“ParaNorman” Posters

These striking illustrated posters promoting Laika’s latest film ParaNorman are being displayed around various US cities. I saw them in …

Double Felix T-Shirt

Science and silent animation finally come together in this T-shirt design by Ryder Doty currently up for votes at Threadless. …

“The Croods” Print By Chris Sanders

A few thousand copies of this Croods print drawn by Chris Sanders and painted by Arthur Fong were handed out at Comic-Con last week. The …

Jean “Moebius” Giraud, RIP (1938-2012)

RIP, French comic artist and illustrator Jean “Moebius” Giraud, who has passed away from cancer at the age of 73. This is a good …

My Friend, Ronald Searle

[Editor’s Note: In memory of Ronald Searle’s passing, we present this tribute by Matt Jones. Besides working as a story artist at Pixar, …

Snow White Painting At Auction

This appealing, exquisitely colored 1952 magazine illustration of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by children’s book illustrator Gyo …

Chronicle’s Fall 2011 Animation Books

My favorite publisher Chronicle Books recently announced their fall publishing line-up and it includes three books that may be of …

SPHDZ illustrated by Shane Prigmore

Shane Prigmore, whose character design talents have graced Coraline and How to Train Your Dragon, has illustrated his first book …

Ray Bradbury by Lou Romano

Animation artist Lou Romano (The Incredibles, Up) makes a strong case for using illustrations on magazine covers with this attractive …

Picasso the Cartoonist

The idea that Picasso was as much a cartoonist as fine artist is certainly not original, but it’s never been more evident to me than at …

BOOK REVIEW: Studio Cards

One of my recent book purchases is Studio Cards: Funny Greeting Cards and People Who Created Them (2004). I needed the book for research …

Frank Frazetta (1928-2010)

His involvement with the animation world was relatively brief, but his inspiration to artists, animators and cartoonists, world over, …

Monday Morning Inspiration

Beautiful cartoon covers from 1930s Vanity Fair. Courtesy of illustrator Stephen Kroninger whose blog is filled with inspiring cartoon …

Happy 90th Birthday, Ronald Searle!

Ronald Searle with Walt Disney. Click for bigger version Happy birthday to Ronald Searle, one of the true legends of 20th (and now …

David Levine 1926-2009

David Levine was one of the great caricaturists of the 20th Century. He was best known for his work for the The New York Review of Books. …

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