June 23, 2007

Mouse Guard Volume One

Mouse Guard Volume One: Fall 1152 (Mouse Guard)
Mouse Guard Volume One: Fall 1152
David Peterson
is the author and illustrator of Mouse Guard, the hottest comic series in the past year. Mouse Guard has gone under the radar. This is going to be the next Bone, and make waves with young kids all over the world. If you missed earlier issues, not to fret, they have been collected in one capacious 192 page book. This is a real book that you can feel secure your kids will enjoy and learn something about human values through the personification of mouse culture. Never mind Flushed Away which has merits, Mouse Guard will make you want to read it over and over again.

Thanks to Sandbox World for the info.

Showcase Presents- The Flash

Showcase Presents: The Flash - Volume 1 (Showcase Presents)<
Over 500 pages of classic adventures are included in this value-priced volume! The Fastest Man Alive stars in these fantastic tales from late 1950s and into the 1960s — the Silver Age of Comics! A strange accident transformed police scientist Barry Allen into the super-speedster known as The Flash — but it was no accident that made him a hero! This value-priced title features The Flash in battle against the Mirror Master, the Trickster, Captain Cold and many other villains.

Borat

The 10 Best Borat Skits of All-Time:

June 20, 2007

Jim Henson's Fantastic World is Coming to Arizona Museum for Youth

Fans of all ages will be able to get a firsthand look into the imagination and creative genius of Jim Henson with the debut of “Jim Henson’s Fantastic World,” a new Smithsonian traveling exhibition coming to the Arizona Museum for Youth (AMY) in downtown Mesa from June 15, 2007 through March 9, 2008.

AMY is the only museum in the Southwest – and only the second in the nation – to host this unique exhibit that documents Henson’s remarkable process of visual thinking.

This may be your only chance to catch a glimpse of Henson’s legacy before it heads east of the Rockies, says Executive Director Sunnee Spencer. “We are truly honored to have been chosen as one of only a few venues in the nation to host this exhibit, as it ties directly with our mission of presenting accessible, innovative and interactive art museum experiences to children and families. We hope that Henson’s work will inspire children to become future artists.”
Items on display include:

· Several of Henson’s Muppets and Creatures (including characters from “The Muppet Show,” “Sesame Street,” “Fraggle Rock,” “The Dark Crystal” and other productions)
· Over 100 framed works of art (including paintings, sketches, cartoons and storyboards)
· A large collection of rare photographs
· Unique production documents
· Additional artifacts and film props
· Over 30-minutes of special video presentations
· An illustrated timeline of Henson’s life and career

Organized by The Jim Henson Legacy and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service in cooperation with the Henson family, The Jim Henson Company, The Muppets Studio, LLC, and Sesame Workshop, “Jim Henson’s Fantastic World” is made possible by The Biography Channel. Additional support has been provided by The Jane Henson Foundation and Cheryl Henson. The Signature Sponsors of the exhibit are The Arizona Republic, Dee and John Whiteman and the Arizona Museum for Youth Friends, Inc. The Silver Paintbrush Sponsor is M& I Bank. Additional programming support provided by the Maricopa County Library District.

The incredibly prolific mind of Jim Henson (1936-90) was a veritable celebration of ideas for wondrous creatures and characters, stories, songs, and imagery. From the earliest age, Henson drew pictures, wrote jokes, built mobiles, and planned whole worlds. He thought in three dimensions and experimented in a huge variety of media, both with still and moving images. He was fascinated with how ideas are formed, how they interconnect in the mind, and how they can be shared through the visual and performing arts.

Jim Henson's rough marker-on-paper drawings of Ernie and Bert in 1969 were all that master puppet builder Don Sahlin needed to create this unforgettable pair.

Organized with The Jim Henson Legacy, Jim Henson's Fantastic World offers audiences a rare peek into the imagination of this brilliant innovator and creator of Kermit, Big Bird, and other beloved characters. The exhibition documents Henson’s process of “visual thinking” through works of art, photographs, documents, puppets and other 3-D objects, and film and video clips. Museums may create a separate activity center with the educational and interactive resources provided.

June 18, 2007

Robot Chicken Star Wars Special

Looks hilarious! Check out some trailers and TV spots here.

Bill Melendez Interview


What else can you say about Bill Melendez the man who animated Charlie Brown. In his own words we get a glimpse of his world as he tells of his first meeting at Disney as he applied for a job. Bill has worked for the big animation studios before he landed the Peanuts gig.

Dr. Finklestein Figure

As usual, JUN Planning did an incredible job with this toy, complete with rolling wheelchair and cloth costume! But the true crowning touch is...

...an opening head, filled with the two separate halves of the good doctor's brain! Now that's toymaking!

June 17, 2007

Triumph at the Tonys!

Vincent Price and The Purple Monster

Beaker Sings

The Ten

Bill Presing's New Blog!

Creature Comforts Figurine- Pickles The Dog

The sculpts are strong, the paint work is simple but tight, and there's a nice variety of materials - check out the metal harness handle!

The bad news you won't find these in any stores except eBay. The good news is you can order them from the UK - there's a site called The Prezzy Shop that sells this figurine (along with others from the show). You can buy Pickles for about $14.00 U.S. + shipping. If that doesn't work, try aadrmarket.com's Creature Comforts shop, which has it for $10.00 + shipping.

June 16, 2007

AMAZING MOVIE TRAILERS

Rocket Science

3:10 to Yuma
Wall-E
No Country For Old Men

June 15, 2007

Crazy Cloud Formations


Click on image to see many more.

Gunshop


MTV has a new spot for their recently returned televison show called "Say What? Karaoke 2.0". Gunshop did the work on this vector animated clip.

Fake Makes Breaks


In Finland they use a "jatkuu" (Finnish for "pause" or "to be continued") to signal the start or end of a TV commercial break. Here is a whole string of short and off-the-wall jatkuu made for the Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma in Helsinki by Fake Graphics and aired on Channel 4 in Finland.

HOTTER AND FACTORY ROLL OUT ANKLE INJURY

Here's an intricate take on pixelation from London-based director Wade Shotter, formerly a freelance illustrator and agency AD now repped by Factory Films in the UK and Fish 'n' Clips downunder. The track is "Ankle Injury" by Fujiya & Miyagi and the animation comes courtesy of Aukland's versatile Yukfoo. The band's previous video by Brighton animation studio Blunt74 was posted on Feed here. And how, you may ask, did I find that previous post so fast? Check out the new "Search FEED" function in the right column.