Garfield creator Jim Davis has joined forces with Montreal-based animation software house Toon Boom to introduce a new release titled Garfield’s Comic Boom. “Back in my day we had only pencils and paper,” notes Davis. “This new software is like adding a jet pack to creativity. Kids can craft characters [...]

There’s no stopping Phineas and Ferb this summer. The show, which has been performing strongly this season, managed to set a new record this Friday: The TV movie Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension became cable’s most-watched film of the year with 7.6 million overall viewers. The popular pic [...]

Fox has announced an impressive list of guest voices for the new fall season of its Sunday night animation domination shows. The Simpsons, which will air its 500th episode during its 23rd Season, will feature the voices of Anthony Bourdain, Gordon Ramsay, Kiefer Sutherland (as a former CIA agent in [...]

Despite lower expectations, Fox’s Rise of the Planet of the Apes managed to bring in close to $54 million this past weekend, thanks to positive reviews and good word of mouth. The prequel also made a cool $23.4 million in 25 territories overseas. Directed by Rupert Wyatt, Rise of the [...]

A look at which studios are looking to hire at the big CG confab. SIGGRAPH may be the preeminent annual meeting of international computer graphics cognoscenti, but they typically need to travel to a U.S. city to attend. This year’s choice of Vancouver, British Columbia seems particularly fitting, however, given [...]