Martin Goodman's Recent Posts
Book Review: 'Unfiltered: The Complete Ralph Bakshi'
The former work-for-hire power transitions into a source of proprietary animation for the global market.
Dr. Toon: Blu-ray Blues
In this month's column on the excesses of interactivity, Martin Goodman [insert your own text here].
Dr. Toon: 'Der Führer's' Paintbrush
In this month's column, Martin Goodman explores the strange tale of Adolf Hitler's infatuation with Snow White and the artistry of Disney animation.
Dr. Toon: A Tale Told By Idiots
In this retrospective edition of "Dr. Toon," Martin Goodman revisits a couple of idiots named Beavis and Butt-head.
After the Minstrels Left Town
In celebration of Black History Month, Martin Goodman chronicles the rise of positive representations of African-Americans in animated shows.
Dr. Toon: 'Persepolis' Who?
In a rare, good old-fashioned rant, Martin "Dr. Toon" Goodman takes to task the distribution of indie animation, which makes NYC and L.A. happy, but leaves the majority of the country asking -- Persepolis who?
Dr. Toon: Growing Up Princess
In this month's "Dr. Toon," Martin Goodman contemplates the Princess explosion and whether fairy-tale role models are good for little girls.
Dr. Toon: Elegy (A Tribute to Ollie Johnston on His 95th Birthday)
With a note of rhyme, Martin "Dr. Toon" Goodman pays tribute to the last surviving member of Disney's Nine Old Men.
Book Review: 'Secrets of Oscar-winning Animation'
Tara DiLullo Bennett chats with VFX Supervisor Gary Hutzel about the fourth and final season of Battlestar Galactica and the challenges and opportunities of doing the vfx in-house.
Dr. Toon: Comic-Packed Discs
In the latest "Dr. Toon," Martin Goodman sees a promising future for comic book superheroes in animation, compared to their past toon incarnations.
Dr. Toon: Censored Cartoons at the Crossroads
Martin "Dr. Toon" Goodman surveys the changing landscape of cartoon stereotypes and the less-than-politically-correct classics from the Golden Years.
Dr. Toon: Loose Ends
In this month's column, Martin "Dr. Toon" Goodman ties up some summer loose ends concerning Transformers, Ratatouille, Nahoul the bee and the live-action Jonny Quest project.
Dr. Toon: Of Mice and 10
In this month's column, Martin "Dr. Toon" Goodman tackles two hot topics -- the Hamas-produced Mickey Mouse look-alike and the dawn of the iSeries, aka Ben 10.
Book Review: 'The Animated Man: A Life of Walt Disney'
Russell Bekins caught up with Alexandre Petrov and talked with the filmmaker about his new film, My Love, as well as his career and his love of animation.
Dr. Toon: Culture Shock and Sequel Rights
This month, Martin "Dr. Toon" Goodman looks at the caveat that stuck out in Christopher P. Lehman's American Animated Cartoons of the Vietnam Era about the intent of artists to bring social issues to their cartoons.
Dr. Toon: Creation, Evolution, Intelligent Design
For this month's column, Martin "Dr. Toon" Goodman lays down the laws of animation, which involves creation, evolution and intelligent design.