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Editorial Cartoonist du jour
First published in The Indianapolis Star on July 30th. Artist Gary Varvel has a great blog where he explains the thought process behind …
Previously on Cartoon Brew
The “Pink Elephants” Influence
I’ve seen Pat Smith’s music video “Moving Along” before, but I never would have guessed that it had been directly influenced by the “Pink …
Rebecca Sugar Returns To SVA To Celebrate ‘Lonely Magic’ Music
The ‘Steven Universe’ creator reunited with SVA alumni to celebrate ‘Lonely Magic,’ sharing music, animation insights, and a live performance.
No Dice?
This music video, Ankle Injury by British alternative musicians Fujiya & Miyagi, was directed by Wade Shotter of UK’s Factory Films. …
Thursday Morning Inspiration: Bretislav Pojar
This cartoon series is a surprising and joyful discovery for me. From what I’ve read online though, it seems to be a well known classic …
Human-Powered Animation
Can animation exist in real time? Without film, without video, without digital tricks… this is the opening ceremony for football’s …
Floyd Norman on Disney Mavericks
Be sure and check out this terrific article by animation veteran Floyd Norman about how Walt Disney offered creative latitude in his …
Fred Bastard
Fred Bastard is a pilot for an adult animated series that London-based Uli Meyer Animation produced in 2001. The content is …
Comic Cover Browser
Philipp Lenssen’s ambitious comics website Cover Browser attempts to compile the covers to every popular comic book ever published. He …
1955 Terrytoons article for kids
Animator Mark Kausler (who has a great new blog, by the way) recently unearthed this 1955 article on Terrytoons, written for children, …
Jerry Beck in Person!
“Here we come, walking down the street, get the funniest looks from, everyone we meet…” Hey, Hey.. I may be comin’ to your town in …
Ugly vintage Oswald Rabbit costume
Yeeechhh! Take a look below. No, it’s not Leatherface – but a vintage cloth Halloween costume of Oswald The Lucky Rabbit now selling …
This Wed In LA: The Animated Films of Brent Green
Almost didn’t hear about this event it’s so under the radar. Indie animator Brent Green is doing a screening in LA of his works which …
The Vinyl Side of Hanna Barbera
Today’s must read: From Wall of Sound to Huckleberry Hound: The Vinyl Side of Hanna-Barbera by Kliph Nesteroff on the always informative …
Creation Museum spot
Whatever your feelings are towards the controversial Creation Museum in Petersberg Kentucky, I think we can agree this is a pretty nice …
KidRobot does Underdog
Just in time to clear the stench of that current Underdog movie debacle from my memory cells, come these delightful KidRobot figures that …
Popeye Bonus Material
Here’s a couple of odds and ends that won’t be found on any Popeye DVD collection anytime soon… Sounds like Jackson Beck Allen …
A Few Notes About Don Hertzfeldt
The dvd single of Don Hertzfeldt’s latest (and in my opinion, strongest and most intensely cinematic) short Everything Will Be OK goes on …
The Making of Pencil Test
With SIGGRAPH 2007 now wrapped up, I thought it might be appropriate to link to the video below about a CG animated short that debuted …
New Ed Emshwiller Bio
Emshwiller Infinity x Two by Luis Ortiz is a new joint-biography of artists Ed and Carol Emshwiller. Carol was a fiction writer, but of …
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