In the face of loss, celebrating ties that bind Dec 21, 2008
Christopher Nolan's second exploration of the Batman mythos was a cartoon opera of good and evil, solemn enough to seem important, but vague enough to avoid the risk of overt topicality. Its glum, masochistic exploration of terror and vigilantism was artful, but also seemed strategically incoherent, its central moral question what kind of hero do we need. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
The Tale of Despereaux Dec 20, 2008
The human characters are far more cartoonish-looking than the mice, which are rendered almost too realistically ... Even the darkest of fairy tales and fables need a little levity to keep you interested and, in the case of a cartoon, entertained. (IGN FilmForce)
TUHS students of the month announced Dec 20, 2008
Courtney is a very gifted artist in my cartoon. drawing class who always gets her assignments. (Taft Daily Midway Driller, CA)
Cruising 09: So long fuel surcharges, hello zip-lining Dec 19, 2008
An editorial cartoon roundup by Daryl Cagle depicting the trials and tribulations of air travel. more photos. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Akon: The Cartoon? Dec 19, 2008
The entry titled "Akon -- The Cartoon?," and any of the comments about it ... com, where according to the press release users can create custom, movie-style animations with Saturday morning cartoon characters, politicians and celebrities ... Have some ideas for an Akon cartoon. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Holiday Videogame Sales Meltdown Part 2: Microsoft Reaches for the ... Dec 19, 2008
My nieces watch a lot of Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon. Wii ads ran the entire year of 2008. (1UP.com)
Thiebaud reflects on visiting N.Y. in '50s Dec 16, 2008
"When you make a small painting or drawing and you want to blow it up, what usually happens is it blows up in your face, particularly if you're interested in representational painting. So this approach I have students take is a very important one. You make a small squiggle for a tree and when you blow it up with a projector, it looks terrible. I'd also have them blow things up by graphing them in the traditional cartoon method. ... When I drew in the group with Gordon Cook, Beth van Hoesen and... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Turkmen Voters Doubt Elections Will Make Any Difference Dec 15, 2008
It was only one week prior to Turkmenistan s parliamentary elections when Gozel, an Ashgabat resident, heard for the first time that the country was going to the polls on December 14 to elect a new Mejlis. The 36-year-old artist tells RFE/RL that she and most of her neighbors don t know much about their local candidates or their programs. (EurasiaNet.org)
Industry Buzz Dec 14, 2008
RAT PACK: Rodents remain in vogue as cartoon heroes. After last year's Oscar-winning "Ratatouille" and the 2006 British rat feature "Flushed Away," now there's "The Tale of Despereaux," opening Friday. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
DVD Releases Dec 14, 2008
REISSUE MR. BEAN: THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION (2008) Rowan Atkinson's veddy British bungler is showcased in a seven-disc set that includes his original TV appearances, two movies, and the cartoon spinoff. Extras: Previously unaired sketches. (Boston Globe)
A fresh appreciation for Joan Miro's art Dec 14, 2008
Exasperated with oil paint, he uses pastel - that most fragile and atmospheric of mediums - to make raucous figurative pictures of screaming cartoon figures that anticipate de Kooning's "Women," or some of the wilder imaginings of contemporary painters like Martin Kippenberger and George Baselitz. He mixes paint with sand, cheesecloth, ball bearings, nails - whatever he can find. (Boston Globe)
How To Make Puzzle Christmas Cards Dec 14, 2008
As a way of introducing the idea that there is a word puzzle inside the card, create a cartoon comic strip as a border ... If the cartoon critter is a kangaroo imply that the kangaroo will jump over the page and into the puzzle. (Suite101.com)
Sleeping Beauty Live Action Images Dec 11, 2008
In 1959, Life magazine published a number of live-action reference shots for "the new Disney cartoon, Sleeping Beauty." Recently placed on the InterWeb, they provide an incredible glimpse behind the scenes of one of the Mouse House's most beloved animation classics. These feature Bill Shirley (Prince Phillip), Mary Costa (Princess Aurora) and Eleanor Audley (Maleficient) acting out their roles for the Disney animators, so that the artists could make these human characters appear as realistic as... (Suite101.com)
