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First Full ‘Peanuts Movie’ Trailer Reveals Both Nostalgia and Innovation
The most extensive look yet at Steve Martino's reinvention of "Peanuts."
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Why Audiences Loved Pixar’s First Film ‘Toy Story’
A new book explores the original, un-Disney-like goals of Pixar's first feature effort.
Your Favorite Cartoon Characters Just Got Fat (Gallery)
The obesity epidemic takes its toll on cartoon characters in a new book and exhibition.
Book Review: ‘Insider Histories of Cartooning’
Historian R.C. Harvey sets out to rescue great cartoonists of old from obscurity.
Book Review: ‘Anime Fan Communities’ by Sandra Annett
I regret starting this review on a negative note, but it should be said that "Anime Fan Communities" is not the most accurately-titled book. Author Sandra Annett takes international anime fandom as her starting point, but she ends up engaging with a much wider range of topics.
‘Mouse in Transition’: ‘Basil’ Kicks Into High Gear (Chapter 13)
When the Disney strike of 1982 ended and the story artists returned to their respective work spaces in the animation building, "Basil of Baker Street" was still running along two sets of tracks. There were storyboards filled with gags and character bits, and boards filled with plot points.
A History of the ‘Gay Agenda’ in Animation
Bit by bit, overtly gay characters are making inroads into animation targeted primarily at children, but the fear of gay cartoon characters has existed for years.
Interview: Anim’est Festival Director Mihai Mitrică on Romania’s Budding Animation Scene
While animation has been made in Romania for many decades and the country has even produced some internationally recognized figures like Ion Popescu-Gopo, the contemporary animation scene hadn't received much exposure until the founding of the Anim'est festival.
Behind “BoJack Horseman” With Its Creator and Supervising Director
"BoJack Horseman" creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg and director Mike Hollingsworth speak with Cartoon Brew about the making of the show, its dark but sincere tone, and the lighter side of bestiality.
How Contemporary British TV Animation Went Off the Rails
British TV networks wanted to find the next "Simpsons" and "South Park," but things didn't go quite as planned.
Is YouTube Making It Harder for Animators To Make Money?
Ross O'Donovan, an Australian animator who creates Internet cartoons using the handle Rubber Ninja, has posted a video that argues recent changes in YouTube's algorithms give preferential treatment to live-action content creators while making it more difficult for animation creators to earn money on YouTube.
‘A World of Characters’ Opens This Saturday At San Francisco’s Airport
Typically, the airport is a place that travelers want to spend as little time at as possible, but cartoon fans may want to rethink that strategy. In Japan, a four-day animation festival will be held entirely in an airport later this year, and in San Francisco, a new exhibit of cartoon advertising characters will open this weekend.
How Garfield Got His Groove Back: The ‘Garfield’ Remix Phenomenon
Poor Garfield. In his heyday, he was amongst the most beloved characters on the funny pages, his plush likenesses fastened to car windows and his sarcastic barbs adorning office walls around the globe. Then, somewhere along the line, he underwent a pop-cultural re-evaluation. Jim Davis’ strip is now something of a pariah: just look at how "The Simpsons" paired it with "Love Is" as the kind of strip that Milhouse reads. What a comedown for a character once hip enough to be quoted in “Two Tribes” by Frankie Goes to Hollywood. But yet, the orange cat has been saved from cultural oblivion by a peculiar trend: the remixed "Garfield" strip.
Interview: Ralph Bakshi on the Animation Industry, Then & Now
Ralph Bakshi pulled himself away from his drawing desk in New Mexico to chat with Cartoon Brew about his legacy, his latest project "The Last Days of Coney Island," which he recently funded on Kickstarter, and what he really thinks about the computer’s role in animation these days.
Animation Breakdown’s Alex McDonald and Kevin Sukho Lee on Launching A New Festival
The Los Angeles indie animation event of the season takes place tomorrow, Saturday March 8th, at The Cinefamily. Animation Breakdown Roundup! is a collection of over two dozen shorts by seasoned indie stars (Vince Collins, Emily Hubley), current filmmakers (Kirsten Lepore, Takeshi Murata, Devin Flynn, Allison Schulnik, Galen Pehrson, Amy Lockhart, Matt & Paul Layzell, Garrett Davis, Charles Huettner, Caleb Wood, Alex Schubert) and next-wavers (Peter Millard, Sean Buckelew, Quique Rivera Rivera.)
Book Review: A Fresh Take on Anime History by Jonathan Clements
Jonathan Clements’ "Anime: A History" differs greatly from more populist overviews of anime available in the English-language market. This book is not about the anime texts themselves, but the surrounding industry: Clements delivers a tightly-packed account of anime production, distribution and viewership from the silent era to the present day.
Texas is Honoring the Legendary Tex Avery With His Own Day
Tex Avery's hometown in Texas is planning to honor the animation legend on February 22.
Remembering British Animation Giants Harold Whitaker and Richard Taylor
Late last year, we lost two noted animation talents from the United Kingdom: Harold Whitaker and Richard Taylor. We remember their contributions to the art form.
“Animation For Adults” Film Series Will Screen in Los Angeles
Beginning next Thursday and continuing through January 25, the American Cinematheque in Los Angeles will present the film series "Animation for Adults."
Directors Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin on Creative Choices and Challenges in “Despicable Me” Films
Chris Renaud (above, left) and Pierre Coffin are the directorial duo responsible for one of the biggest animated phenomenons of recent …
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