Jim Tyer Animation Clips Galore

Thanks to Thad from http://thad-k.blogspot.com/ for putting together this great compilation reel of the goofy and deranged animation of classic animator Jim Tyer.

These hard-to-find clips are a great slap in the face wakeup call because it's not the same old stuff we've seen for years.

The production is not as slick as Disney and Warner Bros. cartoon shorts, but the drawings are funny and they move funny, too.

Make sure to read this great article by Mark Mayerson about the brilliantly FUNNY animation of Jim Tyer:
http://mayersononanimation.blogspot.com/2008/01/jim-tyer.html

The BIG Ralph Bakshi Book is Here!

Last week I got a chance to look through a pre-release copy of the new Ralph Bakshi retrospective art book, Unfiltered.

It was so gorgeous I wanted to run off with it, but I'm sure Steve Worth would not have appreciated that. Anyway, I just found out it's now available, so I ordered one for my very own.

The book is packed with pre-production art from all of the classic Bakshi features, including my favorites, Heavy Traffic, Coonskin and Wizards. It even has some storyboard drawings

from Fire and Ice that look a million times better than the final product. There's also LOTS of personal art from Ralph, and dozens of personal photos that really give you a feel for the man behind the movies.

Here's a video preview of Unfiltered - The Complete Ralph Bakshi I found on YouTube:

With any luck, this book will create some demand so we can finally get Coonskin and Hey Good Lookin' on DVD!

Unfiltered: The Complete Ralph Bakshi (The Force Behind Fritz the Cat, Mighty Mouse, Cool World, and The Lord of the Rings)