Classic

New Van Beuren DVDs

Animation historian and cartoon archeologist Steve Stanchfield is back with another double header of rare 1930s cartoons from the …

Site News

Sponsor Shout-Out: Warner Bros.

Thank you to Warner Bros. who has sponsored our site for the past couple weeks. They are promoting The Jetsons Season 2 Volume 1 dvd. The …

Classic

Mish-Mish Effendi

About a year ago, Milton Knight sent us a link to a excerpt from a rare series of Egyptian cartoons created in the 1930s by the …

Classic

My Favorite “Hurt” Gag

It’s been acknowledged by the creators of The Simpsons that the blood-thirsty antics of Itchy and Scratchy were inspired less by Tom & …

Classic

Hallmark’s Cartoon Christmas

Holiday time is coming and that can only mean one thing: Hallmark is once again selling new Christmas ornaments based on classic cartoon …

Events

Cartoon Dump on Tuesday Night

I’m just back from Ottawa and hung over from a week of watching great animation. Tomorrow night is the antidote: Cartoon Dump, our …

Disney

“Mickey Mouse must Die!”

Mickey Mouse is “one of Satan’s soldiers” and makes everything he touches impure… or so claims Sheikh Muhammad Munajid during a …

Cartoon Culture

LP Cover Lover

I’ve really been enjoying the posts over at the LP Cover Lover blog. Matthew and Tony have been posting images of their incredible …

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 …

TV

Renegade to make Funny Face

Loud Mouth Lime, Jolly Olly Orange and Goofy Grape are poised for a comeback. Our friends at Renegade Animation (Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi, …

Classic

WB Academy Award Animation Collection

I’ve neglected to acknowledge the release this week of Warner Bros. Academy Award Animation Collection. It came out last Tuesday and it’s …

Classic

Mimiche

Here’s a rare treat—thanks to YouTube. Milton Knight discovered this upload of a rare 9.5mm silent home movie film featuring …

BrewFilms

Cartoon Dump #6: Sir Gee Whiz

Looney Tunes, Merrie Melodies, Happy Harmonies… and it all came down to this: Sir Gee Whiz On The Other Side Of The Moon. Needless to …

Events

In New York

I’m in New York today and having a blast with barely any time to read email or blog. The weather is really beautiful this week and that …

Cartoon Culture

Animated Manhattan

Inspired by the book Celluloid Skyline, which examined the depictions of New York in live-action film, the blog Ironic Sans has a …

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