A few notes from my trip to northern California last week… I visited Chronicle Books for a meeting with Alan Rapp, the editor of my …

I hadn’t heard of Abner Graboff until recently, but really like his work – a very stylized approach yet also a bit more light and airy …

In 2005, KiddieRecords.com will feature an entire year of albums from the golden age of children’s records, transferred from original 78s …

Oh well, it was fun while it lasted.Cablevision has decided to suspend its Voom satellite service, which included the ANIMANIA channel …

Harry Shearer is unquestionably one of the best voice artists working in animation today–with THE SIMPSONS, he’s created more rich, …

Cartoon historian Ray Pointer, through his Inkwell Images label, has just issued George Herriman’s Kinomatic KRAZY KAT Kartoon Klassics, …

> Eddiemuerte (a.k.a. MUCHA LUCHA’s Eddie Mort) has finished a new music album LO-FI IN LOS FELIZ and you can download all fifteen tracks …

The NEW YORK TIMES has an interesting article (registration probably required) on autism and recent controversy over whether it’s an …

Here’s a highly recommended item I found at the comics shop this week: Amazon). Big Little Books are fun – this book is even funner!

If I were going to make a very personal list of the pleasures of the World Wide Web, it would include the fact that MichaelBarrier.com …

I’m continuing to watch Voom’s THE CLASSICS animation block in HDTV on the Animania channel, and while I do, I’m mulling over matters …

THE MOON AND THE SON, a 30-minute autobiographical animated film by John Canemaker, will have its world premiere at the Museum of Modern …

I’m up in NorCal researching Fifties animation design for my forthcoming Chronicle book, but I’m running across interesting non-’50s …

In the next several days I will point out a few gift suggestions for the cartoon freak in your family – or to buy yourself to counter …

As a cartoon fan, I’m embarassed to admit this: I’ve had the ability–and even a good excuse–to watch Fox and Crow cartoons at work for …

No, not Pitt & Damon!Asifa Hollywood members can see THE INCREDIBLES again this week at the Writers Guild Screening Room, Thursday night …

My friend Frank Calomino is selling his 16mm print of a Yogi Bear show on eBay. It’s got original commercials (obviously from a 1966 …

Brew regular Chris Sobieniak caught this swipe:While having to go to the store earlier today, I came across what I spotted as a near …

In Japan, an AOL-like service called Open Data Network promotes itself using a Disney Pooh theme. In the US, that would mean it was …

Joe Horne’s new Flash episodes of STEVIE & ZOYA, which I wrote about HERE, are now being posted at FlashPlayer.com. The first couple are …