65 years ago on this day, Warner Bros. released a Merrie Melodies short called A Wild Hare. The zany wise-guy personality that the studio …

I love these images from the UPA industrial film LOOK WHO’S DRIVING (1954). The design is spare, yet artful. More importantly, it’s a lot …

The Center For Jewish History in New York City is presenting A Tribute to the Fleischer Brothers, a screening and lecture by animation …

Reader Adam Koford brings this to our attention:I don’t know if you have caught the History Detectives on PBS yet, but a recent episode …

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has just scheduled another classic animation event. On Friday August 19th at 7:30pm, in …

Leonard Maltin’s Movie Crazy is not only a great website, but also a wonderful quarterly 16 page hard copy newsletter. The latest issue …

This saddens me. TV GUIDE announced yesterday that it will cease to be a digest sized publication as of the Oct. 17 issue and be a …

Speaking of fps magazine, they just did an interview with the director of MIND GAME, Masaaki Yuasa, who was in Montreal last week for the …

I unfortunately forgot to do a plug for the Ray Harryhausen event in Montreal this past Sunday which our friends at fps magazine were …

Chris Arrant writes to let me know that he just did an interview with ROCKETO creator Frank Espinosa for Newsarama.com. The direct link …

Just recieved this sad news from down under:I am a regular reader of your “Cartoon Brew” website, and an animator at DisneyToon Studio’s …

Belated congratulations to our friend Linda Simensky who gave birth to Sara Buckborough Simensky on July 8th. She weighed in at 6 pounds, …

I don’t get much excited over comics, but then again, comics like Frank Espinosa’s ROCKETO don’t come along every day. This is without …

Anybody can start one blog. Been there, done that. But it takes some fortitude to launch thirty-nine blogs. That’s right, thirty-nine …

I will be interviewed on American Public Media’s WEEKEND AMERICA – Topic: hidden gags in classic cartoons. I don’t know what time or what …

Wanted: Any information — personal or professional — about Disney Animator John Sibley. Also seeking Sibley artwork. Sibley worked at …

I didn’t get much response to my request for convention photos. At right is me with a guy dressed in his home made Kirk Alyn Superman …

A nice picture of me interviewing J.J. Sedelmaier at the 2005 San Diego Comic Con, last Friday, is posted on the Asifa-Hollywood …

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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