David Gerstein
09-24-2004, 03:50 PM
...or will be, soon. I've just got my copy from Flametree Press, and allow me to give this 382-page (!) book my highest recommendation.
In brief, ANIMATION ART: FROM PENCIL TO PIXEL, THE WORLD OF CARTOON[S], ANIME AND CGI (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0060737131/ref%3Dnosim/cartoonresearch/TARGET%3D/104-8464040-5700719) is an exhaustive, lavishly illustrated history of animation in all styles and from all countries. That means no matter what type of cartoon a fan goes for most, he/she can surely find at least a couple pages—and likely much more—about its history and development between the nineteenth century and now.
Of course, no person can be an expert about ALL types of animation. So aside from writing a hefty chunk of pages himself, Jerry arranged for more than twenty colleagues in cartoon research to help him out by writing about their various specialties. I wrote nineteen pages' worth, and you'll also find research from Mark Mayerson, Harry McCracken, Ray Pointer, Keith Scott and Graham Webb among others.
Of course, our favorite golden age cartoon stars get plenty of attention in the book, with some facts and illustrations turning up that you may not find anyplace else. From the silent period through the 1960s, gobs of space go to most of our favorites. Bugs, Daffy, Mickey, Donald, Woody, Oswald, Tom and Jerry, Felix, even Scrappy get attention.
And would you believe it? Fox and Crow get the star treatment with a full two-page spread to themselves, which I had the honor of writing. My thanks to Pietro for doing a proofread; as a reward, Pietro, I'm gonna let yez cross me toll bridge fer only nineteen dollars down—
(CLOBBER! OUCH!)
...A mental case. Absolutely a mental case.
Anyway, I owe Jerry a hearty thanks for bringing me in on this. And thanks, too, to all my friends at GAC for continued moral and historiographical support; on this, and every project.
In brief, ANIMATION ART: FROM PENCIL TO PIXEL, THE WORLD OF CARTOON[S], ANIME AND CGI (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0060737131/ref%3Dnosim/cartoonresearch/TARGET%3D/104-8464040-5700719) is an exhaustive, lavishly illustrated history of animation in all styles and from all countries. That means no matter what type of cartoon a fan goes for most, he/she can surely find at least a couple pages—and likely much more—about its history and development between the nineteenth century and now.
Of course, no person can be an expert about ALL types of animation. So aside from writing a hefty chunk of pages himself, Jerry arranged for more than twenty colleagues in cartoon research to help him out by writing about their various specialties. I wrote nineteen pages' worth, and you'll also find research from Mark Mayerson, Harry McCracken, Ray Pointer, Keith Scott and Graham Webb among others.
Of course, our favorite golden age cartoon stars get plenty of attention in the book, with some facts and illustrations turning up that you may not find anyplace else. From the silent period through the 1960s, gobs of space go to most of our favorites. Bugs, Daffy, Mickey, Donald, Woody, Oswald, Tom and Jerry, Felix, even Scrappy get attention.
And would you believe it? Fox and Crow get the star treatment with a full two-page spread to themselves, which I had the honor of writing. My thanks to Pietro for doing a proofread; as a reward, Pietro, I'm gonna let yez cross me toll bridge fer only nineteen dollars down—
(CLOBBER! OUCH!)
...A mental case. Absolutely a mental case.
Anyway, I owe Jerry a hearty thanks for bringing me in on this. And thanks, too, to all my friends at GAC for continued moral and historiographical support; on this, and every project.