Internet/Blogs

Brew Radio Today!

Brewmaster Jerry Beck will be broadcasting again, live on Shokus Internet Radio today, Wednesday August 22nd from 4pm to 6pm Pacific time …

Events

Jerry Beck in Person!

“Here we come, walking down the street, get the funniest looks from, everyone we meet…” Hey, Hey.. I may be comin’ to your town in …

Events

Day 1 @ Comic Con

San Diego Comic Con Thursday, 7.26.07, 5:30pm Signing Popeye DVD posters with Stephen DeStefano at the Warner Bros. booth. (Thanks to …

Internet/Blogs

Ratatouille Virtual Sets

Tim Petros, a photographer who specializes in QuickTime VR, was hired to transform the Ratatouille backgrounds into VR movies with sound …

Events

The San Diego Comic Con is Coming!

Still in Portland, but I’m already looking forward to going San Diego for the Comic Con — only four weeks away! I have two things on …

Classic

Paramount Shorts 1934

Here’s a killer item on ebay. If I could afford it, I’d buy this. Since I can’t I might as well post it here and maybe one of our …

Classic

Columbia’s Barney Google

One of the “Holy Grails” amongst us cartoon historians is the series of four Barney Google cartoons produced in Technicolor by Columbia …

Classic

Viacom sells Famous Music

Well, there goes Popeye the Sailor Man, It’s A Hap-Hap Happy Day and Casper The Friendly Ghost. Not the characters (they were sold off …

Classic

Where Are the UPA Shorts?

If there’s one question I’ve received more frequently than any other since the release of Cartoon Modern, it’s “Where can I see the UPA …

Cartoon Culture

Betty Boop Slept Here

Fleischer Studios made arguably the funniest cartoons of the 1920s and ’30s — and they made them, from 1923 through 1938, in studio …

Cartoon Culture

Brew Radio: TODAY!

Here’s the reminder: yours truly, Jerry Beck, will appear on a live Internet radio chat today at 7pm Eastern/4pm Pacific. I will be …

Cartoon Culture

Brew Radio on Wednesday

Yours truly, Brewmaster Jerry Beck, will appear on a live Internet radio chat Wednesday afternoon (4/25) at 4pm. I will be joined by …

Books

Geppi’s Entertainment Museum

No, this isn’t a frame from the forthcoming digital restoration of the Max Fleischer Popeye cartoons. It’s an actual production cel and …

Ideas/Commentary

An Open Letter

Dear AOL/MSN/Yahoo/NBC-Universal and News Corp., Congratulations on the news of your new company to compete with YouTube. The …

Disney

Disney Dog Food

Okay, I promise to stop posting silly Disney food products–as soon as they stop making them. Brew reader Michael Eilerman snapped …

Books

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 …

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