2021 In Review: Cartoon Brew’s Top 20 Most-Read Stories
This was the year Blue Sky and Tangent shut down, "Demon Slayer" mania reached the U.S., and a giant David Hasselhoff model went onsale …
This was the year Blue Sky and Tangent shut down, "Demon Slayer" mania reached the U.S., and a giant David Hasselhoff model went onsale …
Animator Chris Meyer-White explains the software's advantages when it comes to hybrid approaches.
Spears's death comes only four months after the passing of his long-time business and creative partner Joe Ruby.
Eighty episodes will launch on HBO Max next week.
We published nearly 750 stories in 2019 — here were the biggest ones.
Ever wondered about all the steps involved in producing a 2d animated tv series?
An in-depth look at the useful new features packed into the latest version of the 2d animation studio software of Cartoon Animator 4, releasing in April.
A Los Angeles animation studio creating work that appeared on Disney and Nick-owned platforms didn't pay it artists for months and suddenly shut down.
At least it's a start to fixing Youtube's broken copyright claim system.
Creators are calling for an end to Youtube's current policies, which allow corporations to abuse American copyright law and restrict the free speech rights of independent artists.
Now 75, Bugs Bunny remains a towering influence. We look at some of his greatest hits.
Hundreds of hours' worth of animation is newly available to stream online.
The Internet animation community is talking about one thing today: a series of tweets last night by "Adventure Time" storyboard revision artist Emily Partridge in which she identified artist Skyler Page, the creator of the Cartoon Network series "Clarence," as sexually assaulting her.
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 Brew officially launched on March 15, 2004. A decade is a long time to be doing anything, but it feels like an especially long time to be blogging daily. As we head into the site's 10th anniversary year, here are some reflections on where we've been and where we're headed.
Remember Officer Bubbles, the Toronto cop who tried to sue YouTube because he didn’t like cartoons that satirized his abuses of power? …
Thurop Van Orman, the creator of The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, posted an entry earlier this week on his deviantART page, in …
This is the time of year that news and media organizations begin the avalanche of annual “best of” lists and the like. The thought of …
A bit of a followup to last week’s post “Cartoons, Copyright and YouTube”. Emru Townsend at fps magazine linked to this excellent article …
A preliminary calendar of animated feature films releasing in 2026, from major studio sequels to original anime, Pixar, Disney, and indie titles.