Cowabunga Comic Con: TMNT Co-Creator Discusses Comics’ 40-Year History TMNT co-creator Kevin Eastman reflects on 40 years of Turtle Power at SDCC, sharing origin stories, behind-the-scenes tidbits, and teasing future projects....
In King of the Hill, what does Hank Hill do for a living? I think at this point we can all agree that Mike Judge is a comedic genius. You could take any of his productions on their own and make that case, but when you put them together — including Beavis and Butt-Head, Silicon Valley, Office Space, and Idiocracy — it becomes an objective...
What was the first Studio Ghibli movie? There were a few influential films that helped anime take off in the West. Ghost in the Shell and Akira were two major ones, but basically all of Studio Ghibli's films made a splash in the West to some degree. To this day, even the most casual non-anime...
What is the first Pokémon in the Pokédex? Who’s that Pokémon? Don’t ask Ash because that kid took over 20 years to become a Pokémon champion. Not to brag or anything, but I did that when I was 7 and didn’t even understand how type advantages worked. Ever since Red and Blue hit the Game...
What was the first animated movie to make $1 billion at the box office? There's something magical about animation. Whether it's been painstakingly put together by hand or built by a team of hundreds of digital artists, it takes us to places of whimsy and wonder that we can only otherwise imagine. Perhaps that's why we're...
In 101 Dalmatians, what are the names of the puppy parents? Released in 1961, One Hundred and One Dalmatians (also styled as 101 Dalmatians for lazy people like me) was a monster hit for Walt Disney. Earning over $14 million upon its initial release, it was the highest-grossing animated movie at the time. And when you take into account rereleases, it...
In Futurama, what year does Fry wake up in? Sometimes I wish I had a cryogenic chamber just so I could skip ahead a week. But with my luck, I'd end up like our friend Fry. Matt Groening — yes, that Matt Groening — had the idea for Futurama long before it actually hit the airwaves in 1999. Much...