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Ovi Nedelcu’s DESENE

Animation character designer and PIGTALE comic creator Ovi Nedelcu has just released a new book of his drawings and designs called …

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ANIMATED FEATURES OF 2006

2006 begins – and I’ve just updated my running list of animated features. It’s going to be an interesting year for theatrical animation. …

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RUDOLPH RESTORED!

Several of the original animation puppets from the 1964 Rankin/Bass TV classic Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer have been found:”Stored …

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MICKEY AND THE GANG

Way back in August I plugged this book, but now that I’ve got it in my hot little hands and have spent hours perusing its pages – I gotta …

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Blog Roundup

OK, haven’t done this in a while… Yoshi Tamura worked at Disney Paris and was the supervising animator of the Helga Sinclair character …

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STILL UNPACKING

PINK PANTHER BOOK: Ok, I think I have the answer. Apparently, according to my Pink Panther book designer at DK, the U.S. version WILL …

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Harald Siepermann Blog

Our friend Harald Siepermann, a mighty talented character designer who lives in Germany, has started his own blog HERE. Just a few of the …

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DAN LEE (1969-2005)

Dan Lee remains both famous and anonymous. You might not have heard of this Montreal-born, Toronto-raised artist, but you already know …

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READER REPORT: Disney @ Siggraph

Bill Robinson, an animation student at RIT, sent the Brew some thoughtful comments about Disney’s appearance at SIGGRAPH ’05. Here’s what …

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Scribblin’ Away at Mike’s Cafe

Tina Price and Rik Maki are co-owners of Digital or Not. Tina’s Digital, Rik’s Not. Both are 20 year veterans of Walt Disney Feature …

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Fiep Westendorp

SHEEP IN THE BIG CITY creator Mo Willems, who recently picked up his second Caldecott Honor for KNUFFLE BUNNY,writes in to let me know …

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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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FRED & TED

Remember Beginner Books? The Random House series of books for kids initiated by Dr. Suess with THE CAT IN THE HAT and GREEN EGGS AND …

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SUPER MOUSE

Here’s something we cartoon historians don’t see everyday. In fact, baby boomers and everyone born since then have never seen it: The …

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Pixar at MOMA

A few days ago, I mentioned a couple books that Chronicle Books will be publishing this winter in honor of Pixar’s twentieth anniversary. …

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Bobe Cannon

Robert “Bobe” Cannon (1909-1964) is somebody we don’t talk about nearly often enough on Cartoon Brew. I write about Cannon in greater …

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THE ART OF TEENAGE ROBOTS

I had a blast last night hosting an Asifa-Hollywood behind the scenes look at MY LIFE AS A TEENAGE ROBOT at Nickelodeon Studios in …

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