Category: Art

We Love Toys! Headline News

Kickstarter for 'The Art of the Toys That Made Us' Collection is On the Way

By Dan Sarto | Friday, May 15, 2026 at 10:33am

Campaign for a new 2-volume hardcover art book collection featuring artwork, advertising, concept art, and archival materials from the hit Netflix ‘The Toys That Made Us’ docuseries, alongside exclusive collectibles and a deluxe 'Nacelleverse' comics collection, from Oni Press and The Nacelle Company, is launching soon.

A New Creative Learning Ecosystem Headline News

ADAPT Launches The GRID Platform for Industry Review and Artist Feedback

By Dan Sarto | Monday, May 4, 2026 at 12:02pm

New platform offers access to curated feedback sessions from industry professionals in VFX, animation, and game development as part of a broader ecosystem that includes the upcoming //ACADEMY training program.

More Opportunities to Get Vertical Headline News

LINE Digital Frontier, Redice Studio and Kadokawa Launch Studio White

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 1:45pm

The new webcomic production company will adapt Japanese franchises into vertical-scroll series; debut will include spin-off stories like 'Record of Lodoss War' formatted for WEBTOON’s vertical scroll.

WUBBA LUBBA DUB-DUB! Headline News

Exclusive Excerpt from ‘Rick and Morty Forever #0’ 48-Page Series Finale

By Dan Sarto | Friday, April 24, 2026 at 4:19am

Oni Press will release a double-sized final issue on May 27, concluding more than a decade of 'Rick and Morty' comics laying bare their extended run of misadventures.

A New Creative Learning Ecosystem Headline News

ADAPT Launches //ACADEMY Learning Ecosystem

By Dan Sarto | Monday, April 20, 2026 at 1:25pm

New educational initiative departs from traditional education models by focusing not only on tools and output but on how artists make decisions and work within real production constraints.

Ah The Folly of Youth Headline News

Exclusive Excerpt: Top Shelf Releases 'Punk’n Heads' Graphic Novel

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 2:39pm

The raucous and revealing new work from Eisner-nominated Dave Baker and Nicole Goux explores campy horror-punk rock, making music, making mistakes, wearing pumpkin masks, and having absolutely nothing figured out; now on-sale.

Who Doesn’t Love a Body Swap Mishap? Headline News

Exclusive: Titan Books Reveals ‘The Art & Making of Swapped’ Official Film Companion

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 9:00am

Available June 16, the hardcover is filled with concept art, sketches, and models of the uniquely designed and colorful characters, creatures, and scenes from Skydance Animation and Netflix’s upcoming 3DCG film, starring Michael B. Jordan, Juno Temple and Tracy Morgan, streaming May 1.

Heading to Portugal This September Headline News

THU2026 Unveils Katsuya Terada Poster and First Wave of Speakers

By Dan Sarto | Friday, March 13, 2026 at 12:26pm

The Trojan Horse was a Unicorn conference, which returns to Tróia, Portugal, September 28–October 3, reveals its official poster and announces its initial lineup spanning entertainment, science, and sound design.

He Bleats He Scores! ANIMATIONWorld

Daniel Pozo Talks Scale, Sakuga and Little Easter Eggs in ‘GOAT’

Blending anime-inspired posing, mixed frame rates, and exaggerated animal-like movement pushed the character design team into new stylistic territory on Sony Pictures Animation’s action-packed animated comedy, now in theaters.

Surrealist Tales of Other Worlds Headline News

Exclusive: Preview Jonathan Djob Nkondo’s ‘Peaceful Remission’ Graphic Novel

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 9:16am

Launching today along with the graphic novel ‘Wandering’ via Kickstarter, the artist, director, and animator known for ‘Scavengers Reign’ and the new Gorillaz music video is releasing English language editions of his groundbreaking surrealistic, sci-fi visions of the future.

In Space No One Can Hear You Laugh Headline News

Exclusive: ‘ART SHOW! WITH CAPTAIN SKINNER’ Clip

By Dan Sarto | Monday, March 2, 2026 at 8:59am

From the dazed and confused minds of underground artist Skinner and Allen Cordell comes a new series that follows a doomed PBS-style art program set in outer space; new episode, oozing phantasmagorical visuals, coming to YouTube and Substack March 6.

Honoring Black History Month Headline News

Exclusive Excerpt: ‘First Freedom: The Story of Opal Lee and Juneteenth' Graphic Novel

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at 9:11am

Oni Press’ 208-page biography by Angélique Roché, with artists Alvin Epps, Millicent Monroe and Bex Glendining, chronicles the ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’s decades-long fight to officially recognize American emancipation as a national holiday; now on-sale.  

