Shared universes have becoming increasingly common in pop culture in recent years. Hasbro, for instance, recently created a ...

Animation has been back in the news recently due to the king of all characters — Mickey Mouse (his Steamboat Willie incarnation, to be exact) — entering into the public domain after 95 years of ...

The 1980s was an integral period in the history of animation. Thanks to technological innovations and the rise of new animation companies, the medium was able to begin branching away from the ...

There's no denying the popularity of Care Bears. The show, on the other hand, wasn't that well-received, but still rode the popularity train for three seasons. I'm not going to lie, I don't know if I ...

The 1980s were a significant time for both cartoons and science fiction tales, with the decade producing some truly incredible animated sci-fi series that hold up today. Though the sci-fi genre has ...

Saturday morning cartoons were the only reason to wake up early in the ’80s. Growing up, we did not have a television so I would be at my best friend’s door (much to the disappointment of his dad) ...

In 1980, everything changed for animation in America. President Jimmy Carter signed the FTC Improvements Act of 1980, limiting the Federal Trade Commission’s ability to regulate children’s programming ...

The iconic TSR role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves is now a live-action film, one delighting both audiences and critics. But forty years ago, D&D had its very first outside media ...

After a year synthesizing the awesome, 12-frames-per-second, primary color, cel-shaded glory days of Thundercats, Masters of the Universe, Silverhawks, and the like into a video game, Trent Oster, ...