Treasure Planet’s Long John Silver and Jim Hawkins
While most of the characters in Treasure Planet were completely hand-drawn, the character of John Silver was a hybrid of traditional animation and CGI.
Category Archives: ANIMATION ANECDOTES
In His Own Words: Marc Davis on Disney Storymen
Marc Davis was called by Walt his “Renaissance Man” because of his contributions in so many areas from animation to Imagineering. I was able to ask him about the story men he worked with.
In His Own Words: Ken Anderson
Ken Anderson’s official credits list such titles at Disney as art direction, art supervision, story, color, styling, layout, production, character development and more.
Don Bluth’s “Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera”
All about the 1990 Hanna-Barbera simulator ride at Universal Studios Florida – where guests became part of an animated adventure in a H-B cartoon.
The Many Lives of Duck Dodgers
A survey of Duck Dodgers and Marvin Martian in over 60 years of animation – in all formats.
Hanna Barbera’s “Rock Odyssey”
The story behind the “lost” Hanna-Barbera animated feature Rock Odyssey has always been interesting to me. Here’s what I know about it.
1986 Jonny Quest Episode Guide
My great love for the original Hanna-Barbera Jonny Quest series is no secret. However, there were thirteen episodes that most animation fans seem to forget.
The Tinker Bell Cocktail
So what do Disney’s version of Tinker Bell and alcohol have in common? A very special cocktail created in Tokyo and a little-known story about it involving a legendary Disney animator.
Marvel’s “Sub Mariner” in Animation
An look at one of the most popular Marvel Comics’ characters to not yet make an appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner.
In His Own Words: John Hench on “Fantasia”
John Hench’s work on Disney animation is often forgotten, and his contribution to Fantasia has not really been documented – even in the book he wrote himself.
