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Fantagraphics Article

Nice article in this week’s SEATTLE WEEKLY about indie comic publisher Fantagraphics. The piece relates that in the 28-year history of …

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BLUM BLUM

Every so often I see a piece of animation that completely knocks me out, a gem that I never even knew existed. This past weekend I saw …

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FRANK THOMAS (1912-2004)

Frank Thomas, the second-to-last surviving member of Disney’s “Nine Old Men” group of supervising animators, passed away on September 8, …

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THE INCREDIBLES AT COMIC CON

The fun starts in two days…Howard Green at Disney sent us this update on THE INCREDIBLES panel:Pixar Animation Studios offers a sneak …

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2-D EXPO! 2-D EXPO! 2-D EXPO!

This is a re-post and update on the Asifa-Hollywood 2-D EXPO which Amid and I will participate in tomorrow, Saturday, June 26th, in …

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Worth a Read

Two interesting articles at AWN.com. First, a very useful SURVEY by Chris Robinson that asks independent animators a simple, yet crucial, …

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2-D EXPO

This Saturday, June 26th, in Burbank, Asifa-Hollywood is hosting a 2-D EXPO.I will be plugging this a few times this week with re-posts …

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Annecy Report #1

I’d originally planned to write daily reports from Annecy, but there’s so much to see and do here that I’m not exactly finding a whole …

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2-D EXPO

On June 26th, in Burbank, Asifa-Hollywood is hosting a 2-D EXPO.I am one of the co-conspirators behind this event – and it’s shaping up …

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AAAGGH! MY EYES!

SHREK: FROM THE SWAMP TO THE SCREEN is hands-down the ugliest “art of” book I’ve ever seen for an animated film, which is probably owing …

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HOGAN’S ALLEY

It’s that time of the year again!Another fantastic issue of HOGAN’S ALLEY has hit the stands – and it’s another treat for those of us who …

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Art Deco Cartoon Screening

Sounds like a fun event taking place in San Francisco this Friday evening, April 30. Here’s the press release: Enjoy an evening of Art …

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SIMPSONS D’OH

How do I feel about THE SIMPSONS voice actors asking for pay raises from $125,000 per episode to $360,000 per episode (or from about $3 …

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VINTON’S POPEYE

Animator Joel Brinkerhoff sent us some models for the POPEYE CG special when it was in development at Will Vinton Studios last year. …

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Articles of Note

A few interesting articles for today: here’s an INTERVIEW with background painter Ron Dias, who started at Disney during SLEEPING BEAUTY …

Ward Kimball

DAD, CAN I BORROW THE CAR?

Ward Kimball (1914-2002) was a great animator, but the reason he’s my personal favorite of Disney’s Nine Old Men reaches far beyond his …

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Bill Moritz (1941-2004)

Maureen Furniss has just informed us of the bad news: I write to you with sadness but a sense of peace. Bill Moritz, a great friend to …

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