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New Yorker Cartoon
(Published in The New Yorker August 4, 2008. Drawing by Michael Crawford.)
Previously on Cartoon Brew
Bye Bye Toon Disney
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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.
Gary Mooney 1930-2008
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‘Ideation’ by Jeremiah Dickey
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Eric Goldberg Speaks
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Another Piece of Animal Kung Fu
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1948 School Textbook about Disney Studio
About Los Angeles is a 1948 childrens text book published by D.C. Heath and Company, which was distributed mainly to Southern California …
Monsters Vs. Aliens trailer
Looks like a lot of fun. I love it! (Via MarketSaw)
“Muffin Man” by Tom & Mark
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Hanna-Barbera Anti-Drug PSA
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Bob Godfrey Documentary
A short but delightful BBC special (in two parts) about British animation legend Bob Godfrey. It’s from the early-1970s. The …
More Blair swipes
The Preston Blair rip-offs never end. Mark Kausler sent us this 78rpm kiddie record cover, which proves the swiping began a lot …
Bakshi at Comic-Con
The ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive posted this nice clip of Ralph Bakshi advising animators from the San Diego Comic Con last week.
Sailor Man
Sailor Man, billed as a “darkly comic tribute to the exploits of a beloved spinach-eating seaman,” will premiere Aug. 9-22 as part of the …
Comic Con miscellany
Brew reader Paul Villaverde spotted a quick shot of me in this Xbox Comic Con ’08 report. It’s a one minute Con preview by “Major …
Renegade’s Funny Face trailer
We mentioned this project back in March. Here’s the sample reel for Renegade’s Funny Face.
Cartoon Culture
Brew readers are always sending us photos of the cartoon culture all around us. Occasionally I post the really odd ones. Elliot Cowan …
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