‘Zootopia’ Overpowers ‘Ratchet and Clank’ Debut

Disney’s box office dominance in 2016 has left scant space for newcomers in the family film market. The studio’s mostly animated The Jungle Book three-peated as the top American film,

The Full List of ‘Zootopia’ Blu-ray Bonus Features, Available on June 7

Disney can’t wait to make more money from Zootopia, which it will release across home video and streaming platforms on June 7, 2016, just 95 days after the film’s U.S.theatrical release.

May 9 in LA: ‘Beauty and the Beast’ in 70mm With Cast and Crew Discussion

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences is going all-out for its 25th anniversary screening of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, set for Monday, May 9 in Beverly Hills, California.

‘Ratchet and Clank’ Arrives With A Clunk

Ratchet & Clank, the animated feature based on the PlayStation video game franchise created by Insomniac Games, opens in theaters today, with little fanfare and disastrous reviews.

Spider-Man Strategizes with Science in a New Animated Clip More on Marvel.com: http://marvel.com/news/tv/25255/spider-man_strategizes_with_science_in_a_new_animated_clip#ixzz47NGcWIqu

 Spider-Man uses his big brain to take down a massive foe in a clip from "Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man:

Anti-Venom Attacks Agent Venom in a New Animated Clip.

 Doctor Octopus concocts a powerful deterrent for Flash Thompson in a clip from "Marvel's Ultimate.

Saluting Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Every day we celebrate Captain America's 75 anniversary by looking deep into the Marvel Unlimited archives and going through some of Steve Rogers' most thrilling adventures. Happy diamond anniversary Sentinel of Liberty!

Saluting Captain America: Joining the Avengers

Every day we celebrate Captain America's 75th anniversary by looking deep into the Marvel Unlimited archives and going through some of Steve Rogers' most thrilling adventures.

Star Wars Spotlight: Boba Fett - Enemy of the Empire.

Each week Star Wars Spotlight combs through the digital archives of Marvel Unlimited to showcase one classic story from that distant galaxy filled with Jedi, Sith, princesses, scoundrels and droids.

Saluting Captain America: Civil War

Every day Marvel.com celebrates Captain America's 75th anniversary by looking deep into the Marvel Unlimited archives to showcase some of his most thrilling and important adventures.

David Marquez Bangs the Drums of Civil War II

The Marvel Universe stands on the brink of war. While heroes divide over whether they should use knowledge of the future to stop crimes before they happen,

Introducing the New Quasar

Amidst the chaos of Avengers: Standoff!, a variety of heroes have stepped up to defend what innocence the community of Pleasant Hill still possesses.

Cartoon Network to Revive ‘Ben 10’

Cartoon Network wants a second lease on life for “Ben 10.”
The cable outlet, part of Time Warner’s Turner, plans to introduce a new version of the popular animated series, which debuted in 2006.

‘Ben 10’ Returns To Cartoon Network As New Animated Series

Cartoon Network is giving a fresh take on Ben 10, launching a new animated series about the alien-powered kid hero. Cartoon Network Studios is producing for a fall 2016 premiere on the network’s international.

WWE stars reimagined as cartoons in new Seth Green project

EVER wondered what your favourite WWE superstars would look like as cartoons when they were kids? No? Well, Seth Green has.

Cartoons: Prince

A good cartoonist isn’t a fan of drawing obituary cartoons. Sometimes a figure is so big you have to. And rarely, but it happens, a figure was so influential that you want to.

Cartoon Network Re-Ups ‘Uncle Grandpa,’ ‘Steven Universe’

Cartoon Network announced today that it would renew both Uncle Grandpa and Steven Universe through five seasons.
Uncle Grandpa, created by Pete Browngardt, is currently nearing the end of its second season, while Steven Universe, by Rebecca Sugar, will start its third season this June. While the network didn’t give a number on how many new episodes will be in seasons 4 and 5 of each show, you can rest assured that there’s plenty more episodes of both shows headed your way.
 Cartoon Network also announced that starting next month, Uncle Grandpa will become the host of a new Saturday morning programming block called “Good Mornings with Uncle Grandpa.”

Eric Goldberg Animated A ‘Simpsons’ Couch Gag

Animation master Eric Goldberg (Aladdin’s Genie, Hercules’ Phil, the “Rhapsody in Blue” sequence of Fantasia 2000) created a Golden Age Hollywood-inspired Simpsons couch gag.

Artist of the Day: Romney Caswell

LOCATION: Los Angeles, CA, USA
PRIMARY MEDIA: Digital [Photoshop], pencils, erasers, pens, markers
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Artist of the Day: William Stout

William Stout

LOCATION: Pasadena, CA, USA
PRIMARY MEDIA: Oil on canvas, pen/brush and ink, inks and watercolor
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‘Hamilton’ Creator Lin-Manuel Miranda Learned About the Creative Process From The Best

Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator and star of the historical hip-hop musical “Hamilton,” recently shared with the New York Times an unlikely source of inspiration: the life of Warner Bros. animation director Chuck Jones.

‘Jungle Book’ Filmmakers Can’t Decide If They Made An Animated Film Or Not

After two straight weeks atop the global box office charts and over $500 million in worldwide gross, Disney’s The Jungle Book is on its way toward becoming one of the studio’s most successful live-action remakes to date.

Japanese Company SoftBank In Talks To Buy DreamWorks Animation: Explained

No, not yet. News that the publicly-traded DreamWorks Animation was in discussions with Japan’s SoftBank broke last Saturday afternoon via Hollywood Reporter.

