Events

KLIK! Starts Tomorrow in Amsterdam

The animation festival KLIK! begins tomorrow in Amsterdam and continues through September 19. They presented their first edition in 2007, …

Disney

Epic Mickey – Part 2

Part two of the opening cinematic from the forthcoming Epic Mickey video game (Part One we posted here) – this time with 30% more …

Cartoon Culture

Hanna Barbera size chart

Check this out: A size chart of about 600 different Hanna-Barbara characters – from Ruff and Reddy (1957) to The Powerpuff Girls (1998) – …

Anime

Tales From Earthsea talkback

Opening in several major U.S. cities today (New York, L.A., San Francisco, Seattle, etc.) is Studio Ghibli’s Tales of Earthsea, from …

Student

CalArts Looks East

Artwork by Phil Rynda (left) and Fran Krause Two people doesn’t exactly qualify as a trend, but it’s worth acknowledging that …

Shorts

Animation Block Party 2010 Winners

The seventh annual Animation Block Party wrapped up in Brooklyn last Sunday. The event’s organizer, Casey Safron, has created a unique …

Cartoon Culture

Popeye Carousel Rocket

I was hanging out with my friends Will Ryan and Tom Knott this morning and we dropped into one of my favorite places on Melrose Avenue, …

Animators

A Mary Blair Christmas Card

(click for full-sized version) I should have waited until the holidays to post this, but I couldn’t resist. Cool stuff like this has …

Games

Are Video Games Art?

Within the animation community, most people I know are progressive thinkers who already acknowledge video games as art, but the next time …

Events

Animation Block Party 2010

New York’s largest animation festival, Animation Block Party, has announced the selections for its seventh annual edition. The list of …

Books

BOOK REVIEW: Studio Cards

One of my recent book purchases is Studio Cards: Funny Greeting Cards and People Who Created Them (2004). I needed the book for research …

Animators

Nate Theis does eCards for JibJab

Way back in March 2009, we told you to keep an eye on animator Nate Theis. One person who took our advice was Evan Spiridellis at JibJab, …

Business

Joe Murray’s Kickstarter Success

I wrote last month about the plan of Rocko’s Modern Life creator Joe Murray to raise $16,800 in 45 days to complete his animation project …

Cartoon Culture

Art Linkletter (1912-2010)

When I heard the news that Art Linkletter had passed away, I didn’t think that was something to mention on Cartoon Brew. But the more I …

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