Mickey Mouse is an cartoon character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks.
Mickey Mouse is an cartoon character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks.
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.
Kaneda, the leader of a motorcycle gang in Katsuhiro Otomo’s classic anime feature AKIRA (1988).
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.
This summer’s Animation Block Party film festival will highlight the film preservation process with a Cartoon Restoration Showcase on Saturday July 30th at BAMcinématek featuring a Q&A with moderator Jerry Beck and silent cartoon historian Tommy Stathes. BAMcinématek is located at the Peter Sharp Building, 30 Lafayette Avenue in Brooklyn, NY 11217. The ABP 2016 […]

Aardman and Studiocanal today announce that Eddie Redmayne has joined Nick Park’s new prehistoric comedy adventure Early Man as the voice of Dug. Pictured in the studio this week Eddie Redmayne is the first cast member to be revealed as production begins. Set at the dawn of time, when prehistoric creatures and woolly mammoths roamed […]

Kubo and the Two Strings is shaping up to be one of the major contenders in the animation contest of 2016. An epic action-adventure set in a fantastical Japan from stop-motion animation studio LAIKA. The film is directed by Travis Knight and will be released via Focus Featuers on August 19th. Here’s the latest trailer:
Eight-time Oscar-winning composer Alan Menken and three-time Oscar nominee and Honorary Academy Award recipient Angela Lansbury will join voice actors Paige O’Hara, Richard White and Robby Benson, supervising animators Andreas Deja, Mark Henn and Glen Keane, key story artist Brenda Chapman, Oscar-nominated producer Don Hahn, and director Gary Trousdale onstage for a 25th anniversary celebration […]

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What The Comcast-Universal Purchase of Dreamworks Could Do For Classic Animation
Congratulations, Universal. You’ve just acquired Dreamworks Animation and all the Intellectual Property it controls. This is a purchase that places you in a stronger position to compete against the Disney company, its movie and theme park business and its massive global merchandising operation. Competition is good – and I wish you the best of luck […]