Breaking: Comcast in Talks To Buy Dreamworks Animation

After years of searching for a buyer, Dreamworks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg may have finally found one for his company: Comcast Corp.

Saluting Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Every day we celebrate Captain America's 75 anniversary by looking deep into the Marvel Unlimited archives and going through some of Steve Rogers' most thrilling adventures. Happy diamond anniversary Sentinel of Liberty!

Civil War II Gets Epic Deluxe Cover Treatment on Each Issue.

The battle begins this June at your local comic shop. Which side will you choose? Do you stand with Captain Marvel or will you side with Iron Man.

Lightning Strikes Again in Thunderbolts #1

 Spinning out of the blockbuster Avengers: Standoff! crossover comes an all-new team of Thunderbolts! Marvel is pleased to present a look inside THUNDERBOLTS #1, the high-octane new series launching this May!

Deadpool & The Mercs for Money Pull Overtime.

Wade Wilson better clean up the break room and get some new cubicles set up, because the Mercs for Money go full-time this summer.

Some DC Titles To Go Bi-Weekly In 2016

DC Comics will begin releasing some of its titles bi-weekly in 2016, according to reports from CBR and BleedingCool. No specific titles have been identified as being part of this new effort,

10 Best Comic Book Animated Series of All Time

100s of Episodes of Genius!

Comic books and cartoons have long gone hand in hand, with Fleischer’s iconic Superman shorts influencing comic books all the way back in the ‘40’s –

Choose Your Side! Your Look Inside Civil War II

 This is it! War comes to the Marvel Universe this June as the Earth-shattering comics event of 2016 comes to comic shops with a jam-packed double-size issue! Today, Marvel is pleased to present your exciting look inside CIVIL WAR II #1, from chartbusting creators Brian Michael Bendis and David Marquez!

Music to Marvel By: The Mighty Thor

 Russell Dauterman, cover artist of THE MIGHTY THOR, gives you a playlist of music to listen to while reading the series!

Saluting Captain America: The New Deal

Every day Marvel.com celebrates Captain America's 75th anniversary by looking deep into the Marvel Unlimited archives to showcase some of his most thrilling and important adventures.

Star Wars Spotlight: Princess Leia

Each week Star Wars Spotlight combs through the digital archives of Marvel Unlimited to showcase one classic story from that distant galaxy filled with Jedi, Sith, princesses, scoundrels and droids.

Saluting Captain America: Captain America Comics #1

Every day Marvel.com celebrates Captain America's 75th anniversary by looking deep into the Marvel Unlimited archives to showcase some of his most thrilling and important adventures.

National Film Awards: Bollywood is the winner but should it be?

Baahubali, Piku, Tanu Weds Manu Returns and Bajirao Mastani are some of the top-grossers of 2016. They are also the winners of the top awards at the 63rd National Film Awards announced on Monday.

Salman Khan at Rio 2016: Nothing wrong in harnessing Bollywood’s popularity

Some 25 years ago, former Indian athlete Praveen Kumar was travelling by train through Punjab. At a station deep in the northern state, hundreds of people gathered outside his compartment

Chinese-American Co-production ‘Rock Dog’ Has A New Teaser

 Rock Dog, the Chinese-American co-production directed by Ash Brannon (Toy Story 2, Surf’s Up), came out with a new teaser yesterday. The film is produced by Chinese companies Huayi Brothers and Mandoo Pictures.

China’s Enlight Media To Produce 22 Animated Features, Starting With ‘Big Fish and Begonia’

Enlight Media, which is among China’s largest private film companies, has its sights set on becoming a global animation powerhouse, announcing an aggressive plan to produce 22 animated features through a new entity called Coloroom Pictures.

Happy 60th Birthday, Disneyland! Here are Your Best (and Worst) Animation-Based Attractions

Walt Disney’s dream of imagineering a magical wonderland for the public came true six decades ago, opening on July 17, 1955. So let’s spend a few minutes today talking about Disneyland’s most, and least, notable animation-specific attractions.

Warner Bros. Will Open Abu Dhabi Theme Park in 2018

Batman, Superman, Bugs Bunny, Tom & Jerry, and Scooby-Doo are headed to the Middle East.
A Warner Bros. theme park that will make generous use of the company’s DC Comics,

Cartoons That Might No Longer Be Appropriate in 2016: ‘Animaniacs’

Steven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs premiered 23 years ago, which may not seem like such a long time ago, but in the context of America’s evolving cultural consciousness, it may as well have been 123 years ago.

Eric Goldberg Animated A ‘Simpsons’ Couch Gag

Animation master Eric Goldberg (Aladdin’s Genie, Hercules’ Phil, the “Rhapsody in Blue” sequence of Fantasia 2000) created a Golden Age Hollywood-inspired Simpsons couch gag.

Because There Is No One Way Of Being A ‘Girl’: 90s Cartoons That Taught Me Just That

Editor’s Note: Before TV-loving little girls got schooled in one-dimensional femininity from movies rated PG13 and up, male-centric cartoons like ‘TaleSpin’, ‘Dexter’s Laboratory’, ‘Johnny Quest’, ‘Swat Kats’, had already pushed them (as viewers and as characters) to the periphery. But there were others who were turning the TV-tide for little girls everywhere

CARTOON: 'Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today...'

Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today, to get through this thing called life."
This must be what it feels like when doves cry.

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Prince Memoriam: Darcy cartoon

CLEVELAND,Ohio -- 'Purple Rain' became the signature anthem for Prince.  From age 19 to his sudden passing, his musical genius rained down on millions who joyfully danced and grooved in it.