News briefs for October 19, 2009
Books » Monte Schulz, son of Charles M. Schulz, has a new novel out entitled “This Side of Jordan.” It…
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News briefs for October 12, 2009
Books » The Gazette editorial cartoonist Terry Mosher has a new book collection out called “Aislin’s Shenanigans.” » Ted Rall…
Marmaduke movie to be live action, CG combination
Last March I reported that Brad Anderson’s Marmaduke comic strip was in the process of being made into a motion…
News briefs for September 21, 2009
Comic Strips » Rudy Park has been brought back to The San Jose Mercury News. Comics » Tom Spurgeon opines…
“Dear Mr. Watterson” teaser released
A “thank you” documentary about the effect of Bill Watterson’s Calvin and Hobbes has had on readers and fans is…
Dreamworks’ Oobermind set to release in 2010
This summary written by The Animation Blog’s Hector Cortez about “Oobermind” – a Dreamworks movie set to release in 2010…
Animation news briefs for August 12, 2009
» “Up” wins Teen choice award, which I think is surprising as I felt the movie was more of an…
Movie animation round-up
I read a couple of animation news blogs everyday and report what I believe would be of most interest to…
Webcomic “Wide Awake” optioned for film rights
From the press release: Do-Over Productions has just announced that they have optioned the film rights to Wide Awake, the…
Trailer for Tim Burton’s ‘9’ released
Coming this September 9th (9-9-09) is Tim Burton’s movie “9.”
‘The Cartoonist’ documentary to be screened at Comic-Con
Those attending this year’s San Diego Comic Con will get to see a screening of the feature-length documentary called “The…
‘Despicable Me’ character designs, trailer posted
Randall Sly, over on his Character Design blog, has posted screen grabs of characters in the upcoming movie “Despicable Me”…
Ponyo trailer released
We’ve discussed the upcoming release of Ponyo by animation legend Hayao Miyazaki. There is now an official trailer for movie….
Monsters, Inc. 2 set for 2013 debut
Both the Animation Blog and Pixar Planet blogs are reporting that “Monsters, Inc. 2” is now in development with a…
News briefs for June 3, 2009
Collections » Slam Bang #4 vol 3 is now available. The anthology includes the artwork of Adam Wilson, Luisa Russo,…