MoCCA Fest Unveils 10th Anniversary Lineup
MoCCA unveils its lineup for the 10th edition of the MoCCA Fest, which runs April 23 – 27, 2012.
Category: Books
CHARACTERS ENGAGE: AN INTERVIEW WITH JEFFREY SCOTT ON WRITING CHARACTERS
CharactersEngage.com Interviews Jeffrey Scott: Can Characters Have Universal Appeal?
VIZ Media Promotes Ken Sasaki
VIZ Media announces 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
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
Breakthrough Entertainment has optioned Wandering Wenda & Friends, the critically-acclaimed children’s book series written by celebrated children’s author Margaret Atwood.
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Cartoon Art Museum Celebrates 60 Years of 'MAD'
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'
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
As part of its “ReEvolution” initiative, Marvel will be releasing an augmented reality app called Marvel AR.
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LACMA to Present 'Madcap Modernism' March 30
Animation historian Adam Abraham will join curator and host Jerry Beck at The Los Angeles County Museum of Art's “Madcap Modernism: Mid-Century Cartoons from UPA and Beyond” on Friday, March 30, 2012, at 7:30pm.
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Classic Media Expands with Acquisition of 'Olivia'
Classic Media announced that it has acquired the rights to "Olivia" from Chorion.
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Teach Yourself - Getting A Project Off the Ground
So you’ve got an idea for a first film... Where do you go from here?
Book Review: 'When Magoo Flew: The Rise and Fall of Animation Studio UPA'
Adam Abraham’s new book smartly tells the story of UPA’s meteoric rise, eventual decline and lasting artistic and creative impact still felt today.
2011 Ursa Major Awards Voting Now Open
The annual Ursa Major Awards, for the best anthropomorphic (“funny animal”) literature and art of the year, is now open for voting for works produced during the calendar year 2011.
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Telegael to Produce New 'Impossimals' Animated Series
Ireland-based animation and TV production company Telegael has partnered with SupperTime Entertainment to produce the new animated kids series "Impossimals," based on the colorful, striped characters created by UK-based artist Peter Smith and his wife Jayne.
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French Comics Icon Moebius Dead at 73
Jean Giraud, one of France's leading comics artists, has died in Paris at the age of 73.
Andrew Stanton Talks 'John Carter'
How do you tackle one of the most seminal works in science fiction history? The Oscar-winning director describes how he grappled with the challenges of bringing Edgar Rice Burroughs’ epic tale to the big screen.
SupperTime/Telegael to Develop Impossimal for TV
Telegael and SupperTime Entertainment are joining forces to co-develp the popular children’ characters of Impossimal for an animated pre-school TV show.
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Batman Artist Sheldon Moldoff Dies
Sheldon Moldoff, who drew some of the most recognizable superheroes of comic books’ golden age without receiving recognition in his own right until decades later, died on February 29 near his home in Lauderhill, FL.
Classic Media Aquires Noddy from Chorion
Classic Media, owner of some of the world’s leading family entertainment brands, today announced they have acquired the rights to Noddy.
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Warner Bros. to Animate ‘Bolivar’ Graphic Novel
Warner Bros. has secured the rights to Bolivar, an upcoming graphic novel from publisher Archaia Entertainment, with Irish filmmaker Kealan O’Rourke attached to write and direct the project.
Book Review: 'The Art of The Secret World of Arrietty'
Fred Patten discusses Studio Ghibli's lush new book detailing the production art of their latest feature film.
Rushes Provides VFX & Titles for ‘Dirk Gently’
London post facility Rushes provided VFX and the main title sequence for the BBC4’s “Dirk Gently” comedy series, based on the books by Douglas Adams.
Jan Berenstain Dies at 88
Jan Berenstain, who with her husband, Stan, wrote and illustrated the Berenstain Bears books that have charmed preschoolers and their parents for 50 years, resulting in two television series, a number of TV specials and even a videogame, suffered a severe stroke on Thursday and died Friday in Solebury, Pennsylvania.
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Walden Media to Adapt 'Rex Libris'
Walden Media, the company behind the "Chronicles of Narnia" franchise adaptation, is moving ahead on development of "Rex Libris."
'The Prophet' to be Adapted into Animated Feature
Salma Hayek has teamed up with the Doha Film Institute and Participant Media to adapt Khalil Gibran’s classic novel The Prophet into an animated feature.
