Google Creates Homage To Winsor McCay’s Little Nemo
I can’t praise enough Google’s use of their homepage to give credit to animation and comic pioneers. Their front-page Google Doodle for …
Comics
“Thunderpaw”, An Animated Comic By Jen Lee
Jen Lee is doing something very special with her newly launched on-line comic Thunderpaw: In the Ashes of Fire Mountain. The comic, which …
“The Saga of Rex” promo by Michel Gagné
Anything by Michel Gagné, even 30 seconds of new animation, is worth a post on Cartoon Brew. Here is a promo for his 2010 graphic novel …
Looney Tunes Comics blog
Looney Tunes mega-fan Matthew Hunter (of the Misce-Looney-Ous blog) has started another worth-while project for the benefit of mankind. …
Ryan Woodward Announces An Animated Graphic Novel
Ryan Woodward, a veteran feature animator who is also responsible for the popular animated short Thought of You, is placing his bets on …
Old Comics/New Books
I’ve been picking up a lot of good books lately and though they’ve been classic comics-related, all have animated cartoon connections. …
The Battle For Archie
The New York Times has a piece about the nasty in-fighting between the two families who own control the Archie Comics universe, which …
SATURDAY: Oddball Comics = Oddball Cartoons!
I’ve been a huge fan of Scott Shaw’s Oddball Comics presentations at Comic Con since I first saw them over 20 years ago. Scott projects a …
Bob Clampett’s first cartoons
Animator Mark Kausler blogs about his latest discovery – Bob Clampett’s first published cartoon art. It’s from 1925 and was published in …
Kim Deitch: “Leaping Tall Buildings”
Worth a look: Kim Deitch (veteran underground cartoonist and son of animation director Gene Deitch) talks about his comics career and …
Seeing Double? MacFarlane’s “Ted” vs. “Imagine THIS”
The trailer for Seth MacFarlane’s new movie Ted, went online Monday. Cartoonist Lucas Turnbloom has been drawing the online comic strip …
Michel Gagné restores Jack Kirby’s Romance Comics
I ran into animator Michel Gagné at the Annie Awards last week (where he picked up an Annie for Best Video Game, Insanely Twisted Shadow …
“The Art of Pho” Motion Comic
Our friends at The Submarine Channel have just launched a brand-new motion comic based on Julian Hanshaw’s graphic novel The Art of Pho …
Every Tintin Adaptation–And How Spielberg Stacks Up
Steven Spielberg’s new Adventures of Tintin is the most technically ambitious film version of Tintin to date, but it is hardly the first …
Animated Comic Covers
I love animated GIFs and the seemingly infinite variations on the form. Comic book artist Kerry Callen has come up with a new twist: …
Rare Terrytoons Comic Strip FOUND!
Animator Mark Kausler has uncovered a rare 1950s “Terrytoons” comic strip, Barker Bill, and has started posting them on his blog. Paul …
“Tom the Dancing Bug” on Mo-Cap
“Billy Dare” gets a mysterious note from “Zmekberg” to meet him in the Uncanny Valley. The latest installment of Ruben Bolling’s comic …
Bil Keane (1922-2011)
It’s taken a lot of knocks over the years, but the daily Family Circus panel was just as much a part of our lives as Charles Schulz’ …
“Infinite Jest” Exhibition at the Met
This one is for New Yorkers: “Infinite Jest” is an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art of caricature and satire through the …
Aardman Tackles Batman and WB Animation’s Moribund State
During last Sunday’s keynote speech at MIP Jr, Sam Register, the exec vp of creative affairs at Warner Bros. Animation, revealed that …
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