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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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INTERVIEW: “Madagascar” Back In Theaters For 20th Anniversary

INTERVIEW: “Madagascar” Back In Theaters For 20th Anniversary

Avatar photoJackson Murphy|
January 10th, 2026
Directors Tom McGrath and Eric Darnell reflect on making the star-studded comedy classic, which spawned two sequels, a Penguins spinoff film, TV shows and holiday specials. And is a new installment is on the way?
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REVIEW: Disney’s “Zootopia 2”

REVIEW: Disney’s “Zootopia 2”

Avatar photoMartin Goodman|
January 1st, 2026
"Zootopia 2" restores Disney to the pinnacle of animated filmmaking. Read our review here.
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Blu-Ray Announcement: “Looney Tunes Collector’s Vault – Volume 2” Going on Sale March 24th

Blu-Ray Announcement: “Looney Tunes Collector’s Vault – Volume 2” Going on Sale March 24th

Avatar photoJerry Beck|
December 23rd, 2025
Here comes another helping of Looney Tunes vault rarities – over fifty classic cartoons each marking their first time as part of a remastered Blu-ray WB cartoon collection, with some unseen in decades.
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Update on “Popeye”: Comic Con Celebrates his 90th Birthday

Today marks 25 years since the final daily “Popeye” newspaper comic was published. But the iconic Sailor Man is still going strong in other forms – and for new generations. For nine decades, audiences have been treated to the adventures of Popeye. And to celebrate his 90th Anniversary, Warner Archive and King Features held recently […]
Avatar photoJackson Murphy|August 1, 2019
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Update on “Popeye”: Comic Con Celebrates his 90th Birthday

A Peek Behind Dreamworks Forthcoming “Abominable”

Abominable, DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming feature, is making history. Industry veteran Jill Culton is the first woman to be the writer and main director of a major, original animated film. “It’s a mini-breakthrough,” she said. Culton came-up with the idea for “Abominable” — which is about a Chinese teen girl’s relationship with a yeti, seven years […]
Avatar photoJackson Murphy|July 23, 2019
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A Peek Behind Dreamworks Forthcoming “Abominable”

TRAILER: Dreamworks “Trolls World Tour”

Dreamworks today dropped the trailer for their forthcoming sequel to Trolls – which won’t appear until next year, on April 17th, 2020. Trolls World Tour has a story that sounds like a combination of Disney’s Music Land, and Toot Whistle Plunk and Boom mixed with Avengers Infinity War and psychedelic imagery to top The Three […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|June 20, 2019
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TRAILER: Dreamworks “Trolls World Tour”

DreamWorks Animation Revs Up “Fast & Furious: Spy Racers” and “Kipo & the Age of Wonderbeasts”

Today, as part of the Annecy International Animated Film Festival, DreamWorks Animation released the following: A first look teaser and title reveal of its highly anticipated Netflix original series Fast & Furious: Spy Racers (see below) – and an all new Netflix original series Kipo & the Age of Wonderbeasts from executive producers Radford Sechrist […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|June 13, 2019
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DreamWorks Animation Revs Up “Fast & Furious: Spy Racers” and “Kipo & the Age of Wonderbeasts”

FIRST LOOK: Warner Bros. New “Looney Tunes Cartoons”

In what was one of the most anticipated presentations of the week, Warner Bros. Animation (WBA) today unveiled the first batch of finished shorts from the upcoming series Looney Tunes Cartoons in front of a standing-room only crowd at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. One of the shorts screened during the presentation was “Dynamite […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|June 12, 2019
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FIRST LOOK: Warner Bros. New “Looney Tunes Cartoons”

INTERVIEW: Q&A with Dreamworks director Andrew Erekson on “Marooned”

Story artist Andrew Erekson (Home, Captain Underpants) is premiering his directorial debut at the Annecy International Film Festival in France this week. The DreamWorks Animation short Marooned is about two robots stuck on the Moon hoping to return to Earth. And he’s certainly over the moon about showing his creation to audiences. Andrew Erekson: I’m […]
Avatar photoJackson Murphy|June 11, 2019
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INTERVIEW: Q&A with Dreamworks director Andrew Erekson on “Marooned”
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INTERVIEW: Eric Bauza on Voicing Bugs, Daffy and Marvin: “Insanely Intimidating and Nerve-racking”

Enamored with cartoons as a kid, Eric Bauza desired to be a cartoon-maker himself. He grew up in Scarborough, a borough of Toronto, where he attended Blessed Cardinal Newman Catholic High School, followed by Centennial College, graduating in radio, television, and film production. Bauza learned that Spümcø, John Kricfalusi’s studio in the U.S., needed interns […]