And though the character and background designs are heavily influenced by vintage cartoons, “you don’t have to know anything about the 1930s” to enjoy the show, he said.

G rowing up in the ’90s and early 2000s, Cartoon Network was more than background noise-it was the rhythm of my childhood afternoons. Shows like Dexter’s Laboratory, The Powerpuff Girls, and Courage ...

A background illustration by Paul Julian for The Tell Tale Heart, a cartoon adaptation of the classic short story written by Edgar Allen Poe (UPA, 1953). Photo: Heritage Auctions ...

My long-time readers know I’m crazy about “retro-style” animation – i.e. new animated films in the style of 20s-30s-40s-50s – heck, even 60s and 70s – cartoon modes. Here’s a new ...

The trailer is purportedly a leaked classified memorandum from the game’s Talos I space station, presented — as most classified files are, I assume — in retro cartoon format.