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.
Animation director Kris Pearn pitched an adaptation to the Lois Lowry novel “The Willoughbys” for 3-4 years – he knows the characters and story well. But could he have predicted that this madcap inverted world of detachment and isolation would run a whimsical parallel in our own pandemic? As our world stood still so did […]
Disney Animation legend Glen Keane (who drew Ariel, The Beast and Aladdin) won an Oscar in 2018 with the late Kobe Bryant for the short Dear Basketball. Now after decades in the world of animation, Keane is finally directing his first feature-length film. Over the Moon is an original animated musical adventure that will debut […]
If you were wondering what Pendleton Ward has been up to since his cult hit Adventure Time aired its final episode, wonder no more. Ward has teamed up with podcaster Duncan Trussel to create The Midnight Gospel, a new animated series streaming on Netflix. All eight episodes extant are currently available. This is not your […]
After placing two films in Academy Award contention last year, Netflix served notice to the major animation studios that it was going to be a player and a force to be reckoned with in future competition for audiences. Although Pixar took home the award, Disney saw Frozen 2 shut out from finalist consideration. For Netflix, […]
Author N.D. Wilson’s picture book Hello Ninja became an instant success when it was released in 2013. Season 1 of the Netflix animated series adaptation debuted to big ratings in November. Season 2 premieres this Friday, April 24th. Wilson shares details on the new episodes and how (to quote his Twitter bio) he went from […]
Author N.D. Wilson’s picture book Hello Ninja became an instant success when it was released in 2013. Season 1 of the Netflix animated series adaptation debuted to big ratings in November. Season 2 premieres this Friday, April 24th. Wilson shares details on the new episodes and how (to quote his Twitter bio) he went from […]