See Emily play Dec 10, 2008
Also the Greatest Cartoon shows that are on every now and then; who needs CGI when you can make a whole show in your living room with a couple of dolls and a camera. lpoc2205, Northampton. (BBC News -- UK)
Wordless Books by David A. Beron Dec 10, 2008
In a chapter on cartoon books, newspaper comic strip artist Milt Gross He Done Her Wrong (1930) is totally different in style and attitude. Indeed, the cartoonists were working in a very different vein. (Suite101.com)
Three best animated films of all time Dec 10, 2008
The story of the fall of the Shah in Iran as told through the adventures of one girl could only be told in cartoon form ... Christopher Lloyd s villain is an eerie reminder of Hitler going to extremes to deny his Jewish roots and the interplay between made-up cartoon characters, real ones and human beings creates a world all its own, not duplicated in film since. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Virtual world for Muslims debuts Dec 9, 2008
Called Muxlim Pal, it allows Muslims to look after a cartoon avatar that inhabits the virtual world ... Those joining the site will get to control the life of a cartoonish avatar or pal that they can then use as a proxy to explore the Muxlim Pal virtual world - which has a beach bar, arena and shopping areas. (BBC News)
How to Draw Santa's Elf Dec 9, 2008
Create a Christmas Cartoon Character. Learning how to draw a cute cartoon Santa's elf is a great holiday activity for young and old. (Suite101.com)
Arts & Entertainment IV, Pop Culture Dec 9, 2008
While helping a roommate produce a cartoon project for a college class, Hughes resurrected his artistic abilities, which later led to the cel painter position ... Hughes' extensive animation direction credits also include Walt Disney Television Animation's Phineas and Ferb; Cartoon Network's Evil Con Carne; Nickelodeon's Chalk Zone; Fred Wolf Films' The Fantastic Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor, and Fox Television's Family Guy, where he held the special post of retakes director. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Deaf audiences can 'see' dialogue Dec 8, 2008
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Brighten someone's stocking with 'Dark Knight' Dec 7, 2008
Batman isn't just a cartoon crime fighter. He's this generation's Hamlet. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Steven Soderbergh's 'Che': Revolutionary glamour Dec 7, 2008
The movie's studio gloss undermines its pretensions to seriousness, as does its old Hollywood approach to ethnic casting: the Egyptian matinee idol Omar Sharif as Guevara and the ineffably absurd Jack Palance as a cartoon Castro, wily and doltish by turns. (The new "Che" has a far more convincing Guevara in Benicio Del Toro and a slyly funny performance by Demin Bichir as Castro. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Anthony Lane: Federico Fellini, at Film Forum. Dec 6, 2008
Speaking italics, the renamed Cartoon Lounge, telltale signs of sports. Faye Dunaway at Art Basel Miami Beach, Kanye West as fashion intern. (New Yorker)
Where His Heart Is Dec 5, 2008
He picked up a thread from Piki and Poko, a Web cartoon he co-created that has a strong transgender character, someone whose self-identification doesn't match his assigned sex. Getting the story right took a couple of tries. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Who wants to visit Saddam's house? Dec 5, 2008
With the deep, imposing voice of Vader himself, it's tough for Igal Naor, who plays the Iraqi leader, to avoid making the man look like a cartoon. Although he embodies the tyrant's imposing nature and his temper with an admirable degree of restraint, we rarely see even a glimmer of mixed feelings in his eyes. (Salon)
Children's Healing Art Project opens gallery in Pearl District Dec 5, 2008
Austin created Bacon Boy, a cartoon character complete with arch enemies like Fry Guy, a giant cast-iron frying pan. More. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR)
RNPS Images of the Year 2008 Dec 5, 2008
A visitor looks at a mock skeleton of the cartoon character Tom of "Tom and Jerry" by South Korea's artist Hyungkoo Lee during a special exhibition 'Animatus' at Natural History Museum Basel August 26, 2008. RNPS(Reuters News Pictures Service) Images of the Year 2008. (Xinhuanet, China)
Book review: 'The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For' and 'The Man Who Owns the News' Dec 5, 2008
