The 50 Greatest Cartoons : As selected by 1,000 Animation Professionals by Beck, Jerry (editor)

North Dighton, MA: JG Press, Inc, 1998. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 192 pages. 2nd printing. A fun collection with brief remarks about some of the great cartoons of the era such as "What's Opera, Doc?," "Steamboat Will ie," "Snow White," "Superman," "Bambi Meets Godzilla," and many others. More than 300 illustrations - two-thirds in full color-showcase the 50 greastest cartoons of all-time, selected by a panel of m o re than 1,000 cartoon historians and animation professionals. The result is a fascinating range of classic animated entertainment. Here are old favorite characters from Disney and warner Bros., the im aginatively offbeat creations of the Fleischer studio, pionerring efforts from early masters like Winsor McCay and Otto Messmer, and many more, including Walter Lantz, MGM, and others. A portait o f ea ch winning cartoon includes a plot summary, the production history, and a critical analysis that explores the unique qualities that have earned the cartoon a place in film history. Also included a re i nterviews with the actual artists, as well as sidebars throughout the book that focus on individual characters, animators, directors, and studios.Hundreds of illustrations culled from private a nd publ ic collections across America dispaly every stage of the animators' art, from the first pencil sketches to frame enlargements from the finished work..