Cartoon Brew is an animation news website created by Amid Amidi and animation historian

Jerry Beck Jerry Beck (born February 9, 1955, in New York City) is an American animation historian, author, blogger, and video producer. Beck wrote or edited several books on classic American animation and classic characters, including '' The 50 Greates ...

that was launched in 2004.

Cartoon Dump

It also created ''

Cartoon Dump ''Cartoon Dump'' is an online comedy web series/video podcast created by Frank Conniff (formerly of '' Mystery Science Theater 3000'') and animation historian Jerry Beck. A live version was making monthly performances at the Steve Allen Theate ...

'', a weekly podcast showing poorly made TV cartoons featuring ''

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s Frank Conniff.

Reception

The site has published news articles, commentaries and reviews regarding the animation industry. The

Comics Beat Heidi MacDonald (born November 15) is a writer and editor in the field of comic books based in New York City. She runs the comics industry news blog '' The Beat''. Career MacDonald is a former editor for DC Comics' Vertigo imprint and '' Disney ...

called it the "essential cartoon blog", while animator Francis Glebas cited it as "the place to go for the latest in animation news".

Criticism

On August 14, 2020, the site attracted criticism, firstly from

Dana Terrace Dana Terrace (born December 8, 1990) is an American animator, writer, storyboard artist, director, producer and voice actress. She is best known as the creator of the Disney Channel animated series ''The Owl House''. She is also known for storyboa ...

, the creator of ''

The Owl House ''The Owl House'' is an American animated fantasy television series created by Dana Terrace that premiered on Disney Channel on January 10, 2020. The series stars the voices of Sarah-Nicole Robles, Wendie Malick, Alex Hirsch, Tati Gabrielle, I ...

'', for their story, "Disney Executive Tried To Block Queer Characters In ‘The Owl House,’ Says Creator." Terrace clarified that her push for queer characters like Luz and Amity in ''The Owl House'' had been "extremely supported" by executives for the show, and that she was "excited for future shows" while Owen Dennis of ''

Infinity Train ''Infinity Train'' is an American animated television series created by Owen Dennis, previously a writer and storyboard artist on ''Regular Show''. four seasons have aired, plus a series of short episodes. The pilot for the series was releas ...

'', weighed in, calling the story an "unnecessary hit piece" which didn't recognize the progress the show has made. Alex Hirsch of ''

Gravity Falls ''Gravity Falls'' is an American mystery comedy animated television series created by Alex Hirsch for Disney Channel and Disney XD. The series follows the adventures of Dipper Pines ( Jason Ritter) and his twin sister Mabel ( Kristen Schaal) ...

'' said something similar, criticizing the headline, stating that they should have titled it "first animated LGBTQ+ main characters break boundary for Disney," and argued that ''Cartoon Brew'' is "skipping over the good news in the present to hunt for bad news in the past." ''Cartoon Brew'' ultimately responded to Terrace's tweet, defending their piece, claiming that it "clearly tells the entire story." Later, Terrace agreed with the assessment that the article was

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. On December 3, 2022, the site attracted harsh criticism for an article titled "‘Steven Universe’ Creator Rebecca Sugar Buys Cozy $2 Million House In L.A. Suburbs." This article drew widespread criticism of Cartoon Brew, especially with concerns that such an article could be considered

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Rebecca Sugar and making her a target for stalking and harassment. The article was subsequently removed from the website the next day, with the original author of the article publishing an official retraction, to which they apologized to the reading public and assured that they would not be publishing similar stories of individuals purchasing real estate in the future.

Cartoon Research

Beck departed from the site in February 2013 and created his own blog Cartoon Research.What Dave Fleischer did after “Mr. Bug”, Cartoon Research
(first post of CR)

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