Iconic Thomas the Tank Engine Returns in New CG Animated Series Thomas and Friends: Railway Stories. It begins with a half-hour special, Really useful engineswhich already has more than two and a half million views on YouTube. The special will premiere on Netflix on Wednesday,
Today, July 2, 2025, marks the 39th anniversary of the Disney animated film, “The Great Mouse Detective.” this movie is a particular favorite of mine, as I consider it the last hurrah for that type of character-based feature I’ve always enjoyed. I saw it several
Peter “PC” Vey passed away on September 17. Peter was diagnosed with inoperable pancreatic cancer two months ago, his wife, Tina, wrote on social media. He was seventy years old. Michael Maslin: “Peter was a long-time contributor to the New Yorker. He told The Cartoon
Last month’s contest, which garnered more than 500 entries, featured a drawing of New Yorker cartoonist Kaamran Hafeez, who joined our panel of judges to help choose the winning entry and five finalists. I was out of town when the judging took place, but before
Since I was going to be sitting in the middle seat of a Southwest plane last week, when I would normally be at my drawing table, I had to draw this week’s cartoon several days early. Luckily, National Coming Out Day is next month and
OTTAWA, Canada – Brad Bird has spent the better part of three decades trying to get Ray Gunn made. On Saturday at the Ottawa International Animation Festival, he and several of the artists who ultimately helped him make it offered one of the most detailed
I recently wrote about some good anime to watch right now and the best anime on netflix. This time, I will provide you with a list of animes that you can watch during your downtime. It’s never too much for an anime fan to have
While a lot of the things I talk about on this blog fall into the manga/art book basket, it turns out I’m also quite a fan of photobooks. I’m not limited by subject matter: if the photography is good and the subject matter is strong,
Death Note has returned for a special one-shot manga from series creators Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata. The 88-page spin-off features Minoru Tanaka as the last human to have the power of the Death Note. His IQ is high, although he cannot apply his brain
PPeople love drama. Why else would we spend several hours of our lives glued to our computers and/or smartphones watching a distraught heroine discover that she is actually an heiress who was switched for another child at birth? We anime fans, on the other hand,