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Dr. Toon

Dr. Toon: Silent Revolution

By Martin Goodman | Monday, August 20, 2012 at 5:23 pm
Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Columns: Dr. Toon | Site Categories: 2D, 3D, CG, Television
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Dr Toon recounts the pivotal years from 1994-2000, when TV animation underwent crucial changes in production technology.

Dr. Toon: The Animation Critic’s Art - Great Expectations?

By Martin Goodman | Monday, July 2, 2012 at 2:06 pm
Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Columns: Dr. Toon | Site Categories: 2D, CG, Films, Television
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Can one predict an animated film’s success in advance? Dr. Toon makes a case for the upcoming DreamWorks feature, Mr. Peabody and Sherman.

Dr. Toon: The Avengers Dis-assembled

By Martin Goodman | Thursday, June 7, 2012 at 11:31 am
Posted In | Magazines: VFXWorld | Columns: Dr. Toon | Site Categories: 3D, CG, Films, Technology, Visual Effects
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Dr. Toon looks at the megahit "Avengers" movie and offers a few thoughts.

Dr. Toon: Two Films, Two Concerts

By Martin Goodman | Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at 10:13 am
Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Columns: Dr. Toon | Site Categories: Films, People
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Dr. Toon examines how two famous animated films bookended the Sixties counterculture.

Dr. Toon: One for those Long Gone

By Martin Goodman | Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at 10:13 am
Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Columns: Dr. Toon | Site Categories: 2D, Art, Cartoons, Commercials, Illustration, People, Short Films
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Dr Toon examines the UPA legacy in the light of a new book and DVD release.

Dr. Toon: Youth Shall be Served

By Martin Goodman | Friday, March 2, 2012 at 11:13 am
Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Columns: Dr. Toon | Site Categories: 2D, Cartoons, Television
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Dr. Toon dives into the intersection of young children’s animation with society, psychology, and economics.

Dr. Toon: The Evolution of Animated Comedy

By Martin Goodman | Monday, February 6, 2012 at 12:23 pm
Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Columns: Dr. Toon | Site Categories: 2D, Cartoons, Short Films, Television
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Dr. Toon examines decades of evolutionary changes in what makes shorts funny.

Dr. Toon: The Animation Critic's Art - Post-Mortem

By Martin Goodman | Friday, January 13, 2012 at 3:15 pm
Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Columns: Dr. Toon | Site Categories: 2D, Cartoons, Television
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Dr. Toon speaks candidly in his post-mortem of the Fox animated series, Allen Gregory.

Dr. Toon: The Animation Critic's Art - Society and it's Discontents Part II

By Martin Goodman | Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 2:39 pm
Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Columns: Dr. Toon | Site Categories: Cartoons, Television
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Martin "Dr. Toon" Goodman looks at why SpongeBob SquarePants is a lightning rod in American culture.

The Animation Critic Continued: Society and its Discontents

By Martin Goodman | Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at 11:45 am
Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Columns: Dr. Toon | Site Categories: Cartoons, Television
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Martin "Dr. Toon" Goodman looks at the interaction between animation and the society that produces it, consumes it, and judges its values.
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