{"product_id":"issue-360-july-august-2026","title":"Issue #360 - July\/August  2026","description":"\u003ch3\u003eIssue 360 - July\/August 2026\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e• \u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #000000;\"\u003eDirector \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDave Green\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #000000;\"\u003e offers new insights about his hybrid feature \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eCoyote vs. Acme\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #000000;\"\u003e which finally makes it to\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #000000;\"\u003e the big screen in\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #000000;\"\u003e August.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e• \u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12pt; color: #141413; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #141413;\"\u003eOscar-nominated writer-director \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12pt; color: #141413; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #141413;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePierre Coffin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12pt; color: #141413; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #141413;\"\u003e talks to us about Illumination’s summer\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"line-height: normal; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 5pt; border: none; mso-border-between: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12pt; color: #141413; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #141413;\"\u003eblockbuster \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12pt; color: #141413; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #141413;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMinions \u0026amp; Monsters\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12pt; color: #141413; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #141413;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e• \u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #000000;\"\u003eHow \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12pt; color: #141413; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #141413;\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12pt; color: #141413; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #141413;\"\u003e team behind Prime Video’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12pt; color: #141413; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #141413;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBatman: Caped Crusader\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12pt; color: #141413; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #141413;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12pt; color: #141413; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #141413;\"\u003edelved deeper into the shadows for the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12pt; color: #141413; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #141413;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12pt; color: #141413; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #141413;\"\u003esophomore season of the acclaimed show.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12pt; color: #141413; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #141413;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-tab-count: 1;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e• \u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #000000;\"\u003eWe give you the behind-the-scenes scoop on\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePAW \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatrol: The Dino Movie\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #000000;\"\u003e, the third cinematic saga featuring \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #000000;\"\u003ethe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #000000;\"\u003e popular pups directed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCal Brunker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #000000;\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e• \u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12pt; color: #141413; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #141413;\"\u003eWe speak to three of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12pt; color: #141413; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #141413;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLAIKA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12pt; color: #141413; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #141413;\"\u003e studio’s newest generation of makers about the studio’s eagerly anticipated fall feature \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12pt; color: #141413; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #141413;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWildwood.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e• \u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12pt; color: #141413; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #141413;\"\u003ePixar Veteran \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12pt; color: #141413; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #141413;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Gordon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12pt; color: #141413; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #141413;\"\u003e shares some evergreen advice on thriving in the animation business.