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Mickey Mouse

Mickey Mouse is an cartoon character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks.

Spider-Ham

Spider-Ham (Peter Porker) is a superhero appearing in Marvel Comics. The character is an anthropomorphic pig and is a parody version of Spider-Man. He was created by Larry Hama, Tom DeFalco, and Mark Armstrong.

KENEDA

Kaneda, the leader of a motorcycle gang in Katsuhiro Otomo’s classic anime feature AKIRA (1988).

Daffy Duck

Daffy Duck was created by Tex Avery for Leon Schlesinger Productions. He has appeared in cartoon series such as Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies, in which he is usually depicted as a foil for either Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, or Speedy Gonzales.

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Bill Desowitz has been covering the Animation industry since the early 2000s for Animation Magazine, Animation World Network, IndieWire, and Animation Scoop. He is also the author of James Bond Unmasked (Spies Publishing), which chronicles the first 50 years of 007’s evolution, and includes exclusive interviews with all six Bond actors.
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‘Toy Story’ 30th Anniversary: Part Two

In honor of Toy Story’s 30th anniversary and theatrical re-release on September 12, I spoke with five Pixar luminaries about their experiences making the first CG-animated feature and its continuing impact on the studio and the industry: Pete Docter (chief creative officer and three-time Oscar-winning director, who served as supervising animator), Bonnie Arnold (a producer, who later joined […]

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‘Toy Story’ 30th Anniversary: Part One

In honor of Toy Story’s 30th anniversary and theatrical re-release on September 12, I spoke with five Pixar luminaries about their experiences making the first CG-animated feature and its continuing impact on the studio and the industry: Pete Docter (chief creative officer and three-time Oscar-winning director, who served as supervising animator), Bonnie Arnold (a producer, who later joined […]

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Fixed: Gendy Tartakovsky Unleashed

Genndy Tartakovsky’s R-rated, 2D Fixed has finally arrived on Netflix (streaming August 13) after a rapturous reception at Annecy. The raunchy yet sweet canine sex comedy, from Sony Pictures Animation and New Line Cinema, needed rescuing after Warner Bros. Discovery shelved it. Recall that they did the same with Coyote vs. Acme and The Day […]

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The Inside Job on “The Bad Guys 2”

After successfully pulling off the marvelous hand-made-looking DreamWorks heist comedy, The Bad Guys, (Zootopia meets Oceans Eleven), director Pierre Perifel wanted to go more epic for The Bad Guys 2 sequel. In fact, he began brainstorming even before the end of production. Fortunately, there were plenty of great ideas to grab from Aaron Blabey’s sophisticated […]

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Introducing Beebop & Rocksteady in “TMNT: Out of the Shadows”

Shredder’s mutant henchmen, Beebop (Gary Anthony Williams) & Rocksteady (Stephen Farrelly), finally get the spotlight in the TMNT sequel, Out of the Shadows, directed by Dave Green (Earth to Echo). They made for off-beat transformations into mutant warthog and rhino. “Typically, these transformations are painful, but these two guys enjoy their new bodies,” explained Kevin […]

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‘In Your Dreams’ Taps Into Painful Childhood Memories for a Fantastical Journey with the Sandman

Alex Woo, who left Pixar as a story artist on Incredibles 2 and Finding Dory to form Kuku Studios, had a very personal childhood story to tell with In Your Dreams (Netflix, streaming November 14, following a limited theatrical run November 7).