Halas & Batchelor Cartoons
Though mentioned on the Brew back in May, I just stumbled upon a copy of Halas & Batchelor Cartoons today, at my local Barnes and …
Though mentioned on the Brew back in May, I just stumbled upon a copy of Halas & Batchelor Cartoons today, at my local Barnes and …
This post at Drawn! about Hank Ketcham’s comic work reminded me of an upcoming book that I can hardly wait for—Where’s …
Ok, as promised in the post about the book last Friday, we’re giving away two copies of the book Three Trees Make a Forest, courtesy of …
Man, I can’t wait for this one! Ammo Books is getting ready to release what could become one of the must-have books of recent times: a …
In fall 2005, two story artists at Pixar—Ronnie del Carmen and Enrico Casarosa—joined forces with Japanese …
Animation has been a passion of mine for the longest time. Looking back at what sparked this lifelong love for the art form, it wasn’t …
Three years ago, I – and twenty-three colleagues of mine – put together an illustrated animation …
“When my parents came to the studio, nobody breathed. Imagine you are drawing Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, and suddenly a big mouse and …
Couldn’t make it to Paris for the landmark Disney art exhibit that closed a few days ago? No worries because next month Prestel …
Today is a big day for our friends at the Animation Show. It marks both the theatrical premiere of their third edition as well as the …
In addition to THE ART OF RATATOUILLE, there’s a couple other books based on Pixar’s upcoming RATATOUILLE that are worth mentioning here. …
My book CARTOON MODERN: STYLE AND DESIGN IN FIFTIES ANIMATION is starting the new year with a bang. Today’s NY TIMES BOOK REVIEW has a …
I read the LA Times during lunch today and found this tribute cartoon by Gary Varvel in the Editorial pages. The LA Times printed it in …
Alex Chun, who’s been writing a lot of superb animation and comic-related pieces for the LA TIMES over the past year, is now also …
Wishing you a traditional 2-D Christmas, in 3-Dfrom Cartoon Brew! (click here for a larger image)
Here’s a Christmas treat from the bloggers at CityRag. They found the Wikipedia list, taken from my 1994 book, of The 50 Greatest …
No idea how long this is going to last but Amazon is offering a major discount (70% off) on dvd sets of various Adult Swim series. The …
Michael Barrier returned to his blog yesterday with a lengthy review of Neal Gabler’s WALT DISNEY. Barrier’s been putting the finishing …
Today’s the day the annual “wave” of Disney Treasures come out. Leonard Maltin produces these compilations, and discusses the contents of …
A four-and-a-half-minute compilation of every Ray Harryhausen creature in feature films, presented in chronological order. Pure 3D …