For most of the '70s and '80's, the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) was the center of international creativity in animation. Artists from all over the world came to experiment with new styles, media, techniques, and content. The results were not only intriguing and challenging but often very funny, as this exceptional collection demonstrates. Richard Condie's Oscar-nominated "The Big Snit" …
The Astonishing Work of Tezuka Osamu
Avatar-The Last Airbender ~ Vol. 1-Book 1: Water
Saya, the last true vampire, battles the bloodthirsty demons attacking an American base in Japan during the Vietnam War. Much of the story takes place during the late afternoon and evening, and the artists use shadows, reflections, and light with exceptional skill: the look of the film is more interesting than the underdeveloped story. Saya wields a deadly sword and pursues her foes with chilli…
Welcome to Spacetown, where Brak lives with his Mom, Dad, best pal Zorak, and Thundercheese, his giant robotic warrior neighbor. And who is Brak, you ask? He's a boy, just like you and me. Except he's half cat and half baked. Like a potato. Yes, he's a special boy. You know the kind. They yell all the time, break into song, and cry like an old woman with the body of a young beach volleyball pla…
The Academy Award-nominated A CAT IN PARIS is a beautifully hand-drawn caper set in the shadow-drenched alleyways of Paris. Dino is a cat that leads a double life. By day he lives with Zoe, a little girl whose mother is a detective in the Parisian police force. But at night Dino sneaks out the window to work with Nico a slinky cat burglar with a big heart, whose fluid movements are poetry in mo…
Late baby boomers and early Gen-Xers grew up singing the Gigantor theme song: "Bigger than big / Taller than tall / Quicker than quick / Stronger than strong." Based on a 1956 manga by Mitsuteru Yokoyama, Gigantor was animated for Japanese TV in 1963 as Tetsujin 28-go (Ironman #28). This reedited and dubbed version, which begins with episode 27 of the original series, ran in syndication in…