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Mark Evanier posts that Warner Bros. animation artist and Western Publishing comic book mainstay Pete Alvarado had passed away January …

Manichi News reports that cartoonist Mitsuteru Yokoyama, best known as the creator of the animation series GIGANTOR (aka Tetsujin 28-Go), …

Continuing our Popeye news from a few days back, Fred Grandinetti (Popeye expert and author of the forthcoming book POPEYE: AN …

Here’s a link to an MP3 of the original recording of Dr. Seuss’ story GERALD MCBOING BOING, as narrated by The Great Gildersleeve (Harold …

Mr. BasemanReminder: MOCA presents GARY BASEMAN, Lecture/Multimedia Show and Book Signing, Saturday, April 17th, 2:30pm. The Museum of …

Musician Morris Tepper and artist Brett Spivey have teamed up to create a music video for Tepper’s group Candlebone that combines footage …

Pixar animator/designer/director Jeff Pidgeon has started selling products with his cool designs through Cafe Press.comFirst up Three …

Animator Joel Brinkerhoff sent us some models for the POPEYE CG special when it was in development at Will Vinton Studios last year. …

A few interesting articles for today: here’s an INTERVIEW with background painter Ron Dias, who started at Disney during SLEEPING BEAUTY …

Heads up!On Friday, June 18th, Turner Classic Movies will devote a day to LOONEY TUNES IN HOLLYWOOD with cartoons, and the movies that …

This news is just to exciting to hold: Harry McCracken is building a new website devoted to Columbia’s biggest original cartoon star – …

Here, without comment from me, is the first image of Mainframe’s CG POPEYE, from a forthcoming TV special written by comedian Paul …

The upcoming mega-budget live-action monster movie VAN HELSING will be supported by an animated prequel released direct-to-DVD: VAN …

Getting rave reader reviews on Amazon.com is Animatrix: A Female Animator, How Laughter Saved My Life By Heidi Guedel.I haven’t read the …

Just when you think it can’t get any worse for Michael Eisner:TIGGER starts groping Disney World patrons (via Orlando Sentinel)And an …

The new issue of THE COMICS JOURNAL: SPECIAL EDITION is well worth picking up. There are varying combinations of interviews with Al …

Here’s an excellent interview with David DePatie (of DePatie-Freleng) by John Cawley which has just been posted on AWN.

From an MTV press release:On May 17th, the animated comedy series “Ill-ustrated” will return to VH1. The half-hour series is based on the …

The International Animated Film Society (aka ASIFA-Hollywood) has embarked on an ambitious project to expand the offerings of the current …