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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.

Obituaries

INTERVIEW: The Making Of “Sandy’s Country Christmas” Now Streaming On Paramount+

INTERVIEW: The Making Of “Sandy’s Country Christmas” Now Streaming On Paramount+

Avatar photoLauren Ashton|
December 3rd, 2024
Animation Scoop had the amazing opportunity to speak with the Executive Producers of SpongeBob SquarePants, Vincent Waller and Marc Ceccarelli, as well as Screen Novelties Producer Chris Finnegan, Producer and Co-director Seamus Walsh, and Producer and Co-director Mark Caballero. We discussed the timelessness of Stop Motion Animation and how wonderfully it lends itself to the […]
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R.I.P. Kevin Conroy – Voice of Animated “Batman”

R.I.P. Kevin Conroy – Voice of Animated “Batman”

Avatar photoJerry Beck|
November 11th, 2022
Actor Kevin Conroy, the most beloved voice of Batman in the animated history of the character, died Thursday at age 66 after a short battle with cancer. A noted stage, film and television performer, Conroy rose to unparalleled voice acting fame as the title character of the landmark Batman: The Animated Series (1992-1996). He would […]
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Disney Legend Alice Davis Passes Away

Disney Legend Alice Davis Passes Away

Avatar photoJerry Beck|
November 7th, 2022
Alice M. Davis, whose delightfully detailed and meticulously researched costume designs for the landmark “It’s a Small World” and “Pirates of Caribbean” rides at Disneyland died peacefully surrounded by family and friends on November 3, 2022 at her Los Angeles home. She was 93. A pioneer at WED Enterprises, now known as Walt Disney Imagineering, […]
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Carl Bell (1931-2022)

The Hollywood animation community has lost one of its stalwart animators and biggest champions – Carl Bell. Carl met Richard Williams at the Ontario College of Art in the early 1950s, and the two drove cross country in 1952 to seek their fortunes in animation. They ultimately went separate ways – but stayed in touch […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|March 28, 2022
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Carl Bell (1931-2022)

Will Ryan R.I.P.

Our friend, cartoon voice over and songwriter/performer Will Ryan passed away yesterday afternoon, November 19th, from a short battle with cancer. He was 72. Will Ryan’s voice can be heard in more feature roles in more Oscar-winning films than perhaps any other actor, including such other favorites as playing Petrie in “The Land Before Time”, […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|November 20, 2021
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Will Ryan R.I.P.

Doug Crane, Master Animator and Cartoonist has died, at 85

Well folks, 2020 can’t end soon enough. I just received word that we’ve lost two more of our industry’s members. This is the note from Rose-Ellen Eastman, daughter of Doug and Maureen Crane: “I wanted to reach out and let you know some very sad news. My Mom passed away on Tuesday night after a […]
Avatar photoJ.J. Sedelmaier|December 20, 2020
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Doug Crane, Master Animator and Cartoonist has died, at 85

Ken Spears (1938-2020)

A few months after the passing of his partner Joe Ruby, we are sad to report Ken Spears has died. Spears died on November 6th, 2020 due to complications from Lewy body dementia. Mark Evanier first reported this info on his blog – and we recommend visiting his website for more information on this great […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|November 9, 2020
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Ken Spears (1938-2020)

Joe Ruby (1933-2020)

Cartoonist, Animator and Producer Joseph Ruby has passed away. Ruby (with his partner Ken Spears) was instrumental in creating Scooby Doo Where Are You in 1969 for Hanna Barbera. In 1977 Ruby and Spears launched their own animation studio – Ruby-Spears Productions – bringing Thundarr The Barbarian, Fangface, Mt. T, Plastic Man, Chuck Norris, Dragon’s […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|August 27, 2020
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Joe Ruby (1933-2020)

Gene Deitch (1924-2020)

Animator Gene Deitch (August 8, 1924 – April 16, 2020) passed away Thursday (4/16) of natural causes (unrelated to the current corona virus pandemic). For the last 25 years (or so) I was very proud to have been his friend. His life’s work and his personal journey was quite incredible. Luckily he documented much of […]
Avatar photoJerry Beck|April 19, 2020
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Gene Deitch (1924-2020)
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INTERVIEW: The Making Of “Sandy’s Country Christmas” Now Streaming On Paramount+

Animation Scoop had the amazing opportunity to speak with the Executive Producers of SpongeBob SquarePants, Vincent Waller and Marc Ceccarelli, as well as Screen Novelties Producer Chris Finnegan, Producer and Co-director Seamus Walsh, and Producer and Co-director Mark Caballero. We discussed the timelessness of Stop Motion Animation and how wonderfully it lends itself to the […]