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

FIRST LOOK IMAGE: Guillermo del Toro’s “Trollhunters”

Just released this morning, with the news of Guillermo del Toro’s Masterclass at Annecy, this sneak peek image of Guillermo del Toro’s Netflix original series Trollhunters from DreamWorks debuting later this year. According to the press release: DreamWorks Trollhunters will unleash a new, fantastical world wrapped around the residents of the fictional suburb of Arcadia who make a startling discovery […]

An Open Letter From Mary Costa (The Voice of Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty”)

On behalf of Mary Costa – the legendary voice of Princess Aurora in Walt Disney’s Sleeping Beauty (1959) – I am posting this open-letter to her many fans and friends. Please join us in granting this very special birthday gift to Ms. Costa. We wish her our very best – and may she enjoy many more years of […]

Nickelodeon and Cal State Fullerton To Present An Exhibit Celebrating Nicktoons Animation, April 16–May 22

Nickelodeon and California State University, Fullerton’s Begovich Gallery present “Happy Happy Joy Joy: Art and Artifacts from 25 Years of Creator-Driven Cartoons,” an exhibit that goes behind the scenes and into the minds of the creators who ushered in a new era of groundbreaking animation on TV, beginning in 1991 with the launch of Doug, Rugrats, The […]

Jerry Beck

Publisher Editor

Articles By Jerry Beck

FIRST LOOK IMAGE: Guillermo del Toro’s “Trollhunters”

An Open Letter From Mary Costa (The Voice of Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty”)

Nickelodeon and Cal State Fullerton To Present An Exhibit Celebrating Nicktoons Animation, April 16–May 22

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