Cartoons

Wild party man Andrew W.K. is known for his high energy rockin' anthems, his white attire...and now that he is a Brony. It seems that he has signed on as a speaker for Canterlot Gardens, an Ohio convention for My Little Pony Fans, where he'll deliver an inspirational speech.

French speakers will enjoy this the most, but for Mysterious Cities of Gold fans—and we know there are a lot of you—the impact of this trailer will be a bit like seeing THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK for the first time...only 25 years later instead of 3. It's all there: Kukapetl, Mendoza, the Golden Bird airship, the theme song...and the promise of many, many more civilizations to be destroyed by our trio of young heroes.

This will only excite about three dozen people, but those three dozen souls will be stricken mute with wonder and paralyzed by glee. Twenty-five years later, there is actually going to be a sequel to Mysterious Cities of Gold, the 39-episode cartoon that debuted in 1982 as a US-Franco-Japanese co-production. Using Japanese animators and DIC and Studio Pierrot writers and talent, I guess you could say this was a forebear of the current "world style" of comics and animation.

There's so many cartoonists working at Cartoon Network we couldn't fit 'em all in one post! Here is Part Two featuring interviews with cartoonists/animators Calvin Wong, Rebecca Sugar, John Pham and many more.

There's so many cartoonists working at Cartoon Network we couldn't fit 'em all in one post! This first post features interviews with cartoonists/animators Martin Cendreda, Hellen Jo, Michael DeForge and many more.

A chat with JG Quintel, creator of Cartoon Network's Regular Show about British TV sensibility, the Leprechaun Movies, and why good indie comics artists can also make for good animators. Featuring a special guest appearance by Regular Show storyboarder and cartoonist, Benton Connor.

An interview with Adventure Time creator Pendleton Ward about the post-apocalyptic movie genre, Dungeons and Dragons, the Adventure Time licensed comic, Bob's Burgers and more. With special guest appearances by cartoonist/animators Jesse Moynihan, Levon Jihanian, and Andy Tauke!

As we keep repeating, it has somehow not dawned on civilization at large that its end is at hand, in the form of a cartoon version of SUPERF*CKERS from the folks who gave you Adventure Time. Perhaps this photo from creator James Kochalka's tumblr will alert you:

When do you let go of that childhood dream? Jim Mroczkowski at iFanboy looks at the fannish habit of holding on to something you hate in hopes of something improving vis a vis the new Ultimate Spider-Man cartoon on Disney XD, of which he writes:

In celebration of Earth Day, The Beat gives a hoot-out to Woodsy Owl, public servant.

Well, leads in terms of Beat readers interested, anyway. Beware the Batman is one of 7 new series announced as yesterday's upfronts, and will feature Batman and a new-to-animation rogues gallery in what is billed as "cutting edge" CGI animation. Sam Register and Glenn Murakami are among the vets working on the show.

André Franquin's Marsupilami is a very popular character in the Franco-Comics belt. Marsu is a funny cat monkey with a long tail who lives in the jungle. Cat monkey. Sold. He's also known for his funny cry of "Houba!" which is what cat monkeys say instead of "Wooah!"