New Books

The Vault of Walt by my old friend Jim Korkis is a great read and must have for anyone interested in the history of Walt Disney. Korkis …

Weekend Brew Review

For some unknown reason, people are always asking me for advice on pitching a series or getting a job in animation. If I knew how to do …

Weekend Brew Reviews

While waiting for the ultimate video presentation of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast to come out this week on Blu-Ray, I’ve just caught up …

Saturday Book Review

If you ever wished one of the creators of a cartoon series on Nickelodeon or Cartoon Network would just explain everything about how they …

Saturday Book Review

Here’s a roundup of few new books that several publishers and authors were kind enough to send my way: ANIMATED PERFORMANCE (Ava …

Teddy Newton on Day & Night

Here’s a nice little viral video/slide-show of Pixar’s Teddy Newton discussing his new Chronicle book based on his short Day & Night.

Day & Night: The Book

I’m not hiding my enthusiasm for Teddy Newton’s short Day & Night, and neither is Pixar. Instead of releasing a Little Golden Book based …

Craig Yoe’s FELIX THE CAT book

Craig Yoe’s latest book is a beautiful love letter to the comic book legacy of Otto Messmer/Joe Oriolo’s Felix The Cat. As usual, Yoe has …

John Canemaker on “Two Guys Named Joe”

Today marks the fifth anniversary of Joe Ranft’s untimely death so it’s only fitting to link to this video of John Canemaker speaking …

P.D. Eastman book website

Animation storyman Phil Eastman (1909-1986) worked for Disney, Warner Bros., UPA, even Terrytoons during his career in the 1940s, 50s and …

“Lucky in Love” Promo

Stephen DeStefano (Venture Bros., Sym-Bionic Titan) created this short promo to announce the first volume of his WWII-era graphic novel …

Ed Emberley & Friends

Children’s book author and illustrator Ed Emberley has used his books to teach a generation of children to draw using the simplest of …

Of Mice and Magic – 30th Anniversary

Hard to believe its been thirty years since the publication of Leonard Maltin’s Of Mice and Magic. The book came out sometime in the …

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