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Annecy 2006

I’m back. Thanks to Jerry for holding down the fort and keeping the Brew updated while I was having an awesome time in Marseille and …

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Ambiguous DUO RETURN

After almost four years, J. J. Sedelmaier Productions and Robert Smigel, the creators of NBC’s Saturday Night Live “Saturday TV …

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STUPID COMICS

I love print cartoons, comic strips and comic books. Maybe that’s why three of my favorite websites affectionately skewer classic and …

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EARL KRESS BLOGS

My buddy Earl Kress has just started a blog, and I’m sure he will add a lot to this so-called blogosphere. Earl’s the man behind the …

Animators

Classic Cartoon Video Podcasts

Michael Barrier posted an article excerpt on his site from yesterday’s WALL STREET JOURNAL that said the Vintage ToonCast, which is an …

Animators

Oswald South of the Border

Mexican reader Uriel Durán writes to let us know that Oswald is popular nowadays in Mexico, as well as Japan: The situation is that in …

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Dedini, Arriola and Ketcham Speak

Here’s the best thing I’ve found online this week: a three-part video interview from 2001 with all-star cartoonists living in Carmel, …

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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Happy 77th Birthday, Popeye

Above is a fun painting by Brew pal Tom Neely celebrating Popeye’s 77th birthday today. Popeye first appeared as a character in the …

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CHANNEL FREDERATOR

Today Fred Seibert launches Channel Frederator, the world’s first cartoon video podcast, established to distribute commercial and …

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THAT’S ALL FOLKS!

My friend John Donaldson sent me this link. I suspect it’s a clip from FAMILY GUY – since I don’t watch that show I have no idea. But it …

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LORD OF THE BEANS

Director Kent Butterworth (Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures) has informed us of his current project – and animated feature he created, …

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FANZINES

Anne D. Bernstein sent me notice of a current Fanzine Exhibition at Phildelphia University. Now that websites have all but taken the …

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RADIO RIOT

It isn’t often that cartoons are discussed on talk radio – so it is with great pleasure that I alert you to my next radio appearence, …

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SAM COBEAN WEBSITE

Willoughby’s Magic Hat (1943)The family of cartoonist Sam Cobean have just set up a new website, Sam Cobean’s World, featuring many of …

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Animator Blogging

One of the most exciting developments in the on-line animation world as of late is the emergence of animation artist blogs. These have …

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THANK GOD FOR PIXAR

From the current issue of TIME Magazine:”Brad and I were in the first year of the character-animation program,” recalls Lasseter, “and we …

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Animated in Montreal

A couple cool cartoon finds to report from my recent sidetrip to Montreal. The first was my discovery of cartoonist La Palme. In one of …

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VAN BEUREN’S TOM & JERRY

Rivaling Fleischer studios with their abstract rubber-hose animation style and hot jazz musical scores, the RKO Van Beuren Tom & Jerry …

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