, it’s interesting to note that as of this week Pixar’s Wall•E and Dreamwork’s Kung Fu Panda are …
Irwin and Peppino
This could be one of the “Worst Cartoons Ever” if it WAS a cartoon! Just another insane old children’s record found by Mark Kausler on …
The Alchemy of Animation
Head’s up on Don Hahn’s new book The Alchemy of Animation, which will be available on October 7th. Hahn is, of course, the producer of …
Coraline preview
Everything I see from Henry Selick’s new film Coraline looks terrific. Rotten Tomatoes is posting a new, different behind-the-scenes …
Cartoon Song
Someone made an unauthorized video for Cartoon Song by Chris Rice, a song intended as a parody but taken to heart by the Christian …
Disney Magazine Illustrators
Kevin Kidney has posted a virtual gallery of rare images of original vintage publication art for Walt Disney’s Magazine, featuring art by …
B&F meet Freleng and Clampett
Once again, I’ve dug out a few embarrassing photos of myself which I thought I’d post online for posterity. In 1982, Will Friedwald and …
New Yorker Cartoon
(Published in The New Yorker August 4, 2008. Drawing by Michael Crawford.)
Bye Bye Toon Disney
The LA Times is reporting that the ten-year-old Toon Disney cable channel will be rebranded next February as Disney XD. The new format …
Gary Mooney 1930-2008
Bob Kurtz reports that veteran animator Gary Mooney passed away on Tuesday August 5th at age 78. The cause was cancer. Kurtz called …
Disney’s first channel
Once again John McElwee has an intriguing post about animation on his Greenbriar Picture Shows blog. This time he reminisces about the …
More Blair Rip-offs
Art Binninger contributes to our never ending parade of Preston Blair rip-offs. Says Art:”The set-up: last night I went over to a …
1948 School Textbook about Disney Studio
About Los Angeles is a 1948 childrens text book published by D.C. Heath and Company, which was distributed mainly to Southern California …
Monsters Vs. Aliens trailer
Looks like a lot of fun. I love it! (Via MarketSaw)
More Blair swipes
The Preston Blair rip-offs never end. Mark Kausler sent us this 78rpm kiddie record cover, which proves the swiping began a lot …
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