Jerry Beck

Publisher Editor

Writer, cartoon producer and author of more than 15 books on animation history. A former studio exec with Nickelodeon and Disney; currently on the faculty at both CalArts in Valencia and Woodbury University in Burbank, California.

Articles By Jerry Beck

RIP ‘Spongebob’ Creator Stephen Hillenberg

Stephen Hillenberg, the creator of Nickelodeon’s Spongebob Squarepants passed away yesterday, November 26th, from complications from ALS. To say he was one of the nicest guys in animation would be an understatement. He will be sorely missed. He was not only a cartoonist and animator, but a marine biologist and teacher as well. Born in […]

Netflix Unveils 2019 Anime Highlights

Netflix continues to successfully expand its original Anime programming and today, during the Anime Lineup Presentation event at Akiba Theatre in Tokyo, presented some exciting highlights for the upcoming year. Today’s announcements join Netflix’ ever-growing slate of Anime, including this year’s series DEVILMAN crybaby and B: The Beginning. Over the course of 2019, viewers everywhere […]

Universal Announces Content for New “Woody Woodpecker” YouTube Channel

The sound of Woody Woodpecker’s distinct and infectious laughter is about to ring out on his three dedicated YouTube channels – in each of Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish and English! These upcoming adventures are the newest Woody Woodpecker episodes 46 years after the last classic cartoons were released, 16 years after the three modern Woody Woodpecker […]

Heritage Auctions Signature Animation Sale features Mary Blair and Dan Haskett

Heritage Auctions has put online hundreds of new lots coinciding with their upcoming December 8th and 9th signature animation auction in Beverly Hills. In addition to a voluminous amount of rare Disney art, the auction features numerous intriguing pieces from Warner Bros., Fleischer, Peanuts, MGM, Bakshi and others. Of special noter, a selection of pencil […]

Warner Archive Collection Releases “POPEYE THE SAILOR: The 1940s” Vol. 1

Big news for classic cartoon fans, collectors and anyone who loves to laugh: Warner Archive Collection has just announced the release date – December 11th, 2018 – of POPEYE THE SAILOR: The 1940s Vol. 1. It’s a continuation of the Popeye cartoon series from Paramount’s Famous Studios in 1943-1945 – collecting the sailor’s the earliest […]

Jerry Beck

Publisher Editor

Articles By Jerry Beck

RIP ‘Spongebob’ Creator Stephen Hillenberg

Netflix Unveils 2019 Anime Highlights

Universal Announces Content for New “Woody Woodpecker” YouTube Channel

Heritage Auctions Signature Animation Sale features Mary Blair and Dan Haskett

Warner Archive Collection Releases “POPEYE THE SAILOR: The 1940s” Vol. 1

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