As Bechdel observes in her introduction to this new anthology, "The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For," it was not especially easy to be openly lesbian back in 1983, when she published her first cartoon ... There are a lot of naked cartoon women here - gloriously naked cartoon women: fat, thin, young, old, black, white. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
In Tune With the Zune Dec 5, 2008
The artwork on my sample Zune looked like a fancier version of an Anime cartoon. 1. (ABC News)
Big Three present bailout plans, but will Congress buy them? Dec 3, 2008
Today's Featured Cartoon. advertisement. (Anchorage Daily News)
MEDIA: Add newspaper cartoonist to endangered jobs list Dec 3, 2008
(Cartoon by Eric Devericks via The Associated Press). Journalists are known for their gallows humor, but the editorial cartoon in the Seattle Times a few days before Thanksgiving was downright disturbing ... If cartoonist Eric Devericks' art is a bit darker than usual these days, he can be forgiven. (North County Times)
Annie Noms Announced Dec 2, 2008
Other nominees in this category include: Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends and Underfist: Halloween Bash, Cartoon Network Studios and A Miser Brothers Christmas, Warner Bros. Animation. (IGN FilmForce)
Clegg 'slates his Lib Dem team' Dec 2, 2008
An exhibition featuring cartoon characters such as Homer Simpson and Felix the Cat has won the Turner Prize. But is it really art at its best. (Metro)
Window into cultures Dec 2, 2008
"We're inundated with cartoon images, so that's a natural thing for the kids to start to draw.". Tika said the flowers she painted were similar to the type traditionally painted during Dasara, a festival celebrated in Nepal. (Erie Times-News, PA)
End of the line for a cartoonist Dec 2, 2008
Journalists are known for their gallows humor, but the editorial cartoon in The Seattle Times a few days before Thanksgiving was downright disturbing ... If cartoonist Eric Devericks' art is a bit darker than usual these days, he can be forgiven ... And in this rapidly changing ecosystem, cartoonists are among the most endangered species. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Britney Spears, Mark Leckey, Travis Barker Dec 2, 2008
The Briton, 44, is best known for his film work and, according to a video presentation accompanying his Turner Prize installation, he draws inspiration from popular sources like the sci-fi movie "Blade Runner" and the cartoon character Felix the Cat. He also explores contemporary visual culture with a film of Jeff Koons's polished steel "Rabbit," and his art lecture "Cinema-in-the-Round" is being screened in a movie theater at London's Tate Britain museum. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
The best of the (local) web Nov 30, 2008
Finally, if you love the Sox, don't miss the quirky, wry cartoon panels of ... Greg Cook includes journalism and criticism among his many pursuits (he also has done cartoons for Nickelodeon magazine and creates graphic novels), and both contribute to his blog, the whimsically named "New England Journal of Aesthetic Research" (). (Boston Globe)
Cartoon Network Game "Ben 10" Tops 2.5 Million Sales Nov 29, 2008
Cartoon Network Game "Ben 10" Tops 2 ... Cartoon Network Game "Ben 10" Tops 2 ... is a cartoon co-created by Seagle about a kid with a watch that lets him turn into different sorts of aliens with special powers. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Great Mermaid Gift Ideas for Girls ... Nov 27, 2008
parents often respond automatically by giving them products plastered with images of Ariel from Disney's cartoon movie The Little Mermaid. Unfortunately, this often leads to children reenacting scenes from the movie over and over without using much or any original creativity to come up with their own ideas for play. (Suite101.com)
Giant Balloons Ready For Thanksgiving Day Parade Nov 27, 2008
Cartoon Astronaut, Seuss Elephant And Smurf Come To Life As Giant Balloons For Macy's Parade. NEW YORK, Nov. 27, 2008. (CBS News -- US)
Light show shines on (25) Nov 27, 2008
The popular light show at the Pepsi plant was inspired by a similar display in her Northern California hometown, and Alma designed and painted many of the dozens of cartoon characters, storybook figures and seasonal decorations that have accumulated since the tradition began in 1981. The elaborate, brightly painted construction wraps around three sides of the Pepsi complex in northeast Corvallis, and Mario Pastega said seeing it in place brings back fond memories of his wife of nearly 70 years. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Ripleys Believe It or Not! Prepare to be Shocked! There Really is a Gift out there for that Hard-to-Buy-for Guy Nov 27, 2008
