Deals Announce Impending Start of Licensing Expo

June 13, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments

The annual Licensing Show is set to open its doors Tuesday for three days of licensing (or licencing, if your British) craziness in Las Vegas. There’s always a ton of announcements related to animation properties coming out of the show, so here’s a rundown of some of the pertinent deals [...]

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‘Yogi Bear,’ ‘Venture Bros.’ Top New Video Releases

March 21, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments

Home video buyers who  you want to be smarter than the average bear will be heading to Jellystone Park this week. Yogi Bear (Warner Bros., $28.98 DVD, $35.99 Blu-ray, $44.95 3D Blu-ray) arrives on home video. The mix of live-action and animation featured the voices of Dan Aykroyd as Yogi, [...]

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Animation, Comics Writer Dwayne McDuffie Dies

February 22, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean 3 Comments

Dwayne McDuffie, a writer and producer who contributed to comic books and such animated series as Static Shock, Justice League, Ben 10 and the just-released All-Star Superman, has died. According to the website Comic Book Resources, McDuffie died from complications related to a surgical procedure McDuffie underwent Monday night. McDuffie [...]

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Bugs, Scoob, Optimus, Bats and Spidey Make Teletoon Retro Hall of Fame

December 17, 2010 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments

Canadian cartoon fans have picked Bugs Bunny, Scooby-Doo, Optimus Prime, Batman and Spider-Man as the first five inductees in the Teletoon Retro Hall of Fame. The selection was determined by more than 170,000 fan votes submitted through the Canadian TV channel’s website and a Facebook app. To commemorate the inductees, Teletoon [...]

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