A Stylish and Shocking One-Shot Headline News

Glitch and Oni Press to Release ‘MURDER DRONES: HOME’ Special #1

By Dan Sarto | Monday, February 16, 2026 at 7:07am

The double-sized 40-page one-shot adaptation of the animated series’ origin episode, from acclaimed writer Wyatt Kennedy and Bram Stoker Award-winning artist Soo Lee, is coming this May.

Empowering Women in Animation Headline News

Applications Open for WIA Portfolio Review

The inaugural Review will take place February 24 and will be led by industry veteran Matt Roberts, Senior Artistic Recruiter at Walt Disney Animation Studios, with a focus on Character Animation, Story, and Visual Development.

Portrait in Courage ANIMATIONWorld

‘Butterfly:’ A Filmmaker’s Homage to Her Father and His Olympic Idol

Painter and animator Florence Miailhe’s hauntingly beautiful hand-painted short was inspired by her dad Jean’s fellow resistance fighter, Jewish French swimmer Alfred Nakache, who competed in the 1936 Berlin Olympics and 1948 London Olympics after surviving imprisonment in Auschwitz, where his wife and daughter were murdered.

Awards Headline News

Art Directors Guild Unveils 30th Annual ADG Award Nominations

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 5:14pm

‘Elio,’ ‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ ‘The SpongeBob Move: Search for SquarePants,’ ‘The Bad Guys 2,’ and ‘Zootopia 2’ among the nominees for excellence in production design, covering film / animated film, TV, commercials, and music videos; ceremony set for February 28.

Don’t You Wish… Headline News

Exclusive: Netflix Drops ‘In Your Dreams: Behind the Animation’ Featurette

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at 10:40am

Director Alex Woo and stars Simu Liu, Cristin Milioti, and Craig Robinson go behind-the-scenes to share insights on production design, character design, and the vivid, colorful and ‘dreamy’ worlds of the hit feature, now streaming.

Generative AI for Creators Headline News

Adobe Firefly Introduces New AI Video Tools, Partner Models

New Prompt to Edit controls allow users to make precise edits and remove details from generated content using text; video upscaling with Topaz Astra added; the full beta of Firefly video editor has also launched.

The Sun Does Come Up Again ANIMATIONWorld

‘Snow Bear’: How Aaron Blaise Lost Love, Then Found It Again

The famed former Disney animator and ‘Brother Bear’ director channeled the tragic 2007 loss of his wife into his award-winning hand-drawn 2D short film about a lonely polar bear’s quest to find, and eventually make, a friend… until the weather warms up.

Strangers in the Night Headline News

Watch: The Making of ‘Two Ships’ Animated Short

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, November 20, 2025 at 10:16am

Go behind-the-scenes with writer/director McKinley Benson and writer/producer Mackenzie Benson as they detail the production process, from development to sound design, of their award winning 2D film about how a couple working opposite schedules tries to maintain their connection through fleeting encounters.

Celebrating Excellence in Concept Design Headline News

‘Creating Worlds: The Disney and 20th Century Studios Cinematic Art of Dylan Cole’ Released

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at 11:30am

The Oscar-nominated co-production designer of ‘Avatar: The Way of Water,’ who oversees design on the ‘Avatar’ franchise, shares his incredible artwork, including concept sketches, posters, and matte paintings, from a 20-year career.

It’s Anime-zing! Headline News

Disney+, Hideo Kojima Reveal ‘Death Stranding’ Animated Series Adaptation

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, November 13, 2025 at 4:18pm

The legendary game creator will executive produce the new series, now in production and set to stream in 2027, that will tell a completely new story in the video game franchise.

Grandpa’s Got Game! ANIMATIONWorld

‘Wednesdays With Gramps’: Who Knew Grandpa Had Game?

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, November 12, 2025 at 3:58pm

Directors Chris and Justin Copeland, and producer Shabrayia Cleaver, discuss their collaboration on the new DreamWorks animated short about a teenage boy who visits his Gramps at a seemingly boring assisted living facility, only to find they had more than he thought in common.

A Disney Legend Headline News

Karen Fang Discusses ‘Background Artist: The Life and Work of Tyrus Wong’

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 1:05pm

The professor and film scholar’s definitive biography of the legendary artist, a Chinese immigrant, details how his storied career quietly shaped American visual culture.

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