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IDW to Publish New ‘Rocky & Bullwinkle’ Comics
Here is a wonderful new comic-book venture we can all get behind. Over the weekend, we got word that San Diego-based IDW Publishing will be launching a new series featuring Jay Ward’s beloved characters Rocky and Bullwinkle, in conjunction with DreamWorks Classics and Bullwinkle Studios. The new venture will feature [...]
‘Robot Chicken’ Plans New Holiday Special
The zany folks at Robot Chicken are planning to stuff our stockings with a crazy holiday special next month. Make sure you mark your calendar on Sunday, December 9 at midnight for Robot Chicken’s ATM Christmas Special. This one-of-a-kind holiday episode has Santa nearly missing Christmas, and Kano from Mortal [...]
Wooding’s Kid Glove Brings ‘Viking Kong’ to MIPCOM
Entertainment industry veteran Brenda Wooding will launch Kid Glove, her new boutique production, distribution and rights management company at MIPCOM this year. The first project under the new shingle is Viking Kong, an animated comedy for 6-11 year olds. The new Kid Glove is organized into three divisions. Kid Glove [...]
‘G.I. Joe: Renegades’ Blu-ray Lands in September
Shout Factory and Hasbro Studios will release G.I. Joe: Renegades: The Complete First Season on September 25. The first season features 26 episodes and special bonus content is produced by Hasbro for a 3-disc Blu-ray set, priced at $49.97. Also available to own on the same day is the Season One, [...]
Compassionate Creatures Rule on The Hub’s ‘Kaijudo’
Kaijudo, The Hub’s new incarnation of Duel Masters, brings a sense of emotional maturity and artistic integrity to the classic property. It certainly looks like The Hub has quickly become the go-to destination to bring older brands to dynamic new life. After having great success with rebooting shows such as [...]
Gran Canaria’s Grand Animation Event
Damian Perea, director of the ANIMAYO International Festivals, does not entertain the idea that something may be too difficult to accomplish: He dwells in the world of the possible. Against the backdrop of festivals around Spain and the world struggling or closing their doors, he has continued to build the [...]
Producer Roger Slifer in Intensive Care After Accident
Roger Slifer, the 57-year-old producer of Jem and the Holograms and G.I. Joe was taken to the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center this Saturday after being struck by a car in an alleged hit-and-run accident in Santa Monica. The impact broke some of Slifer’s ribs, his collar bone and his [...]
Sony Tackles Hasbro’s ‘Tonka’
Now that the Battleship hype-fest has wound down, a new addition to the unfolding onslaught of Hasbro toy and game properties coming to the big screen is underway at Sony Pictures, who will be developing an animated flick based on Hasbro’s Tonka Trucks line. Tonka, based on the 65-year-old brand, [...]
TV Animation Veteran Jim Duffy Dies from Cancer
We are sad to report the passing of TV animation veteran Jim Duffy this weekend after a long battle with cancer. He passed peacefully at home in his sleep surrounded by his family at the age of 75. Duffy was born in the U.S., but spent his career between London [...]
Key ‘Transformers,’ ‘G.I. Joe’ Documents to Be Auctioned
If you’re a fan of the classic animated series Transformers and G.I. Joe — and you have a lot of disposable cash on hand — you’ll want to mark Aug. 18 on your calendar as Heritage Auctions puts some key behind-the-scenes documents from those series on the block. The documents [...]
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U.K.-based digital social world BinWeevils, for kids 6-12, has appointed media...
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