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e• \u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12pt; color: #141413; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #141413;\" class=\"docData;DOCY;v5;2235;BQiAAgAAEYQCAAAGiAIAAAMfCAAABS0IAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAkwUAAACOBQAAAUYBAAABBgAAAAAJBg8AAAAnBPAAAAALAQEpBAAAAAARBtgAAAASBgwAAAArAQgqBDACAAAjAQQSBgwAAAArAQgqBGAEAAAjAQQSBgwAAAArAQgqBJAGAAAjAQQSBgwAAAArAQgqBMAIAAAjAQQSBgwAAAArAQgqBPAKAAAjAQQSBgwAAAArAQgqBCANAAAjAQQSBgwAAAArAQgqBFAPAAAjAQQSBgwAAAArAQgqBIARAAAjAQQSBgwAAAArAQgqBLATAAAjAQQSBgwAAAArAQgqBOAVAAAjAQQSBgwAAAArAQgqBBAYAAAjAQQSBgwAAAArAQgqBEAaAAAjAQQaBkEAAAAEBg4AAABDAGEAbABpAGIAcgBpAAUGDgAAAEMAYQBsAGkAYgByAGkABwYOAAAAQwBhAGwAaQBiAHIAaQAJAxQUExsGAAAAAAI1BAAABXYAAAABTQAAAAABAQEBAQQGDgAAAEMAYQBsAGkAYgByAGkABQYOAAAAQwBhAGwAaQBiAHIAaQAHBg4AAABDAGEAbABpAGIAcgBpAAkDFBQTFAEBFQEBCB8AAAAAGgAAAEEAbQBlAHIAaQBjAGEAbgAgAEQAYQBkACEABWgAAAABQQAAAAQGDgAAAEMAYQBsAGkAYgByAGkABQYOAAAAQwBhAGwAaQBiAHIAaQAHBg4AAABDAGEAbABpAGIAcgBpAAkDFBQTCB0AAAAAGAAAACAAcwBoAG8AdwByAHUAbgBuAGUAcgAgAAVwAAAAAUcAAAAAAQEEBg4AAABDAGEAbABpAGIAcgBpAAUGDgAAAEMAYQBsAGkAYgByAGkABwYOAAAAQwBhAGwAaQBiAHIAaQAJAxQUExQBAQgfAAAAABoAAABNAGEAdAB0ACAAVwBlAGkAdAB6AG0AYQBuAAWmAAAAAUEAAAAEBg4AAABDAGEAbABpAGIAcgBpAAUGDgAAAEMAYQBsAGkAYgByAGkABwYOAAAAQwBhAGwAaQBiAHIAaQAJAxQUEwhbAAAAAFYAAAAgAHMAaABhAHIAZQBzACAAaABpAHMAIAB0AGgAbwB1AGcAaAB0AHMAIABvAG4AIABoAGkAcwAgAHAAbwBwAHUAbABhAHIAIABzAGgAbwB3ABkgcwAgAAVWAAAAAUEAAAAEBg4AAABDAGEAbABpAGIAcgBpAAUGDgAAAEMAYQBsAGkAYgByAGkABwYOAAAAQwBhAGwAaQBiAHIAaQAJAxQUEwgLAAAAAAYAAAA0ADAAMAAFVwAAAAFEAAAABAYOAAAAQwBhAGwAaQBiAHIAaQAFBg4AAABDAGEAbABpAGIAcgBpAAcGDgAAAEMAYQBsAGkAYgByAGkACQMUFBMKAQIICQAAAAAEAAAAdABoAAVSAAAAAUEAAAAEBg4AAABDAGEAbABpAGIAcgBpAAUGDgAAAEMAYQBsAGkAYgByAGkABwYOAAAAQwBhAGwAaQBiAHIAaQAJAxQUEwgHAAAAAAIAAAAgAAWsAAAAAUEAAAAEBg4AAABDAGEAbABpAGIAcgBpAAUGDgAAAEMAYQBsAGkAYgByAGkABwYOAAAAQwBhAGwAaQBiAHIAaQAJAxQUEwhhAAAAAFwAAABlAHAAaQBzAG8AZABlACAAYQBuAGQAIABlAHYAbwBsAHUAdABpAG8AbgAgAG8AdgBlAHIAIAB0AGgAZQAgAHAAYQBzAHQAIAAyADEAIAB5AGUAYQByAHMALgAgAAVLAAAAAUEAAAAEBg4AAABDAGEAbABpAGIAcgBpAAUGDgAAAEMAYQBsAGkAYgByAGkABwYOAAAAQwBhAGwAaQBiAHIAaQAJAxQUEwgAAAAABQoAAAABAAAAAAgAAAAABQoAAAAIBQAAAA0AAAAAHwQAAABw7WZACgAAAAAAAAAAEQAAAACKAAAAAC0AAAABBgAAAAAJBhsAAAAnBBYBAAALAQEcAQAoBAAAAAAdAQApBKAAAAAbBgAAAAABTgAAACgBBykBByoBBysBBRMBAQgEGAAAABYEGAAAABkGCgAAAGUAbgAtAFUAUwAaBgoAAABhAHIALQBTAEEAGwYKAAAAZQBuAC0AVQBTAC4BAwIAAAAA\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmerican Dad!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12pt; color: #141413; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #141413;\"\u003e showrunner \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12pt; color: #141413; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #141413;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatt Weitzman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12pt; color: #141413; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #141413;\"\u003e shares his thoughts on his popular show’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12pt; color: #141413; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #141413;\"\u003e400\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12pt; color: #141413; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #141413; vertical-align: super;\"\u003eth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12pt; color: #141413; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #141413;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12pt; color: #141413; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #141413;\"\u003eepisode and evolution over the past 21 years. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e• \u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12pt; color: #141413; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #141413;\"\u003eDirector\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12pt; color: #141413; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #141413;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12pt; color: #141413; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #141413;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eYūki Igarashi\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12pt; color: #141413; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #141413;\"\u003e and his team at Twin Engine \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12pt; color: #141413; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #141413;\"\u003ebring Tezuka’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12pt; 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font-size: 12pt; color: #141413; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #141413;\"\u003e and his \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12pt; color: #141413; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #141413;\"\u003eVFX\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12pt; color: #141413; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #141413;\"\u003e team revisit the effects created for their summer movie \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12pt; color: #141413; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #141413;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Mandalorian and Grogu\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12pt; color: #141413; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #141413;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e• \u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri'; font-size: 12pt; color: #141413; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #141413;\"\u003eAnd much, much more!\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Animation Magazine","offers":[{"title":"Print \/ COVER A: Batman: Caped Crusader","offer_id":43610578813134,"sku":null,"price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Print \/ COVER B: Coyote vs. Acme","offer_id":43610578845902,"sku":null,"price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital \/ COVER A: Batman: Caped Crusader","offer_id":43610578878670,"sku":null,"price":4.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital \/ COVER B: Coyote vs. Acme","offer_id":43610578911438,"sku":null,"price":4.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/8909\/7422\/files\/360-CoverA.jpg?v=1784175287","url":"https:\/\/animationmagazine.shop\/products\/issue-360-july-august-2026","provider":"Animation Magazine | Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}