Tag: Neil Gaiman
Shout! Factory & LAIKA Form Distribution Alliance
Shout! Factory, a leading multi-platform media company, and acclaimed animation studio LAIKA announced a new entertainment distribution alliance to bring the studio’s first four...
Forbidden Planet Plans Virtual 42nd Birthday Bash
Comic-book and cult entertainment retail shop Forbidden Planet is planning a major online event celebrating its 42nd birthday. The epic virtual event features interviews...
‘Space Face’ Doc on Comics Artist Mike Allred Hits Crowdfund Goal
A recently launched Kickstarter campaign to produce Space Face -- a documentary about the life, career and existential entanglements of comics artist Mike Allred...
Baby Octopus Options Female-Led Fantasy ‘Nadya Skylung’ for Animation
Baby Octopus, the multi-genre children’s entertainment company founded by Diana Manson and Megan Laughton, is expanding its portfolio of female-led fantasy animation series, optioning...
News Bytes: Artios Awards Nominees, Disney+ 2020 First Look, KyoAni Attack In-Depth & More
The Great Animation Strike
Kristin Hunt for JSTOR Daily brings us back to the 1930s, when Sadie Bodin and other fed up artists took a...
The Next Wave of Comics-Inspired Movies
***This story originally appeared in the August ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 292)***
A mere quarter-century ago, even the most optimistic of fans attending...
News Bytes: New ‘Dora’ Trailer, ‘Thrones’ Prequel Hints, ‘Sandman’ Series, & More
WarnerMedia Streaming Service Gets a Name
Dubbed HBO Max, the SVOD will launch end of 2019 and ramp up to a full version in spring...
Treweek Siblings: First African VR Makers to Screen at Annecy
The 2019 Annecy animation festival was a milestone for immersive content from Africa, as the Kokstad, South Africa-raised sister and brother directing duo Ree...
The Demonically Good Visuals of ‘Good Omens’
***This article originally appeared in the May ‘19 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 290)***
An angel and demon join forces to stymie the antichrist and...
Unleashing the Hidden Beasts of ‘Wolves in the Walls’ VR
***This article originally appeared in the August ‘18 issue of Animation Magazine (#282)***
Neil Gaiman and illustrator Dave McKean’s 2003 children’s book, The Wolves in...
SIGGRAPH 2018: CG Immersion Days for Everyone
***This article originally appeared in the August ‘18 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 282)***
With advances in technologies coming at us from every direction each...
The Medieval Madness and Magic of ‘Disenchantment’
***This story originally appeared in the August ‘18 issue of Animation Magazine (No. 282)***
If you still weren’t sure that we’re living in a magical...
Neil Gaiman, Teri Hatcher Join LAIKA LIVE Lineup
The new and expanded LAIKA LIVE exhibit, celebrating the Oscar-winning animation studio’s stop-motion magic in San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter this week, will welcome two...
Spider-Man Co-Creator Steve Ditko Dies at 90
Iconic comic-book artist Steve Ditko, who co-created Spider-Man and Doctor Strange with Stan Lee has passed away at age 90. He was found dead...
Pinkava and Oftedal Reveal Secrets of VR ‘Piggy’
Show biz folks know that comedy is hard, and timing is everything. But when you try to make people laugh in the world of...
Annecy to Spotlight 11 Animated VR Projects
Eleven state-of-the-art animated VR projects will make their debut at this year’s Annecy International Animation Festival. The 42nd edition of the festival runs June...
‘Weekends’, ‘Icebergs’, ‘Bird Karma’ Win Golden Gate Awards at SFFILM
After 14 days of films, conversations and celebrity guests, the 2018 San Francisco International Film Festival wrapped up another successful edition in the City...
Stuff We Love: April’s Must-Have Books, Discs and Toys
***This feature was written for the April 2018 issue of Animation Magazine No. 279***
TROLL-TALLY RAD PARTY PACK
With the new Trolls: The Beat Goes On...
Jordan Peele, Keegan-Michael Key to Star in Henry Selick’s ‘Wendell and Wild’
Great news for fans of lovingly crafted stop-motion animation and incredible comedy talent: Jordan Peele is reuniting with his former collaborator and real-life friend...
WonderCon: WBTV Brings ‘Teen Titans Go!,’ ‘Unikitty!’ and Live-Action Faves
Warner Bros. Television and Warner Bros. Animation will be bringing a colorful array of heroes and antiheroes from animated and live-action hit series to...
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