Betty Boop is one of the most iconic cartoons of the 20th century. A pinup drawn to look like a 1920s flapper, the character ...

NEW YORK — In 1917, a man named Max Fleischer invented the rotoscope, a combination of projector and glass drawing board that allowed animators to trace over live-action film, one frame at a time.

Boop-oop-a-doop! Max Fleischer’s greatest creation is bringing all her friends back to the screen this weekend at AFS Cinema with the Fleischer Studios Legacy Credit: courtesy of Fleischer Studios In ...

The studio behind the popular 1940s shorts is trying its hand at restoring (and preserving) these important pieces of superhero media. Reading time 2 minutes Superman’s taken on many animated forms ...

Before Henry Cavill, Christopher Reeve, or even Kirk Alyn, Superman came to the big screen by way of animated shorts produced by Max Fleischer. Many fans are aware of these even if they’ve never seen ...

The animation history documentary Cartooning America has won the sixth annual Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film. The director Asaf Galay will receive a $200,000 cash prize. Since ...

Observers of pop culture weary of the controversies surrounding Disney’s upcoming live-action remake of “Snow White” can seek some reprieve by going back to the source. No, not the studio’s ...

Max Fleischer's landmark 1941 short was the first superhero adaptation to earn an Academy Award nomination. The character of Superman first appeared in Action Comics No. 1 (1938), and his initial ...

Warner Bros. Discovery announced yesterday that they have meticulously remastered Max Fleischer’s beloved animated Superman shorts from the original 35mm source elements, and will release them in high ...