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Funny Animation on The Simpsons

This new video posted onto YouTube showcases some of the cartoonier moments (in slo-mo) from early Simpsons episodes. According to the …

Spumco bigshot Jim Smith is auctioning some of his layouts from the original Ren & Stimpy series on eBay. The prices are reasonable and …

This is a must-read article in the New York Times about the new deal that South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone have struck with …

Lou Romano is posting a bunch of swell color keys from Powerpuff Girls. Previously on Cartoon Brew: Samurai Jack bgs by Bill Wray and …

This short Reuters video tells the story of how soap stone carvers in the Kenyan village of Tabaka are earning more money than ever by …

The show may put viewers to sleep but the artwork certainly doesn’t. Bill Wray has posted a gorgeous selection of backgrounds that he and …

Vanity Fair has published an extensive oral history about The Simpsons. The piece includes the thoughts of everybody from cartoonist Gary …

Here’s a sneak peek at some finished footage from the new Flash animated George Of the Jungle, in production by Studio B in Vancouver for …

What hath South Park wrought? Rick & Steve debuts on the Logo cable channel July 10th. A sneak preview clip is posted here.

Direct TV posted this press release on May 23rd with a somewhat apt misprint in its network listings. Considering the direction …

Tony Mines of Spite Your Face Productions sent me a note about an early-1960s British animated series, The Pingwings, which had been …

In all my years of watching and collecting animated cartoons, only a scant few of the shows I grew up with have eluded my review in …

A few weeeks ago, I posted a few pages of Bruce Timm storyboards from The New Adventures of Beany and Cecil (1988). I also said if any …

Australian cartoonist Elliot Cowan recently discovered that he could receive Cartoon Network on his digital cable. After watching it, he …

File this under “Weird Things I’ve Accumulated Over the Years.” While cleaning out some boxes recently, I ran across photocopies of a …

Are The Simpsons and Family Guy creatively bankrupt? Is the Pope Catholic? The New York Sun’s David Blum wrote a sharp commentary about …

Working on a tight budget? The piece below is a beautiful example of how great artwork combined with creative compositing can be just as …

A quick follow-up to yesterday’s El Tigre review: the show’s supervising director Dave Thomas also has a blog where he’s posting many …

My introduction to Jorge Gutierrez’s work was at the 1999 CalArts Producers’ Show. It was a screening of his CG short Carmelo. If I …

Walter Tetley is a name you may not know, but you’ve definitely heard his voice. He’s best known for his role as Sherman in Jay …