Max and Dave: Betty Boop 1933-34 – Betty Meets Her Match
As the 1933-34 season began, Betty Boop seemed to be holding her popularity. However, she was about to meet a character that would knock her for a row of spinach cans.
Mickey Mouse: Movies into Comics #1: “The Picnic”
The direct pairing of a cartoon short and a comic-strip continuity happened very rarely with Mickey Mouse. Here’s an example.
Disney’s “The Prince and the Pauper” (1990)
The animated version takes some major liberties with the famous tale in order to accommodate the Disney animated characters.
Walter Lantz “Red Riding Hoodlum” (1957)
IB Tech makes pretty good cartoons great and not-so-great cartoons much more tolerable and sometimes even good.
Flights of Fancy (Part 7): The Calm Before the Storm
With audiences turning more attention to newsreels to keep track of the goings on across the globe, animated parodies of newsreels also developed as likely places to find items on aviation.
The Gentle Power of “Kid Power” on Records
Rankin/Bass adapted Morrie Turner’s multi-racial comic strip into a landmark animated series and an album with a lot to sing about.
TOP CEL – FACE OF A UNION LOCAL (Part 1)
Today a special look at the animation industry in New York, and the animators on strike, from the POV of the Union newsletter – Top Cel.
Triton’s Trident
Upon a recent rewatch of Disney’s Little Mermaid, I concentrated more closely on King Triton – and his trident that gives him control over the oceans.
Scrappy in “The Concert Kid” (1934)
As a teenager, I remember watching this print over and over, and showing it to friends as well. Now I show it to you.
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]
