Groovy! Earthworm Jim series heading to DVD

The animated series spun off from one of the most popular video games of the 90's is finally planning to hit DVD from Visual Entertainment Inc.

Earthworm Jim DVD news: DVD Plans for Earthworm Jim - The Complete Series | TVShowsOnDVD.com

I remember this being quite a strange, zany show featuring the great voice work of such talents as Dan Castellaneta (Homer Simpson, Megavolt, Genie, etc...) and Jim Cummings (Darkwing Duck, Tigger, Pete, etc...). Can't wait to own this collection!

Watch the Intro by following the link! Earthworm Jim Cartoon Intro - YouTube

David Alvarez Still Working on Tunes

I was happy to find out today that one of my favourite, influential Looney Tunes comic book illustrators is still working with the characters from Termite Terrace.

David Alvarez has been storyboarding for The Looney Tunes Show for season 2 and has claimed that the series will soon be taking a "more classic" direction soon. Here's hoping!

Richard Williams Animated Ads

Here's a couple of great commercials directed by Richard Williams who would go on to be the animation director behind "Who Framed Roger Rabbit". Love these Tex Avery homages...

I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat Ahead of Schedule

There has been a change in schedule of the upcoming CG theatrical 3D Looney Tunes shorts.This weekend when Warner Bros Pictures releases "Happy Feet 2", expect to see Tweety Bird & Sylvester the cat opening, instead of Daffy Duck & Elmer Fudd.
http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/11/14/tweety-bird-sylvester-looney-tunes-clip-exclusive/#more-53075
"I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat" is another song recorded by Mel Blanc that was released in the late forties. You can see a clip of the newly animated short by following the link above...

Sam Register @ Keynote

Sam Register, Executive VP Creative Affairs at Warner Bros Animation, spoke at Keynote MIPJunior 2011 giving the audience a look at what Warner Bros has coming up on their animated plate.

He speaks of the upcoming theatrical shorts starting with "Daffy Duck's Rhapsody" that will be shown before "Happy Feet 2" this holiday season. There is even a look at the last half of the short.I'm very impressed with the animation that is so fluid and wacky considering it is in CG and also they gave Elmer Fudd a rifle again. Can't wait to see the full short. Maybe in the theater, we'll have to wait and see...See the 27 minute mark of the video where Sam speaks of the upcoming shorts followed by the animated clip.

Looney Tunes Super Stars: Roadrunner & Wile E. Coyote

Warner Home Video released a new Looney Tunes DVD collection headlining some new to DVD shorts featuring the Roadrunner and Wile E. Coyote. The viewer has a selection of either Full Screen or Widescreen presentations.Here's a sneek peek at the latest release with shorts ranging from 2010 to the 1960's...
"Coyote Falls" (2010)"Fur of Flying" (2010)"Rabid Rider" (2010)"Whizzard of Ow" (2003)"Chariots of Fur" (1994) *widescreen*Full Screen"Little Go Beep" (2000)"Sugar and Spies" (1966)"Clippety Clobbered" (1966)"The Solid Tin Coyote" (1966)"Out and Out Rout" (1966)"Shot and Bothered" (1966)"Chaser on the Rocks" (1965)"Highway Runnery" (1965)"Boulder Wham!" (1965)"Hairied & Hurried" (1965)

Animation Homage in Upcoming Futurama

The final episode of the new season of Futurama will be paying homage to three distinct animation styles.
http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/futurama-pays-home-to-different-animation-styles/
"Reincarnation" will revamp the Planet Express crew with three new looks in the vein of a Fleischer-style, a low res video game style and finally an Anime style. Catch it this Thursday Sept. 8...

Zee Best of Zee Best

Warner Home Video will be releasing a new Looney Tunes Super Stars collection this December starring Termite Terrace's self-proclaimed casanova, Pepe Le Pew.
http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Bugs-Bunny-Looney-Tunes-Comedy-Hour-Looney-Tunes-Super-Stars/15875
The new collection will contain the skunk's complete run of Chuck Jones directed shorts (1945-1957) as well as Arthur Davis' "Odor of the Day" (1948), Friz Freleng's "Dog Pounded" (1954) and Abe Levitow's "Really Scent" (1959).

The Essential Daffy Duck

Looks like Warner Home Video is following up on last year's release of 'The Essential Bugs Bunny' with a new 2-DVD set featuring that screwy fowl, "The Essential Daffy Duck".
http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Bugs-Bunny-Looney-Tunes-Comedy-Hour-The-Essential-Daffy-Duck/15649
This new release will have a total of 21 cartoons, both classic and modern. You can find the cartoon listing by clicking the link to TVshowsonDVD.com...

Darkwing Duck/ Ducktales Crossover Coming

The good people at BOOM! Studio are preparing a new crossover between two of their Disney titles.
http://www.comicvine.com/myvine/the_poet/news-darkwing-duck-duck-tales-crossover/87-70741/
There has always been a close connection between the two Disney Afternoon animated series, both on the screen and printed page, but this is the first story arc to feature both Disney Duck properties.
You can get a sneak peek of the artwork over on James Silvani's blog who is the primary artist working on the series currently.
http://silvaniart.blogspot.com/2011/06/finally.html

The Muppets are Coming

An all new international poster has been released for the upcoming Muppets movie coming this holiday season...
http://www.diszine.com/content/international-poster-for-the-muppets-released

Pat Ventura Blog

Animator Pat Ventura started his own blog recently and he's been posting some great artwork he created during several productions he worked on for Hanna-Barbera and Cartoon Network...
http://patcartoons.blogspot.com/

Looney Tunes #200

As of July 6th, DC Comics has released the 200th issue of their long-running Looney Tunes title. Hopefully there is more than 1 new story released this issue...
http://dccomics.com/dcu/comics/?cm=19061

Don Gato y su Pandilla Trailer

Here is the first trailer for the Mexican release of Top Cat: The Movie from Illusion Studios...

Seth MacFarlane Rebooting Bedrock

Recently FOX announced that Seth MacFarlane, creator of "Family Guy" among others, has been given the go-ahead to reboot "The Flintstones" with a modern animated series.
http://tv.ign.com/articles/116/1168551p1.html
Hopefully the new show will capture the appeal of the original series from Hanna-Barbera and will not just be the same humor used on MacFarlane's other series.
The Flintstones had a resurrection once before on Cartoon Network back in 2001 with a brand new special that used new designs based on the old designs of the original series that ran from 1960 - 1966.