Popeye From Strip To Screen
Mark Langer chronicles the evolution of one of the most enduring characters in animation history, the sailor man who got his start in comic strips.
Developing the Next Animated Blockbuster: It Ain't Easy
Developing an animated series or feature from a comic book might seem easy from the standpoint that the comic book would give a development team a solid starting point. However, developing a comic book into an animated property has its own set of special problems. We asked a select group of development executives, "What were/are the most challenging aspects of transferring a property from comic book form to an animated one?" While story plays an important role, it seems the actual shift in medium remains to be the most problematic aspect of the process. ...
Global Trends: It's a Tough World Out There for Native Comics
As the world becomes smaller, individual countries' comics industries are changing. John A. Lent explains.
Editor's Notebook
Heather Kenyon introduces this issue with a focus on two hot topics in the comics world plus introduces two new features of the magazine.
Censorship In Comics: Is This the United States?
Susan Alston of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund describes the shocking state of the nation.
Virtually Melting Down: The Quest to Produce an Animated Independent Feature
Randy Lofficier describes how she and Perfect World Entertainment are doing the impossible.
The 21st Annecy International Animated Film Festival and Market
AWM's report from the mother of all animation festivals includes A Booming MIFA, But For Whom? by Buzz Potamkin, and Annecy: The Long and The Short of the Carnival by the Lake in English and in French by French journalist and Annecy veteran Michel Roudevitch.
Comic Strips and Animation: The Belgian Tradition
Philippe Moins explores Belgium's long tradition of comics and animation.
The Complete Anime Guide: A Complete Reference Book
Brian Camp reviews The Complete Anime Guide , a Japanese Animation Film Directory and Resource Guide.
BD et Animation: Une Tradition Belgique
Philippe Moins explores Belgium's long tradition of comics and animation.
An Archive Profile: The John Canemaker Animation Collection at NYU
John Canemaker explains the contents of his extensive newly created archives at NYU.
Surviving MIP: A Buyer's Guide
Theresa Plummer-Andrews recounts her typical experience as one of the most sought after buyers at one of the world's largest markets.
Strip-Mining For Animation
John Cawley looks at the relationship between comics and animation over the years, from Gertie the Dinosaur to Men In Black.
Tick Fever Endures
Ben Edlund, the creator of The Tick, talks to Deborah Reber about the evolution of everyone's favorite blue superhero and what's next on his horizon.
Both Sides of the Coin: Comics Into Animation
Take a look at comics and their animation counterparts by Bill Plympton, Todd McFarlane and Christian Clark.
Phyllis Craig: A Woman of Many Colors (1929-1997)
Color key veteran and friend to all, especially students, passes away.
On A Desert Island With....Comic Informants
Ben Edlund, Stan Lee, Bill Plympton and Jerry Beck.
A Tribute to Jerry Smith (1936-1997): World Ambassador
Friends and colleagues say goodbye to a pioneer of international television production.
Dirdy Birdy
Susan Alston of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund describes the shocking state of the nation.
Manga into Anime Two Approaches: 'Sanctuary' and 'Ghost in the Shell'
Brian Camp compares the adaptive processes of Sanctuary and Ghost in the Shell.
Anything But A Hash Up
Animation:Master Version 5 is reviewed by Tim Elston with great results.
Annecy: The Long and The Short of the Carnival by the Lake
AWM's report by French journalist and Annecy veteran Michel Roudevitch.
Dreamland Japan: Manga's Paradise
Frederik Schodt explains to Maureen Furniss a few aspects of the Japanese culture behind manga and its huge success.
Carnaval en court et en long au bord du lac
AWM's report by French journalist and Annecy veteran Michel Roudevitch.
Stan Lee: Comic Guru
Michael Goldman probes the life and times of Marvel's exuberant creator of such titles as Spider Man, The X-Men, The Incredible Hulk and many more.
