Comics & Animation

Wolverine

Wolverine was Created because Marvel’s Editor-in-Chief, Roy Thomas, Wanted a Canadian Hero to Boost Sales North of the Border.

Wolverine is a fictional character who appears in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, especially in association with the X-Men. He is a mutant with animal-like senses, heightened physical powers, a tremendous regenerative ability known as a healing factor, and three retractable claws in each hand. Wolverine has been portrayed as a member of […]

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Glenn Close

Glenn Close’s Parents were Cult Members, and She Spent 15 Years of Her Life Living in Communes. She Left at the Age of 22.

Glenn Close is a well-known American actress. Close has received numerous honors throughout her four-decade career, including two Screen Actors Guild Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, and three Tony Awards. She has also been nominated for an Academy Award eight times, tying Peter O’Toole for the most nominations in an acting

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Flinstones

The Flintstones was the Most Financially Successful Network Animated Television Series. It was also the Longest-Running Series Until The Simpsons Surpassed it in 1997.

An animated series is a group of works with a standard title that is usually related. These episodes should often feature the same primary characters, a variety of subsidiary characters, and a central subject. A series can have a set number of episodes, such as a miniseries, or it can be open-ended, with no set

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Big bob

Big Bob is the Largest Spider in the Film Arachnophobia. He was a Bird-Eating Spider and was Named After Robert Zemeckis. He was Adopted by a Crew Member After the Filming.

Arachnophobia is a 1990 American natural horror comedy film directed by Frank Marshall in his directorial debut, based on Don Jakoby and Wesley Strick’s screenplay. The film, starring Jeff Daniels and John Goodman, follows a small California town that is overrun by an aggressive and dangerous spider species. Its title alludes to a fear of

Big Bob is the Largest Spider in the Film Arachnophobia. He was a Bird-Eating Spider and was Named After Robert Zemeckis. He was Adopted by a Crew Member After the Filming. Read More »

Monsters University

Pixar Renders its Animated Films with One of the Top 25 Supercomputers in the World. Even with All That Power, It Took Them 2 Years of Processing to Render Every Frame of Monsters University.

Pixar Animation Studios, also known simply as Pixar, is an American computer animation studio best known for producing critically and commercially successful computer-animated feature films. It is headquartered in Emeryville, California, and is a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios, another studio owned by The Walt Disney Company. But do you know how long it took

Pixar Renders its Animated Films with One of the Top 25 Supercomputers in the World. Even with All That Power, It Took Them 2 Years of Processing to Render Every Frame of Monsters University. Read More »

Al Jaffee

Al Jaffee of Mad Magazine has the Longest Career as a Comic Artist at the age of 101. He Worked from 1942 to 2020.

Mad Magazine was one of the twentieth century’s most influential satires. It’s difficult to imagine The Simpsons or Saturday Night Live without Mad’s earlier irreverence. But did you know who has the longest career as a comic artist?  Al Jaffee, a Mad magazine cartoonist, has the longest-ever career as a comic artist, working from 1942

Al Jaffee of Mad Magazine has the Longest Career as a Comic Artist at the age of 101. He Worked from 1942 to 2020. Read More »

Transformers

In 1983, Hasbro Executives Visited the Tokyo Toy Show to Look for New Concepts They Could Release in the US. After Seeing Transforming Robot Toys, They Teamed Up with Marvel Comics to Create the Comic Book and Animated Series “Transformers”

Transformers was a Hasbro toy line and cartoon series that debuted in 1984 and quickly became one of the best-selling toys. Transformers inspired an animated film in 1986, numerous future toy lines, and a series of live-action films. But did you know how Hasbro came up with Transformers Toys?  Hasbro executives went to the Tokyo

In 1983, Hasbro Executives Visited the Tokyo Toy Show to Look for New Concepts They Could Release in the US. After Seeing Transforming Robot Toys, They Teamed Up with Marvel Comics to Create the Comic Book and Animated Series “Transformers” Read More »

Johnny Yong Bosch

Johnny Yong Bosch Became a Voice Actor by Accident. He was Dubbing Lines for a Film When a Producer Heard Him and Said He Had a Good Hero Voice. He then Auditioned for an Animation Shortly After.

Johnny Yong Bosch is best known as Adam Park, the second Black Ranger from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, to those who grew up in the 1990s. Bosch, on the other hand, has shifted his focus from wielding the Power Axe to working as a voice actor on anime such as Code Geass, Sailor Moon, and

Johnny Yong Bosch Became a Voice Actor by Accident. He was Dubbing Lines for a Film When a Producer Heard Him and Said He Had a Good Hero Voice. He then Auditioned for an Animation Shortly After. Read More »

Steamboat Willie

“Mickey Mousing” is the Term Used to Describe a Technique in Animation and Film Where the Sounds Perfectly Sync with the Actions on the Screen. Walt Disney was not the First to do so, but He Perfected the Method in the Mickey Mouse Short; “Steamboat Willie.”

There are always unique terms in the film industry that describe various techniques and traditions that have evolved over many years of film creation.  But do you know what the phrase Mickey Mousing means?  In animation and film, “Mickey Mousing” refers to the technique of perfectly synchronizing sound and actions on the screen. Though not

“Mickey Mousing” is the Term Used to Describe a Technique in Animation and Film Where the Sounds Perfectly Sync with the Actions on the Screen. Walt Disney was not the First to do so, but He Perfected the Method in the Mickey Mouse Short; “Steamboat Willie.” Read More »

Batman’s Suit, Composed of an Arsenal of Nifty Gadgets, and the Concept of Gotham City were Not Made by Bob Kane. These were Actually Created by Bill Finger, Who Did Not Receive Any Credit or Recognition for His Work.

Batman is one of the most iconic fictional characters in the world. He had dedicated his life to an endless crusade, a war on all criminals in the name of his murdered parents, who were taken from him when he was just a child. But did you know who created Batman’s Suit and the concept

Batman’s Suit, Composed of an Arsenal of Nifty Gadgets, and the Concept of Gotham City were Not Made by Bob Kane. These were Actually Created by Bill Finger, Who Did Not Receive Any Credit or Recognition for His Work. Read More »