Makin' Toons: Inside the Most Popular Animated TV Shows and Movies

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Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; TABLE OF CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Introduction; The Bunny Did It, After All: Roger Rabbit Ignites the Toon Boom; A Little Mermaid Is Spawned in Burbank; The Animated Sitcom Is Reborn: Meet The Simpsons; An Angry Chihuahua and a Retarded Cat: Ren & Stimpy Get Their Start in the Biz; Tim Burton Shares His Nightmare With the World; Giving His Creation Life ... Down in Dexter's Laboratory; Whooping Some Cartoon Ass, Powerpuff Style; Congratulations, Mrs. Lion! It's a Boy: The Birth of The Lion King.;From the first drawing board sketch to wriggling TV character, Makin' Toons illustrates the thrills and challenges of making animated cartoon movies as told by the industry's most successful creators. Cartoon lovers everywhere will be treated to 47 personal interviews with animation artists and industry leaders ranging from Shrek director Andrew Adamson to Rugrats producer Gabor Csupo. These and dozens of other fascinating firsthand accounts chronicle the behind-the-scene antics and commercial dynamics behind such blockbusters as The Simpsons, South Park, Beauty and the Beast, and Dragon Tales, to name just a few. Author Allan Neuwirth#x97;an accomplished animation artist and writer himself#x97;spices the book with insightful comments, hilarious anecdotes, and a true #x93;toon artist's" sense of humor. He also includes 75 never-before-published concept drawings, character designs, storyboards, and much more.