Michael Swanigan

ANIMATION BY FILMATION, by Michael Swanigan and Darrell McNeil. The book is in EXCELLENT condition. 176 pages... all black & white... 8.5" x 11". This is an extremely rare and long out-of-print historical retrospective of FILMATION STUDIOS. Filmation Studios, which for over 25 years provided animated excitement for TV and film. Always at the forefront, Filamtion created the first DC cartoons with Superman, Batman, and Aquaman, ruled the song charts with The Archies, kept Trekkie hope alive with the Emmy-winning Star Trek: The Animated Series, taught morals with Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, and swung into high adventure with Tarzan, The Lone Ranger, and Zorro. Profusely illustrated with photos, model sheets, storyboards, presentation art and more plus hundreds of tales about Filmation's past, and rare Filmation-related art. You won't want to pass up the chance to own this rare, out-of-print book for this price

Collecting together articles, stories, art pages and pin-ups from the first three issues of the fan-favorite - TOON Magazine. Created by Michael Swanigan in 1993, the first issue was released in the Spring of 1993 and has gone on to become a fan favorite independent publication. TOON Magazine has helped fill the void left by other so-called animation magazines. Settle down with this monster sized collection and travel back in time to the days when cartoons were fun Featuring arctiles by Michael Swanigan himself - Darrell McNeil, Joshua Lou Freeman, Anthony Michaels, Michelle Klien-Hass, Martin 'Dr. Toon' Goodman and many more.