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These are people with whom I work, and whose work I enjoy. These are NOT links to everybody in the world in animation; there's enough of that on other web sites. I can personally testify to the friendship and cameraderie of these people. Tell them Tom Reed sent you. (And that Tom Reed will be sending them the next payment as soon as he can.) |
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New! Updated! TOON Magazine will be coming back in December. In the meantime, see new articles on the web site you won't see anywhere else. |
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Animation World Net |
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Animation World Network is a web site that tries to handle the entire world of animation, from advice for beginning artists to fan critiques to news for professionals. It isn't as frantic or as regularly updated as other sites, but it is about the only place to hear professional news. You can also sign up for a free headline update to be sent to your E-mail address, or pay a small fee for their comprehensive weekly Flash news report. Their Animation World Magazine is updated regularly and is often available as an Adobe Acrobat PDF file. |
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New! SunQuest is a group of friends in Florida who put on professionally managed and operated fantasy gaming conventions. For the uninitiated, that means games like Dungeons & Dragons, Star Wars, Magic: The Gathering and other games people play with other people. We run conventions all year long, including The Games at MegaCon, Florida's largest gaming and comics convention. This new web site, created by the brilliant and talented Jeff Graber, allows you to get info about SunQuest's current conventions and lets you register as a player or Judge for some of them. |
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Ms. Geek |
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Michelle Klein-Hass, my editor on TOON Insider Magazine, has a personal web site that talks about being a young woman and a geek in the modern age. At last look she hadn't had the time to update it, but I'm sure it will happen soon. |
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Animation Blast! |
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For over a year, my "Off Model" columns appeared on Amid Amidi's animation web site. Amid is trying to break into animation, and lives out there in the citadel of power, Los Angeles. He's strongly opinionated - more than me in some matters - but that's bettter than wishy-washy any day. Give his site a try, and you might also enjoy reading his self-published magazine. (If he were really nice, he'd give me a mutual link.) |
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Dragon*Con |
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Dragon*Con is the Southeast's largest science fiction and fantasy convention. I've presented the "Pre-Sweetened Playhouse" with American animation there. Besides guests in science fiction, fantasy, comics and anime, Dragon*Con features ass-kicking bands that play late into the night. Their web site is kept up all year long, and you can even get a free E-mail account through them. |
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MegaCon |
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MegaCon is Orlando's largest convention of comics, collectibles, anime and media guests. As a Board Member of SunQuest, I'm there every year to present and run gaming. It's run by the people at CrossGen Comics, publishers of comics that aren't all costumed heroes, such as Ruse (a Sherlock Holmes-type detective running against magic) and Mystic (a blend of magic and 1950's film noir). |
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Ain't It Cool News |
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A guy named Harry Knowles, while recovering from crippling injuries, developed this web site with "spies" breaking into movie sets, passing along copies of scripts, and getting the word about movies, TV and comics before anyone else. I have problems with this site; there's too much ego and showoff attitude presented by Knowles and his associate "Moriarty" (who's really screenwriter Drew McWeeny, if even that is his real name). But it's still important and interesting; some pros read this site to find out what film fans really think, or to find out if their scripts have been sold. |
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This guy claims to have an IQ of 65, but he's angry at the way big business and big politics have ruined this country. He represents the liberal view that used to exist in this country - not the rich, unconnected New Yorkers, but the common man who wants a fair shake. He updates the site daily, and supposedly holds down a full-time job too. Perhaps it's that Mexican lighter fluid called something like "Chinkagayho" which he drinks all the time that gives him the energy. I don't fully agree with him, but he's fun to watch. |
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Recommended Sites - Updated 8/16/02
Original material Copyright (C) Thomas E. Reed. Publication in any media or use by another web site is expressly prohibited without written permission of Thomas E. Reed. Opinions are those of the writer and correspondents, and do not reflect the views of
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