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A few days ago I blogged about a new series from the Phil Vischer, the creator of VeggieTales, called "What's In The Bible?". Here's a short video introducing the series: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-Mnq_sqMus] I've had the honor of doing some animation work on the series (including the puppet choir shown in the video). Volumes 1 and 2 will go on sale in Christian bookstores...

More misc. links and news of interest from around the web: Mort Drucker Interview - Stephen Silver has posted his video interview with famed caricaturist Mort Drucker over at Schoolism.com. The video, part of his new "Maters Series" is over two hours long. For $39.95 you can have unlimited access to the video online for 30 days. (Sorry, due to piracy...

Today at 10:00am Pacific time is the start of the "Help The Hodges" art auction (ebay link). It's not only a chance to bid on some *fantastic* cartoon and animation art but you'll also be helping a good cause. The drummer pictured above is Matt Hodge, teenage son of animation writer/producer Tim Hodge (Mulan, VeggieTales). Back in August Matt was in...

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCDxaiYZXaU&sns=em] Artist Stephen Silver has put together an amazing new video that cartoonists are going to love. "The Masters Series, Vol. 1" includes lengthy interviews with three living legends: Mort Drucker (MAD Magazine), Stan Goldberg (Archie Comics), and John Reiner (The Lockhorns). Over the course of 2 hours and 15 minutes we get to see each artist hard at work in...

Earlier today I submitted my blog for publishing on the Amazon Kindle. The blog should be reviewed and approved by Amazon.com within 48-72 hours. has been approved! Kindle users can now subscribe to my blog and read it on the go. I'm not a Kindle user (yet) but my understanding is that Amazon.com charges a small fee for users to...

This past weekend I attended the first annual CTN Animation Expo in Burbank. What a fantastic weekend! Hundreds of animation artists descended on the Burbank Marriott for three days of workshops, seminars, networking, and hanging out. There were dozens of artists exhibiting their work and some top people in the biz giving incredible lectures and interviews. Here's a quick rundown of some of the many highlights Throughout the Expo several top artists were stationed out in the lobby doing live demos. Here Tony Bancroft (former Disney animator and director of Mulan) does a demo animation of Pumbaa from The Lion King. An overhead camera projected his work on large monitors.