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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.

Jerry Beck

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Writer, cartoon producer and author of more than 15 books on animation history. A former studio exec with Nickelodeon and Disney; currently on the faculty at both CalArts in Valencia and Woodbury University in Burbank, California.
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Katsuhiro Otomo Announces New Film “Orbital Era” and New Anime Adaptation of “Akira”

Sunrise Inc. has announced plans to produce a new animated sci-fi feature film entitled Orbital Era. The film will be directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, one of the most celebrated and influential Japanese creators in the world. The joint announcement by Director Katsuhiro Otomo, Makoto Asanuma (president of Sunrise Inc.) and Yasumasa Tsuchiya (producer at Sunrise […]

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TRAILER #2: “Farmageddon: A Shaun The Sheep Movie”

Dropping today – Independence Day appropriately – check out the new, official Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon Trailer. Aardman’s 2nd feature featuring the lamb character, opening in the US December 13th via Studiocanal, is directed by Will Becher and Richard Phelan. Synopsis: When an alien with amazing powers crash-lands near Mossy Bottom Farm, Shaun the […]

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Independent

TRAILER: “Arctic Dogs”

Swifty the arctic fox works in the mail room of the Arctic Blast Delivery Service but dreams of one day becoming a Top Dog. That’s the premise behind Aaron Woodley’s (Spark: A Space Tail) new film Arctic Dogs. Produced in Canada by many behind The Nut Job and its sequels, this new film boasts an […]

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DreamWorks

TRAILER: Dreamworks “Trolls World Tour”

Dreamworks today dropped the trailer for their forthcoming sequel to Trolls – which won’t appear until next year, on April 17th, 2020. Trolls World Tour has a story that sounds like a combination of Disney’s Music Land, and Toot Whistle Plunk and Boom mixed with Avengers Infinity War and psychedelic imagery to top The Three […]

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Anime

Gkids Acquires Studio Trigger’s “Promare”

GKIDS announced today it has acquired the North American distribution rights for the animated feature Promare. GKIDS will release the film theatrically in both Japanese and an all new English language version starting in September. This marks the first feature film from Studio TRIGGER, founded by former studio Gainax animator and director Hiroyuki Imaishi, whose […]

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Animator J.J. Villard Releases New Cartoon “Scaredy Cat” on Warner Bros. TV

Emmy Award-winning animator and creator JJ Villard (King Star King, JJ Villard's Fairy Tales) has released his newest animated project, Scaredy Cat, now streaming in full on the Warner Bros. TV.