Design backgrounds and environments for your characters to move and behave in when staging your own cel, stop motion, or computer generated animation movies

Jan 2, 2011 - Valerie Williamson

Celtic descendants and cultural fans alike love the myth behind Ireland's wailing ghost woman.

Jan 25, 2010 - Sarah Briggs

Daughter of a Gotham City mafia boss, Helena Bertinelli took her life in a whole different direction, donning a cape and a mask to fight crime as the Huntress.

Dec 15, 2008 - James Richardson

You might see herbs and spices as simply the contents of little jars on the shelf, but throughout human history they have played a much bigger role.

Jan 22, 2009 - Leslie Bilderback

Facebook was originally designed as a way to communicate between students and share ideas. So why has it it become a veritable on-line behemoth?

Oct 5, 2010 - James Clapham

While dogs and cats may be the most popular of all presidential pets, there are some little-known facts about animals that lived at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

Apr 10, 2010 - Michelle Rivera

Anime fansubbing--what is it, and how did it start out? In this part, we will be answering these questions, as well as fansubbing's move into the digital age.

Feb 26, 2010 - Angela Eastman

After being invited to 'walk' in pre-history with Dinosaurs - will the 'realness' of CGI animation now guide us towards preferred readings of history and its battles?

Apr 4, 2010 - Scott Oram

Although not as well known as Lois Lane, the other L.L. in Superman's life has a long history of romance with Clark Kent, Superboy and Superman. She's a busy girl.

Dec 31, 2008 - James Richardson

Superman, rocketed off Krypton, crashed on Earth as a baby to grow into the greatest hero in history. The Last Son of Krypton also rocketed off the page into every media.

Nov 16, 2008 - James Richardson

From very early times the idea of animating images has fascinated people. Using a variety of methods, artists of ancient cultures made pictures move.

May 11, 2010 - Jo Murphy

Lois Lane has always needed saving by the Man of Steel. She debuted with Big Blue in Action Comics #1 in 1938 and has been getting pushed out of windows ever since.

Dec 17, 2008 - James Richardson

Since 1967, either as the Flash or Kid Flash and sometimes both, Barry Allen. Wally West and Bart Allen have had been speeding across television screens.

Dec 15, 2008 - James Richardson

The Justice League of America gathers the greatest heroes in the DC Universe onto one team. That team has appeared in more than just the static pages of comic books.

Nov 15, 2008 - James Richardson

Nostalgic? Here's a quick guide to some classic free computer games and where to download them, including titles like Duke Nukem 3D and Zelda Classic.

Feb 11, 2011 - Erica Chan

How to work out and design a basic character and storyboard for stop motion animations, cel to computer graphic animation, and digital animation filmmaking.

Dec 12, 2010 - Valerie Williamson

Bill Bryson explores the wonders of time and space, adapting his well-known adult text into an illustrated version suitable for readers aged 8 years and older.

Dec 14, 2008 - Susan Whelan

Don Hahn's book The Alchemy of Animation: Making an Animated Film in the Modern Age is a walk through the process of making a Disney animated movie. 8/10.

Oct 3, 2008 - Dominic von Riedemann

Computing techniques have been developed over centuries, but the programmable computer was developed only in the 20th century.

Jan 3, 2011 - Pixie Alexander

Bill Bryson's A Short History of Nearly Everything brings scientific history to the masses, and weaves an intriguing tale of life on earth.

Jul 10, 2011 - Carolyn Psutka