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My favorite book publisher — Chronicle Books — is having their semi-annual sale this week. Any book ordered from their site is 40% off. …

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If you haven’t picked up my book THE ART OF ROBOTS yet, now might be a good time to grab a copy on Amazon. There is currently a “bargain …

This is a painting by John Dunn (1920-1983), the supertalented story artist and designer who will be profiled in ANIMATION BLAST #9. …

An interview with me has just been posted on TOONZONE.

Super PresidentThe 2005 San Diego Comic Con was overwhelming. Huge crowds, movie stars, people in costumes… and, oh yeah, a couple of …

Filmmaker and former animator Dan Bessie sent in this reminiscence of his friend Bernard Gruver, after seeing Gruver’s name referenced …

Ian Failes talks to animator Dave Spafford on vfxblog.

Not to be outdone by Fred Osmond’s BLOG, Katie Rice (aka Katie Nice), another alum of the REN & STIMPY: ADULT PARTY CARTOON Los Angeles …

Show’s over folks. Time to head home. Disney is officially saved, according to THIS LETTER that Roy Disney Jr. posted on SaveDisney.com. …

Fred Osmond (the charming fellow on the left) was the LA layout supervisor on REN & STIMPY: ADULT PARTY CARTOON, a difficult position …

Stop motion fans take note. This Friday, July 15, in San Diego, there’ll be a panel about DISASTER! THE MOVIE, the first R-rated stop …

HOGAN’S ALLEY #11 had a terrific interview with commercial director J.J. Sedelmaier, who’ll be a special guest in San Diego this week …

The annual insanity known as San Diego Comic Con starts tonight. I will be down there all weekend where I am scheduled to host three …

Several readers including Galen Fott pointed out the Cookie Bowers listing on IMDB. Mark Mayerson found a February 9th, 1940 listing for …

Leonard Maltin found this publicity photo of a voice actor we’ve never heard of. Studio employee? Related to Charles Bowers? Any clues?

Animation legend Floyd Norman’s new book HOW THE GRINCH STOLE DISNEY debuts in San Diego this week. In this third volume of gag drawings, …

There’s occasionally some fairly amusing Google ads that get posted on our site. Tonight, I saw one for “Bachelor’s Degree in Animation …

The Ward-O-Matic has an excellent post about Ward Kimball’s classic 1953 Disney short MELODY. The film is filled with incredible …