Comics

1942 Comic Book story about Animation

Courtesy of Marc Schirmeister, The Asifa Hollywood Animation Archive has posted the complete 18-page Crimebuster story from a 1942 issue …

Cartoon Culture

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 …

Disney

What Makes Mickey Move? (1934)

Our friend Charles Shopsin has unearthed yet another vintage article about animation in the 1930s from the pages of Modern Mechanix. This …

Internet/Blogs

Popeye Animators ID

Popeye-lovers unite! The new classic Popeye DVD has ignited a long dormant interest in the East coast animators of the Max Fleischer …

Classic

Animation History Round-Up #4

• Rediscovering the early illustration work of Fifties-era animation designer Cliff Roberts. • The new …

Books

Inside UPA: A Cartoon Brew Book

Today I’m pleased to announce the upcoming publication of the first-ever Cartoon Brew book. Inside UPA is a 64-page volume offering an …

Classic

Tom McKimson’s paycheck, 1944

If you love Looney Tunes even the little details are interesting. Warner Bros. uber-art collector Eric Calande recently added this item …

Internet/Blogs

FLIP #4

August 1st, and like clockwork animator Steve Moore has produced another issue of his online animation magazine, Flip. Lots of great …

Classic

Terrytoon Animators at work, 1939

Asifa-Hollywood’s Animation Archive has unearthed and posted a rare silent 8mm film shot by animators at Terrytoons detailing the process …

BrewFilms

Announcing CartoonBrewFilms

We are happy and excited to announce the launch of CartoonBrewFilms.com, a new site that makes the world’s finest animated shorts …

Illustration

Animators Up for Pulitzer Prize

The journalism trade magazine, Editor and Publisher is reporting that the three cartoonists reported to be Pulitzer Award finalists all …

Books

Halas & Batchelor Cartoons

Though mentioned on the Brew back in May, I just stumbled upon a copy of Halas & Batchelor Cartoons today, at my local Barnes and …

Cartoon Culture

A Coffeeshop for Animators

Finally, somebody has combined two of my passions: coffee and cartoons. Flip Cafe is a coffeeshop in Bangkok that, according to their …

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