The cartoon blog of Andertoons cartoonist Mark Anderson. He discusses his cartoons, cartooning, comics and, oddly enough, LEGO.
(Quick note here – Outstanding cartoonist and good friend Mike Lynch has agreed to take over the blog for the next five days. Unfortunately when I explained to Mike how everything worked, I neglected to tell him how wide the…
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Released online, then to DVD for a quick profit in early 2004, this collection of Flash-animated Looney Tunes doesn’t necessarily disappoint, but it’s not very good either. I’ll give them credit for trying to advance the characters into the modern…
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Based on the popular children’s book by Vivian Walsh and J. Otto Seibold, this brilliant Groening-ization is one of my favorite Christmas specials, ranking right up there with The Grinch and Peanuts. Drew Barrymore, Dan Castellaneta, Joe Pantoliano, Jay Mohr,…
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NPR recently ran an interesting report on the International Animated Film Society’s plans to build a digital archive of classic animation. Give it a listen! Here’s some info on the project from the ASIFA website: The International Animated Film Society:…
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The sky was indeed falling. Like most Americans I remember September 11, 2001 with complete clarity. I had come into work early and was sitting at my computer planning my day. My supervisor arrived and while taking off his coat…
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