Traditional Animation

Don Bluth spent the summer directing the Broadway Musical, Anastasia, based on his beloved animated film in his theater. In the history of animation, Don Bluth will be the first ever animation director to direct a Broadway version of his own animated film, in his own theater, named after himself

We had the honor of interviewing Disney Director and long time friend Stephen Anderson on his new book, “Disney In-Between: The Lost Years 1966-1986.” Being a fly on the wall when he invited Don Bluth and myself to Disney Animation Studio for a tour while he interviewed Mr. Bluth was

Yuki – Star of the Sea The long awaited Don Bluth Fable, Yuki – Star of the Sea is now available on Amazon! Don Bluth’s first children’s book where he set out to write, draw and paint the whole story himself! Don Bluth painted fully traditional using gouche paint. Besides

THE OFFICIAL TOONTOBER 2023 IS OPEN!! A brand new cartoon prompt list for everyone! Be sure to tag @toontober (Twitter) and @toontoberofficial (Instagram/Facebook) when you post your work and we will share all your art! You can also post in our Official Traditional Animation Discord Group! Good luck and don’t

New trailer and poster for Tiny Toons Looniversity was just released! Tiny Toons Looniversity will debut on Max with ten episodes being available for streaming on September 8th. Tiny Toons Looniversity will also be on Cartoon Network on Saturday, September 9th at 9:00AM ET/PT with new episodes debuting every week

The long awaited Blu-Ray release of the classic animated film “Cats Don’t Dance” is coming to Blu-Ray September 26th, 2023. The special features will include some classic Warner Bros., cartoons. However there is no “Making-of” included in the special features. Which many fans were hoping for. Coming to Blu-ray September

Disney Legend Burny Mattinson, a Disney Veteran who spent 70 years working in the magic of Walt Disney Animation Studios, passed away today. February 27, at age 87. Disney studio’s longest-serving employee, Mattinson made his debut as an in-betweener on Lady and the Tramp (1955). Burny passed away at the

Mike Judge and Greg Daniels are back to revive their animated series King of the Hill, this time for Hulu. The new season(s) will be produced by original co-creators Mike Judge and Greg Daniels, and incoming executive producer Saladin Patterson. Added to the mix is Michael Rotenberg and Howard Klein,

The Nacelle Company recently announced its acquisition of the Biker Mice From Mars franchise. They also announced their plans for a new toy line and animated series. The original series’ first episode premiered September 19, 1993 (USA). The final episode of the original series ended February 24, 1996. Biker Mice

Eight Crazy Questions for Eight Crazy Nights A talk with Directors Seth Kearsley about the 20th anniversary of Adam Sandler’s animated Hanukkah movie. Question: Thank you, Mr. Kearsley for this opportunity to reminisce about the 20th Anniversary of Adam Sandler‘s Eight Crazy Nights. First, can you give us a bit

Studio Ghibli and Star Wars studio Lucasfilm team up to make a 3 minute hand-drawn animated short including Grogu (The Mandalorian) and Dust Bunnies (My Neighbor Totoro) called “Zen – Grogu and Dust Bunnies”. Now streaming on Disney Plus. This new, original short will premiere exclusively on Disney+ on the

IT’S TOONTOBER TIME 2022!! A brand new prompt list for everyone! You can post them here toontober-submissions or be sure to tag @toontober on Twitter. @officialtoontober on Facebook and Instagram when you post your work and we will retweet/share your art! Good luck and don’t forget to HAVE FUN! #ToonTober2022

Just in time for this year’s Halloween! Looney Tunes has a brand new special coming out! Bugs Bunny’s Howl-O-Skreem Spooktacula! Starts streaming on HBO Max on September 29th. You can watch the trailer or check out some of the screen grabs below. TRAILER: Here are some screen grabs from Looney

Don Bluth’s Autobiography is out today! Be sure to get your copy in stores or online! We absolutely love the title, “Somewhere Out There – My Animated Life.” Don Bluth has been working on this book for a few years and even narrated the book himself. Which is also available

A new Beavis and Butthead movie is coming to streaming exclusively on Paramount+. Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe is written by Mike Judge, Lew Morton, Guy Maxtone-Graham and Ian Maxtone-Graham. It is now the second film to come out of the animated television series Beavis and Butt-Head after Beavis

Netflix has released the official trailer for The Cuphead Show!, an animated series based on Studio MDHR’s hit game Cuphead. The Cuphead Show! follows the misadventures of Cuphead and brother Mugman through 12 episodes. The 12 minute episodes are sure to deliver fun and a dash of the heebie-jeebies. Fans