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Adventurous Action Abounds on Stanlee.net
Pow! Take that. There's a new superhero powered player in town! Lee Dannacher finds that there is more behind Stan Lee Media than the man himself...

A Rumpus On The Net
Lee Dannacher profiles one of the hottest new children's players on the Web and finds out that they are an even cooler company...

Dotcomix: Capturing Animated Motion on the Net
Using proprietary motion-capture software and creative partnerships, Protozoa¹s DotComix is quickly becoming a force on the Internet. Lee Dannacher offers an inside peak...

Shockwave.Com: Fun and Games on a High-Flying Hub
Lee Dannacher goes behind the scenes at shockwave.com, Macromedia¹s spin-off entertainment destination, which is now defining the front edge of seriously fun web animation and interactive fare...

Mondo Media At Play On The Internet Frontier
Mondo Media creates some of the Web's hottest animated series. With a new round of funding and orders for more "Webisodes," Lee Dannacher decided to take a closer look at this player...

Getting Started On-Line
So you want to get into this Internet game? Two of AtomStudios' animators, Kwesi Ako Kennedy and James Dalby, not only tell you how, but offer tips for success...

Is There Life Beyond Flash?
Flash is the leading tool for Internet animation, but there are a few other options for production and augmentation. Here industry leaders reveal their secrets from high tech 3D software to good, old-fashioned talent. Includes QuickTime clips!

The Aesthetics of Internet Animation
Think Web tools are restrictive creatively? Think again! Chris Lanier, creator of Wildbrain's Romanov, explains why, in the vein of comics, they are actually a source of freedom. Includes a QuickTime clip.

Ads Are Animating the Internet
Just how are these Internet animation companies making ends meet? Karen Raugust investigates a few ways that clever companies are placing advertising into our favorite Webisodes.




Destino Seems Destined for Oscar Nomination After Taking Melbourne Prize

Electronic Arts’ LA Studio to Rival Major Effects Houses

Miami to Honor Fleischer Studios

Academy President Reups and Roth Will Produce Oscars

Anime Network MIPCOM Bound to Shop

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My pick of this week is GWYNETH AND STEVE, airing at Countingdown.com. This toon is yet another of the batch of programming that was to appear on DreamWork's now defunct...
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At CartoonNetwork.com on Funny Garbage's PLANET OF THE MAGILLAS, this parody of PLANET OF THE APES sends a JETSON-age space traveler to a world inhabited by a cast of...
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As a celebration of the Oscars ceremony this coming weekend, I thought I'd take a look back 20 plus years and point out that Ferenc Rofusz's THE FLY – the...
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