American Animation, 1900-1921
The Library of Congress’ “The Origins of American Animation” collection includes Krazy Kat, The Kazenjammer Kids and Keeping Up With The Joneses shorts dating from 1900 through 1921.
Biracial like Spider-Man
At the Washington Post, David Betancourt writes about discovering that the new Ultimate Spider-Man, Miles Morales, is just like him and why Miles Morales is important. He also talks about the backlash against a biracial Spider-Man. Andre the Black Nerd has posted a special rant about “the racism […]
Interview with Adam West
Comics Alliance‘s Senior Batmanologist Chris Sims interviews Adam West, who starred in the 1960s tv classic, Batman. Make sure to follow the link through to his earlier interview with voice actor, Kevin Conroy, who has played Batman in animation and videogames since Batman: The Animated Series.
The History and Art of the Title Sequence
A couple of looks at the art and history of film title sequences.
Cosplaying the Monarch, Dr. Girlfriend and Dr. Mrs. the Monarch
Adult Swim has a video interviewing a group of Venture Bros. cosplayers who attended San Diego Comic Con as The Monarch, Dr. Girlfriend and Dr. Mrs. The Monarch. There’s also a little bit of Rusty Venture.
My Pretty Pony: Remixing is Magic
Variety has a piece on how Hasbro allows fans to use footage from My Pretty Pony: Friendship is Magic, while other media copyright holders continue to try and squash fan use of media properties. “Really it all comes down to a question of control for big media companies….They […]
The Cultural Gutter 