Disney

Disney cartoon WTF??

Didier Ghez posted this several months ago but I just caught up with it today. Apparently it was made by Italian Disney comics artist …

Animators

Oliver Postgate, RIP

The BBC reports that British animator and TV show creator Oliver Postgate has passed away at age 83. He’s responsible for TV series like …

Animators

Emru Townsend, RIP

Emru (r.) with sister Tamu Our friend and colleague Emru Townsend passed away last night after a brave battle with leukemia. Emru was …

Animators

Inspired by Cartoon Brew

One of the most rewarding parts of running Cartoon Brew is hearing from artists who are inspired by the items that we post here. Here are …

Animators

Andy Knight, RIP

According to a note posted by PaulD on this message board, veteran animator and director Andy Knight, died last Thursday, April 10, at …

Books

It’s a Cartoon Modern World

Dear Brew readers, please indulge this shameless late-night post. I discovered a new fact tonight: nothing perks one up at 1:30am like …

Comics

Oswald Comic Strip

Recently sold off on ebay was a series of six sample comic strips for a purported Oswald The Lucky Rabbit daily comic strip from the late …

Cartoon Culture

Cartoons and Brew

Animator Dan Meth is hosting his second annual Drinking and Drawing event in both New York City and Portland Oregon next Wednesday (Amid …

BrewFilms

Cartoon Dump Episode 2

Calling all animation haters! The second episode of our new web series Cartoon Dump is now up at CartoonBrewFilms.com. Somehow we are …

Animators

RIP, David Hilberman

ASIFA-San Francisco president Karl Cohen forwarded a note to let us know that UPA co-founder and one of the last of the truly great …

Classic

Lost Filmstrips

Over at CreativePro.com, writer Gene Gable has posted a great series of articles on all aspects of vintage design, discussing everything …

Advertising

21st Century Cartoon Chase

This is a fairly amusing promo for Cartoon Network Latin America. It was accepted into this year’s Cannes Lions advertising festival. …

Advertising

Homage or Rip-off?

“Homage or Rip-off” should be a new category on Cartoon Brew. Certainly we have enough material. In the comments of the Lee Lennox’s …

Ideas/Commentary

Geena Davis on Cartoons

Actress Geena Davis spoke at the National Conference for Media Reform in January, discussing her new foundation, See Jane. This group …

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