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Another Pop Quiz
In case you missed our earlier contest, here’s another brain teaser courtesy of our friends from Mental Floss. Can you tell the …
Jerry Beck
R.I.P. Alexander Tatarski
I just got word that Alexander Tatarski, an internationally known and praised animator, has passed away. He died yesterday at age …
Screamin’ Beans
Crush the Screamin’ Beans.
Simpsons Movie: 1st Review
Okay, I admit it. I’m excited about seeing The Simpsons Movie. But why are they opening it on the same weekend as the San Diego Comic …
The Ultimate Preston Blair Swipe
We’ve posted other swipes from Preston Blair before (here, here, here and here) but this one is the mother of them all! Steve …
Popeye Beer ad
Please forgive all these Popeye and Woody Woodpecker posts, but here’s a YouTube find I had to share: a 1980s British Carling Black Label …
At Meltdown
Went to Meltdown Comics tonight and found out that two weeks from now they will be having a three day exhibit and opening reception for …
Alan Light’s photos on Flickr
The co-creator of Superman, Jerry Siegel (left), and Warner Bros. cartoon legend, Bob Clampett (at right), at the 1976 San Diego Comic …
Slate defends Disney Cheapquels
Dan Kois makes the case for Disney direct-to-video sequels on Slate.
Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend
“Holy Sh-t!” I gotta have this book. That was my reaction when I first saw it – and now I have it. I’d heard about the book, but had …
Woody and Popeye
Next week the Popeye collection goes on sale. While we wait, here are two recent vintage commercials that didn’t quite make it as …
An Interdisciplinary Journal
One of the many people I met at the Platform Festival in Portland two weeks ago (I’m just now getting around to unpacking my bags) was …
Animated Cartooning by Mail, 1939
Brew reader Billie Towser found this old magazine ad on Flickr. (Click on thumbnail at left for an enlarged version). Long before Cal …
Scary Green Giant
Stop motion animator/historian, Ken Priebe, thinks he has found the creepiest puppet animation ever:
The Colored Cartoon
Heads up: University of Massachusetts Press has announced the publication of The Colored Cartoon: Black Representation in American …
Update From The Dump
I’m still recovering from yesterday’s all-day shoot for CartoonBrewFilms first original podcast, Cartoon Dump. That’s comedianne Kathleen …
Tonight in Hollywood
If you live in L.A. you really have no excuse not to go out and have a good time tonight! Today we are shooting our forthcoming …
San Diego Comic Con: Animation Programming
They’ve just posted the complete schedule of programming for the San Diego Comic Con, July 26-29. Below I’ve extracted the animation …
Trailers From Hell
Okay, this is slighty OT, but I absolutely love it. Our cartoon pal Joe Dante (Looney Tunes: Back In Action) and his movie director …
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