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Mickey Mouse

Mickey Mouse is an cartoon character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks.

Spider-Ham

Spider-Ham (Peter Porker) is a superhero appearing in Marvel Comics. The character is an anthropomorphic pig and is a parody version of Spider-Man. He was created by Larry Hama, Tom DeFalco, and Mark Armstrong.

KENEDA

Kaneda, the leader of a motorcycle gang in Katsuhiro Otomo’s classic anime feature AKIRA (1988).

Daffy Duck

Daffy Duck was created by Tex Avery for Leon Schlesinger Productions. He has appeared in cartoon series such as Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies, in which he is usually depicted as a foil for either Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, or Speedy Gonzales.

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Jackson Murphy is an Emmy-winning film critic, content producer, and author, who has also served as Animation Scoop reporter since 2016. He is the creator of the website Lights-Camera-Jackson.com, and has made numerous appearances on television and radio over the past 20 years.
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INTERVIEW: Mariusz Wilczyński on Oscar Qualified “Kill It and Leave This Town”

Kill It and Leave This Town is one of the 27 animated features that has qualified for this year’s Oscar category. It’s the culmination of a 14-year passion project for director Mariusz Wilczyński, who shares fascinating details about the inspirations and making of, as he declares, “the first feature animated art film in the history […]

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INTERVIEW: Douglas Goldstein Fires Up SYFY’S “Devil May Care”

Three-time Emmy winner and two-time Annie Awards winner Douglas Goldstein (Robot Chicken) is the creator of the latest animated comedy series to debut on SYFY’s TZGZ lineup. Devil May Care, premiering this Saturday Feb. 6th at Midnight (technically Sunday morning), stars Alan Tudyk as the voice of the Devil, who gets a new, young assistant […]

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INTERVIEW: Makers of Shorts Contender “WiNDUP” on Blend of Story and Technology

“WiNDUP”, an animated short from Unity, is vying for Academy and Annie Awards consideration. It’s about a sick girl, her dad and a significant, windup music box. Director Yibing Jiang (whose credits include Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph and Pixar’s Cars 2 & Monsters University) and animation director Jason Keane (of Blue Sky’s The Peanuts Movie and […]

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INTERVIEW: Jean Schulz and Mark Evestaff on Apple’s New “Snoopy Show”

Following the success of Snoopy in Space, AppleTV+ is debuting more great new Peanuts content. The Snoopy Show premieres this Friday February 5th. Executive Producer Mark Evestaff and Jean Schulz, President of the Charles M. Schulz Museum, discuss all the research and passion behind this series, which won’t disappoint generations of fans. Jackson Murphy: I […]

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INTERVIEW: “Sh_t Happens” Directors on Vibrant Contender Short

Michaela Mihalyi and David Stumpf are the directors of the wild animated short film with a memorable title: Sh_t Happens. After successful Sundance and Venice showings, this saga of a man, his wife, a deer and the terrible things that can happen in the average day, is vying for Oscar and Annie Awards consideration. Mihalyi […]

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40 Years Of Pixar – An Overview

40 years in, through features, shorts, theme park attractions and TV/streaming series and specials, Pixar remains one of the most celebrated brands in all of entertainment. It's still got a friend in me.