In the St. Louis area? Check out the new Al Hirschfeld exhibit set to open September 7. Al is best known for his black and white portraits of celebrities and Broadway stars. The exhibit includes 100 original pieces of drawings, paintings, prints etc. from his career. Al was born in St. Louis.
The Plain Dealer is reporting that a New York man, Roger Rautio, is hoping to build a Comic Book Hall of Fame in Cleveland, OH. Aside from a logo, trademark and a handful of comics, it appears the vision is still very much a hope than on a track to reality. Also, he notes, comic […]
Randall Munroe’s XKCD is a nerd’s webcomic. Randall answering hypothetical questions about physics is taking nerdom to the highest levels – with comics. Something tells me Randall wasn’t the cartoonist that sat at the back of the glass drawing to impress the girls. Here’s the first three questions (and snippet of an answer): What would […]
From the NY Times: DreamWorks Animation is leading the bidding for Classic Media, the closely held owner of characters like Casper the Friendly Ghost and the Lone Ranger, according to a person briefed on the matter. DreamWorks Animation has offered more than $150 million. Like all studios, DreamWorks Animation needs a constant supply of source […]
The Emmy nominations have been announced. The two categories involving animation include Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program and Outstanding Animated Program 2012. The nominees for Outstanding Short-Format Animated Program include: Phineas And Ferb (The Doonkleberry Imperative), Disney Channel MAD (Kitchen Nightmare Before Christmas / How I Met Your Mummy), Cartoon Network Regular Show (Eggscellent), Cartoon Network […]