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Osamu Tezuka and Astro Boy!!!
…in recent years put out many volumes of the original manga, for most of us the first exposure we had to Astro Boy was his television cartoons. I grew up… |
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Bonhams & Butterfields celebrate Carl Barks at auction
…circa 1940s pencil cartoons; early finished watercolors; and a collection of five caricature cartoon drawings done by colleagues of Carl Barks while he was working at the Disney Studios. Strong… |
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Woodpecker DVD site updated
The official site for the Woody Woodpecker and friends – Classic Cartoon Collection DVD has been updated and now holds an extensive look at the DVD, its featured cartoons and… |
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AN&V review: The Complete Adventures Of The Little King
…anyone interested in what led to the Golden Age of cartoons, DVD collections like The Complete Animated Adventures Of Otto Soglow’s The Little King are essential.” Providing scores of 8/10… |
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Nightmare's here! Plus the Lone Ranger, Zorro…and Wart!
…is out there today, the cartoons in this set are worth their weight in silver.” Though some substandard audio and video threaten to sabotage the set, Rand adds that “these… |
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Bravestarr: Volume Two
…BCI, who to date have done an exemplary job bringing us cartoons from yesteryear. Even though sales apparently slowed on their “Ink And Paint” sets over the past couple of… |
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Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection 6 – Winner!
…handful of previously unreleased cartoons from Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 2. Both collections are in stores now! Read our full review of the Golden Collection DVD here! The Looney… |
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The Nightmare Before Christmas: 15th Anniversary Collector’s Edition
…animation could be a hit among the older teenagers and adults for whom the “cartoons are for kids” ethos rang sadly so true. The film was so groundbreaking enough to… |
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TV to DVD: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Woody Woodpecker
…an update on The Woody Woodpecker and Friends Classic Cartoon Collection: Volume 2, including a detailed list of the 75 cartoons featured on the 3-disc set. Woody’s 2nd DVD is… |
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MyToons Animation site inks deal with YouTube Channel
…of animators on the new MyToons branded YouTube channel. MyToons.com provides a global platform for animators to design and share their original animated videos, cartoons, and other content with animators… |
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Japan names anime ambassador
…Japan”. The cat has promised “through my cartoons, I hope to convey to people abroad what ordinary Japanese people think, our lifestyles and what kind of future we want to… |
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Tom and Jerry Tales DVD art
The DVD cover art for the fifth volume of Tom And Jerry Tales can be seen at TV Shows On DVD. The single-disk release will include twelve different cartoons from… |
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How Jeffrey Katzenberg came to animation
Jeffrey Katzenberg, 57, admitted to The Associated Press during an interview this week in Cannes to promote Kung Fu Panda that he never set out to make cartoons. “I knew… |
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Kung Fu Panda kicking into theaters tomorrow
…frustrated Hoffman, it also affirmed his appreciation for the genre’s painstaking craftsmanship. Far from the cartoons he knew as a kid, he says he now considers animation “an art-form” on… |
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Casper the friendly ghost celebrates 60 years in 2009
…compilation will contain 12 classic Casper cartoons. Last but not least, a brand new Casper Scare School CG television series will hit the small screen next year; it has been… |
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Presto clip
…of a magician and his rabbit. The short was helmed by first-time director Doug Sweetland, and is an ode to slapstick cartoons such as Tom & Jerry and Looney Tunes…. |
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Step in time! Poppins is back, plus new discs and more!
…HD bonuses. Seems that they’ve learned from holding back material from a DVD double pack on the Blu, since the new Penguins cartoons included on the standard DVD two-pack also… |
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Python's Gilliam honored, Gulliver's details, plus new discs!
…Popeye Cartoon peek inside the Fleischer Studio of the time, and two of the eight spin-off cartoons featuring town crier Gabby: as yet not confirmed, but I’d be surprised if… |
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Two new series for Nickelodeon; Mighty B renewal
…comic book fan and his loyal friend, is a spin-off of one of the Random! Cartoons, while Team Umizoon is a math-centered childrens’ program set to air on Nick Jr…. |
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Tom and Jerry Tales and You're A Good Sport, Charlie Brown DVD details
DVDActive reports that Warner Home Video has announced Tom and Jerry Tales Volume 6 for release on the 3rd February, 2009. The single disc release will include 15 cartoons from… |
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M-I-C-K-E-Y…Happy Birthday, Mr Mouse!
…in the 1947 Package Feature Fun And Fancy Free. In 1953, The Simple Things saw Mickey’s semi-retirement from cartoons, whereupon he became the iconic figurehead of the Disney corporation, welcoming… |
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Monsters Vs. Aliens vs. Zeta vs. Captain Toontastic?
…animated superhero comedy Captain Toontastic for Warner Brothers. Under a different name, the character – as seen right – has apparently been a popular animated host in linking classic cartoons… |
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Like a Bolt out of the Blu! Plus The Odd Couple!
…slice of pure comic genius. Often referenced in other movies and cartoons, including a very memorable episode of Tiny Toons Adventures (no, that’s not the connection I’m talking about), it… |
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Tom & Jerry: Chuck Jones Collection DVD in June
…and 2 bonus documentaries titled, “Tom and Jerry…and Chuck” and “Chuck Jones: Memories of a Childhood.” List of the cartoons along with the official package artwork can be found here…. |
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Watchmen: Tales Of The Black Freighter
…horror or simply cartoons for gown-ups. The true target audience, though, is well served with the bonus features, which add greatly to the whole Watchmen experience… Is This Thing Loaded?… |
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Robot Chicken team hatches Titan Maximum
…show from the creators of the stop-motion animated series Robot Chicken. The new show will be called Titan Maximum and will use stop-motion to “satirize Japanese cartoons of the 1980s”…. |
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Dallas McKennon 1919-2009
…the voice of Archie Andrew in the Archie cartoons, as well as a voice actor for many Disney films, including Sleeping Beauty and Lady & the Tramp. He was 89…. |
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Scooby! Samurai Swords! Sin City! Plus Something Wicked, Honey!
…35 cartoons, available for $44.98 on September 1, just in time for my birthday – wink, wink! Lastly, Harlan Ellison: Dreams With Sharp Teeth is a documentary homage to one… |
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Gigantor: The Collection, Volume One
…want this set, you probably have to have some nostalgia for the show, an interest in early TV cartoons, or at least a small boy to share it with. I… |
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Back to business: new reviews and announcements!
…to shell out more for the flawed Spotlight Collections“. Of the fourteen cartoons, many of them are keepers (two of ’em Academy Award winners) and it’s classic, bona fide Tom… |
