Animation Nation In-depth essays on the animation industry. Also includes a message board. http://www.animationnation.com/

The Making of a Cartoon Illustrated article on the making of a cartoon. http://www.artistmike.com/article2/page1.html

History of Animation: Before Disney A short essay on the basics of early animations. With pictures. http://www-viz.tamu.edu/courses/viza615/97spring/pjames/history/main.html

Walt Disney and Fairytales An essay on Disney's use of classic fairytales. http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Academy/6351/disfai.html

Islam, Animation and Money An essay on the reception of Disney's Aladdin in islamic countries. Found in Kinema- the Journal for Film and Audiovisual Media http://arts.uwaterloo.ca/FINE/juhde/white951.htm

From Mouse to Mouse - Overcoming Information A wonderful essay on the animated image and its changing relationship with the cinematic image. From the journal Enculturation http://www.uta.edu/huma/enculturation/2_1/pisters.html

The Critical Eye Interviews with Arlene Klasky, Gillian Anderson, Neil Gaiman, David Sproxton, Catherine Winder, Peter Chung, Bruce Timm, Glen Murakami, Paul Dini, and Darwyn Cooke. http://purpleplanetmedia.com/eye/inte

Anime vs American Animation By Marker Apenname. [DigitalEssays.com] Essay analyzing the animation styles of the East and West. http://digitalessays.com/essays/misc/misc_0001.shtml

Animation Journal Journal on animation theory and history, edited by Maureen Furniss, of the School of Film and Television at Chapman University. Contains abstracts of the essays published, as well as full-text versions. http://www.animationjournal.com/

Give Us Your Money: 4Kids Entertainment Attains Poke-momentum By Brett Rogers. [Animation World Magazine] Behind the scenes look at the company who introduced Pokémon and has recently been called the fastest-growing company in America. http://www.awn.com/mag/issue5.07/5.07pages/rogers4kids.php3

Only Genius Is Genius By Chris Romano. [Spark Online] Opinion that the proliferation of Flash and other web-based animation technologies has not improved the overall quality of animation and cartoons. http://www.spark-online.com/august00/media/romano.html

Greg Weisman talks about Team Atlantis and Gargoyles [Anime Tourist] Weisman discusses his work on Team Atlantis and the development of Gargoyles. http://www.animetourist.com/page1142.html

The History of Animation By Michael Crandol. [Digital Media FX] An exhaustive look at the history of animation and animators/visionaries like Max Fleisher, Walter Lantz, and Otto Messmer. http://www.digitalmediafx.com/Features/animationhistory.html

Animation - American and Japanese Dan Patanella's essays and reviews on over three dozen films and animated series. Also includes list of animation books, articles, and magazines. http://www.geocities.com/d-patanella/

William Hanna - The Story of a Legend By Noell Wolfgram Evans. [Digital Media FX] A look at Hanna's accomplishments and visions. http://www.digitalmediafx.com/Features/williamhanna.html

Animation Cafe A place to talk about classical animation, 3D animation, stop motion, life drawing, layout and storyboarding in terms of problems, critique or suggestions. http://groups.msn.com/animationcafe/