Publications
Hot Of The Presses.
Several new animation-related books have recently become available. Rutgers
University Press has published Reading the Rabbit: Explorations in Warner
Bros. Animation, a compendium of essays by Linda Simensky, Gene Walz,
Michael Frierson, Donald Crafton and others, edited by Kevin S. Sandler.
W.W. Norton & Company has published a revised edition of Michael O'Rourke's
Principles of Three-Dimensional Computer Animation. Additional books
which are scheduled to be released in the near future are a how-to animation
book by Aardman Animations, Maureen Furniss' Art in Motion: Animation
Aesthetics (John Libbey & Company), Paul Wells' Understanding
Animation (Routledge) and Gene Walz's Cartoon Charlie: The Life
and Art of Animation Pioneer Charles Thorson (Great Plains Publishing).
[Gene Walz's article
about Charles Thorson can be found in the September
1997 issue of Animation World Magazine.]
Many of these books will be reviewed in Animation World Magazine.
Stay tuned to the Animation Flash for information. Support AWN! Buy
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Harvey Starts Publishing. The
Harvey Entertainment Company, owners of the cartoon characters Casper the
Friendly Ghost, Richie Rich, Baby Huey, Little Audrey, Lotta, Hot Stuff
and Wendy the Good Little Witch, have announced plans to launch a new children's
publication in November. The monthly, glossy print magazine will be called
Harvey, the Magazine for Kids and will cost U.S. $2.95 per issue.
Harvey Entertainment has hired Matty Simmons (of National Lampoon
and Weight Watchers magazines) as publisher and Julie Lynch, former
editor of Heavy Metal magazine as editor.
Note: Readers may contact any Animation World Magazine contributor by sending an e-mail to editor@awn.com.
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