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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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Atiya Henry named Executive VP of Production for Disney Branded Television

Atiya Henry named Executive VP of Production for Disney Branded Television

Avatar photoJerry Beck|
March 25th, 2026
Henry will oversee all aspects of production for Disney Branded Television’s portfolio of award-winning animated and live-action programming for Disney+, Disney Jr. and Disney Channel, including titles such as “Descendants,” “Mickey Mouse Clubhouse” and “Phineas and Ferb.”
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DreamWorks Drops First ‘Forgotten Island’ Trailer About Friendship and Philippine Mythology

DreamWorks Drops First ‘Forgotten Island’ Trailer About Friendship and Philippine Mythology

Avatar photoBill Desowitz|
March 25th, 2026
The trailer dropped today for DreamWorks Animation’s Forgotten Island (Universal, September 25), the studio’s first embrace of Filipino culture about friendship and memory. The comedy-adventure follows two lifelong friends who grow up together in the ’90s in the Philippines — Jo (singer H.E.R./Gabriella Wilson) and Raissa (Liza Soberano) — and the stakes of potentially growing […]
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Illumination Highlights Heading Into Second “Mario” Movie

Illumination Highlights Heading Into Second “Mario” Movie

Avatar photoJackson Murphy|
March 24th, 2026
16 years after the first "Despicable Me", Illumination is widely regarded as one of the powerhouses in animation, in large part thanks to "Mario" and those Minions... some of the most iconic animated characters of all time.
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Latest in Category: Major Studios

Disney XD will air Warner Bros. Animation “Right Now Kapow” beginning September 19th

Right Now Kapow, an all-new original animated sketch comedy series from Warner Bros. Animation, will premiere on Disney XD on Monday, September 19th at 9:00 p.m. (EDT). This marks the first original series from Warner Bros. Animation to be produced with Disney XD. Right Now Kapow was created by Justin Becker (“MAD,” “Adult Swim Infomercials”) […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|September 1, 2016
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Disney XD will air Warner Bros. Animation “Right Now Kapow” beginning September 19th

Dreamworks’ Show Runner Brendan Hay on Netflix “Dawn Of The Croods” Season 2

The world’s first family returns for an all-new Season 2 in Dreamworks’ Dawn Of The Croods, premiering on Netflix this Friday, August 26th. Eep, Thunk, Grug, Ugga, Sandy and Gran return to encounter many modern-day problems – for the first time in history – as they navigate life in a prehistoric era. Among their many […]
Avatar photoJackson Murphy|August 24, 2016
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Dreamworks’ Show Runner Brendan Hay on Netflix “Dawn Of The Croods” Season 2

Disney’s “Milo Murphy’s Law” Starring Weird Al Starts October 3rd

Legendary satirist and Grammy Award-winning recording artist Al Yankovic (professionally known as “Weird Al”) voices the title role in Milo Murphy’s Law, a new animated adventure comedy series debuting Monday October 3rd (8:00 p.m., EDT) on Disney XD. From creators and executive producers Dan Povenmire and Jeff “Swampy” Marsh of the Emmy Award-winning animated series […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|August 23, 2016
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Disney’s “Milo Murphy’s Law” Starring Weird Al Starts October 3rd

You WILL Watch This Hilarious First-Look Behind The Scenes of Disney’s “Future Worm!”

Future-Worm! starts Monday on Disney XD. It is an upcoming comedy science fiction animated television series created by Ryan Quincy, who was previously the creator of IFC’s Out There. I have seen the first full episode – and to put it plainly, it’s a completely off-the-wall, hilarious show. As the marketplace gets more crowded, its […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|July 29, 2016
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You WILL Watch This Hilarious First-Look Behind The Scenes of Disney’s “Future Worm!”

INTERVIEW: Ryan Crego of DreamWorks TV’s “Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh”

DreamWorks Animation’s Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh is the studio’s latest spinoff series to one of their blockbuster features. Home, which was released last year, earned nearly $400M worldwide and starred the voices of Jim Parsons, Rihanna, Steve Martin and Jennifer Lopez. Adventures, which is available on Netflix starting Friday July 29th, picks­ up […]
Avatar photoJackson Murphy|July 27, 2016
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INTERVIEW: Ryan Crego of DreamWorks TV’s “Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh”

TRAILER: “The LEGO Batman Movie”

Released today at Comic Con – the trailer for the next in the theatrical Lego features from Warner Bros. Scheduled for release on February 10th, 2017, LEGO Batman now stars in his own big-screen adventure, The LEGO Batman Movie. Will Arnett stars as Batman/Bruce Wayne. That’s Ralph Fiennes as Alfred the butler, and Michael Cera […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|July 23, 2016
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TRAILER: “The LEGO Batman Movie”
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INTERVIEW: “Woody Woodpecker” Director Alex Zamm

He’s one of the most iconic cartoon characters of all-time. Finally, Woody Woodpecker is getting the feature film treatment. Universal’s live-action/animated Woody Woodpecker hits Netflix and Direct-to-DVD on Tuesday (2/6). Veteran director Alex Zamm had the pleasure and responsibility of giving Walter Lantz’s hyperactive bird his CGI wings. Jackson Murphy: My introduction to Woody Woodpecker […]