I have been given the fantastic opportunity to attend the 2010 Festival of Cartoon Art at the Ohio State University this October. From what I have gathered from cartoonists that have attended in the past, it should be an exciting weekend of fellowship with other artists who share a passion for cartooning.
However, this weekend also [...]

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Tom Racine is one of those really lucky guys that you just can’t help but have a tinge of jealousy toward. As podcast host, he has had the pleasure of interviewing many of the greatest cartoonists working today, from Jeff Keane (Family Circus), Tom Richmond (Mad Magazine), Jef Mallet (Fraz), Dave Kellet (Sheldon), and [...]

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Orson Welles gives us six minutes of what he does best. Cartoon Brew frames it up perfectly:
This video of Orson Welles has absolutely nothing to do with animation, and it has absolutely everything to do with animation.

That host seems rather uncomfortable around Welles doesn’t she?

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Eddie Pittman pointed this out: Watch this video taken from an interview with Frank Zappa and substitute the word “Music” with Comics, Animation, Film, or any media of your choice.

Here is a snippet of what he said:
“One thing that did happen during the Sixties was some music of an unusual or experimental nature [...]

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The Gang over at Tall Tale Features have just finished completely re-working their website and have started a feature where they review one webcomic every week, and I am flattered that they have chosen to start things off with a nice, in-depth review of my little strip!
David Reddick, Norm Feuti, and Scott Metzger all contributed [...]

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If your like me, (and I know you are) then you love robots. You also probably really love very finely crafted experiences that center around robots. If this is the case, then you are sure to love Machinarium. It is one of the most beautiful and meticulously created games I have played in a [...]

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The cartooning and animation communities recently banned together to help the family of Tim Hodge, a former Disney animator and a writer and director on the very popular Veggie Tales series. I don’t know Tim personally, but being a big fan of animation, and a HUGE Veggie Tales fan, his work has influenced me [...]

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Well, 2010 is going to be an amazing time for Robot Beach and I wanted to share my plans for the coming year with all of you.
In addition to the comic, I will be creating a series of animated shorts for Robot Beach! Now, many of you probably already know this, but Robot Beach started [...]

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Recently I was lucky enough to be interviewed by Paul Caggegi for his wonderful podcast show The Process Diary. We talked about Robot Beach, Annabelle’s Bistro, and other animation and illustration related topics. This was my first interview about my comic I and I think it turned out great. (Even though at [...]

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Most everyone who reads my blog already knows about my new project Robot Beach. If you haven’t already checked it out, I encourage you to head over there and see what I have been up to. It’s a lot of fun!
The experience of creating a webcomic has certainly been an enjoyable one, but [...]

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