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Charley Harper: An Illustrated Life
Man, I can’t wait for this one! Ammo Books is getting ready to release what could become one of the must-have books of recent times: a …
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Cool McCool
Cool McCool was not a great cartoon show. In fact, it was downright poor. Created by Bob Kane (of Batman and Courageous Cat fame), and …
Mickey Styled
Here’s Mickey Mouse as you’ve never seen him before. The 1955 Disney-produced Nash car commercial posted below is as modern as the mouse …
The Wizzard of Krudd
The Wizzard of Krudd is a Nick pilot created last year by Greg Miller (Whatever Happened To Robot Jones?) and Mike Stern. Nick recently …
How To Become An Animation Executive
It turns out that John Kricfalusi isn’t the only TV animation creator who is vocal about his dislike of contemporary animation execs. …
Pink Panther Car For Sale
Ahhh, The things that turn up on eBay. For a measly $146,242.50 you can own the car created essentialy for the opening sequence of The …
Glenn Barr’s Haunted Paradise
Forget the fact that Glenn Barr did backgrounds for Ren & Stimpy, or The New Woody Woodpecker Show, or has contributed to Mad Magazine …
Ryan Larkin (1943-2007)
Canadian animation legend Ryan Larkin passed away on February 14 from brain cancer. Larkin directed and animated the 1969 Oscar-nominated …
How To Be A Cartoon Director
Kevin Langley found this vintage clip online in which Walter Lantz describes the duties of a cartoon director at his studio. It’s nice to …
The Complete POGO
Great news for fans of Walt Kelly (like me). Fantagraphics Books has acquired the rights to publish a comprehensive series of Walt …
Raid spot by Tex Avery
Mark Evanier posted this Tex Avery-directed Raid commercial on his blog and I couldn’t resist linking to it as well. At the risk of …
Azur and Asmar Picked Up By Weinstein Co.
Twitch Film is reporting that the Weinstein Company has picked up Michel Ocelot’s French feature Azur and Asmar for distribution. As …
Animation Show in Pasadena – Tonight!
Tonight I’ll be in Pasadena at the Rialto Theatre to catch the latest edition of The Animation Show. I will also be doing a Q&A with …
Tashlin ad on eBay
Who knew Frank Tashlin was still doing commercial art in 1948? I didn’t. This is currently for sale on eBay.
Forgotten Cartoon Legend #3 – Jose Jiminez
Caricatures of Hollywood celebrities have been common practice in animated cartoons since the silent era. And comedians authorizing their …
Change is Good
Welcome everybody! It’s been a long time coming and here finally is the new Cartoon Brew. Cartoon Brew launched in March 2004 and …
Ward Kimball’s Escalation
Ward Kimball made this film independently from the Disney Studio in 1968. It is the only independent short ever made by one of Disney’s …
Live-Action Geri’s Game
Here’s something that’s cool for cool’s sake. Brazilian film students Cesar Turin, Dalila Martins, Dani Libardi and Dhyana Mai have …
Toy Story 3 and American Dog News
During a Disney investor’s conference yesterday, John Lasseter and Ed Catmull announced some major Disney-Pixar news. Notably, that TOY …
Shane Acker’s 9
Shane Acker, the director of the atmospheric Oscar-nominated short 9, was a special guest at the ANIMATION SHOW screening in LA a couple …
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