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For those of you who are on the fence about joining Animation Resources, over the next three days, I am going to post a sample of our Members Only bi-monthly Reference Packs. Every other month, members are given the opportunity to download two DVD quality cartoons, and a high resolution PDF e-book curated by the Board of Animation Resources. The Reference Packs are available for a limited time, and once they expire off the site, they may never be available again.

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Today’s e-book was recommended by our Advisory Board member, Ralph Bakshi.

PDF E-BOOK:

Jack Cole’s

Plastic Man

Issues Nos. 1, 2 & 3 (1943)

Jack Cole’s “Plastic Man” debuted in Police Comics in 1941 and was an immediate hit. Cole’s offbeat humor and Plastic Man’s ability to take any shape gave the cartoonist the opportunities to experiment with text and graphics in groundbreaking manner, helping to define the medium’s vocabulary, and making the idiosyncratic character one of the few enduring classics from the Golden Age to modern times. Plastic Man gained his own title in 1943.

This PDF e-book contains the first three issues of Plastic Man comics and includes a biography of Jack Cole. It is optimized for display on the iPad or printing two up with a cover on 8 1/2 by 11 inch paper.

REFPACK001: PLASTIC MAN PDF

Adobe PDF File / 183 Pages
245.5 MB Download

To download the file, RIGHT CLICK on the link (Mac users OPTION CLICK) and select SAVE TO DISK. We are delivering high resolution files to you. When you click, it might take several minutes to finish the download, so please be patient.

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For those of you who are on the fence about joining Animation Resources, over the next three days, I am going to post a sample of our Members Only bi-monthly Reference Packs. Every other month, members are given the opportunity to download two DVD quality cartoons, and a high resolution PDF e-book curated by the Board of Animation Resources. The Reference Packs are available for a limited time, and once they expire off the site, they may never be available again.

Click to BECOME A MEMBER

OF ANIMATION RESOURCES!

Today’s animated cartoon was provided by our Advisory Board member, Steve Stanchfield. Thanks, Steve!

DVD QUALITY VIDEO:

REFPACK001: Private Snafu in Gas

Army/Navy Screen Magazine (1944)

The Private Snafu training cartoons were produced by Warner Bros for the War Department during WWII. “Gas”, which deals with the importance of having an operating gas mask handy, was directed by Chuck Jones and written by Ted “Dr Seuss” Geisel. The voices were by Mel Blanc and Billy Bletcher.

REFPACK001: PRIVATE SNAFU in GAS

M4V Video File / 4:43
77.5 MB Download

To download the file, RIGHT CLICK on the link (Mac users OPTION CLICK) and select SAVE TO DISK. We are delivering high resolution files to you. When you click, it might take several minutes to finish the download, so please be patient.

This DVD quality MP4 file is provided courtesy of Thunderbean Animation and is included on Private Snafu Golden Classics.

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For those of you who are on the fence about joining Animation Resources, over the next three days, I am going to post a sample of our Members Only bi-monthly Reference Packs. Every other month, members are given the opportunity to download two DVD quality cartoons, and a high resolution PDF e-book curated by the Board of Animation Resources. The Reference Packs are available for a limited time, and once they expire off the site, they may never be available again.

Click to BECOME A MEMBER

OF ANIMATION RESOURCES!

Today’s animated cartoon was provided by our Advisory Board member, Steve Stanchfield. Thanks, Steve!

DVD QUALITY VIDEO:

Aesop’s Fables: Circus Capers

Van Beuren Studios (1930)

Disney admitted that in the 1920s, his goal was to produce cartoons as good as the Aesops Fables series. However after the Fables introduced a boy and girl mouse that bore a strong resemblance to Mickey and Minnie, Disney filed suit and had the cartoons pulled from theaters. This cartoon is one of the most blatant Mickey ripoffs, and one of the funniest.

REFPACK001: CIRCUS CAPERS

M4V Video File / 9:13
230.5 MB Download

To download the file, RIGHT CLICK on the link (Mac users OPTION CLICK) and select SAVE TO DISK. We are delivering high resolution files to you. When you click, it might take several minutes to finish the download, so please be patient.

This DVD quality MP4 file is provided courtesy of Thunderbean Animation and is included on Uncensored Animation from Van Beuren.

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