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Classic Japanese Animation
Check out these two examples of super-rare (and perhaps, unintentionally funny) Japanese cartoons from the first half of the 20th …
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The Films of Carmen D’Avino
Again, thanks to the Internet, it’s possible to discover the work of an animator whose work is otherwise inaccessible nowadays. North …
No AI, Perpetual License, Developed By Artists: Moho’s Free Side Quest Update Now Exports 2D Characters To Unity, Unreal, Godot, And Blender
Moho’s free 14.4 Side Quest update lets animators export full 2D rigs and animations to Unity, Unreal, Godot, and Blender using the glTF format.
JIM TYER VIDEO CLIPS
Dr. Strange-Q has posted a set of great Jim Tyer animation clips from old Terrytoon cartoons on YOU TUBE. Below is a great “shrink take” …
The Latest At Disney Feature
The Animation Guild’s ever-reliable Steve Hulett has a brief update on some of the recent developments at Disney Feature. Impressively, …
Mark Newgarden’s WE ALL DIE ALONE
I’ve been meaning to write about cartoonist/animation artist Mark Newgarden’s new book WE ALL DIE ALONE (Fantagraphics), a beautifully …
Bargain Book Notice
Just a quick note: Amazon currently has a good deal on my book, THE ART OF ROBOTS, as well as on THE ART OF THE INCREDIBLES Each book is …
CARTOON TRUCK
Robert Luczun, a grade school art teacher in New Jersey, sent me some photos of his truck – which he’s decorated every inch of with comic …
GIMMIE GIMMIE OCTOPUS
ASIFA-San Francisco president Karl Cohen sent me this link (also featured on BoingBoing the other day) to what may be the strangest …
Charles Solomon on Talky Cartoons
One of my biggest grievances against contemporary animation is that characters won’t shut up. Too often in American animation, dialogue …
SPEEDY RACES VOLKSWAGEN
Speedy Gonzales may have been banned (at one time) from the Cartoon Network, but he’s never been more in demand by the public. Now Warner …
CARTOONS IN TRIBECA
The prestigious Tribeca film festival is spotlighting independent animation from the Big Apple. Included are the world premieres of …
Grillo’s Inspiration
Master animator and artist Oscar Grillo has started a new blog devoted specifically to drawings, paintings and other things that have …
My Book Has a Cover
As folks may recall, I put out a call for help last December asking readers to offer their suggestions on the cover for my book, CARTOON …
Setting the Record Straight?
If you’re not reading John K.’s new blog, you’re missing one of the most entertaining animation blogs on the Internet. John’s most recent …
The Glamorous Lives of Pixar Directors
Just another night on the town for John “Pimp Daddy” Lasseter.
Eiko Tanaka Interview
MIDNIGHT EYE has this interview with Eiko Tanaka, co-founder and president of Japan’s Studio 4°C, the company that produced the …
OVER THE HEDGE Better Than Its Trailer?
“The Over the Hedge trailer is horrible,” says Jim Hull. He should know since he worked on the film. Jim has an interesting post on …
FIRST FLIGHT
I had a first look at OVER THE HEDGE yesterday (thank you, Dreamworks) and it’s not the 90 minute talk-fest, per the trailer, that Amid …
THE SOCIETY OF ANIMATION STUDIES
The 18th Annual Society for Animation Studies Conference will be held in San Antonio, Texas, at Trinity University from July 7th through …
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