Comics

The Sunday Funnies

A monthly roundup of comic strips that made reference to animated cartoon characters. Click thumbnails below to read an enlarged …

Events

SATURDAY: The Annie Awards

Tom Kenny, the voice of you-know-who SquarePants, is set to host this year’s 38th Annual Annie Awards, next Saturday, February 5, 2011, …

Bad Ideas

The Obscene Pay of Viacom Execs

Sumner Redstone, Philippe Dauman and Tom Dooley Viacom, the media conglomerate that owns Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, Spike TV, and …

Classic

“Totally Tooned In”

Here’s some news I’ve literally waited ten years to report. Sony’s syndicated classic-cartoon show Totally Tooned In is now being shown …

Cartoon Culture

T-Shirt Day

Too many cool t-shirts have come my way recently, here’s a few worth noting: Photographer Vincent Gonzales has a very small line …

Internet/Blogs

Letterheady

In the decades before email and the internet, people actually wrote letters on physical pieces of paper. I know it’s hard to believe, but …

Titles

“Yogi Bear” end titles by yU+Co

Believe it or not there was ONE good thing about the recent Yogi Bear movie: the animated end titles by yU+Co, designed by Synderela Peng …

Animators

Jerry Rees website

The motley crew pictured above are (left to right) Henry Selick, Bill Kroyer, Jerry Rees, Brad Bird and John Musker circa 1978. The …

Classic

“The Apple” by George Dunning

Tonight, a rarity: The Apple won a BAFTA (British equivalent of the Oscars) in 1963. It was directed by Yellow Submarine director George …

Feature Film

New “Rango” trailer

Rango still intrigues me. Here’s the third trailer for the Gore Verbinski/Johnny Depp/ILM/Nickelodeon Movie slated for release next March:

TV

Mighty B/Noveltoon Mash-up

Not sure how many will get the same kick out this as I did – but my inner geek is grinning ear to ear. Here’s a fan-made opening title …

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