The 100 Greatest Looney Tunes Cartoons

In a world of rascally rabbits, megalomaniacal ducks, and stuttering pigs, what defines greatness? This question was posed to thousands of cartoon fans, historians, and animators to createThe 100 Greatest Looney Tunes Cartoons, the definitiveLooney Tunescollection. Evaluated on their comedic brilliance, innovative animation, historical significance, and creative merit, cartoon historian Jerry Beck and the Cartoon Brew team of animation experts reveal the amusing anecdotes and secret origins behind such classics as “What’s Opera, Doc?,” “One Froggy Evening,” and “Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century.” Featuring more than 300 pieces of original art from private collectors and the Warner Bros. archives,The 100 Greatest Looney Tunes Cartoonssettles the debate on the best of the best, and poses a new question: Is your favorite one of the greatest? Includes Guest Commentaries from notable authors, animators, and comic book writers, including:Mark Evanier, Jeff Smith, Charles Carney, Paul Dini, Mark Newgarden, John Canemaker, Leonard Maltin, and many, many more!

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The 100 Greatest Looney Tunes Cartoons

In a world of rascally rabbits, megalomaniacal ducks, and stuttering pigs, what defines greatness? This question was posed to thousands of cartoon fans, historians, and animators to createThe 100 Greatest Looney Tunes Cartoons, the definitiveLooney Tunescollection. Evaluated on their comedic brilliance, innovative animation, historical significance, and creative merit, cartoon historian Jerry Beck and the Cartoon Brew team of animation experts reveal the amusing anecdotes and secret origins behind such classics as “What’s Opera, Doc?,” “One Froggy Evening,” and “Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century.” Featuring more than 300 pieces of original art from private collectors and the Warner Bros. archives,The 100 Greatest Looney Tunes Cartoonssettles the debate on the best of the best, and poses a new question: Is your favorite one of the greatest? Includes Guest Commentaries from notable authors, animators, and comic book writers, including:Mark Evanier, Jeff Smith, Charles Carney, Paul Dini, Mark Newgarden, John Canemaker, Leonard Maltin, and many, many more!

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The 100 Greatest Looney Tunes Cartoons

The 100 Greatest Looney Tunes Cartoons

The 100 Greatest Looney Tunes Cartoons

The 100 Greatest Looney Tunes Cartoons

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In a world of rascally rabbits, megalomaniacal ducks, and stuttering pigs, what defines greatness? This question was posed to thousands of cartoon fans, historians, and animators to createThe 100 Greatest Looney Tunes Cartoons, the definitiveLooney Tunescollection. Evaluated on their comedic brilliance, innovative animation, historical significance, and creative merit, cartoon historian Jerry Beck and the Cartoon Brew team of animation experts reveal the amusing anecdotes and secret origins behind such classics as “What’s Opera, Doc?,” “One Froggy Evening,” and “Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century.” Featuring more than 300 pieces of original art from private collectors and the Warner Bros. archives,The 100 Greatest Looney Tunes Cartoonssettles the debate on the best of the best, and poses a new question: Is your favorite one of the greatest? Includes Guest Commentaries from notable authors, animators, and comic book writers, including:Mark Evanier, Jeff Smith, Charles Carney, Paul Dini, Mark Newgarden, John Canemaker, Leonard Maltin, and many, many more!


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781608870035
Publisher: Insight Editions
Publication date: 07/06/2010
Pages: 240
Product dimensions: 9.30(w) x 6.60(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Jerry Beck is the author of over fifteen books on animation history. He writes about classic cartoon characters at CartoonResearch.com and blogs about modern animation at AnimationScoop.com. A former studio executive with Nickelodeon Movies and Disney TV, Beck currently teaches animation history at Woodbury University in Burbank, CA, where he lives.

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