Looney Tunes: Laff Riot in 2010

The web rumors appear to be true!
http://animationguildblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/at-toon-factory-of-brothers-warner.html
Warner Bros Animation is planning to recharge their Looney Tunes francise with a brand-new series called "Laff Riot". The new show should be released sometime next year.
http://jimsmithcartoons.blogspot.com/2009/06/wacky-melodies.html
Hopefully the new cartoons will be up to par with the classics. At least these classic characters won't be lost to a new generation...
http://www.billywest.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4893&PN=1

Alien Bounty Hunter Film Planned

Film director Guy Richie has signed up to direct another DC Comics-inspired movie.The intergalactic Alien bounty hunter called Lobo will be hitting movie screens sometime in the near future. Unfortunately, the film is predicted to carry only a PG-13 ranking...
Animation Magazine has the scoop here:
http://www.animationmagazine.net/article/10549#

First Sony Smurfs Image Revealed

Sony Animation has released a teaser image for their upcoming CG-animated/live-action film hitting theaters in 2010.Animation Magazine has published more info about the project here:
http://www.animationmagazine.net/article/10547

The Kluck Klams

I recently came across a great comic strip collection in a book entitled, "Walt Kelly's Pogo Revisited: 3 Pogo Classics in 1 Volume". Published in 1974, the volume features "Instant Pogo" (1962), "The Jack Acid Society Black Book"(1962) and "The Pogo Poop Book"(1966).
Here's a very interesting story from "The Pogo Poop Book".As usual, Walt Kelly's Pogo series makes a social commentary on a serious issue in a whimsical way. Can't wait for the classic strip to be released in hardbound collections, hopefully soon.

Pullet Surprise BG Artwork

Here are some examples of the nice background art created for the 1996 Chuck Jones Film Productions cartoon directed by Darrel Van Citters.
Although most of the modern Looney Tunes shorts cannot compare to the Golden Age, the film makers try their best to homage the classics. Some of the recent attempts really capture the look in their production art.
Pullet Surprise features Production Design by Bob Givens, the Color Consultant was the great Maurice Noble who worked on many of the classic Chuck Jones' shorts, and Background Painting by Jill Petrilak.You can add this fun Foghorn Leghorn & Pete Puma cartoon to your collection by picking up "The Looney, Looney, Looney Bugs Bunny Movie" on DVD from Warner Home Video.