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Oh Yeah! Blogs

Anybody can start one blog. Been there, done that. But it takes some fortitude to launch thirty-nine blogs. That’s right, thirty-nine …

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DAN BESSIE ON BERNIE GRUVER

Filmmaker and former animator Dan Bessie sent in this reminiscence of his friend Bernard Gruver, after seeing Gruver’s name referenced …

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Rice Blog

Not to be outdone by Fred Osmond’s BLOG, Katie Rice (aka Katie Nice), another alum of the REN & STIMPY: ADULT PARTY CARTOON Los Angeles …

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The Blogging Osmond

Fred Osmond (the charming fellow on the left) was the LA layout supervisor on REN & STIMPY: ADULT PARTY CARTOON, a difficult position …

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J.J. Sedelmaier Speaks

HOGAN’S ALLEY #11 had a terrific interview with commercial director J.J. Sedelmaier, who’ll be a special guest in San Diego this week …

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COMIC CON!

The annual insanity known as San Diego Comic Con starts tonight. I will be down there all weekend where I am scheduled to host three …

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Would Jesus Approve Of This Layout?

There’s occasionally some fairly amusing Google ads that get posted on our site. Tonight, I saw one for “Bachelor’s Degree in Animation …

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RES MAGAZINE

The July-August issue of RES Magazine (Vol. 8, No. 4) is a comics and animation issue. Subtitled DRAWN FROM LIFE, the magazine contains …

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Rare 1950s animated shorts

Just for fun, here’s title cards for a few shorts which will be included in my forthcoming Chronicle book on 1950s animation design. It’s …

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A MEATHAUS SKETCH BOOK

Those wacky cartoonists at Meathaus.com have created a 218 page sketchbook featuring 31 artists – including several pages by animators …

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NORM PRESCOTT R.I.P.

Norm Prescott, co-founder of FILMATION (pictured above at left with Hal Sutherland in the middle and Lou Scheimer at right), passed away …

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JANET KLEIN

If you are in Hollywood tonight and are looking for things to do – I highly recommend you spend an evening with Janet Klein And Her …

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HAND PUPPETS

Andrew Young’s PuppetVision Blog has pointed out this website listing dozens of vintage cartoon character hand puppets. Making three …

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SAN DIEGO COMIC CON

In a little less than two weeks, the San Diego Comic Con will commence with an expected attendance of over 100,000 fans and industry …

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THE ANIMATED PERFORMANCE

Mark your calendar. Animators Brad Bird, Eric Goldberg, Jan Pinkava (Geri’s Game), Steve Hornby and Richie Baneham (Lord of the Rings) …

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MEXICAN POSTAGE STAMPS

The media is reporting today on the Mexican postage stamp featuring famed cartoon character Memin Pinguin.The White House on Thursday …

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RECLAIMING FELIX THE CAT

Animation director Raul Garcia just got back from a trip overseas and brought me a present: the 20 page color booklet published in …

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