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Two New Books

Two great new books, mentioned prevously on this site, have finally been published and both are a lot better than I imagined – and highly …

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A note to the ladies out there

Just thought you’d like to know… Women do not do any of the creative work in connection with preparing the cartoons for the screen, as …

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BEFORE WALT

For years, Ray Pointer of Inkwell Images has been compiling the best of early American cartoon art and preserving animation history …

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SGT. DAVE MONAHAN

In honor of Memorial Day, we are happy to once again highlight this link to Sue Larkin’s tribute blog to her dad, Warner Bros. storyman …

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Upcoming Halas & Batchelor Book

HALAS AND BATCHELOR CARTOONS: AN ANIMATED HISTORY is a new coffeetable book coming out in August that is “part-history, part-tribute, …

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TUNES FOR ‘TOONS SCREENING

Next Saturday, April 29th, ASIFA-Hollywood is holding a special film program and lecture illustrating the world of music as seen through …

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SPUMCO LIVE!

Spumco cartoons, the way they were meant to be seen: on the big theatre screen!Jot this down: John Kricfalusi will be making an …

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The New Cartoon Network

Here’s a roundup of news related to our earlier post about Cartoon Network’s rebranding efforts, and its new programming direction, which …

Animators

Identifying Classic Animators

My new favorite blog of the moment is Thad Komorowski’s “Identifying Animators and Their Scenes.” The site has only been up for a few …

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UPA’S TELL TALE HEART

I guess there is no escaping the fact that it’s UPA week here at CARTOON BREW and on Amid’s CARTOON MODERN (Mike Sporn’s Splog has even …

Animators

JOT

Animator Nate Pacheco has posted two must-see episodes of the early-1960s cartoon series JOT. He calls it one of his biggest sources of …

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Weekend Animation Notes

Finally, an animation executive salary increase that’s actually deserved. Anime has arrived in Iraq, otaku will follow. Nick Park on …

Animators

Tachiguishi Retsuden

TACHIGUISHI RETSUDEN is an upcoming Japanese animated film by Mamoru Oshii (GHOST IN THE SHELL) and Production IG. It is yet another …

Animators

A CAR-TUNE PORTRAIT

One of the hot things emerging on several cartoon blogs lately is the detailed deconstruction of classic animated features and shorts. By …

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WALT DISNEY’S OSWALD

The Walt Disney Company has acquired the rights to OSWALD THE LUCKY RABBIT. And somewhere in heaven, Walt Disney is smiling.Disney’s …

Illustration

Craig Yoe’s ARF

MODERN ARF (Fantagraphics) is one of the most inspiring collections of cartoon artwork I’ve run across in a long time. I bought the book …

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THE THREE STOOGES

Most of us who love cartoons also have a love for The Three Stooges. Even those cheap TV cartoons made in the 1960s fascinate me. Steve …

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