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Pete Docter’s Flipbook Tribute to the Nine Old Men

The Archive Series–Walt Disney’s Nine Old Men: The Flipbooks will release on September 18. This pet project of UP director Pete Docter …

THANKS TO ALL WHO ENTERED! We’ll do a random drawing and post the results in the comments section sometime on Saturday afternoon. I …

Time for another round-up of recent reads I can highly recommend (How’s that for alliteration?). First up, a magazine: Disney Twenty …

What kind of books might an animation artist have kept on their bookshelf sixty years ago? They certainly wouldn’t have owned many …

I ran into animator Michel Gagné at the Annie Awards last week (where he picked up an Annie for Best Video Game, Insanely Twisted Shadow …

I’ve nearly wrapped up my Ward Kimball biography, but to get it just right, I need a handful of images related to his key characters. …

Over the last seven years, with quiet persistence and unwavering dedication, French animation historian Didier Ghez has been publishing …

Since posting our 2012 animation book preview, I’ve updated the list with additional titles, and one of those books deserves its own …

The future of animation books, like the rest of the publishing industry, isn’t rosy. Page counts and print runs are shrinking, and …

Despite our moderation efforts, the comments section on Cartoon Brew can occasionally feel like a free-for-all. However, we also …

This smartly crafted book trailer for Patrick Ness’s YA novel A Monster Calls actually makes me want to read the book. The After Effects …

Brew reader Tim Hodge points out that Stuart Ng Books has published a Pres Romanillos sketchbook. Romanillos, who animated at Disney and …

I occasionally receive emails asking something along the lines of, “Whatever happened to that John Kricfalusi/Spumco coffeetable book you …

Designer Todd Oldham, who played such an important role in the rediscovery of illustrator Charley Harper, has set his sights on another …

As part of their Library of American Comics series, IDW Publishing just released Chuck Jones: The Dream That Never Was, a spectacular …

A simple but effective experiment: Daniel Savage, creator of the iPhone app Gif Shop, wanted to try animating Chris Van Allsburg’s …

It’s December. Holiday gift-giving time. Prepare for several posts in the next few weeks about new books and DVDs you must own – or give …

If you are planning to buy the two sets of UPA cartoons that Jerry posted about, you would do well to also pick up the forthcoming …

To celebrate the release of the new Saul Bass biography, Art of the Title created this nifty visual guide to some of Bass’s most …

Resistance is futile! Pat Kirkham’s long-overdue book about graphic design legend and motion picture title innovator Saul Bass is finally …