Cartoon Brew has a sliver of insight into a bit of animation history. Famed animator Chuck Jones was to do a special with Walt Kelly’s Pogo. But the project went south.“How did you ever okay Chuck’s Pogo story?,” Ward Kimball asked Walt Kelly shortly after the special aired on TV. “I didn’t, for Godsake!,” Kelly […]
I get press releases from Smith Micro from time to time. It seems like they’re always releasing something new every month or so. The last email is for a new product called MotionArtist. It looks like a simpler version of Adobe Flash but made specifically for those who produce comics. For those of you who’d […]
Last Sunday’s Family Guy gave Tom Gammill’s The Doozies a shout-out.
Wired.com is reporting that Chris Onstad’s Achewood is shopping the webcomic as a TV animated show to networks. Although some familiar plots from the webcomic would make their way into the small-screen adaptation, Onstad says the bulk of the content potentially slated for the cartoon format will be all-new. Currently, the creator is looking at […]
Taking on an additional post to “David Silverman on Maggie Simpson in ‘The Longest Daycare’” post earlier, is another interview by The Simpsons executive producer James L. Brooks.Via: The Animation Blog
David Silverman, animator/supervising director of The Simpsons, directed an animated short (Maggie Simpson in ‘The Longest Daycare’) that is up for an Academy Award this weekend. The short debuted before Ice Age: Continental Drift and was broadcast on Fox this last Sunday after the Simpsons. Hollywood reporter interviewed David about the short and The Simpsons.
Axe Cop, the webcomic written by brothers Malachai Nicolle (age 5 when the webcomic was launched) and Ethan Nicolle (age 28 when launched) will debut on Fox’s Adult Swim-style Saturday-night on July 27. This is a Halloween themed teaser released last fall.
Another book that I think would be of interest to those of you who enjoy animation and historical aspects of the craft. “I Say, I Say … Son!”: A Tribute to Legendary Animators Bob, Chuck, and Tom McKimson is a book about Bob McKimson who was the original creator of Foghorn Leghorn, the Tasmanian Devil, […]
A follow up to the Mr. Burns Endorses Mitt Romney video:
This year’s Annie Award nominations have been announced. The Annie Award is the Oscar equivalent for the animation industry. The winners will be announced February 2, 2013.Production CategoriesBest Animated Feature Brave – Pixar Animation Studios Frankenweenie – The Walt Disney Studios Hotel Transylvania – Sony Pictures Animation ParaNorman – Focus Features Rise of the Guardians […]
From Hollywood Reporter: Family film Wreck-It Ralph opened to a record-breaking $49.1 million from 3,752 theaters – the top weekend debut for a Disney Animation Studios title. The record had been held by Tangled, which opened with $48.8 million during Thanksgiving weekend in 2010. (Opening on a Wednesday, the film grossed $68.6 million in its […]
The Norm creator Michael Jantze has started an Indiegogo campaign to raise funds to cover legal expenses due to a suit he says is “frivilous”.From his fundraising site: Here’s what happened to me in a nutshell: I worked for free for someone for a year and now he claims I owe him money. Really? That’s […]
The Simpsons’ Mr. Burns is endorsing Governor Romney for president.
Cartoonist and animator Bill White has passed at the age of 51. His wife posted on his blog news that he passed last Saturday. She writes: His talent and humor were known by many, and his legacy will continue for years to come. Thank you for your continued support of Bill’s blog over the years. […]
Silo Roberts creator Rob Cabrera stepped away from his comic strip and went back to school for a masters in animation. He made is directorial debut this last Sunday with the animation short entitled Monica. It premiered at the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival.“Monica” also features Bailee Madison who co-stars with Billy Crystal, Bette Midler, […]