DVD

“Happiness Is A Warm Blanket”

Last summer I moderated a panel at the San Diego Comic Con for Happiness is a Warm Blanket, the first new Peanuts special in five years. …

Events

ToonSeum

A new museum of animation, cartoon and comic art has opened in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It’s called ToonSeum and it just had its grand …

Animators

Mr. Lawrence

The artwork above was from a presentation I created when I was an exec at Nickelodeon 13 years ago. It was (and still is) my mission in …

CGI

Ugly CG Peanuts

Good Grief! Some drawn characters just shouldn’t be rendered in 3-D. A German telecommunications company, Combots, is selling …

Old Brew

Animation Still Key At Nickelodeon

While Cartoon Network continues to abandon cartoons in favor of live-action productions, this article in yesterday’s NY TIMES reaffirms …

Old Brew

Vincent Waller’s Blog

I think it’s safe to announce that the Internet is officially complete now that director, storyboard artist and all-around creative type …

Old Brew

Plastic Man Pilot

Cartoon Network’s pilot for a new PLASTIC MAN series has found its way to MySpace Videos and YouTube. The show wasn’t picked up so this …

Old Brew

REVIEW: MIND GAME

It’s not often that I get excited about an animated feature, particularly a Japanese animated feature, but I’m really eager to check out …

Old Brew

MONDO POPEYE

Bobby London responds to Alternet.org’s What’s In Popeye’s Pipe?, a piece we linked to earlier this week, which referenced London’s run …

Old Brew

DISNEY’S LAST DUD?

Financial website Motley Fool has posted this editorial by Rick Aristotle Munarriz, which asks “Remember when Disney’s golden animated …

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