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Every Tintin Adaptation–And How Spielberg Stacks Up
Steven Spielberg’s new Adventures of Tintin is the most technically ambitious film version of Tintin to date, but it is hardly the first …
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Japanese Animator Shingo Araki (“Yu-Gi-Oh!”) Passes Away
AnimeNewsNetwork.com is reporting that Japanese animation director and character designer Shingo Araki passed away on Thursday. Araki …
French Animator Bruno Bianchi (“Inspector Gadget”) Passes Away
Animationmagazine.net is reporting that prominent French television animator Bruno Bianchi passed away this morning. Bianchi was a …
DreamWorks Eyes Shanghai
California animation studios have had satellite studios in Asia since the 1980s, when Disney operated out of Japan and Hanna-Barbera had …
Nashville Animator Mike Silva Wins 3 Development Deals From NY TV Fest
NEW YORK, NY — The New York Television Festival was held September 19-24, 2011. Nashville animator Mike Salva left the festival with …
A Tour of the Bagdasarian Compound
Yesterday’s Wall Street Journal featured a tour of the swanky Montecito, California home of Ross Bagdasarian Jr., the son of the creator …
“Garabonciák” by Dóra Keresztes and István Orosz
I think one could easily make the case that in the early-1980s, the most visually inventive and coolest looking cartoons in the world …
Classic Media Releases Original “Voltron” Series as “Voltron: The Legend Begins”
New York, NY – From days of long ago, from uncharted regions of the universe, comes a legend, the legend of Voltron, Defender of the …
Powe-Con Organizes ThunderCats/He-Man/She-Ra Convention in California
July 18, 2011 – Three of the 1980s most blockbuster properties are joining forces for their first ever fan convention. Power-Con, LLC is …
Shout! Factory To Release “JEM And The Holograms” Boxed Set
America’s best-loved and truly outrageous animated pop star was Jem from the memorable 80’s pop culture series JEM and The Holograms. …
Boomerang Celebrates Original “Smurfs” in Advance of Movie Premiere
This July, Boomerang will whet fan appetites for all things “smurfy” as the all-classics cartoon network heralds the worldwide …
Comment of the Day: Musical Executives
In the post earlier this week about animation executive Max Howard, I wrote (somewhat flippantly) that nobody understood why “almost …
Warner Home Video To Release Original “ThunderCats” Series
This summer, the Code of Thundera will live on when Warner Home Video releases ThunderCats: The Original Series Season 1 Part 1 July 12, …
Warner Home Video Releases “The Smurfs: A Magical Smurf Adventure” On DVD
Get your Smurf on with Warner Home Video’s (WHV) release of The Smurfs: A Magical Smurf Adventure, a “super-Smurfy” collection …
Two new books you MUST buy!
If I can make each and every one of you buy a book this week, it would be one or both of these – Simply put, these are two of the best …
Animation at MOCA’s “Art in the Streets” Show
“Art in the Streets,” the first major museum survey of street art and graffiti, opened last week at the Museum of Contemporary Art in …
VIZ Media’s Kids Imprint Acquires 5 Japanese Series For U.S. Distribution
VIZ Media, the largest distributor of anime and manga in the United States, announced a full slate of acquisitions for its kids …
Los Angeles’ MOCA Presents graffiti & street art exhibit “Art In The Streets”
The Museum of Contemporary Art presents Art in the Streets, the first major U.S. museum exhibition of the history of graffiti and …
Warner Bros. welcomes new ‘Thundercats’ series with licensed toys & products at 2011 Toyfair
WARNER BROS. CONSUMER PRODUCTS WELCOMES BACK THE LEGENDARY THUNDERCATS WITH LICENSING PROGRAM AT TOY FAIR 2011 Master Toy …
“The Sunday Comics” by Stan Freberg
I received several personal emails today from friends who wondered what happened to our weekly Sunday Funnies post. For the benefit of …
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