That's All Folks: The Art of Warner Bros. Animation

There needs to be more art books on the Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies cartoons. Art books on the Disney films continue to be published every year (largely because they preserved their history better and there is so much to explore), but very little on the other studios. This book is a real treat for the WB fans. It's a perfect balance of imagery and text. Artwork ranges from the early 1930's to the 1960's; every era is generously covered. There are two sections, one on the history which talks about the development/changes in the studio and the creators (i.e. Tex Avery, Friz Freleng, Chuck Jones, Bob Clampett). The second section talks about the characters we all know and love and their development. One page of interest (p. 149) is titled A Warner Glossary, which explains the origin of some of the jokes and catchphrases often referenced in the cartoons such as radio, advertisements, and popular personalities of the day (this topic could be its own book or blog).Let's hope that someday we'll see more art books of this caliber published on the WB cartoons. Highly recommended.

This book is amazing! Much more than I expected. They go the whole nine yards talking about the origin of the studio and the mindset of the creators as they began and progressed into becoming legends. More than impressed I'm blown away. I think I found a new favorite art book. My inner child is holding onto it for dear life like I've just seen Tiny Toon Adventures or Animaniacs for the first time.

Great book for the art and history lovers of Looney tunes.

A fantastic read on the history of Warner Brothers animation. No other book is more thorough or more interesting to read.

Very detailed and informative, and an overall good read.

This gives the history of Warner Brothers' cartoons, including Bugs, Daffy, Porky, the Coyote and Roadrunner, and some others now forgotten. The 30's were a very creative time for American art, and the 40's crystallized characters still relevant today. This is a great history, with lots of images of the characters.

This is an excellent and richly illustrated book on animation at Warner Brothers. It contains a lot of background information on e.g. Carl Stalling's music, the styles of the different directors, inside jokes, war cartoons, forgotten cartoon characters and so on. The joy of reading this book is only surpassed by watching the Warner Brothers cartoons themselves.

wasn't what i expected, but interesting.

amazing