That's All Folks: The Art of Warner Bros. Animation [Hardcover]

Steve Schneider (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1988

For three generations of fans comes the first book to celebrate the unique achievements and beloved menagerie created by the inimitable Warner Borthers animation studio. Not even Walt Disney has produced a more popular and brilliantly witty oeuvre of cartoon shorts (as was written in Newsweek recently, "Disney cartoons may have been more beautiful; Warner's cartoons were always more interesting."). 100 line drawings, 255 full-color illustrations.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

At their best, Warner's "Looney Tunes" and "Merrie Melodies" starring Bugs, Daffy, Porky, Sylvester, Tweetie et al., were the zaniest and most inventive of all the movie cartoons--sly gibes at the tame Disney approach. "The Studio," Part 1 of this lavish, 9 12 volume, chronicles Warner's growth and development over four decades, while the second part, "The Stars," contains short treatments of the major characters and their unique personalities. Factual matter on the directors, artists, and other talent is extensive, and many animation drawings, layout sketches, background paintings, and color cels are reproduced. Will Friedwald and Jerry Beck's The Warner Brothers Cartoons (Scarecrow Pr., 1981) offers useful summaries of individual 'toons but lacks the illustrations that highlight this book.
- William A. Donovan, Chicago P.L.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 252 pages
• Publisher: Henry Holt & Co; 1st edition (October 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0805008896
• ISBN-13: 978-0805008890
• Product Dimensions: 12.1 x 9.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,209,426 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good survey historical and technical survey, May 15, 1998

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This review is from: That's All Folks: The Art of Warner Bros. Animation (Owl Books) (Paperback)

While writing an article for the Talaria Enterprises Museum Store's new release of Looney Tunes sculptures, I turned to this very informative book. It discusses the history and impact of the Looney Tunes characters from historical, technical, and theoretical perspectives. Very Good Sourcebook!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great resource for WB cartoon buffs., September 30, 1996

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This review is from: That's All Folks: The Art of Warner Bros. Animation (Owl Books) (Paperback)

First, I have to confess that I am a card-carrying adult who still watches cartoons every Saturday morning. As an adult, however, I'm now interested it the history of the cartoons I watch. (It makes me feel more...sophisticated about my cartoon viewing.)

"That's All Folks" has incredible full-color pictures, chronicals the history of WB cartoons, provides specific information about the most popular characters and cartoons, AND includes a filmography of WB cartoon releases. If you like Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and the rest of the gang, you should have this book.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Colourful ode to Warner Brothers animation, September 18, 2002

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G. B. J. Grob "gijs_g" (Utrecht Netherlands) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: That's All Folks: The Art of Warner Bros. Animation (Hardcover)

This is an excellent and richly illustrated book on animation at Warner Brothers. It contains a lot of background information on e.g. Carl Stalling's music, the styles of the different directors, inside jokes, war cartoons, forgotten cartoon characters and so on. The joy of reading this book is only surpassed by watching the Warner Brothers cartoons themselves.