Two from the Village Voice
#1: A Year in Comics and Graphic Novels by R.C. Baker sums up the year with a nicely diverse list:
Comics. They began more than...
Manhattan gets ‘Simpson-ized’
THE SIMPSONS MOVIE was not only a damned funny movie which spawned many many great lines to add to the pile of great...
Grim news at the box office
There was little surprise that Will Smith's I AM LEGEND was the #1 movie at the box office this weekend -- apparently the sight...
Patterson teams with Yen, Curious Pics
Yet another best selling author James Patterson, is setting up his own toon/graphic novelly/manga deal. Patterson has sold some 140 million books, so that...
Kibbles ‘n’ bits 12/5
§ We forgot to link to the Annie Award nominations. RATATOUILLE comes in with the most noms. MOREL OREL got several TV nods.
§...
Donald Duck to testify?
An Italian court has named Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Tweety and Mickey Mouse as witnesses in a counterfeiting trial .
The court summons cites Titti,...
Simpsons Comics Reax
The funniest discussion of the Simpsons episode guest starring various cartoonists is at the Comics Journal board, natch including this from Jennifer Gonzalez:
e learn...
“BEOWULF” defeats “BEE”
The 3D CGI animated BEOWULF was #1 at the weekend Box Office with $28.1 million, with a huge percentage of that -- 40 percent--...
TONIGHT! Moore, Spiegelman and Clowes on the Simpsons!
After many baseball induced delays, the long-awaited episode of the Simpsons starring comics luminaries is to air tonight, Flog reports:
Finally! This Sunday night...
Astro Boy movie poster
Short Showing has the teaser poster and an interview with director Colin Brady:
FS.net: Will this AstroBoy be aimed purely at kids or will it...
Down in the (uncanny) valley
Early reviews of Beowulf harp on the fact that it's just goldurned unnachurl:
Here's the deal: the best stuff in Beowulf is the most stylized,...
12 movies vie for animation Oscar®
Via Cartoon Brew the list of movies submitted for the Academy Award for best animated feature. Only three will be chosen.
Alvin and the Chipmunks
Aqua...
