Leonard Maltin

Jerry Beck

Walt Disney, Paul Terry, Walter Lantz, Winsor McCay, Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera, and Ralph Bakshi are among the artists whose work is examined in a history of the animated cartoon

A History of American Animated Cartoons

Of Mice and Magic

""Includes: every animated feature released in the United States since 1926; reviews and background information for over 300 films; plot synopses, running times, 4-star ratings, consumer tips, and MPAA ratings."--Cover."--From source other than the Library of Congress.

The Animated Movie Guide

As Selected by 1,000 Animation Professionals

The 50 Greatest Cartoons

Going beyond the box-office hits of Disney and Dreamworks, this guide to every animated movie ever released in the United States covers more than 300 films over the course of nearly 80 years of film history. Well-known films such as Finding Nemo and Shrek are profiled and hundreds of other films, many of them rarely discussed, are analyzed, compared, and catalogued. The origin of the genre and what it takes to make a great animated feature are discussed, and the influence of Japanese animation, computer graphics, and stop-motion puppet techniques are brought into perspective. Every film analysis includes reviews, four-star ratings, background information, plot synopses, accurate running times, consumer tips, and MPAA ratings. Brief guides to made-for-TV movies, direct-to-video releases, foreign films that were never theatrically released in the U.S., and live-action films with significant animation round out the volume.

Whether you’re seeking movie gifts or something for the history buffs in your life, this comprehensive guide to animation and cartoons has it all. In this one-of-a-kind definitive history of American animated cartoons, renowned film critic and historian Leonard Maltin presents the most extensive filmography on cartoons ever compiled. In this revised and updated edition of Of Mice and Magic, Leonard Maltin not only recreates this whole glorious era from the silent days through the Hollywood golden age to Spielberg’s An American Tail, he traces the evolution of the art of animation and vividly portrays the key creative talents and their studios. This definitive history of American animated cartoons also brings Maltin’s many fans up to date on the work being done today at the Walt Disney and Warner Bros. studios, and other developments in the world of animation. Drawing on colorful interviews with many of the American cartoon industry’s principals, Maltin has come up with a gold mine of anecdotes and film history. Behind the scenes were genius animators and entrepreneurs such as Walt Disney, Chuck Jones, Tex Avery, Mel Blanc, and a legion of others. In all, Maltin has put together a glorious celebration of a universally loved segment of Americana.

A History of American Animated Cartoons; Revised and Updated

Will Friedwald

Warner Bros has opened up its archives for official researchers to trace the history of its most famous characters, including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Taz, Sylvester, Tweety Pie, Porky Pig and Yosemite Sam, as well as detailing more contemporary creations such as the animated Batman, Tiny Toons and Animaniacs.

The Characters, the Creators, the Limited Editions

Warner Bros. Animation Art

This survey of the annual Spike & Mike Festival of Animation is illustrated with frame grabs, rare production stills, original artwork and behind-the-scenes photographs, and features interviews with a number of the top underground animators.

Cutting-Edge Cartoons from the Spike & Mike Festivals

Outlaw Animation

The rantings and ravings of two enthusiastic young fans who, in an era before fanzines and web pages, wrote about the cartoons they loved in the spirit of their humor.

The Warner Brothers Cartoons

Presents more than three hundred full-color images from the film, including pastels, digital paintings, sketches, and clay models, along with quotes from the artists, production designers, producers, and Jerry Seinfeld.

The Art of Bee Movie

Nat Jones

Mark Kidwell

Jay Fotos

Jeff Zornow

R. D. Hall

From the steaming, zombie-infested jungles of Vietnam to a shadow-haunted castle in the mountains of Vienna, where Dr. Frankenstein's monster collects an army of the dead, Image Comics invites you into a monster-infested world of horror. Featuring stories and art by monster makers Nat Jones, Jerry Beck, Mark Kidwell, Jeff Zornow, RD Hall, and Jay Fotos, this massive tome of horror features four full-length tales of terror in full-fiendish color.

Horror Book

Gathered from the Warner Bros. archives and featuring all the favorite Looney Tunes characters, a visual history of the popular animated classics includes film stills, sketches, storyboards, and more.

The Ultimate Visual Guide

Looney Tunes

Celebrate the best of Looney Tunes cartoons, just in time for Bugs Bunny’s 80th birthday! In a world of rascally rabbits, megalomaniacal ducks, and stuttering pigs, what defines greatness? This question was posed to thousands of cartoon fans, historians, and animators to create The 100 Greatest Looney Tunes Cartoons, the definitive Looney Tunes collection. Jerry Beck and the Cartoon Brew team of animation experts reveal the amusing anecdotes and secret origins behind such classics as “What’s Opera, Doc?,” “One Froggy Evening,” and “Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century.” Featuring more than 300 pieces of original art from private collectors and the Warner Bros. archives, The 100 Greatest Looney Tunes Cartoons settles the debate on the best of the best, and poses a new question: Is your favorite one of the greatest?

The 100 Greatest Looney Tunes Cartoons

Celebrates a forty-year history of the Pink Panther character, from the original Pink Panther movie starring Peter Sellers and the long-running animated series to the latest movie starring Steve Martin, Beyonce Knowles, and Kevin Kline.

Jerry Beck

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