Dr. Toon: One for those Long Gone
Dr Toon examines the UPA legacy in the light of a new book and DVD release.
Category: Illustration
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.
'Digital Painting Fundamentals with Corel Painter 12': Draw What You See - Part 2
In the final excerpt from the second chapter, Rhoda Draws talks about drawing what you see.
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.
Encounter with Japan Part 6 - Climax
For some time now I have been promising myself a return to organic art. In my case this means line drawing. I love how line fluctuates, swings, cuts, curls, twists, envelopes, stubs, caresses, how it becomes a natural extension of an artist, how its creator can funnel into it the inner thoughts, passions, desires, frustrations or dreams.
Cartoon Art Museum Announces April Cartoonist-in-Residence: Mike Reger
Museum Event on Saturday, April 7, 2012 from 1pm to 3pm is free and open to the public.
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Los Angeles Comic Book and Science Fiction Convention Speakers Announced
The Los Angeles Comic Book and Science Fiction Convention will be held on March 4, 2012, with special guests Tom Felton, Eric Walker, Gabriel Hardman, Corinna Sara Bechko, Mike Kazelah and Vernon Wells.
Society of Illustrators Presents Comics Out Loud in NY
The Society of Illustrators Presents Comics Out Loud on January 28 in New York City.
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Keith Knight and Stephan Pastis in conversation at Cartoon Art Museum
The Cartoon Art Museum welcomes Keith Knight, creator of "The Knight Life," and Stephan Pastis, creator of "Pearls Before Swine," for a discussion of their comics and careers in celebration of CAM’s latest exhibition, "Black and White and Read All Over: Comics of the New Millennium."
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Marvel Wins Ghost Rider Copyright Lawsuit
Marvel has prevailed in the lawsuit against it over the copyright to GHOST RIDER, reports The Hollywood Reporter.
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Encounter With Japan Part 2
As I reflected in my previous blog, Japanese are true perfectionists, in all they do. Thus, when it comes to political correctness, over centuries, and elected isolation from the external world, they turned it into an art form, a nature, but at what cost? Bowing projects a wonderfully charming sense of politeness and respect, but it does not end on just one bow, it goes on, and on. It is very carefully and skillfully choreographed and, as such, not spontaneous.
Wimpy Kid Author Sues Over Zombie Kid
Jeff Kinney, the author of the wildly popular DIARY OF A WIMPY KID illustrated book series, has filed suit against Antarctic Press, the publishers of DIARY OF A ZOMBIE KID, reports the Boston Herald.
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Stan Lee to Make Indian Superhero
Stan Lee and his POW! Ent. have teamed with Liquid Comics to create a new Indian superhero called Chakra – The Invincible, writes The Hollywood Reporter.
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Captain America Creator Dies
Joe Simon, who along with Jack Kirby created Captain America, has passed away, reports Heat Vision.
Olly Moss Designs New My Neighbor Totoro Print
Mondo, the collectible art boutique arm of Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, is excited to announce their first-ever print for a Studio Ghibli film, from living legend Hayao Miyazaki and his incomparable classic MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO.
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Encounter with Japan Part 1
"Are you insane?” "Have you lost your mind?" "Are you not afraid?" "Don't you realize this is the worse time to go there?" This is just a sampling of the polite examples of reactions and comments my plans for a trip to Japan had triggered. And yet, based on my own life’s journey, I understood early on that, sometimes the worse time could be the best, the most raw, sincere, revealing and insightful.
Jerry Robinson, Joker & Robin Creator, Dies
Jerry Robinson, who during his time as an artist on BATMAN helped create the Joker and Robin, has passed away, reports Heat Vision.
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CTN-X: A Student's Perspective
CTNX is for the young and hungry, boasting a crowd of current students and the recently graduated, who are looking at an angle into their beloved, but notoriously tough, contemporary animation industry. There’s no doubt the event will keep on drawing in professionals, studios, and students, but it remains to be seen whether it can live up to high expectations. Seeing young talent engage with their idols, and feeling their way into a field they are clearly passionate about, is where CTN truly shines.
Comic Writer Sues Over Cowboys & Aliens
Comics writer Steven John Busti has filed suit again DreamWorks Studios, Universal Pictures and Scott Mitchell Rosenberg's Platinum Studios claiming they stole his idea for COWBOYS & ALIENS, reports Deadline.com.
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CTN-X Is Back in Its Third Year
Now in its third year, CTN Expo has gotten over some of its growing pains. Gone was the hectic chaos that was last year's event, replaced with the efficiency that so impressed in its inaugural year. Los Angeles has been in need of a quality animation gathering and this fills the bill nicely.
Warners Works Out Wrath of the Titans Title Dispute
Warner Bros. and comicbook publisher Bluewater Prods. have settled their dispute over the title of the CLASH OF THE TITANS sequel WRATH OF THE TITANS, reports Variety.
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LHOOQ Magazine Profiles Canadian’s Fallows, Robinson and Taylor
Noted animation producer / director / technologist / multimedia guru / man of international mystery Christopher Panzner has launched a brand new bi-yearly digital magazine, LHOOQ (pronounced “Look”), a pluridisciplinary (pronounced “double-you tee eff”) look at mindstyle, lifestyle, arts, literature, anything, everything. The first issue includes a great piece spotlighting three well-known Canadian (pronounced “Kun-ay-dee-yan”) animation-type folks, none other than Mike Fallows, Chris Robinson and L. Elliot Taylor.
'Digital Painting Fundamentals with Corel Painter 12': Welcome to Painter 12 - Part 2
In the second excerpt, Rhoda Draws continues her introduction to Corel Painter 12.
Family Circus Creator Bil Keane Dies
Bil Keane, the creator of the one-panel comic FAMILY CIRCUS, passed away from congestive heart failure on Nov. 8, 2011 at his home Paradise Valley, Arizona (via The Huffington Post).
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Early Signed Walt Disney Drawing Going To Public Auction
On November 29th and 30th at the Atlantis Casino Resort in Reno, Nevada, Holabird and Kagin Americana will give collectors the opportunity to bid on a unique collection that shows the genesis of a career and man that has become a worldwide icon in the world of entertainment.
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