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Comics Journal interviews Gene Deitch
I picked up the latest Comics Journal (October 2008, No. 292) at the Comic Con last week and it’s essentially a book length interview …
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Betty Boop: Latino Icon
Apparently lots of Latino people think they look like Betty Boop. This article in Swindle Magazine discusses the popularity of the …
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.
The Ultimate Spumco Location!
A friend of mine, who happens to be a huge Spumco fan, was looking for a new home in California and came accross this listing on a street …
Good News: The Princess and the Frog trailer
Disney has posted a teaser trailer for their return to hand drawn animated feature films, The Princess And The Frog. If the film is as …
Bad News: A Marvin Martian Movie
Variety is reporting that Warner Bros. is developing a live action/CG feature film starring Marvin the Martian. Alcon Entertainment …
George Pal Centennial
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills has scheduled yet another program of particular interest to Cartoon Brew …
Harvey Art Show Reception Friday
If I were in San Francisco this Friday, I’d attend this. The Harvey Comics Art Show, which began June 28th at the Cartoon Art Museum, …
Looney Tunes Vol. 6 Bonus Materials
A few weeks ago it was announced that Looney Tunes Golden Collection Vol. 6 (on sale October 21st) would be the last Golden Collection. …
Comic Con Followup: Looney Tunes Buttons
These mysterious Looney Tunes promotional buttons were handed out, one per day, at the DC Comics booth during the San Diego Comic Con. I …
Color in 101 Dalmatians
To this day, Walt Peregoy’s color styling in 101 Dalmatians remains a fine example of how color can be used creatively in animation while …
Teaser Trailer for Pixar’s Up
This weekend at Comic-Con, Pixar previewed footage from their next film, Up, directed by Pete Docter. They’ve also just released the …
Tony Benedict’s Online Scrapbook
Animation artist Tony Benedict (no relation to Ed) has a personal website that offers a mishmash of photos, gag drawings and ephemera …
2008 Winsor McCay Award Winners
This just in: ASIFA-Hollywood announced its 2008 Winsor McCay Lifetime Achievement Award recipients during their Comic-Con party last …
TONIGHT: Animation Block Party in NY
The West Coast may have the San Diego Comic-Con, but New Yorkers have Animation Block Party, a three-day animation festival that opens …
San Diego: Worst Cartoons. Ever!
Tonight at the San Diego Comic Con. Room 6CDEF at 9:30pm. You’ve been warned!
Ottawa ’08 Film Selections
Selections were announced this week for the 2008 Ottawa International Animation Festival (September 17-21). Four features and 101 short …
San Diego: Jerry book signing
I’ll be signing copies of my book The Hanna Barbera Treasury today, Friday 7/25, from 11am till noon, at the Insight Editions/Palace …
“Davy Crockett in Outer Space”
Tiny Inventions, a Brooklyn-based animation studio run by husband-and-wife team Max Porter and Ru Kuwahata, recently created a fun and …
“I don’t have SpongeBob. I have SquishyGuy.”
There was a funny story in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal (link to article on another site) about how companies that provide costumed …
Jamie Hewlett’s Olympics Short
Jamie Hewlett’s new BBC promo for the Olympics is damn impressive. Watch it on the BBC website. Also, there’s a new interview with …
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