Issue #204 August 2010

Feature - Inspired by Bond, Mr. Bean and the art of cartoonist Charles Addams, Chris Meledandri and his team at Illumination introduce the world to a colorful new villain in "Despicable Me". Comic-Con Highlights - Highlights of the San Diego convention, the latest tidbits on upcoming comic-inspired movies and a look at the new comic-book horizon in digital apps. Television - Genndy Tartakovsky, Bryan Andrews and Paul Rudish talk about the nuts and bolts of "Sym-Bionic Titan", their exciting new Cartoon Network series. VFX - Industrial Light & magic’s Pablo Helman and Tim Harrington discuss making magic believabl with the latest in animation and vfx for M. Night Shyamalan’s "The Last Airbender"; Tippett Studios’ animation supervisor Tom Gibbons sinks his teeth into creating digital werewolves for "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse". Pitch Party 2010 - Meet the winners of Animag’s annual Pitch Party, check out the cool and creative contenders and learn tips on visual pitching from industry vet Marcie Begleiter.