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Cool McCool
Cool McCool was not a great cartoon show. In fact, it was downright poor. Created by Bob Kane (of Batman and Courageous Cat fame), and …
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The Angriest Animation Blogger
I’m often critical of the contemporary animation industry, but my criticisms are nothing compared to this new blog called Anibation …
Mickey Styled
Here’s Mickey Mouse as you’ve never seen him before. The 1955 Disney-produced Nash car commercial posted below is as modern as the mouse …
ASIFA-East Animation Festival
This is going to be a plug for ASIFA-Hollywood. But first we need to inform all filmmakers that one of the best (and longest running) …
Chris Ishii’s Lil’ Neebo
I was bummed when animation artist Chris Ishii passed away in 2001 because I’d had his phone number on my desktop for quite a while and …
The Wizzard of Krudd
The Wizzard of Krudd is a Nick pilot created last year by Greg Miller (Whatever Happened To Robot Jones?) and Mike Stern. Nick recently …
How To Become An Animation Executive
It turns out that John Kricfalusi isn’t the only TV animation creator who is vocal about his dislike of contemporary animation execs. …
PES Spot for Sneaux
I’m still waiting for PES to produce a piece of animation that disappoints me. Hasn’t happened yet. PES has the uncanny ability to take …
How To Post Comments on Cartoon Brew
Well, we’ve wrapped up our first week of the new comments-enabled Brew. We were both surprised by the sheer number (as well as …
Spongebob at Amoeba
Calling all Krusty Krab fans. Amoeba Music in Hollywood will host a rare in-store performance by SpongeBob & The Hi-Seas, a rock band …
Glenn Barr’s Haunted Paradise
Forget the fact that Glenn Barr did backgrounds for Ren & Stimpy, or The New Woody Woodpecker Show, or has contributed to Mad Magazine …
ALICE in 35mm
A few years ago, Ray Pointer (aka Inkwell Images) put together a superb DVD collection of seven Alice Comedies, Disney’s 1920s silent-era …
Ryan Larkin (1943-2007)
Canadian animation legend Ryan Larkin passed away on February 14 from brain cancer. Larkin directed and animated the 1969 Oscar-nominated …
Brad Bird Podcast Interview
Pixar animators Adam Burke and Andrew Gordon of the Spline Doctors blog have posted a terrific 53-minute podcast interview with Brad …
How To Be A Cartoon Director
Kevin Langley found this vintage clip online in which Walter Lantz describes the duties of a cartoon director at his studio. It’s nice to …
The Complete POGO
Great news for fans of Walt Kelly (like me). Fantagraphics Books has acquired the rights to publish a comprehensive series of Walt …
Raid spot by Tex Avery
Mark Evanier posted this Tex Avery-directed Raid commercial on his blog and I couldn’t resist linking to it as well. At the risk of …
SCRAPPY Research Continues
What does this Scrappy toy (pictured above) have to do Humphrey Bogart? Harry McCracken, the mastermind behind the much acclaimed …
American Dog or London Adventure?
Jim Hill blogged today about how Disney is revamping story of American Dog, now that Chris Sanders has been let go. Hill reports …
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