Moonlighting Animation Artists in Comics: JOHN CAREY
To start off the New Year, this week’s post on moonlighting animation artists in comics is Warner Bros. animator John Carey!
Where Did All the Golden Records Go?
Golden, Golden… Gone! A look at two little-known compilations from the once-mighty label where major cartoon, TV and film stars spun grooves into gold.
“The Return of Duck Dodgers” Storyboard by Michael Maltese – Part 2
To celebrate the new year we present part 2 of the original Michael Maltese storyboard to Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24 1/2 Century.
A New Year’s “Celebrake”-tion
This was the first Popeye cartoon released during the calendar year of 1938, and it’s quite notable for what it has–and for what it doesn’t have.
A Nonpartisan Leader For Our Times: “Super President”
DePatie-Freleng’s Super President has had over 50 years to resonate with animation fans. While the quality of the series is debatable, the show has nonetheless developed a small, but growing cult following.
Animation Anecdotes #343
“Drawing the Flintstones is very fulfilling for a Filipino,” said the assistant production manager of Fil-Cartoons. “Even if you just draw the mouth of Fred, you watch it on TV and say, ‘I did that!’.”
New Year’s Resolutions – and The Coming Year in Film Restoration
Since it’s almost New Year’s Eve, and that usually involves Times Square, here is a little animation done by Otto Mesmer exclusively shown on billboards on Broadway back in the 50s.
Tom & Jerry in “Mouse Cleaning” (1948)
I’ve saved the best for last – with one final MGM Cartoon animator breakdown for December, arguably the funniest Tom & Jerry cartoon of them all.
Disney’s LOST “Mickey’s Christmas Carol” Record Album
Imagine there’s no Mickey, imagine there’s no Scrooge – at least on this record – and you have the original Disneyland LP released before Alan Young made history.
Jerry Beck is a writer, animation producer, college professor and author of more than 15 books on animation history. He is a former studio exec with Nickelodeon Movies and Disney, and has written for The Hollywood Reporter and Variety. He has curated cartoons for DVD and Blu-ray compilations and has lent his expertise to dozens of bonus documentaries and audio commentaries on such. Beck is currently on the faculty of CalArts in Valencia, UCLA in Westwood and Woodbury University in Burbank – teaching animation history. More about Jerry Beck [Click Here]
