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Despite the hurdles of the pandemic, 2021 delivered a great slate of animated features aimed at children and adults alike. Animation powerhouses like Disney and Pixar released hits like "Encanto" (arriving soon on Disney+, and in theaters now) and "Luca" (streaming on Disney+). Meanwhile, Sony Pictures Animation (home of the beloved "Spider-Verse" franchise) gave us “Vivo” and continued to push animation forward with its innovative sci-fi family comedy, "Th...

Space Battleship Yamato, and Mobile Suit Gundam all premiered in the last three years of the decade. For comparison, 1979 was the year Scrappy-Doo made his debut. America was hosed. Or at least it should have been. Animation was very expensive and before President Reagan allowed toy companies to effectively advertise directly to children in the form of cartoons, shows were lucky to get 20 episodes. Hanna-Barbera had revolutionized the TV cartoon in the ’60s using its patented limited movemen...

Launch Scooby-Doo EATS, Introduce Original Farm to Plate Options to the Frozen Food Aisles Looks Like We’ve Solved the Healthy Frozen Food Mystery Writers Joe Ruby and Ken Spears created the original series, Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! for Hanna-Barbera Productions in 1969. Nathen Mazri, world’s youngest Scooby-Doo licensee known to develop unique food concepts dedicated for pop icon cartoons related to food does it again and decided to create healthy (Farm2Plate) & delicious food prod...

A look at news events in August 2020: 01 – The recipient of the first partial face transplant in the U.S. died almost a dozen years after the groundbreaking operation. The Cleveland Clinic said 57-year-old Connie Culp died at the Ohio clinic of complications from an infection unrelated to her transplant. She once told reporters she did not care about what people thought of her looks. She had the operation after her husband shot her in the face in a murder-suicide attempt. 01 – Minnesota’s...

In Memoriam: Remembering The Animation Industry Figures Who Died In 2020 The past 12 months, in which the spectre of disease and death loomed over everything, saw Cartoon Brew chalk up a sad record: we have never published so many obituaries in one year. None of these deaths were attributed to Covid-19. Yet during a period when light relief was needed more than ever, we instead found ourselves mourning a stream of departed talents who left their mark on our industry — animators and cartoon...

Year in review: A look at news events in August 2020 by The Canadian Press Last Updated Dec 14, 2020 at 4:44 am EDT A look at news events in August 2020: 01 – The recipient of the first partial face transplant in the U.S. died almost a dozen years after the groundbreaking operation. The Cleveland Clinic said 57-year-old Connie Culp died at the Ohio clinic of complications from an infection unrelated to her transplant. She once told reporters she did not care about what people thought of her l...