Shorts

The Stubborn Cowboy (1967)

When Shamus Culhane took over the creative controls of the Paramount Animation Studio in 1966, he clearly understood the opportunity he …

Classic

The Last Terrytoon one-shot

I’m back with another lame attempt by a classic cartoon studio to be relevant in the 1960s. Today I’ve got what I believe is the last …

Events

Zap! Pow! Bam!

If you are in L.A. or plan to visit between now and August 9th, check out the incredible super hero exhibit at the Skirball Cultural …

Classic

The Last Screen Song

The cartoon below isn’t very good, but it’s been rarely seen — and that’s usually good enough for me. And it’s somewhat historically …

Shorts

The Bravest Warriors

Most people who view Pen Ward’s Adventure Time either passionately love it – or don’t get it at all. I’m in the camp that loves it, and …

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

New Works by Fons Schiedon

It seems that the talented Dutch animator and illustrator Fons Schiedon is always working on something interesting. We’ve written about …

Feature Film

Alice’s Birthday

The footage in this promo reel looks like a lot of fun to me. All I know about this Russian Flash animated feature is what’s …

Advertising

Paddington Bear Marmite ads

A new series of British TV spots, featuring Paddington Bear for Marmite, are quite refreshing. They mimic the cartoon series from the …

Animators

Bill Melendez 1916-2008

Bill Melendez, the Mexican-born American character animator, film director, and film producer, best known for his animation for Warner …

Comics

Dumm Comics Roundtable

As written up on the Brew yesterday, Dumm Comics is a new daily comic site launched by some of the today’s top talents working in TV …

Shorts

Malice in Wonderland by Vince Collins

I’ve linked to Vince Collins’s animation before, but I hadn’t run across this hallucinogenic 1982 piece of animation he made called …

Shorts

PerfectLand by Ben Meinhardt

PerfectLand is an oddly appealing series of Flash-animated shorts created for MTV by Ben Meinhardt. I’ve embedded the first one below and …

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