Dirdy Birdy
Gene Walz chronicles the mysterious career of Charlie Thorson, a crucial character designer who was quite a character himself.
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Animation and Visualization of Space Mission Data
We have all been glued to our television screens, amazed by the images of Mars that are being beamed thousands of miles through space. How do they do that? William B. Green and Eric M. DeJong from the California Institute of Technology Jet Propulsion Laboratory explain.
Both Sides of the Coin: Comics Into Animation
Take a look at comics and their animation counterparts by Bill Plympton, Todd McFarlane and Christian Clark.
Phyllis Craig: A Woman of Many Colors (1929-1997)
Color key veteran and friend to all, especially students, passes away.
On A Desert Island With....Comic Informants
Ben Edlund, Stan Lee, Bill Plympton and Jerry Beck.
A Tribute to Jerry Smith (1936-1997): World Ambassador
Friends and colleagues say goodbye to a pioneer of international television production.
Dirdy Birdy
Susan Alston of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund describes the shocking state of the nation.
Anything But A Hash Up
Animation:Master Version 5 is reviewed by Tim Elston with great results.
Getting Published: A Few Suggested Paths
So how does one go about getting a comic book published? This is the exact question we asked the following folks. Whether you choose to go the distance with a large established company like Dark Horse or delve into the world of self-publishing, a few things remain certain. Getting a comic book off the ground requires not only amazing talent, skill, and knowledge of the marketplace but also determination and an ego of steel.
Also, for tips on how to submit materials to a publishing company, see our compilation of Submission Guidelines compiled...
Dreamland Japan: Manga's Paradise
Frederik Schodt explains to Maureen Furniss a few aspects of the Japanese culture behind manga and its huge success.
Submission Guidelines
Compiled by Animation World Magazine and Dark Horse Comics. Before sending unsolicited work and ideas to a publisher, there are standards and specifications that one should know about to avoid the dreaded "unopened returned mail" response. Following are sample guidelines for submitting art, proposals and scripts to Dark Horse Comics, one of the industry's leading publishers. All guidelines herein are courtesy of Dark Horse Comics. Other companies will have different guidelines and regulations. Be sure to contact individual publishers for information. First...
Stan Lee: Comic Guru
Michael Goldman probes the life and times of Marvel's exuberant creator of such titles as Spider Man, The X-Men, The Incredible Hulk and many more.
Submission Agreement
Dark Horse Comics, Inc. 10956 Southeast Main Street Milwaukie, Oregon 97222: I understand that you may submit the Submitted Material ("the Material") to third parties, motion picture studios, and distributors. I recognize the possibility that the Material may be identical or similar to material that has or may come to you from other sources. Such similarity in the past has given rise to litigation so that unless you can obtain adequate protection in advance you will refuse to consider the Material. The protection for you must be sufficiently broad to...
Hercules Comes to the Suburban Octoplex
UCLA Greek literature professor Dr. John Rundin conducts a lively review of Disney's feature adaptation of the traditional Greek fairy tale.
Serious Business: Serious Book?
Mark Kausler reviews Serious Business: The Art and Commerce of Animation in America From Betty Boop to Toy Story, and has some serious problems.
Manga into Anime Two Approaches: 'Sanctuary' and 'Ghost in the Shell'
Brian Camp compares the adaptive processes of Sanctuary and Ghost in the Shell.
Getting That Big Call And Entering Development!
MainBrain's Tom Mason (Dinosaurs For Hire), Steve Rude (Nexus) and Randy and Jean-Marc Lofficier (The Garage) describe their experiences in the world of development.
Annecy: The Long and The Short of the Carnival by the Lake
AWM's report by French journalist and Annecy veteran Michel Roudevitch.
Popeye From Strip To Screen
Mark Langer chronicles the evolution of one of the most enduring characters in animation history, the sailor man who got his start in comic strips.
Carnaval en court et en long au bord du lac
AWM's report by French journalist and Annecy veteran Michel Roudevitch.
Developing the Next Animated Blockbuster: It Ain't Easy
Developing an animated series or feature from a comic book might seem easy from the standpoint that the comic book would give a development team a solid starting point. However, developing a comic book into an animated property has its own set of special problems. We asked a select group of development executives, "What were/are the most challenging aspects of transferring a property from comic book form to an animated one?" While story plays an important role, it seems the actual shift in medium remains to be the most problematic aspect of the process. ...
Editor's Notebook
Heather Kenyon introduces this issue with a focus on two hot topics in the comics world plus introduces two new features of the magazine.
In ANIMATIONWorld | Columns: Editor
Global Trends: It's a Tough World Out There for Native Comics
As the world becomes smaller, individual countries' comics industries are changing. John A. Lent explains.
A Booming MIFA, But For Whom?
AWM's report from the mother of all animation festivals by Buzz Potamkin
Censorship In Comics: Is This the United States?
Susan Alston of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund describes the shocking state of the nation.
