2012 Animation Book Preview
The future of animation books, like the rest of the publishing industry, isn’t rosy. Page counts and print runs are shrinking, and …
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 …
Amazon’s website is now showing that they have copies of my latest book in stock. That would be The Art of Pixar: The Complete Color …
Never judge a book by its cover – especially the one pictured at left. The artwork inside is more like the fantastic painting above. I …
I know, I know… you think I’m simply a shill for everything Craig Yoe and Steve Stanchfield produce. I admit I’m a minor contributor to …
Animation artists have worked in children’s book publishing for almost as long as the animation industry has existed. The trend continues …
Who says print is dead? It’s been about a month since my last batch of book reviews and I’ve come up with four new books worthy of your …
Publishing isn’t dying, it’s just becoming more animated. Los Angeles-based JibJab sees an opportunity to benefit from the emergence of …
I’m sure that after all my incessant musings and ramblings about this guy, some readers have already figured out that something’s up. So …
Here’s an animated piece by Maud Remy and Gérald Guerlais describing Sketchtravel, a sketchbook that has been sent around the globe and …