Book Reviews: Disney in the Time of World War II
Two new books examine the role of the Disney studio as a patriotic propaganda factory during World War II.
Two new books examine the role of the Disney studio as a patriotic propaganda factory during World War II.
Fox has released a series of nine character posters for Blue Sky Studios's "The Peanuts Movie."
The obesity epidemic takes its toll on cartoon characters in a new book and exhibition.
The same software used by Disney and Cartoon Network is now available as low as $15 per month.
The Chinese are turning the Hollywood sex symbol into a CGI cartoon character called Mini Marilyn.
Twenty-six half-hour episodes of "Astro Boy Reboot" are planned.
Historian R.C. Harvey sets out to rescue great cartoonists of old from obscurity.
Mel Crawford spent decades drawing the world's most famous cartoon characters, but he didn't do it at any animation studio.
A new edition of "The Anime Encyclopedia" aims to cover anime more comprehensively than ever before. Does it succeed?
The new version of 'Duck Tales' will debut in 2017.
If there had been a proper art book for Henry Selick's "Coraline," this is some of the art that would have been in it.
I regret starting this review on a negative note, but it should be said that "Anime Fan Communities" is not the most accurately-titled book. Author Sandra Annett takes international anime fandom as her starting point, but she ends up engaging with a much wider range of topics.
These cartoonists stood up against intimidation and fought for their right to freedom of expression. Let us celebrate their victories.
"Mexico is way more complicated than anybody thinks." Jorge Gutierrez talks like a man on a mission. For the past decade-and-a-half, he has sought to bring a more authentic portrayal of Mexico and its people to Hollywood.
The first creative casualty resulting from the Sony hack ("The Interview" notwithstanding) is a project that's not even being produced by Sony; it's the New Regency film adaptation of Guy Delisle's graphic novel "Pyongyang."
What makes computer animation characters look so smooth? Hint: It's not the artists.
Chester Cheetah enters the world of the new animated feature "The Book of Life."
Are you looking for just the right animation job? The new Cartoon Brew Job Board is the ideal place to search.
Focal press has released cover art for what is sure to be one of next year's most popular animation titles: Andreas Deja's "The Nine Old Men: Lessons, Techniques, and Inspiration from Disney's Greatest Animators."
What do you get when you cross a British reality TV show host, the studio that made "Happy Feet," and an 84-year-old cartoon sex symbol? You may not have to wait long to find out.