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Rare ‘Calvin & Hobbes’ Artwork at Heritage Auctions
An incredibly rare piece of original artwork from the comic classic Calvin and Hobbes will be offered at Heritage Auctions’ Vintage Comics & Comic Art Signature event taking place February 23 at the Fletcher-Sinclair Mansion (Ukrainian Institute of America) in New York. The piece, a 1989-90 calendar cover illustration done [...]
‘Mike the Knight’ Gallops onto Nick
Nickelodeon is suiting up its latest CG preschool hero as Mike the Knight premieres this Friday, February 3 at 10:30 a.m. The 26 x half-hour adventure series teaches kids about friendship and determination as they join knight-in-training Mike on his missions to protect the kingdom. Following the series launch, new [...]
WB Releases New ‘Doom’ Clip
Warner Bros. Animation has released a new clip for its upcoming home entertainment release, Justice League: Doom—the latest in the ongoing DC Universe Animated Original Movies series. Check it out below! Justice League: Doom, available February 28 on DVD, Blu-ray and Download, finds the Justice League in a jam when [...]
‘Shonen Jump Alpha’ Hits Web
Anime/manga champ VIZ Media has launched the first issue of its new digital manga magazine Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha, available now at VIZManga.com. The digital mag will allow fans to follow their favorite series like Naruto, Bleach, One Piece, Bakuman, Toriko and Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan online each [...]
Disney Director Joins Kavaleer
Dublin-based animation studio Kavaleer Productions has announced Emmy-winning director Timothy Björklund has signed on to the acclaimed toon house. Björklund, a San Francisco native, has worked in the animation industry for over 20 years, in that time earning two Outstanding Animation Emmys for his work on the hit Disney series [...]
‘One Piece’ 4 on DVD
Dust off your pirate hats—the latest DVD assemblage of Luffy and his nautical cohorts, One Piece: Collection Four, hits shelves today courtesy of FUNimation Productions. This four-disc set packs 24 episodes (600 minutes) of piratical adventures. In this selection from the series, the Straw Hat crew acquires a super cute [...]
Hub Gives ‘Pony’ Fans Pick for Mare-A-Thon
Discovery/Hasbro’s network The Hub is offering fans of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic a very special Valentine this year as they open up online voting for favorite episodes to be run during the My Little Pony Fan Favorites Mare-A-Thon on Valentine’s Day weekend. The five-hour programming marathon—which will debut [...]
TV5MONDE, Dish to Launch French Channel in U.S.
Global digital French-language network TV5MONDE has reached an agreement with Dish Network LLC to launch the first ever French-language channel devoted to children’s programming in the U.S. The channel, called Tivi5MONDE, launched yesterday across the country and will be offered to Dish subscribers as part of its French package, includes [...]
Random House, Sesame Workshop Partner for Digital Pubs
Random House Children’s Books and Sesame Workshop have announced the launch of a new digital publishing initiative focused on early learning and reading readiness. Select titles from Random’s Sesame Street library will be converted to ebooks, beginning January 25 with the launch of Elmo Says Achoo! and Elmo’s Breakfast Bingo. [...]
ShadowMachine Reveals ‘Hell & Back’ Cast Adds
The new stop-motion animated feature being produced by ShadowMachine (Robot Chicken, Mora Orel, Mary Shelley’s Frankenhole) has received some exciting additions to the cast. Joining previously announced stars T.J. Miller and Nick Swardson will be Rob Riggle, Brian Posehn and Kumail Nanjiani. The film, written and directed by Tom Gianas [...]
Academy Makes Animation...
The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has...
Shout! Unleashes...
The Eisner Award-winning comic-book series by Joe Quesada, Paul Jenkins, Bill...
