Books

Book Review: Tashlinesque: The Hollywood Comedies of Frank Tashlin

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Columns: Fred Patten's Book Reviews | Site Categories: Books, Cartoons, Films, People, Short Films, Writing
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Fred Patten reviews the first American book devoted to the work of a master of comedy in both animated shorts and live-action features.

Book Review: Tricky Women: Women In Animation

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Site Categories: 2D, Books, CG, Films, People, Short Films
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Nancy Phelps discusses the 12 collected essays analyzing women and their history and involvement in animation.

MoCCA Fest Unveils 10th Anniversary Lineup

Posted In | News Categories: Art, Books, Events, People, Places | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Art, Books, Events, People, Places
MoCCA unveils its lineup for the 10th edition of the MoCCA Fest, which runs April 23 – 27, 2012.

CHARACTERS ENGAGE: AN INTERVIEW WITH JEFFREY SCOTT ON WRITING CHARACTERS

Posted In | Blog Categories: From the Hollywood Trenches | Site Categories: Acting, Anime, Books, Cartoons, Education and Training, Films, People, Television
CharactersEngage.com Interviews Jeffrey Scott: Can Characters Have Universal Appeal?

VIZ Media Promotes Ken Sasaki

Posted In | News Categories: Anime, Books, Business, People, Places | Geographic Region: North America | Site Categories: Anime, Books, Business, People, Places
VIZ Media announced that Ken Sasaki will succeed Hidemi Fukuhara as President and CEO of the company as of April 1st, 2012.

Book Review: Kevin Dart’s Looks That Kill by Elizabeth Ito

Posted In | Magazines: AnimationWorld | Columns: Fred Patten's Book Reviews | Site Categories: Art, Books, Illustration, Short Films
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Fred Patten reviews Dart's unusual but delightful first in the Yuki 7 Gadget Girls series that combines an original secret-agent novel with a Flash-animation “complete movie trailer” DVD.

Breakthrough Options Margaret Atwood’s Wandering Wenda & Friends

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Breakthrough Entertainment has optioned Wandering Wenda & Friends, the critically-acclaimed children’s book series written by celebrated children’s author Margaret Atwood.

Cartoon Art Museum Celebrates 60 Years of MAD

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The Cartoon Art Museum's latest exhibition, “What, Me Worry? 60 Years of MAD” celebrates the rich history of MAD from the original comic book through the black-and-white magazine to its latest incarnation as a full-color bi-monthly publication supplemented by online content.

Book Review: The Art of Pixar

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Fred Patten reviews a must-have book for fans of Pixar's individual films and students of modern animation in general.

Marvel to Release Augmented-Reality Comics

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As part of its “ReEvolution” initiative, Marvel will be releasing an augmented reality app called Marvel AR.