Animation» A new Ponyo trailer has been posted.» The Animation blog has posted concept art from the upcoming Disney feature film “Rapunzel” due out Christmas of 2010.Comic Strips» Readers were quick to note that yesterday’s B.C. had two left feet.Editorial Cartooning» Pat Oliphant was awarded the Inkpot Award for his career in cartooning. The Inkpot […]
The comic strip Annie turned 85 yesterday. Little Orphan Annie first appeared in 1924, a creation of Herold Gray. The comic “Little Orphan Annie” debuted on Aug. 5, 1924. Original creator Harold Gray intended to call his character “Little Orphan Otto,” but switched the character’s gender at the suggestion of his editor, the Chicago Tribune’s […]
For those of you into animation, The History Channel and Aniboom are sponsoring a competition for you to animate 30 seconds of a famous historical speech and send it in. The speeches are provided, voiced by Matt Damon, Marisa Tomei, Bruce Springsteen, Morgan Freeman and others. The five first cut finalists receive $5,000 to finish […]
A recent ad campaign by Jamba Juice to promote their lunch specials appears highly similar to David Rees’ “Get Your War On” webcomic style which has David concerned that it might appear that he’s involved with the campaign, even though “Get Your War On” was retired in January. Rees, who started making clip-art comics while […]
Univeral Uclick and Mark Tatulli have announced the first ever look-alike contest. Contestants are encouraged to do their best to mimic Lioâ??s trademark hair spike and capture the mischievous spirit of the weirdest little kid on the comics page and send the photos in before September 28th. Judges at Universal will narrow the selection with […]