He-Man art show at Gallery 1988
L.A.’s Gallery 1988 has a new show for the new year, Under the Influence: He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. Artists Dan Goodsell, …
Jerry Beck
The Sunday Funnies (12/27/09)
Our weekly survey of recent comic strips and editorial cartoons that reference animation characters. Once again we begin with The …
Happy Birthday, Howard Beckerman
Howard Beckerman is the king of New York animation; a teacher, a mentor and a living legend. It was his birthday yesterday, on Christmas, …
Started By A Mouse
Michael Gaddie’s 16-minute student film, Started By a Mouse, is an attempt to dramatize Walt Disney’s rise to fame. It plays a little …
The Voice of Mickey Mouse
Here’s a Christmas treat from BBC Radio Scotland. The radio network is presenting a 25-minute tribute to Jimmy MacDonald – The Voice of …
Nuttin’ For Christmas
Animator Doug Compton used a classic 1955 Stan Freberg recording as the basis for his Christmas card this year: a fully animated version …
Oscar T. Perez
Óscar T. Pérez is a wonderful book illustrator based in Madrid, Spain. Now, Perez has posted a group of animated shorts – films …
ESCP Europe Stop-Mo Video
This piece has been online and gone viral in the past week, but I couldn’t resist putting it here. It’s to promote ESCP Europe, a …
Government Comics online archive
Richard Graham at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has put together an online collection of 183 government comic books – i.e. comics …
Ghibli Museum goes Fleischer
I don’t read Japanese, but apparently the Ghibli Museum Library is hosting a tribute screening and exhibit celebrating Max and Dave …
Arnold Stang 1918-2009
One of my favorite actors and character animation voices, Arnold Stang, has passed away at age 91. In animation, Stang will live forever …
Last Minute Stocking Stuffers
Here are three books I want to bring to your attention – but note: These are strictly for the rabid toon-aholic on your holiday list. …
Christmas Cartoon Chaos!
Just a reminder, I’m hosting two (count ’em 2) Christmas Cartoon Parties this week: 1. CARTOON DUMP – our annual Christmas special is …
The Sunday Funnies (12/20/09)
Our weekly survey of recent comic strips and editorial cartoons that reference animation characters. Mike Peters in the Dayton Daily …
2009 Brew Holiday Gift Guide: ASIFA-East 2010 Calendar
ASIFA-East is raising funds this holiday season by offering (to U.S. customers only) a limited edition 2010 calendar illustrated by some …
Mighty Mouse dvd update
I just got an advance copy of the Ralph Bakshi Mighty Mouse The New Adventures complete series DVD — and it turned out a lot better than …
Avatar talkback
I saw James Cameron’s Avatar last night and I feel a talkback post here would be appropriate. Did I like the film? Yes, very much so. …
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Panic Attack
According to this BBC report, Fede Alvarez uploaded his short film Ataque de Panico! (Panic Attack!) to YouTube last month, on November …
Cats and Dogs 2
More CG/live action hybrid features are expected in 2010… such as this:
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