Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons; Revised and Updated

Very good!

It tells you all you need to know about American animation from its earliest days through the golden years of the 30's and 40's to its decline in the 50's when they became too expensive to make. A must for all cartoon lovers.That's all folks!!

...but not everybody knows how it all started.This book covers the complete history on how these wonderfull entertaining pieces of art came to be. I didn't really know why I wanted this book, but i didn't regret buying it.The most complete and well researched piece of animation history can be found in this book, i don't think you'll find it anywhere else.

If you love animated cartoons, you will absolutely love this book. It not only analyze the born and the rise of american cartoons in a technical way, but every studio, cartoon characters and shorts are described with such a charming fascination that its a real joy to read. Its a pity it ends with the 80's, but the real Cartoons are the ones who created and defined the medium, and from this point of view nothing is missing here.

とにかく盛りだくさんである。なじみ深い、ミッキーマウス、ベティ・ブープ、ポパイ、バッグス・バニー、トムとジェリー・・・アメリカのカートゥーンの登場人物たちが、どのように生まれ、育っていったかが、その当時の製作者や批評、スタジオの経済状況、社会状況などがわかりやすい英語で解説されている。