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Classic

Felix the Cat studio photo

Just spotted on ebay: a vintage publicity photo showing the producer of the Felix The Cat cartoons, Pat Sullivan, and his wife Marjorie, …

Animators

The Influence of Ralph Bakshi

The latest issue of Arthur Magazine has an article by illustrator Arik Roper who recounts his personal memories of discovering the …

Events

Pre-Code wrap-up

Mark Kausler blogged about the Pre-Code Cartoon show I presented at the Silent Movie Theatre in Los Angeles last Tuesday. It was a smash …

Cartoon Culture

Hanna-Barbera in 3D

Just because a drawn-character is translated into 3D, doesn’t mean it needs to look unappealing, ugly and clumsy. These vintage …

Disney

Oswald Rabbit tees

Lucky Brand Jeans is producing cool Oswald the Lucky Rabbit t-shirts for adult men and women. It’s only been 80 years in coming. Gray and …

Shorts

Animation Show Vol. 3 CONTEST #2

The fourth edition of The Animation Show opens tomorrow in Los Angeles (The Nuart), Boston (Kendall Square), Washington DC (E Street …

Classic

Popeye Vol. 3

Good news: Popeye Vol. 3 goes on sale September 30th. Will contain all the rest of the black and white Popeye cartoons including all the …

Feature Film

Kung Fu Panda credit sequence

The awesome 2-D end credit sequence from Kung Fu Panda has been posted by Shine Studios in high quality Quicktime. Shine produced this …

Shorts

Animation Show Vol. 3 CONTEST!

Rabbit by Run Wrake, City Paradise by Gaelle Denis, Everything Will Be Okay by Don Hertzfeldt, Guide Dog and Shuteye Hotel by Bill …

TV

The Pogo Special Birthday Special

Speaking of Chuck Jones, as we were yesterday, here is his infamous 1969 TV special based on Walt Kelly’s classic comic strip Pogo. …

Disney

Stay Awake in concert

Hal Willner’s 1988 Disney tribute CD, Stay Awake, is going live. Stay Awake: the Official 20th Anniversary Concert will take place at …

Classic

Will Finn Analyzes Chuck Jones

Animator and director Will Finn recently watched the entire Warner Bros. output of Chuck Jones and has composed a thoughtful blog post …

Events

Animation Show contest

The fourth edition of The Animation Show continues it’s rollout across the United States with openings in Los Angeles (The Nuart), Boston …

Books

Three Books Worth A Look

Here are three cartoon and film-related books that aren’t on my bookshelf but will be soon. The Adventures of Herge: Creator of …

Classic

Flip The Frog coloring book

Chris Lopez has posted all the pages of a vintage Flip The Frog Coloring Book on his ComicCrazy blog. The beautiful artwork for this rare …

CGI

Awards Night at the Insectarium

My “uncle” in New Orleans, Wayne Daigrepont, has just checked out the new Audubon Insectarium (“the first major attraction to open after …

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