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The Colored Cartoon
I just got a copy of Christopher Lehman’s latest book, The Colored Cartoon: Black Representation in American Animated Short Films. …
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It’s a Cartoon Modern World
Dear Brew readers, please indulge this shameless late-night post. I discovered a new fact tonight: nothing perks one up at 1:30am like …
Cartoons and Brew
Animator Dan Meth is hosting his second annual Drinking and Drawing event in both New York City and Portland Oregon next Wednesday (Amid …
The Character Design of Ward Kimball
It is well known that, for a variety of reasons, legendary Disney director and animator Ward Kimball was demoted by Walt Disney from …
Grim Natwick’s Scrapbook
No one animator’s career covered the history of animation, with so many important cultural touchstones, as Grim Natwick. His work spanned …
Book Review: To Infinity and Beyond
To Infinity and Beyond!: The Story of Pixar Animation Studios (Chronicle Books, 2007) by Karen Paik is exactly the type of book you’d …
Bear Manor Books
While I was traveling to New York and Canada last week, I had the opportunity to catch up on several new books – including a trio of …
Forgotten Cartoon Legend #3 – Jose Jiminez
Caricatures of Hollywood celebrities have been common practice in animated cartoons since the silent era. And comedians authorizing their …
Forgotten Cartoon Legends #2: Muggy-Doo Boy Cat
I can’t explain MUGGY-DOO BOY CAT, but I feel compelled to acknowledge its existence.Animator Hal Seegar (1917-2005) had a prolific …
Upcoming Ratatouille Books
In addition to THE ART OF RATATOUILLE, there’s a couple other books based on Pixar’s upcoming RATATOUILLE that are worth mentioning here. …
Flickr: Cartoon Modern Yearbook
I’ve been tinkering around with Flickr the past couple days (so maybe that should be spelled ‘tinkring’) and the results are the …
COMIC CON RECAP #3: A COMIC BOOK REVIEW
I’m still going over the booty I obtained at the San Diego Comic Con last weekend. One thing I didn’t devote enough time to at the Comic …
NANCY BEIMAN’S BOOK
Disney and Warner Bros. animator/director and teacher, Nancy Beiman is writing her first book: PREPARE TO BOARD! Creating Story and …
PRESTON BLAIR’S ANIMATION BOOK
You know it. You have it. You’ve studied it from cover to cover. Preston Blair’s ANIMATION is the book on character animation basics. …
T. Hee Book Cover
Film composer Alex Rannie emailed over this great book jacket with a caricature of MUSIC MAN writer/composer Meredith Willson drawn by …
CARTOON TRUCK
Robert Luczun, a grade school art teacher in New Jersey, sent me some photos of his truck – which he’s decorated every inch of with comic …
Incredibles Golden Book by Tony Fucile
Fans of THE INCREDIBLES will want to check out the new Golden Book, JACK-JACK ATTACK, based on the Pixar short of the same name. The book …
CARTOON BREW FILM OF THE WEEK: TIM TOM
I first saw this film back at SIGGRAPH 2003 so it’s not exactly new. But the film has stuck with me, and it holds up quite well. Now that …
FUNNIEST. BOOK. EVER!
I’ve been laughing all weekend over a copy of COMIC BOOK GUY’S BOOK OF POP CULTURE, one of the small Harper Collins books in The Simpsons …
NY Trip Report: 50s Design, New Books and Mind Game
Thanks to Jerry who’s been holding down the Brew fort while I was away in New York City. I was out there working on the design and layout …
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