A review by brandonadaniels
The Comic Book History of Animation: True Toon Tales of the Most Iconic Characters, Artists and Styles! by Fred Van Lente

4.0

This was a fun, informative read. The artist’s decision to render famous figures as “off model” versions of the cartoon characters they created took some time to get used to, and I’m still not sure I love the choice. The book puts an emphasis on the shared histories and overlaps of comics and animation, which helps justify the delivery method of the history. It makes more sense than a sense textbook, but I would have liked a few more photographs or reproductions of the actual works instead of the Ryan Dunlavey’s stylized versions. I know that copyright laws probably made that difficult or impossible, but the preference remains.