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Iwao Takamoto exhibit at Van Eaton
The Van Eaton Gallery is holding a special event on Saturday March 14th, a tribute to Iwao Takamoto. The exhibit not only showcases …
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The Whitewashing of Avatar: The Last Airbender
A lot of people online are talking about the forthcoming live-action adaptation of Nickelodeon’s animated TV series Avatar: The Last …
Coraline artists at Gallery Nucleus
Gallery Nucleus is having an artist panel with some the artists who worked on Coraline. The recent Art-Of book on the film mainly …
What Tex Avery And Frank Zappa Both Knew About Making Great Entertainment
Want to understand why entertaining cartoons are all but impossible to produce nowadays? You can have the answer in just two short …
The LA Times on the Future of Animation Production
The Mass Animation project headed by former Sony Pictures Animation exec Yair Landau continues to receive press, most recently in an …
How to Draw “Fleischer”
Comic art collector Eric Sack is an old friend who has perhaps the finest collection of original underground comix art in the United …
Help Select the 100 Greatest Looney Tunes
I’m working on a new book project with Insight Editions (the same folks who published The Hanna Barbera Treasury) – and I need your help. …
The Flinstones on Broadway
And you thought the live action movies were the end of it? Think again! I don’t know how I missed this news item buried in a story …
Macy’s Parade Archive Photos
The NY Daily News has posted a fantastic 46-image, 70+ year photo history of Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade cartoon balloon characters. Check …
Irv Spector storyboards
It seems like suddenly everyone has just discovered animator, cartoonist and director Irv Spector. I’ve been a fan of his comic books for …
Indian People Accidentally Enjoy Roadside Romeo
Disney’s Roadside Romeo has opened in India and it’s a huge hit. Let me repeat that: It’s a HUGE HIT. According to a Disney exec, “in its …
Notes on Bolt
Saw Bolt yesterday. Before the screening they gave everyone a promotional deck of playing cards featuring development artwork from the …
Disney Comics get topical!
Worthy of noting in this week before the U.S. elections, Gemstone’s Uncle Scrooge #381 (on sale this week, cover pictured below left) …
The AFI Fest
The 2008 AFI Fest starts on Friday (Oct. 31st) and runs through November 9th at several venues (but mainly at the Arclight Hollywood) in …
Jerry’s Tuesday Triple Header
Take your pick: yours truly, Jerry Beck, will appear on stage, on screen and in print tomorrow, Tuesday October 21st. In Print: …
An Appreciation of Marky Maypo
Animation master Eric Goldberg pens an appreciation of classic cereal commercials directed by John Hubley.
Joe Murray Explains it All…
Artist, illustrator and animator Joe Murray is also one of the most successful cartoon show creators working today. Joe has just produced …
Eric Goldberg
Eric Goldberg, a veteran Director, Designer and Animator, has worked extensively in New York, London and Hollywood creating feature …
Bill Melendez 1916-2008
Bill Melendez, the Mexican-born American character animator, film director, and film producer, best known for his animation for Warner …
Seaweed and the Cure for Mildew
Ben Balistreri, currently a storyboard artist at Dreamworks on How to Train Your Dragon, and a character designer and board artist for …
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