Over 30 Years in the Making! Now Available: The Unofficial BATMAN: THE ANIMATED INTERVIEWS
Today’s the day! The culmination of researching a span of over 30 years! BearManor Media has published BATMAN: THE ANIMATED INTERVIEWS, five volumes, hardbound editions in color! Who made BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES and its spinoffs? How was it made? Why did it become pivotal in the animation industry, and what accounts for its popularity […]
The End of the DCAU
For years fans of Batman: The Animated Series have clamored for a return to the DC Animated Universe, for more episodes of B:TAS or Batman Beyond or Justice League Unlimited. At conventions, the casts have appeared on panels, attempting to spur interest. Surely Warner Bros. would be encouraged by home video sales, merchandise, and the […]
Brad Bird on why the Looney Tunes were successful
From Cartoon Brew, 2010, Iron Giant, The Incredibles and Ray Gunn director Brad Bird gave this observation: The “failure of every Bugs and Looney enterprise for the last twenty years” (only 20?) is caused by two very simple reasons– 1) The original cartoons were created in an environment where NO ONE WAS PAYING ATTENTION. As […]
How to Make Looney Tunes Comics More Interesting
Comics artist, animator, storyboard and character designer Dave Alvarez, in his own brilliant style and knowledge of the craft, presents a cartoonist’s point of view of presenting Looney Tunes in the medium of comic books. Click on each image to expand it. Check out Dave Alvarez’s website here.
