Classic

Baby Huey

Over the past year I’ve collaborated with Leslie Cabarga on several Dark Horse Books compiling the best stories of the classic Harvey …

Disney

Best. Disneyland. Photos. Ever!

Here’s a few Kodak Moments that I’ll bet Disneyland would rather soon forget. Several blogs and news agencies are posting these …

Disney

Disney Magazine Illustrators

Kevin Kidney has posted a virtual gallery of rare images of original vintage publication art for Walt Disney’s Magazine, featuring art by …

Events

Jerry at Comic Con

The San Diego Comic Con commences next week and I’ll be there. If you want to meet me and say hello, I’ll be signing copies of my book …

TV

No Bozo: Larry Harmon 1925-2008

Larry Harmon, the actor and animation producer who acquired the rights to Bozo the Clown and turned him into a long running TV franchise …

Cartoon Culture

Looney Muses

Billy Collins, a former U.S. poet laureate, writes about his love for Warner Bros. Cartoons in today’s Wall Street Journal. This quote …

Disney

Ward Kimball on CinemaScope

Several years ago I curated a program of CinemaScope cartoon shorts from the 1950s, which I screened at the Ottawa Animation Festival, …

Classic

Vintage Cartoon Trade Ads

Once again John McElwee, over at his Greenbriar Picture Shows blog, is waxing nostalgic about classic theatrical cartoons. McElwee also …

Shorts

VooDooDog Shorts

I’ve mentioned the amazing work of London’s VooDooDog studio before. Between commercial assignments, the company supports and encourages …

Events

Pre-Code wrap-up

Mark Kausler blogged about the Pre-Code Cartoon show I presented at the Silent Movie Theatre in Los Angeles last Tuesday. It was a smash …

TV

R.I.P. The Great Gazoo

Say what you will about the Great Gazoo, but Harvey Korman (who performed his voice) was a fine comic actor. He passed away today at …

Classic

String Holders

That’s what I love about Cartoon Brew, I learn something new everyday! I never knew anything about string holders. The Bosko and Honey …

Feature Film

Nina Paley Talks Sita

A terrific interview in Film & Video with filmmaker Nina Paley, who completed a full-length animated feature by herself…on a Mac…for …

Classic

The Last Terrytoons

The cartoons posted below are two semi-rare TV pilots. They are not particularly good and I direct you to them only for historical …

Internet/Blogs

Radio time!

In case you missed your chance several months ago, voice actress Janet Waldo (Judy Jetson, Penelope Pitstop, etc.) and animation writer …

Disney

Lunch with Disney’s “Alice”

This Saturday, May 24, 2008, Women in Animation will present a salon featuring Virginia Davis, the original star of Walt Disney’s Alice …

Classic

Animation Auction

Ron Stark of S/R Laboratories in Westlake Village, California, sent me his latest animation auction catalog and it’s loaded with goodies. …

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