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Nora Twomey Will Direct Cartoon Saloon’s Next Film ‘The Breadwinner’
Cartoon Saloon's next animated feature will be "The Breadwinner," based on the bestelling novel by Deborah Ellis.
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Reasons to Be Thankful: Classic Cartoons
Today we're thankful for many reasons, including classic animated shorts.
Disney Will Air Its Classic Cartoons on Time Warner’s TCM
In one of the more bizarre recent examples of cross-corporate collaboration, Disney has announced a new TV program called "Treasures From the Disney Vault" that will air on Time Warner-owned Turner Classic Movies.
New Cartoon Network Pilots: ‘Back to Backspace’ and ‘Pillywags Mansion’
Cartoon Network quietly dropped two new pilots on its website this week: Dominic Bisignano and Amalia Levari's Back to Backspace and Sam Marin's "Pillywags Mansion."
Nick Cartoons Headed to Hulu
Hulu and Nickelodeon's parent company Viacom announced earlier this week a deal that will bring the Nicktoons library to the online streaming service.
Cartoon Characters as Pancakes
Kevin Blankenship makes pancakes in the shapes of various cartoon characters.
New Job Openings at Nitrogen Studios, Cartoon Conrad and SUVA
Are you hunting for a great animation job? The Cartoon Brew Job Board is the perfect place to begin looking for your next gig.
Cartoon-Loving Chinese Boy Attempts to Kill Noisy Construction Worker
A 10-year-old boy in Guizhou, China scored a victory for animation lovers everywhere when he sawed through a construction worker's safety harness rope, leaving the worker dangling 11 stories above ground. The boy had a perfectly reasonable defense.
The Evolution of TV Cartoon Characters
To the average cartoon viewer, SpongeBob is SpongeBob and Bart Simpson is Bart Simpson, but cartoon connoisseurs recognize that characters evolve over the years, not just personality-wise but graphically.
First Look: Cartoon Network’s ‘Over the Garden Wall’ Mini-Series
Last week at San Diego Comic-Con, Cartoon Network offered the first look at "Over the Garden Wall," a ten-episode fantasy mini-series that will debut this fall.
Christina Miller Named Cartoon Network, Adult Swim President
Cartoon Network has named Christina Miller as its new president and general manager. She will also serve the same roles for Adult Swim and Boomerang. Miller fills the leadership vacancy left by Stu Snyder, who departed the network in March.
Exclusive: ‘Clarence’ Creator Skyler Page Out of Cartoon Network After Sexual Assault Allegations [UPDATED]
The Internet animation community is talking about one thing today: a series of tweets last night by "Adventure Time" storyboard revision artist Emily Partridge in which she identified artist Skyler Page, the creator of the Cartoon Network series "Clarence," as sexually assaulting her.
Watch the Banned Danish Election Cartoon ‘Voteman’ (NSFW)
What's the best way to encourage young people to vote? The Danish parliament (or Folketinget) decided that the answer was an ultra-violent, sex-filled Adult Swim-style cartoon. To encourage young Danes to vote in the upcoming European elections, the Folketinget commissioned a 90-second piece of animation starring a leather-clad dolphin-riding muscleman named Voteman who gets blowjobs from an army of women when he's not busy decapitating Danish people who don't vote. The reported budget for the piece was $30,000.
25 Great Cartoonists You Should Know
For the past few days on Cartoon Brew's Instagram account, we've been running a series called 25 Cartoonists You Should Know. The entire series is below, and yes, the list could easily be twice as long and still incomplete.
Meet Joyce Pensato And Her Expressionist Remixes of Cartoon Icons
Joyce Pensato (b. 1941, Brooklyn NY) has been painting cartoon characters for years. She takes icons of cartoon art—Felix the Cat, Donald Duck, Batman—and renders them in smudgy charcoal and pastel or runny enamel paint. She works mostly in black and white, occasionally introducing silver and gold for contrast. Though her work seems grounded more in graffiti art, she actually draws from fine art history, from the likes of the Abstract Expressionists, and Philip Guston, who was also influenced by comics.
‘Tom and Jerry Show’ Premieres April 9 on Cartoon Network
"The Tom and Jerry Show" will premiere Wednesday, April 9th, at 5:30pm (ET/PT) on Cartoon Network. It's being pitched as "a fresh take on the iconic frenemies that preserves the look, core characters and sensibilities of the original theatrical shorts." Unlike the original 6-7 minute theatrical shorts, which were produced during the 1940s-'50s, the new episodes will be 11-minutes each.
Tonight in NYC: Political Cartoon Legend Pat Oliphant Opens Art Show
Patrick Oliphant (b. 1935) is one of the Old Masters of editorial cartooning. He began his career in his native Australia, then came to the US in 1964, and won the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning in 1967, the first of many awards and accolades. The Gerald Peters Gallery in New York is presenting "Patrick Oliphant: A Survey," which includes 34 mostly new works ranging from charcoal and ink drawings, paintings in watercolor and oil, and bronze sculpture.
‘To Spring’ Is The Weirdest Cartoon Ever Made About Springtime
Among the most frustrating aspects of spring—if you don't live in southern California—is the fluctuating weather. One moment it's T-shirt weather, the next, heavy overcoat. The 1936 MGM cartoon "To Spring" explains the scientific reason for why this occurs: the elves who live underground aren't working hard enough.
Largest Exhibition Ever Devoted To Cartoonist Rowland Emett Opens This Summer
Rowland Emett, one of the greatest British cartoonists of the previous century yet mostly forgotten today, is finally getting his due. The Birmingham Museum in England will open "Marvellous Machines: The Wonderful World of Rowland Emett" on May 10.
How to Look At Ad Reinhardt, The Cartoonist Who Was A Fine Artist
Ad Reinhardt (1913-1967) was an artist’s artist, renowned among critics and curators, but hard for the general public to warm up to. His most famous fine art works are his Black Paintings, from the 1960s, which at first glance appear to be solid black, but on closer inspection turn out to be blocks of black and almost-black shades. Important, but challenging.
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