As a global authority on all that is unbelievable, the company offers up its vast archives of the strange and unusual through books, television shows, tourist attractions, merchandise and the worldwide syndication of its daily newspaper cartoon. Ripley researchers across the globe are busy each day digging deep into the world of the odd and bizarre to compile enough fresh and exciting material to fill the more than one million Believe It or Not. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Papers consider effect of VAT cut Nov 23, 2008
Its cartoon shows Alistair Darling throwing a "tax cuts" snowball up a hill, only for it to roll back down gathering snow and labelled "tax rise". Public sector cull. (BBC News -- UK)
NBC Fires WEATHER CHANNEL Environmental Unit -- During Network's 'Green Week' ... Nov 23, 2008
NBC Fires Weather Channel Environmental Unit - Capital Weather Gang. Capital Weather Gang. (The Drudge Report)
Detailed Doodling Nov 22, 2008
Down below, like the panels of an action cartoon strip, a horse appears to sprint toward the right frame, rearing up riderless at the last moment. Leonardo was an inveterate doodler who clearly amused himself. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Repo! The Genetic Opera: It's cadaverous camp Nov 22, 2008
As it is, the mix of mugging, drama and cartoon interludes adds up to a half-baked hodgepodge. Zdunich gets the best songs in the film, but I wish Repo had gone for one big blowout number like Rocky Horror's Time Warp. (National Post)
Cartooning and World Peace Nov 21, 2008
They may provide a chuckle, but how important are "political" cartoons, and the artists' freedom of expression on social subjects. French cartoonist Jean Plantureux (professional name "Plantu") describes the cartoons and drawings that appear in the world's media as "a means of instant expression and direct communication" that allows public messages of tolerance and peace to spread across different cultures ... Plantu and eleven other cartoonists are the prime movers behind the Foundation, which... (Suite101.com)
Love comics, cartoons? This is for you Nov 21, 2008
Love comics, cartoons ... Love comics, cartoons ... As producer of Aqua Teen Hunger Force, the surreal, naughty and way strange cartoon on Cartoon Network s Adult Swim, he s been on plenty of panels at events like DragonCon. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Controversial comic strip artist visits Tucson Nov 20, 2008
The morning after Barack Obama was elected President of the United States, students at the University of Arizona opened the Daily Wildcat and found a cartoon about the election a cartoon many found offensive. On Wednesday, November 19, the man who drew that cartoon was on the UA campus defending himself ... The cartoon in question uses the N word twice. (FOX 11, AZ)
Prophet cartoon row in Indonesia Nov 20, 2008
Cartoons of Muhammad in a Danish newspaper sparked global protests. The Indonesian government says it has called on a blogging website to take down two cartoons which depict Muslim Prophet Muhammad in sexual situations ... The cartoons, which appeared on the website last month, have provoked fierce debate among viewers. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
SIRIUS XM Radio Announces Holiday Channel Lineup Nov 19, 2008
SIRIUS XM Radio also offers SIRIUS Backseat TV, the first ever live in-vehicle rear seat entertainment featuring Nickelodeon, Disney Channel and Cartoon Network; XM NavTraffic service for GPS navigation systems delivers real-time traffic information, including accidents and road construction, for more than 80 North American markets. This communication contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Young artist serious about his politics Nov 19, 2008
Ferny, as his friends call him, at 17 is already a pretty good political cartoonist who draws his inspiration directly from a driving personal curiosity about the larger world around him and the issues that will affect his future and that of his peers. Though hes serious about whats happening to our world, and it shows when he chooses themes for his submissions, cartoonists are supposed to be funny, too, and he pulls that off with a surprising, biting wit for his age ... Just below that... (Nogales International, AZ)
