2009 Animation Book Preview

While the Internet has killed off the print animation magazine (or at least the demand for such publications), it hasn’t yet diminished …

Vintage Holiday Cartoon Art Roundup

A few nice collections of holiday-themed cartoon artwork to keep you entertained during the cold weather… Beautiful drawings by …

Help Select the 100 Greatest Looney Tunes

I’m working on a new book project with Insight Editions (the same folks who published The Hanna Barbera Treasury) – and I need your help. …

2008 Brew Holiday Gift Guide #2

Three more books I’m recommending for holiday gift giving, mainly because they are really good reads. Directing the Story by Francis …

Life of the Party

If you are looking for a gift for someone this Christmas or just in the mood to buy something for yourself, my number one choice (and …

2008 Brew Holiday Gift Guide #1

Several animators have expanded beyond simply publishing their own sketchbooks and have moved up into creating personal illustrated …

A Century of Stop-Motion Animation

Has anybody gotten their hands on this book yet? A Century of Stop-Motion Animation: From Melies to Aardman is co-authored by animation …

Annual Chronicle Books Sale

My friends at Chronicle Books are having their annual “Friends and Family” sale. Through Friday, December 5, every book ordered from …

BOOK REVIEW: The Art of Disney’s Bolt

I received a complimentary copy of the The Art of Bolt in the mail recently. I’m going to ignore the fact that it wasn’t intended for me …

Contest #4: Hanna Barbera Mini-Books

The winners of today’s little contest will receive a set of three Hanna-Barbera Mini-Books just published by Insight Editions. The …

CONTEST #3: The Art Of Madagascar

Yep, those are sketches of Baby Melman, designed by Craig Kellman, and featured in my brand new book, The Art of Madagascar, Back 2 …

Disney’s Archive Series: Story

The first volume in the Disney Archive Series is coming out in a few weeks. I saw the galleys for this a while back and it’s a real treat …

Jerry’s Tuesday Triple Header

Take your pick: yours truly, Jerry Beck, will appear on stage, on screen and in print tomorrow, Tuesday October 21st. In Print: …

A Beany and Cecil children’s book

Harry Lee Green posts a lot of cool stuff on his Hairy Green Eyeball blog. Today he delights us with a complete reprint of the 1953 …

Sid Sirloin

Animator Mark Christiansen has a serious thing for vintage Hanna Barbera. I found a copy of his self-published children’s book, Sid …

Joe Murray Explains it All…

Artist, illustrator and animator Joe Murray is also one of the most successful cartoon show creators working today. Joe has just produced …

Searle and Disney

No particular reason that I’m posting this photo other than I’ve never seen it before and figured it’d be fun to share with everybody. …

Seaweed and the Cure for Mildew

Ben Balistreri, currently a storyboard artist at Dreamworks on How to Train Your Dragon, and a character designer and board artist for …

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