Dr. Toon explores how animation was "creative yet insular during the strange times of the 1960s."

MTV is working on new episodes of BEAVIS AND BUTT-HEAD, reports THE NEW YORK POST.

Women In Animation International (WIA) has lined up an exciting panel of top uber-indie executives for a panel discussion titled “Thriving Indies,” to be presented as part of the organization’s annual meeting on Thursday, July 15, 2010 at 6 Point Harness Studios.

Coming up July 21-25 is the BIG annual San Diego Comic-Con, and once again Bill will have a booth to sell his DVDs, books and CD's.

Therein lies the lesson of Thomas Jane’s quest to play the role of comic book anti-hero Jonah Hex. The star of HBO’s popular series Hung once lobbied to play the theatrical role of Jonah Hex and, though he fell short in that attempt, Jane has found another path to the character as the disfigured cowboy’s voice in the DC Showcase Original Short, Jonah Hex.

The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has announced the nominees for the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards.

Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants special, "The Clash of Triton" (Monday, July 5, 8 p.m., ET/PT), raked in 5.2 million total viewers and ranked as the night's top show on broadcast and basic cable TV with kids 2-11, kids 6-11 and tweens 9-14.

Coolabi has today announced that production is underway in the UK to bring the much-loved children’s literary character Poppy Cat to television screens.

TV producer Reveille has inked a first-look deal with Mechem Media to produce family-friendly animated programming, according to THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.

Voice actor Ronald Gans has died from complications of pneumonia, reports VARIETY.

Turner has landed the off-network cable rights to Fox's THE CLEVELAND SHOW, reports VARIETY.

Lecture and Screening by Bob Camp, Co-creator of Ren and Stimpy
Date: Friday, July 9th
Time: 8:00 PM
Admission: $5                                                                                                                                                   
Day Five of The Oxberry Pegs Series

Wow! Bob Camp is coming to Observatory this Friday, July 9th. You know him as co-creator of the Ren and Stimpy show, the template for modern screwball cartoons, but you might not know all the other hat’s Bob wears. Bob is a cartoonist/illustrator, comic book artist, writer, story artist, designer, director and producer. He has worked on many TV series as well as feature films for such studios as Warner Brothers, Fox and Nickelodeon. Bob has been nominated for two Emmys, a Cable Ace award, and an Annie for his work on the “Ren and Stimpy” animated series. He was an illustrator at Marvel Comics on many comic titles including GI Joe, Crazy Magazine, Marvel Age, Bizarre Adventures, Savage Tales, Conan the Barbarian and The Nam. He has done covers, comics and editorial illustrations for Family Weekly magazine and The National Lampoon. Bob is presently developing concepts for film, TV and the internet.

So, drop by around 8pm this Friday, and Bob will show some cartoons, tell stories of his varied and lengthy career in animation and comics and answer your questions.

Free Popcorn, while supplies last!

Bob Camp's Filmography
Kick Buttowski Suburban Daredevil (Current) DisneyXD- storyboard artist
Leaf Men (2009-2010) Blue Sky/Fox- storyboard artist
Sym-bionic Titan (2009) Cartoon Network- storyboard artist
Kick Buttowski Suburban Daredevil (2008-2009) DisneyXD- storyboard artist
Robotboy (2006-2007) TV series Cartoon Network/France 3- Director
Legend of the Leaf Men (2006) Blue Sky/Fox- development artist
Ice Age II: The Meltdown (2005) Blue Sky/Fox- storyboard artist
Robots (2004) Blue Sky/Fox- storyboard artist
Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) Warner Bros.- storyboard artist
Scooby Doo (2002) Warner Bros.- storyboard artist
Grim and Evil (2002) Cartoon Network- storyboard artist
Jackie Chan Adventures (2002) Colombia/Tristar- story artist
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001) Paramount- storyboard artist
Cats and Dogs (2001) Warner Bros.- storyboard artist
Osmosis Jones (2001) Warner Bros.- storyboard artist
Lucky Lydia (2000) pilot for Cartoon Network- writer, co-director, executive producer
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) -Imagine/Ron Howard- storyboard artist
Cow and Chicken (1997-9) Cartoon Network- storyboard artist
Space Goofs (1995-6) Gaumont Multimedia/Fox- writer, storyboard artist, co-story supervisor, and voice director)
The Ren & Stimpy Show (1990-5) Nickelodeon- Co-creator, storyboard artist, writer, director, producer, supervising director
Tiny Toon Adventures (1989) Warner Bros.- storyboard artist
The New Adventures of Beany and Cecil (1989) DIC- storyboard artist

More info here: http://observatoryroom.org/2010/07/02/camp/

Corus Entertainment’s premium preschool network Treehouse is pleased to announce the world premiere of the first ever Dr. Seuss inspired animated series, The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! on Saturday, August 7 at 5:30 p.m. ET starring Martin Short as the voice of the Cat.

Scholastic, the global children’s publishing, education and media company, announced today that the Emmy Award-winning WordGirl will aim to beat the heat of July with a weeklong programming event called “There’s A New Villain in Town.”

This was my first time at MIFA (Marche International du film d'animation) and I could not have been more pleasantly surprised by the experience. Taking in the splendor of Lake Annecy's turquoise waters while meeting friends for cocktails in an ancient village immersed in a steady flow of creative energy was invigorating.

U.K. digital network Fiver has picked up Comedy Central's UGLY AMERICANS, reports VARIETY.

Jason Isaacs, renowned for his villainous turn as Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter films, assumes another dark iconic role as the voice of Ra’s al Ghul in Batman: Under the Red Hood, the latest entry in the ongoing series of DC Universe Animated Original PG-13 Movies coming July 27, 2010 to Blu-ray, DVD, OnDemand and for Download.

Mark Simon recalls his "fun times" while on vacation.

Now Boomerang, the commercial-free home of classic animation, celebrates summer with a little rock 'n roll, naming Josie the featured star of July's Boomeroyalty weekends. Beginning July 3, the network with showcase favorite Josie and the Pussycats episodes every Saturday and Sunday, 2 - 4 p.m. (ET).

HEROES director and comics veteran Jeph Loeb has been hired by Marvel to head its new TV division, reports VARIETY.