DVD Review: Batman The Complete Ani... Nov 17, 2008
Batman: TAS' creators, Bruce Timm and Eric Radomski, mixed 1940's Art Deco with Burton-esque imagery to build a world that had never before been seen on Saturday morning cartoon television: one that was dark and foreboding, but with relatable characters and human drama ... As befitting one of the more influential cartoon series of recent memory, Warner Home Video has really cranked out the extras. (Suite101.com)
Presidential Etch A Sketch artist Nov 17, 2008
He started playing with her Etch A Sketch to keep her amused, and he realized he could draw cartoon characters from the "Peanuts" and "Garfield" strips. He moved on to drawing animals for a display that was shown at his children's elementary school, then American scenes, such as Mount Rushmore. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Fans flock to comic book show Nov 17, 2008
The Ren and Stimpy cartoon got me hooked on comics, Bryce said. "At 6 years old, my dad gave me all of his comics. I learned to read through those comics. Now I love to read, he said. By Matthew Tetrault news@seacoastonline.com November 17, 2008 6:00 AM PORTSMOUTH A Stormtrooper holstering his blaster and talking with Luke Skywalker? The Joker sharing pizza with Batman and Robin?It seems anything was possible at the Portsmouth Comic Book Show on Sunday. Costumed fans, groups of kids and, of... (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Putting the boot to screen Van Damme Nov 17, 2008
Monday, November 17, 2008. SUPPLIED PHOTO Jean-Claude Van Damme as youve never seem him before in 'JCVD.. (Toronto Star)
Theater officials quits over his support for gay-marriage ban Nov 14, 2008
Latest Political Stories. Latest World Stories. (Anchorage Daily News)
China Travels With Kids Nov 13, 2008
Whatever the reason, Asa, one of the kids, sat down with her, turned over a post card, and began to draw a cartoon dog. The little girl didn t move a single muscle as she watched the big-eyed dog take shape. (Forest Scott County Times, MS)
New voices: Lucy Knisley Nov 13, 2008
She then sold it to an editor for Simon & Schuster's Touchstone imprint at a Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art festival in New York ... Quick bio: The Chicago resident, 23, is a graduate of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and is pursuing her MFA online from Vermont's Center for Cartoon Studies. (USA Today -- Life)
Christie's sale of contemporary art nets $113.62 million Nov 13, 2008
Jean-Michel Basquiat's very large picture dating from 1982, "Untitled (Boxer)," is one of those parodies of a schoolboy's cartoon dashed off on the blackboard in the master's absence. An energetic bidding match sent the Basquiat climbing to $13. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
A Red Arrow’s diary Nov 11, 2008
With a pen and some colored pencils, Nelson, who d studied drafting, drew cartoon illustrations of life on the ship and later at camp in Australia. Title: A Soldier's DiaryDate: Nov. 10th, 2008. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Seniors (Nov. 12) Nov 11, 2008
The curriculum includes artists from a variety of disciplines, including fine arts, architecture, printing, cartoon art, photography and sculpture. Everyone is invited to open their eyes. (Newton Tab, MA)
Muslims' free speech 'threatened' Nov 10, 2008
And Syrian-born Danish MP Naser Khader, who founded the organisation Democratic Muslims, in the wake of the Prophet Muhammad cartoon row, lives under 24-hour police protection, said the think tank's report. Reform. (BBC News -- UK)
Zoinks! It's the Portsmouth Comic Book Show Nov 10, 2008
For my son, it was "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles." This was after they'd had a Saturday morning cartoon and toned down the intense violence in the original comic. I was fine with the diluted version, and I only had to learn four guys, a rat, a reporter, and one villain. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Aging car gets a little spongey Nov 9, 2008
Ryan Cooper and his daughter, Breanna, make over his 92 Dodge with some fun cartoon characters ... The brightly colored painting on the hood of the car features SpongeBob Square Pants, his pal Squidward and other characters from the Nickelodeon cartoon ... Breanna says she has plans for the rest of the car that include Patrick Star the starfish from the SpongeBob cartoon and Mario Kart illustrations on the side. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
