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Title: The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons by Jeff Lenburg, Jeff Leaburg, June Foray ISBN: 0-8160-3832-5 Publisher: Checkmark Books Pub. Date: July, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.77 (13 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A "must" for students, fans, historians of cartoon animation
Comment: In a fully updated and expanded second edition of The Encyclopedia Of Animated Cartoons, Jeff Lenburg offers more than 2,200 entries providing information on all aspects of film and television animated cartoons from Bugs Bunny to The Simpsons. All aspects of the medium are covers including creators, directors, promotions studios, voice talent, episode titles, release days and more. Every cartoon ever created is references including silent theatrical cartoons, sound theatrical cartoons, full-length animated features, animated television specials, and animated television series. Featuring more than 40 percent new material for this revised edition, The Encyclopedia Of Animated Cartoons is enhanced with a 16-page color section showcasing the best and the brightest art from cartoon animation's colorful past. The Encyclopedia Of Animated Cartoons is an important, benchmark publication for students, fans, and historians of cartoon animation.
Rating: 4
Summary: Fun for the fanatic and the casual viewer
Comment: This book truly shows the flip side of reference books - reference vs. trivia. But what a trove is collected here. Dive on in and find your answers. Wonder who voiced Space Ghost in the original series. Look here. But you can also flip through the pages and just let memories wash over you. I found so many shows that I didn't know I forgot about. And with today's lack of as many Saturday Morning cartoons if you are of the right age it will sweep you back to those bygone days in front of the tube. Even more so it is a great reference showing the sweep of animation - the Saturday morning shows, as well as Prime Time shows. The movies. The specials. It's not a book you read from cover to cover, but open up a page and see what it reminds you of. Come in and see how many Scooby Doo show there were (6 listed under S alone). There are titles, years, characters and voices and of course a general synopsis for each entry. Comprehensive? Maybe not but it's chock full of animation goodness to keep you smiling for a good long time.
Rating: 4
Summary: An excellent (if somewhat flawed) resource
Comment: Less of a book than a listing, The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons has an exhaustive listing of cartoons from the 'teens up until about 1997. Best of all are the titles for theatrical shorts and detailed listings of Emmy and Oscar nominees/winners. If you need (or want) to look up something about a cartoon, this is probably the best place to look.
However, this book is *not* perfect. Besides being some 6 years out of date, the book doesn't track direct-to-video movies and seems to neglect a few imported cartoons that had hit airwaves before 1997. Also, many '80s cartoons (particularly those from the great toy-license revolution) have incorrect series synopses, voice credits, and even entries (such as the listings for G.I. Joe). This book is invaluable, yes, but it is sorely in need of a third edition (and possibly a co-author who can research obscure and/or lesser regarded cartoons). Keep this in mind before purchasing the second edition.
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Title: Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons by Leonard Maltin ISBN: 0452259932 Publisher: Plume Pub. Date: May, 1990 List Price(USD): $28.00 |
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Title: Saturday Morning Fever : Growing up with Cartoon Culture by Timothy Burke, Kevin Burke ISBN: 0312169965 Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin Pub. Date: 15 December, 1998 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Warner Bros. Animation Art: The Characters, the Creators, the Limited Editions by Jerry Beck, Will Friedwald, Warner Bros. Cartoons ISBN: 0883631075 Publisher: Hugh Lauter Levin Associates Pub. Date: November, 1997 List Price(USD): $75.00 |
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Title: Chuck Amuck : The Life and Time of an Animated Cartoonist by Matt Groening, Chuck Jones ISBN: 0374526206 Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux Pub. Date: 03 December, 1999 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: A Cast of Friends by William Hanna, Tom Ito, Bill Hanna, Joe Barbera ISBN: 0306809176 Publisher: DaCapo Press Pub. Date: February, 2000 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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