Bakshi at Comic-Con
The ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive posted this nice clip of Ralph Bakshi advising animators from the San Diego Comic Con last week.
Jerry Beck
Sailor Man
Sailor Man, billed as a “darkly comic tribute to the exploits of a beloved spinach-eating seaman,” will premiere Aug. 9-22 as part of the …
Comic Con miscellany
Brew reader Paul Villaverde spotted a quick shot of me in this Xbox Comic Con ’08 report. It’s a one minute Con preview by “Major …
Renegade’s Funny Face trailer
We mentioned this project back in March. Here’s the sample reel for Renegade’s Funny Face.
Cartoon Culture
Brew readers are always sending us photos of the cartoon culture all around us. Occasionally I post the really odd ones. Elliot Cowan …
Comics Journal interviews Gene Deitch
I picked up the latest Comics Journal (October 2008, No. 292) at the Comic Con last week and it’s essentially a book length interview …
The Ultimate Spumco Location!
A friend of mine, who happens to be a huge Spumco fan, was looking for a new home in California and came accross this listing on a street …
Good News: The Princess and the Frog trailer
Disney has posted a teaser trailer for their return to hand drawn animated feature films, The Princess And The Frog. If the film is as …
Bad News: A Marvin Martian Movie
Variety is reporting that Warner Bros. is developing a live action/CG feature film starring Marvin the Martian. Alcon Entertainment …
George Pal Centennial
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills has scheduled yet another program of particular interest to Cartoon Brew …
Harvey Art Show Reception Friday
If I were in San Francisco this Friday, I’d attend this. The Harvey Comics Art Show, which began June 28th at the Cartoon Art Museum, …
Looney Tunes Vol. 6 Bonus Materials
A few weeks ago it was announced that Looney Tunes Golden Collection Vol. 6 (on sale October 21st) would be the last Golden Collection. …
Comic Con Followup: Looney Tunes Buttons
These mysterious Looney Tunes promotional buttons were handed out, one per day, at the DC Comics booth during the San Diego Comic Con. I …
2008 Winsor McCay Award Winners
This just in: ASIFA-Hollywood announced its 2008 Winsor McCay Lifetime Achievement Award recipients during their Comic-Con party last …
San Diego: Worst Cartoons. Ever!
Tonight at the San Diego Comic Con. Room 6CDEF at 9:30pm. You’ve been warned!
San Diego: Jerry book signing
I’ll be signing copies of my book The Hanna Barbera Treasury today, Friday 7/25, from 11am till noon, at the Insight Editions/Palace …
Eric Goldberg book signing
If you miss Eric Goldberg’s signing at the San Diego Comic Con Thursday Friday – at Stuart Ng’s booth (Booths #5012 and #5022) between …
1939 Disney memo warns of “gross language”
Rummaging through my archives last night, I came across this inter-office memo (click thumbnail below to see full size) distributed …
Leon Schlesinger’s Obituary
Leon Schlesinger died on Christmas Day, 1949.
A Celebration of Ollie
Disney exec Howard Green informs us that there will be an official Life Celebration for Ollie at the El Capitan Theatre on Tuesday …
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