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Disney/Dahl Gremlins Are Here

We mentioned this quite a while back and now it’s finally available: the Dark Horse re-release of Disney’s ultra-rare 1943 children’s …

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Flickr: Cartoon Modern Yearbook

I’ve been tinkering around with Flickr the past couple days (so maybe that should be spelled ‘tinkring’) and the results are the …

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Freddie Moore Slandered Again?

Jeff Lenburg’s new book WHO’S WHO IN ANIMATED CARTOONS apparently continues to perpetuate one of the big lies of animation history: that …

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It’s All Around You

The FINAL DESTINATION 3 dvd which was released a couple weeks ago is notable for animation fans because it has an original animated short …

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DISNEY TREASURES: THE COMIC BOOK

No, this isn’t a picture of the latest Disney Treasures DVD. It’s a new trade paperback from Gemstone Publishing, and another …

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NEW BOOK ON STOP MOTION

Who says Stop-Motion is dead? I just got Ken Priebe’s great new book The Art of Stop-Motion Animation, and it pretty much details, step …

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SDCC: John Kricfalusi

I first met John K in San Diego eleven years ago so it’s only fitting to mention that John will be in attendance at this year’s …

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Two New Books

Two great new books, mentioned prevously on this site, have finally been published and both are a lot better than I imagined – and highly …

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A note to the ladies out there

Just thought you’d like to know… Women do not do any of the creative work in connection with preparing the cartoons for the screen, as …

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TUNES FOR ‘TOONS SCREENING

Next Saturday, April 29th, ASIFA-Hollywood is holding a special film program and lecture illustrating the world of music as seen through …

Anime

Studio 4°C’s TEKKON KINKURITO

The upcoming feature TEKKON KINKURITO, scheduled for Japanese release in December 2006, is produced by Studio 4°C, the Japanese …

Animators

Letterman

Michael Sporn had the great luck of breaking into the animation industry at John and Faith Hubley’s studio, Storyboard, in the …

Animators

FIRST FLIGHT

I had a first look at OVER THE HEDGE yesterday (thank you, Dreamworks) and it’s not the 90 minute talk-fest, per the trailer, that Amid …

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NOBLE BOY

Scott Morse, long-time art director/story artist with Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, Universal, Disney, and presently, with Pixar (as well …

Illustration

Craig Yoe’s ARF

MODERN ARF (Fantagraphics) is one of the most inspiring collections of cartoon artwork I’ve run across in a long time. I bought the book …

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Eldon Dedini (1921-2006)

(click on image for larger version) A legendary magazine cartoonist with an inimitable style, Eldon Dedini, passed away last Thursday …

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Masters of American Comics

“Masters of American Comics,” a major exhibit co-organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art and UCLA Hammer Museum, opens in Los Angeles …

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