Mayerson on Animation

Disney historian Jim Korkis 's latest book is Who's Afraid of the Song of the South? and Other Forbidden Disney Stories .  The mai...

If you aren't visiting Amid Amidi's site 365 Days of Ward Kimball , you're missing out on some beautiful art. Currently, ...

This week marks the 50th anniversary of Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol , the first animated TV special.  Darrell Van Citters has writt...

From Seth Godin : "Capitalists take risks. They see an opportunity, an unmet need, and then they bring resources to bear to solve th...

The Walt Disney company is responsible for delaying the publication of Full Steam Ahead!: The Life and Art of Ward Kimball by Amid Amidi....

In the past, if you pitched an idea to a studio, they would ask you to sign a release form before pitching.  The form stated that the studio...

That's Mark Andrews, the final director of Pixar's Brave .  He is the recipient of the Global Scottish Thistle Award , for "t...

The Beat is reporting that Disney is in talks with Hasbro, which currently holds the toy licenses for Star Wars and the Marvel characters ...

While many gaps in animation history have been filled in the last 40 years, gaps remain.  That's why any new book that fills in some b...

You can read the details everywhere, so I won't bother with them here. I have no doubt that Wall Street and investors will see this as...

The above was created by artist Lee Romao .  You can buy a 7 by 10 inch print of this for $15, as well as well as getting the image on can...

Sean Howe's book Marvel Comics: The Untold Story could just as easily have been subtitled The Never Ending Story.  It's never end...

LCHDR by azmovies This film screened in Toronto, presented by the Toronto Jewish Film Festival and The Beguiling . The film is based ...

I've always loved dance animation.  Whether it is Mickey in Thru the Mirror or Donald in Mr. Duck Steps Out or the dancing in Rooty To...

If you receive Turner Classic Movies, remember that this Sunday, October 21, they will be screening an evening of animation co-hosted by J...

Andrew Loomis' 1947 instruction book Creative Illustration has been reprinted .  One in a series of instruction books by Loomis, a ...

 I wrote about Txesco Montalt's work before , and here is a short that he created with Mayte Sanchez Solis.  Both of them worked on Po...

My visit to the Ottawa International Animation Festival got off to a bad start. I usually walk from the bus station to the hotel, but it w...

JUNKYARD WINS BEST SHORT, ARRUGAS SELECTED BEST FEATURE,  AT OTTAWA INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL OTTAWA (September 23, 2012) – The ...

September 21, 2012 is the 100th birthday of Charles Martin Jones, arguably the greatest director of animated shorts in history.  While the...