Events

Notes from the Comic Con

I’m just back from “Comic Con” aka the San Diego Comic Con (for the record, I refuse to call it Comic Con International) and, all said …

Anime

Miyazaki in San Francisco July 25th

Hayao Miyazaki will appear in person, accept a prize and participate in a Q & A on July 25th in Berkeley California. Miyazaki so rarely …

TV

The Electric Company (2009)

Hey You Guys! Following will be some shameless PBS promotion, but I say that more as a fan than as a corporate cog. By now, you have …

Animators

Parra’s Art and Animation

Inappropriate it may be, but the music video for Lele’s “Breakfast” gets a chuckle out of me. The raunchy lyrics (NSFW) are made that …

Events

Fredrikstad Animation Festival

If you’re in Norway this week, I hope to see you at the Fredrikstad Animation Festival, which takes place this Wednesday through Sunday. …

Comics

Kim Deitch at MoCCA

A major retrospective of work by underground cartoonist Kim Deitch opens at New York’s Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art on September 9th. …

Events

Jerry at Comic Con

The San Diego Comic Con commences next week and I’ll be there. If you want to meet me and say hello, I’ll be signing copies of my book …

Anime

Satoshi Kon: Beyond Imagination

Big news for New York anime fans: acclaimed Japanese animation director Satoshi Kon (Paprika, Perfect Blue, etc.) is coming to New York …

Events

Animation in Columbus Ohio

Coming up in November is a series of unique animation programs at the Wexner Center for the Arts, on the campus of The Ohio State …

Events

Serge Bromberg in Brooklyn

Calling all New Yorkers. Check out Treasures from a Chest at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) this Friday. The annual program, …

Old Brew

THE “COMPLETE” HARVEYTOONS

Okay, I admit it. I love Famous Studios cartoons. Perhaps at some point I’ll go on at length about why I like them so much (partially …

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SDCC: JERRY BECK

One more time: Here’s where you can meet me at Comic-Con International: San Diego today (Thursday), tomorrow (Friday) and Saturday:RANDOM …

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GUMBY EXHIBIT

There’s going to be a Gumby exhibit opening Aug. 4th at the Center for Puppetry Arts museum in Atlanta. Several original props and models …

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HEY KIDS! FREE BUTTONS!

Amid and I will be plugging Comic-Con International: San Diego several times during the next week as we slowly figure out what panels are …

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Animation in San Diego

The amount of animation related programming at this year’s Comic-Con International: San Diego borders on the obscene. Nearly every …

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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 …

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Hopeless Pictures

I hadn’t heard of the new animated series, HOPELESS PICTURES, which premiered last Friday on IFC. After watching (or more appropriately, …

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SAN DIEGO COMIC CON

In a little less than two weeks, the San Diego Comic Con will commence with an expected attendance of over 100,000 fans and industry …

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