Saturday Book Reviews
Another round-up new books of interest for dedicated cartoon historians, die-hard cartoon watchers – and just about anyone who reads this blog on a regular basis.
Tag Archives: Mickey Mouse
A Few New Reviews: Mickey Mouse, Pink Panther, Private Snafu
Garry Apgar’s new book on Mickey Mouse, Mark Arnold’s collection of DePatie-Freleng history, and another plug for Thunderbean’s Private Snafu blu-ray.
Animation Anecdotes #232
With the popularity of Mickey Mouse, animation studios began to produce their own cartoons with characters that looked suspiciously like Walt’s alter ego. Here’s the low-down on that.
Reviews, Plugs and Appearances
Time for another round-up of reviews for books and videos (strangely, most of them Disney-related this time around). But before we get into that I want to plug a couple of personal appearances I’ll be making this month – some local to Southern California, and a couple back east.
Disney’s “On Ice” (1935)
This week, we’ll look into another bona-fide Disney classic! Released in 1935, “On Ice” blends two breeds of artists present at the studio — seasoned animators and their less experienced counterparts.
Disney’s “Pluto’s Judgement Day” (1935)
Today, a little variety for this week, with our first Disney breakdown! Just for the record, for some readers that have been wondering, I have no access to any drafts…
Walt Disney’s “Standard Parade For 1939”
Not all of the nontheatrical Disney cartoons were educational or public-service films. Some were sponsored films, undertaken for commercial sponsors who were willing to pay to have the prestige of…
Animation Anecdotes #212
The Felix the Cat Sign. The Felix the Cat animated character was borrowed as an icon by L.A. automobile dealer Winslow Felix who opened Felix Chevrolet in 1921. Winslow Felix…
Three Books To Recommend
I interrupt my website to actually write a post myself – and to take a moment to thank our regular contributors past and present for keeping this space lively, informative…
Random Ramblings – and another Scrappy!
I’ve wanted to do a post on a bunch of small random things for a while, so this starting-to-be spring Thursday seemed like a good day for some Spring cleaning,…
