Illustration

Frank Frazetta (1928-2010)

His involvement with the animation world was relatively brief, but his inspiration to artists, animators and cartoonists, world over, …

Events

THIS WEEKEND: CTN Expo in Burbank

Guess who’s going to have a booth at the CTN Expo this weekend? Nickelodeon, Disney, Dreamworks, Don Bluth, Cal Arts, Sony Pictures …

Animators

Myron Waldman’s Eve

Here’s a rare treat for Fleischer Studio fans – or anyone interested in clever, cartoon story-telling: the latest issue of The Comics …

TV

Spang Ho!

Welcome to Cartoon Brew – where rejected pilots from Cartoon Network come to play. Here’s another one: Here is what the creator, …

Shorts

The Stubborn Cowboy (1967)

When Shamus Culhane took over the creative controls of the Paramount Animation Studio in 1966, he clearly understood the opportunity he …

Books

Jr’s Fun To Draw

I could have sworn someone would’ve posted the animation section from Alan Dale Bogorad’s 1943 book Jr’s Fun To Draw by now. When …

Classic

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 …

Events

Leslie Cabarga’s Garage Sale

Animation historian, artist, logo designer, friend and colleague Leslie Cabarga is having a yard sale on ebay – and there are some …

DVD

Popeye DVD Vol. 3

On sale tomorrow is Popeye Vol. 3. This 2-disc set features the classic wartime cartoons (banned from TV for several decades) with Popeye …

Events

A Bob Hope Auction

This Saturday and Sunday, Julian’s Auctions is having a Bob Hope estate sale in Beverly Hills, California. A friend of mine who once …

Animators

Rediscovering Irv Spector

Director Michael Sporn has recently been in touch with the son of animation legend Irv Spector. Spector worked as an animator, designer …

Comics

Jeff Smith at Wexner

The Wexner Center for The Arts at Ohio State University in Columbus is opening a show devoted to animator-turned-comic book great, Jeff …

Books

Hello Maggie

I ran into Willie Ito at The Animation Guild Holiday Party on Friday night in Burbank. Ito, as you may know, started his animation career …

Internet/Blogs

Stu’s Show Anniversary

On Wednesday Stu Shostack celebrates the one year anniversary of his internet radio show with a return visit by his inaugural (and …

TV

Colormation

This just in! Another candidate for my Comic Con program,Worst Cartoons Ever!… Talk about motion capture! It takes the Clutch …

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