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How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love CG

September 20, 2011 by David Filoni 2 Comments divider image

Veteran animator and supervising director of Star Wars: The Clone Wars discusses the digital evolution of his job. In the eight years I had worked in animation, I had never once touched a computer related to my work. Everything I had worked on was traditional hand drawn animation, from my [...]

Those Super Space Cats Are Back!

July 10, 2011 by Ramin Zahed 2 Comments divider image

Cartoon Network premieres a new, high-energy take on the hugely popular show ThunderCats, produced by Warner Bros. Animation and Studio 4°C. Mention the names Lion-O, Tygra, Cheetara, Panthro, WilyKat and Snarf to anyone who was watching kids’ TV during the ‘80s and chances are they’ll flash you a big smile. [...]

Nickelodeon Land Opens Doors in U.K.

May 5, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

The UK’s biggest amusement park, Pleasure Beach, Blackpool has opened Nickelodeon Land, a new six-acre area, costing £10.3 million ($16.9 million), offering 12 major themed rides based on Nick shows such as SpongeBob SquarePants, Dora the Explorer, Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Rugrats. One of the new park’s highlights [...]

‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Returns Via Dark Horse Comics

February 10, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 1 Comment divider image

The popular Nickelodeon animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender is coming back to comics via Dark Horse. The Oregon-based publisher announced a multi-part publishing program that will kick off with an Avatar entry in the annual Free Comic Book Day, set this year for May 7. The free comic will [...]