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Every DreamWorks ‘Art Of’ Book…Ever

  By Ju-osh M. • December 8, 2014 ,

tumblr_ng505g7kuy1ske259o1_1280Believe it or not, the DreamWorks ‘Art Of’ books are a great gift for DreamWorks detractors. While they may not be enough to change anyone’s mind about the artistic merits of Turbo, they DO give a gorgeous glimpse at what could have been. I mean, YES — Shrek Forever After was CLEARLY a corporate cash-in, but did you see the eerie-as-f*ck concept art depicting Shrek’s decrepit tree stump home?! It’s AWESOME! But the only way you’re ever going to see it is by flipping through a copy of The Art of Shrek Forever After. The movie version was…blah.

Compiled after the jump are the covers and ordering info for each and every one of these books. There’s a bunch, so make sure you view on a full wallet.

(P.S. I love me some DreamWorks, but even I think Turbo was trash.) Continue reading

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HTTYD2: Everybody Has The Poster.
Skunk Has The Concept Art

  By Ju-osh M. • November 25, 2013

6It’s a fact: Skunk & Burning Tires posted last week’s How to Train Your Dragon 2 poster HOURS before Cartoon Brew, Animation Scoop and Animation News Network. Didn’t matter. Folks went elsewhere.

The same thing happened on Friday with the bad news about about the Good Dinosaur layoffs. We reported it HOURS before the bigger sites. The cartoon community’s response? A Google Analytics flatline.

Don’t get me wrong. I GET IT. Skunk is the ugly upstart. We’re new, untested, unfamiliar. Not only that, but humans are creatures of habit. Until Skunk becomes a regular part of your daily browsing, an integral link in your RSS feed, an irrefutable compulsion on par with a Tourette kid’s cussing, you’re gonna go elsewhere.

So here’s what I’m gonna do. I’m gonna woo you. I’m gonna drop you little love notes (news, reviews and the occasional op-ed pieces). I’m gonna give you little gifts (posters, trailers and links to cool ish). I’m gonna lift my metaphorical skirt high enough to pique your literal interest, and then I’m gonna mentally hump your physical brains until I make Skunk & Burning Tires your second (maybe third?) favorite animation website on the net

But for now, howzabout I just give you that HTTYD2 concept art? Continue reading

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