Comics

The Sunday Funnies (4/18/10)

Among the slim pickings this week: Rhymes with Orange (4/17/10) by Hilary Price; Blondie (4/13/10) by Dean Young and John Marshall; and …

Animators

CTN wrap up

One last post and a few more snaps from CTN yesterday: Peter De Seve signs copies of his new book A Sketchy Past for a huge crowd. …

Animators

Stan VanDerBeek

(Photo © Amy Drown) I’m currently fascinated with the work of avant-garde filmmaker Stan VanDerBeek (1927-1984). There seems to be …

Events

November L.A. Comic Con

My friend Bruce Schwartz runs the Comic Book and Sci-Fi Convention at the Shrine Auditorium (near USC) in Los Angeles each month. And he …

Old Brew

Bernard Wolf (1911-2006)

Animation veteran Berny Wolf died last week at the age of 95. He had incredible success in the field, with work ranging from pioneering …

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Stephen Silver at Comic-Con

Stephen Silver’s new sketchbook, cleverly titled Stephen Silver’s Sketchbook, is hot off the press and will be debuting at the San Diego …

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LOU MYERS (1915-2005)

Not an animator, but an influential print cartoonist – Lou Myers passed away yesterday in New York at age 90.I’ve always enjoyed his …

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FRANK THOMAS (1912-2004)

Frank Thomas, the second-to-last surviving member of Disney’s “Nine Old Men” group of supervising animators, passed away on September 8, …

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ON THE FRONT LINES

On The Front Lines: The War Years with a special screening of rare 35mm prints at the Alex Theatre in Glendale.In addition to the films, …

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