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The Adam and Joe Book by Adam Buxton and Joe Cornish (Channel 4 Books, 1999) £7.99
A companion book to Adam and Joe's late night comedy show bringing their stinging observations to the printed page.

Forbidden Animation by Karl F. Cohen (McFarland, 1998) £31.50
A history of censorship in the animation industry, this book catalogues and discusses the issue of censorship in film animation and the varying reasons for it, for example racism and stereotyping. It contains photographs and illustrations in addition to a list of blacklisted animators.

Felix: The twisted tale of the world's most famous cat by John Canemaker (Pantheon, 1996) US edition only, available through online bookshops.
Takes the reader through the murky past of the well-loved cat, discussing the argument over who created him. Credit had been claimed for Felix by producer Pat Sullivan but in actual fact the concept and creation was the work of Otto Messmer, the maker of the film.

Betty Boop's Sunday Best - The complete color comics 1934-1936 by Max Fleischer (Kitchen Sink Press, 1998) £14.99
This selection not only includes all of the Betty Boop series from 1934 to 1936 but also a comic strip on the actress who inspired her, Helen Kane.

Websites

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Private Eye magazine homepage
www.sohoshorts.com
Site of the long-running satirical magazine. Here you can subscribe to the magazine, catch up on news or read the column that inspired the mini-series Funny old world, animating strange but true stories from around the world.

Posh Pictures - Allan Brocka
http://members.tripod.com/poshpictures
This is the homepage of Allan Brocka's film company, Posh Pictures. It features not only links and information about the controversial Rick and Steve, but also details of other projects and films that Brocka has been involved with. Also contains a biography and discusses future developments for Posh Pictures.

Hypnotic - Rick and Steve
www.hypnotic.com/hypnotic.asp?content=rickandsteve.asp
From this page you can watch all four episodes of Brocka's controversial Lego animation - Rick and Steve, the happiest gay couple in the world.

Spite Your Face Productions
www.spiteyourface.com
Website of the independent animation and film company, including a link to their remake of the Camelot scene from Monty Python's Holy Grail with Lego figures.

Lego Studios
www.lego.com/studios
Home page of Lego Studios, this site offers information, animated movies and a film-school, including the Lego and Stephen Spielberg Movie-Maker Set which contains everything you need to start making your own Lego movies.

Brick Films
http://brickfilms.topcities.com/index.html
Site run by Jason Rowoldt and dedicated to the animation of Lego bricks and figures. It contains examples of the craft and lots of other information and links.

Callahan Online
www.callahanonline.com
Website of the famous cartoonist responsible for classics such as Pelswick and Quads, featured in Channel 4's Hot Reels series. This site includes a newsletter and an archive of Callahan's previous work.

Channel 4 Pelswick
www.channel4.com/plus/pelswick
This Channel 4 site supported the wonderful animated classic Pelswick, following the adventures of a 'permanently seated' 13 year old boy created by John Callahan, the man behind Quads, part of Channel 4's animation series.

Profile: John Callahan's Quads
www.tv.cbc.ca/movingon/archive/profiles/profiles_episode6.html
A profile of the delightfully politically incorrect Quads, including quotes from its creator, John Callahan, the man who gave us Pelswick.

Planet Oro
www.planetoro.com
Site containing a number of anime reviews, including one for Junk Boy. In addition to this there are music reviews and further links.

Betty Boop
http://users.bestweb.net/~mentzerm/boop.htm
This site discusses the origins of Betty Boop with the advent of sound in the movies. It recounts her first appearance and the development on her personality and sexuality and also includes enlightening insights into her creation - her first incarnation was inspired by a poodle and the ears became Betty's earrings.

Felix the Cat Fanclub Homepage
www.felixthecat.com
Homepage of the fan club of the much loved cat, including links, shopping and other online comics.

Rushes Soho Film Festival Results 2001
www.sohoshorts.com
This page announces the winners of the 2001 competition, including Robert Morgan's The Cat with Hands, the disturbing tale of a cat with human hands that gradually steals body parts in a dark desire to become human.

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