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LOONEY TUNES TOYS

DC Direct, the action figure division of DC Comics, is releasing a series of Looney Tunes figures this spring which look pretty hot. The …

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Craig Yoe’s ARF

MODERN ARF (Fantagraphics) is one of the most inspiring collections of cartoon artwork I’ve run across in a long time. I bought the book …

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Plympton vs. Gondry

Remember a couple months back when Kanye West commissioned two music videos for the same song? One was from Bill Plympton, the other from …

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SUPER SATURDAY CLUB

ABC’s Saturday morning cartoon line-up in 1969 must represent the pinnacle of low budget, cheapjack, crap-tacular TV cartoon production. …

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CANEMAKER’S WINSOR MCCAY

John Canemaker’s Winsor McCay – His Life and Art, his 1987 biography of the great newspaper cartoonist and pioneer animator, will be …

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THE DISNEY PAGES

Our friend David Gerstein has been hard at work for many months compiling a new book for Gemstone that, I will tell you now, is a must-have.

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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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MODERN ARF

Our pal Craig Yoe informs us of his cool new book

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INCREDIBLE!

Saw THE INCREDIBLES tonight. The last time I felt this good was after seeing THE IRON GIANT.Brad Bird taps into my inner geek like no one …

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LINUS THE LIONHEARTED

One of the cleverest Saturday morning cartoons ever produced may never be seen again. LINUS THE LIONHEARTED (1964), produced by Ed Graham …

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STEPHEN SILVER AT THE CON

This blog is turing into a giant plug for various events and booths at the San Diego Comic Con. Someday we are going to have to start …

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The Art Of Silver

With the plethora of sketchbooks being published by animation artists nowadays, it takes a little extra effort to stand out from the …

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How To Ruin A Classic Character

Continuing our Popeye news from a few days back, Fred Grandinetti (Popeye expert and author of the forthcoming book POPEYE: AN …

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An Inside Look At Animation In Iran

Here at the Brew, we frequently receive e-mails and press releases from various animation artists and studios around the world informing …

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Monday Morning Plugs

There was a nice (albeit depressing) piece in yesterday’s LA TIMES looking at how Los Angeles animation artists are struggling to stay …

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