Tag "G.I. Joe"

The ‘Toy Story’ Toy That Got Away

June 23, 2011 by Michael Mallory No Comments divider image

Tales From the Toon Trenches: From the Files of Michael Mallory Editor’s Note: Author and journalist Michael Mallory has been covering the animation and visual effects scene for over two decades. Beginning today, he looks back at some of his earlier scoops and shares some of his “untold stories” with [...]

Prolific Batman, Marvel Writer/Director Boyd Kirkland Dies

January 31, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Boyd Kirkland, a prolific director of animated shows including Batman: The Animated Series and X-Men: Evolution, died Friday while awaiting a lung transplant, according to a post on The Animation Guild’s blog. Kirkland was born in Utah in 1950 and graduated from Webet State College. He began his animation career [...]

Mediaset Licenses Hasbro Programs for Italy

January 5, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Hasbro Studios’ animated series Transformers Prime, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, G.I. Joe: Renegades, The Adventures of Chuck and Friends and Pound Puppies are heading to Italy, where they will appear on Mediaset’s multiple channels starting in the fourth quarter of 2011. The deal also sees Mediaset act as [...]

Rare Transformers, G.I. Joe Documents to be Auctioned

November 11, 2010 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

Prolific animation writer Ron Friedman is selling his collection of scripts, artwork and drawings from his days on such iconic series as Transformers and G.I. Joe through memorabilia auction house Heritage Auctions. The items are part of Heritage’s Nov. 19 auction of comics and comic art, and include Freidman’s original [...]