Finally recovering from our egg nog hangovers, this week TZ tackles:

Plus animation scholar Jerry Beck talks about his favorite WB directors, how today’s TV animation really doesn’t suck all that much, and Super President — is the world ready for a remake?

Next week, TZ talks “aneem,” a.k.a. “Japanimation,” with founder of Central Park Media, John O’Donnell.

Submit your questions in text or MP3 format to [email protected], and stay tuned!

Finally recovering from our egg nog hangovers, this week TZ tackles the new Madhouse projects and the castration of Christopher Robin. Then we finish up our interview with animation scholar Jerry Beck, talking about his favorite WB directors, how today’s TV animation really doesn’t suck all that much, and Super President — is the world ready for a remake?

With the combined strength of four men:

Our targets this week:

Plus animation scholar Jerry Beck talks about The Pink Panther, founding the American anime industry and the best foreign animated features you haven’t seen.

Next week, part 2 of our interview with Jerry Beck, in which he talks Warner Brothers and classic cartoons.

Submit your questions in text or MP3 format to [email protected], and stay tuned!

Animation scholar Jerry Beck joins the Toon Zone crew to talk about “The Pink Panther,” the American anime industry and all the best foreign features you haven’t seen. The TZers also talk about the end of Teen Titans, Cartoon Network business philosophy and the independent animation “ghetto.”