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The Twenty Most-Read Cartoon Brew Stories of 2017
Here’s a look back at the pieces that captivated the animation community in 2017.
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‘The Peanuts Movie’ Posters—And Why The Characters Look So Hyper-Detailed In Them
Fox has released a series of nine character posters for Blue Sky Studios's "The Peanuts Movie."
New Trend? Looney Tunes Characters With Human Bodies
Twenty years ago, we had 'urban' Looney Tunes merchandise. Today, we have the characters being pasted on top of human bodies.
Meet Joyce Pensato And Her Expressionist Remixes of Cartoon Icons
Joyce Pensato (b. 1941, Brooklyn NY) has been painting cartoon characters for years. She takes icons of cartoon art—Felix the Cat, Donald Duck, Batman—and renders them in smudgy charcoal and pastel or runny enamel paint. She works mostly in black and white, occasionally introducing silver and gold for contrast. Though her work seems grounded more in graffiti art, she actually draws from fine art history, from the likes of the Abstract Expressionists, and Philip Guston, who was also influenced by comics.
Cartoon Network’s 2014-’15 Lineup Includes The Fantasy Mini-Series ‘Over The Garden Wall’
The Cartoon Network upfronts took place yesterday and the now Stu Snyder-free network presented its slate of upcoming shows for the 2014-'15 season to their advertising and promotional partners.
Disney Tags the English Coastline with 260-Feet High Cartoon Characters
Disney launched Disney Infinity in the UK by plastering the characters from the game onto the landmark White Cliffs of Dover along the …
“Disasterland” Depicts Disney Characters In Adult Situations
Disney characters transposed into real-world adult situations have existed as long as Disney animation has existed. Take, for example, …
Classic Cartoon Character TwitterArt
I’m getting a kick out of this TwitterArt by Gregory Wadsworth, a freelance 3D illustrator in Manhattan. He’s creating a chronological …
Pittsburgh’s ToonSeum Hosting Exhibit Highlighting Positive Black Animated Characters of the 1970s
The ToonSeum and the Museum of Uncut Funk present Funky Turns Forty, an exhibit celebrating the legacy of the first wave of positive …
Persian Rug swipes U.S. Cartoon characters
Nice to know the Preston Blair book has made it to Iran. Here’s a perfect area rug for a cartoon nerd (like me) who happens to have $2800 …
“Brave” characters
Interesting way to market the latest Pixar movie – by leaking posters, images and a trailer (coming soon) to the next Pixar film (a year …
Futurama characters as X-Men
New episodes of Futurama start airing on Comedy Central beginning in two weeks, on June 24th. But artist GottaBeCarl has started the fun …
Zingelman’s Cartoon Murals
If you ever happen to find yourself in Hinsdale, Illinois, as I have myself, be sure to check out Zingelman’s (13 W. 1st St.). The deli …
Cartoon Brew TV #13: Adventures in Broccoli
(Warning: This film contains strong language.) As I was watching Dan Mountain’s Adventures in Broccoli at the year-end Pratt screening …
Cartoon Brew TV #5: Hairyman
Steven Subotnick’s film Hairyman began as an interpretation of an American folk tale from the South, but the idea evolved in an …
Cartoon Culture: A WB Store in China
Nostalgic for a Looney Tunes fix? Need a new Scooby Doo tumbler or a Tweety and Sylvester bookend? Brew reader Michael Levine and his …
It’s a Cartoon Modern World
Dear Brew readers, please indulge this shameless late-night post. I discovered a new fact tonight: nothing perks one up at 1:30am like …
Fake Xerox And Real Piano Wire: How Gorillaz Went Old School For ‘The Mountain’
Directors Max Taylor and Tim McCourt break down the hybrid analog-digital process behind the band’s richly textured new animated short.
‘Real Life Isn’t That Dramatic’: Director Xu Zao On Virtual Escapism In ‘Light Pillar’
Following the film's Berlinale premiere, the director talked with us about blending formats, restrained emotion, and first-feature risks.
Stitched Into Motion: Bea Lema Brings Embroidery To Animation In ‘El Cuerpo De Cristo’
Lema’s animated short adapts her graphic novel using embroidered sets and bespoke 2D animation to tell a story about mental illness and family memory.
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