Issue #351 - July/August 2025

Issue 351 - May/June

• B-B-B-B Bad to the Bone. Find out how the creative team behind DreamWorks’ super fun caper sequel, The Bad Guys 2, upped the ante for the animal criminals.

• Smurfy with a Chance of Gargamel. Director Chris Miller and production designer Max Boas discuss the visual inspirations behind of Paramount’s new Smurfs movie.

• Fixed, Filth & the Joy of Hand-Drawn Animation. Director Genndy Tartakovsky breaks down the Sony/Netflix movie’s long road to the screen.

• The Dang Ol’ Gang Is Back. Mike Judge, Greg Daniels and Saladin K. Patterson spill the beans on this summer’s eagerly anticipated King of the Hill revival on Hulu.

• The Triumphant Return of Gumball Watterson. Ben Bocquelet’s inventive cartoon makes a much-anticipated comeback in The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball.

• Family Ties That Bind. Acclaimed artist and animation veteran Lisa Hanawalt gives us the scoop on her new Netflix project, Long Story Short.

• Simpatico Siblings. The creators of Wylde Pak take us behind the scenes of their high-energy Nickelodeon show.

• Songs in the Key of Peanuts. Apple TV+’s memorable special Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical delivers a timeless lesson and five catchy tunes by Ben Folds.

• A Peek Inside the Crystal Ball. This year’s SIGGRAPH in Vancouver offers a look back at the 30th anniversary of Toy Story and a look forward to the medium’s future possibilities.

• And much, much more!