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Comic-Con: Spielberg and Jackson Talk About ‘Tintin’

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On Friday, Spielberg, Jackson and actor Andrew Serkis were all present to treat Hall H audiences with a sneak peak at the December Paramount release and share tidbits about the making of the movie. The panel began with Spielberg being presented with Comic-Con’s Inkpot award for achievement in film, which [...]


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‘Supernatural’ Anime, High-Def ‘Justice League’ on Disc

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The CW’s hit series Supernatural is getting animated – Japanese style. Hot on the heels of a showing at Comic-Con comes the release this week of Supernatural: The Anime Series (Warner Bros., $49.98 DVD, $54.97 Blu-ray). The set collects all 22 episodes of this first-ever anime series adapted from a live-action [...]


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Comic-Con: Aardman Presents ‘Arthur Christmas,’ ‘The Pirates!’

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Besides roaming the San Diego convention hall and gaping at the spandex-wearing masses, Comic-Con attendees get the chance to get an early peek at some of the most anticipated animated and vfx-driven features and TV series. On Thursday, toon fans were treated to a wonderful panel featuring Aardman Animation Studio founder [...]


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Comic-Con: Mike Judge and ‘Beavis and Butt-head’ Impress

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Mike Judge and his beloved dim-witted duo Beavis and Butt-head also made an appearance at Comic-Con on Friday to spread the word about the return of the animated series to MTV this summer. Appearing with Johnny Knoxville, Judge kindly answered questions about the inspiration behind the characters and shared a [...]


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Comic-Con: ‘Dapper Men,’ ‘Wilson’ Tie for Key Eisner Award

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The Will Eisner Comic Book Industry Awards ended for the first time in a tie, with the Best Graphic Album-New award going to two books: Return of the Dapper Men, by Jim McCann and Janet Lee, and Wilson, by Dan Clowes of Ghost World fame. The awards, presented to recognize the [...]


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Animag is up and running with the 2013 edition of our annual Pitch Party...

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2013 Asian Animation Summit...

The second annual Asian Animation Summit organizers have announced that the...

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The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announced today its...

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The upcoming Annecy Festival of Animation has announced this year’s...

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Animation Magazine is proud to announce the next batch of judges confirmed for...

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Brenda Chapman, the Oscar-winning writer and director of Brave has responded to...

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Visual effects icon Ray Harryhausen, whose stop-motion creations brought many...

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