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Hector Cortez has great stills posted on his The Animation Blog

Movie is due out March 26, 2010.

USA Today reports that the Berenstain Bears are heading to the big screen. Walden Media, the company behind the Chronicles of Narnia films, has acquired the rights to the ursine anthropomorphs, and [Shawn] Levy agreed to help oversee the project.The books, by Jan and the late Stan Berenstain, have maintained their popularity for almost a […]

Robert Zemeckis has told MTV that he has commissioned a script for a sequel to “Who Framed Roger Rabbit.” The original film opened up in theaters in 1988 and noted for the joint appearance of rival studio cartoon properties such as Daffy Duck and Donald Duck to share the screen. No timeline is being reported […]

USA Today reports that the Berenstain Bears are heading to the big screen. Walden Media, the company behind the Chronicles of Narnia films, has acquired the rights to the ursine anthropomorphs, and [Shawn] Levy agreed to help oversee the project.The books, by Jan and the late Stan Berenstain, have maintained their popularity for almost a […]

Corey Pandolph, cartoonist for The Elderberries and creator of Barkeater Lake, Greene With Envy and Toby, Robot Satan, has announced he’s launching a new comic called Angry Eyebrows which is an experiment to bring all of this three comic creations into one single comic.From the Gocomics announcement: Finding that the demands of three web comics […]

I’ve mentioned before that there was a Marmaduke movie in the works and that even some voice talent had signed on. Yesterday it was announced the starring role of Marmaduke would be voiced by Owen Wilson, who also voiced Lightening McQueen in Cars. The movie is a mix of CG and live action and will […]

We’ve discussed the significance of comics going mobile here before. Most of the offerings out there are repurposed content. Comic panels seem to transfer well, but comic strips or comic book panes require cutting out art or scrolling/flipping to make them fit on the smaller screens. Norm Feuti, creator of Retail and Gill has experimented […]

We have three reports from cartoonists regarding their trips to the Middle East region. MAD Magazine artist Tom Richmond was part of the NCS/USO group that went to Iraq, Jan Eliot and Daryl Cagle went to Algiers for the 2009 Festival International de la Bande Dessinee d’Alger and then went on to Morocco (Eliot), Egypt […]

Former Rocky Mountain News sports cartoonist Drew Litton has landed a weekly spot on the Chicago Tribune’s sports page beginning tomorrow. The new locally themed sports cartoon entitled, “The Main Event,” will cover Chicago sports teams such as the Cubs, White Sox, Bulls and Blackhawks. The new feature will run on Saturdays in print and […]

Comic history» A letter written by Walt Disney is up for auction. The typed letter on company letterhead and signed by Disney is expected to sell for $3,500 and $5,000. Comic strips» Michael Cavna leads a crusade to get Doonesbury printed at a legible size in the Washington Post and wins.Graphic Novels» Two Kentucky librarians […]

The Cartoon Network will begin running a new CGI TV program “The Garfield Show” starting next Monday. The show will run daily at 10:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. (EST). The show of course revolves around the surly cat Garfield. The show already runs throughout Europe, South America, Asia and the Middle East.From the press release: […]

Amazon has posted the final 10 comic strips in their Comic Strip Superstar contest. I’ve listed the finalists below with a link to their samples. Voting begins to day and runs through November 6th with the winner announced on the 9th. Belle Plaine by Eric Gapstur Büni by Ryan Pagelow CounterCulture by Kory Merritt Evil […]

The cartoonists that too part in the NCS/USO trip to Washington D.C., Germany and on to Iraq have returned and are posting photos and reviews of their experience. The group met with soldiers to provide some humor in tough situations.MAD Magazine cartoonist Tom Richmond has written the first part of a review of his experience. […]

Jan Eliot was invited to speak at the 2eme Festival International de la Bande Dessinee in Algiers. The festival was an international event with cartoonists coming from all over Africa. She’s back and has a write-up of her experience on her blog. It was a real honor to meet these and other women cartoonists at […]