The Art of Jay Ward Productions Hardcover – November 18, 2013

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There are three ways to view this 350 page, hardback, color-drenched, oversize coffee table book. One is as a dazzlingly attractive, endlessly fascinating art book, all the better because so much of it will be familiar to anyone who's ever had the good fortune to see Rocky and Bullwinkle, George of the Jungle, or even Quisp or Captain Crunch on TV, which is at least a million of us. The second is to read the captions under all the pictures, which will make you wonder about the amazing talents that produced this amazing art. The third is to read the book, which I might term "The Writing About the Art of Jay Ward Productions. Coffee table books are usually quickly-produced, cut and paste productions, you note. Yes, but as anyone who had the good fortune to read his book "Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol" knows, not when the author is DVC.DVC is a one-man Wikipedia. He doesn't just edit these books, he writes a compendium of tributes to the unsung heroes behind the scenes, and sings them in an ecstatic, enthralling way. Not only animators, but designers, layout persons, directors, and artists. He also explains the difference between theatrical animation and TV cartoons, and the difference it made and makes. The only other book I've read that deals with the exigencies of TV cartoons this well is Joe Murray's Creating Animated Cartoons With Character. See also my Amazon Guide, which I'll write after this review, because this new, stripped down way to write reviews on Amazon doesn't seem to let you link to other products, like Joe Murray's book. I think I'll call it a guide to Darrell Van Citters, although I don't pretend it will be exhaustive, as his work is everywhere I look.I merely note that since the Magoo book, published only last year, is already being scalped for ridiculous amounts on Amazon, it's time to republish it at a reasonable price. So, you cartoon buffs, get this book now at Amazon's great price, which will enable Oxberry Press to republish the other book. Win, win. And here's a third win. At a time when major publishers insist they need to make their coffee table books in China, Oxberry managed to create this one in the Great White North, aka Canada (Dover Press even manages to make their books in Canada's southern neighbor, the USA). And I bet your first act upon closing "The Art of Jay Ward Productions" and the writing of DVC will be to track down the cartoons of Moose and Squirrel.

Any fans of animation should definitely pick this book up while it's still available.As an artist myself the imagery in a book like this is always what I look at first. The Art of Jay Ward Productions doesn't disappoint. Despite not typically being recognized for their artistry, I’ve always loved Jay Ward’s wacky brand of 1960’s animation, and this book shows it off really well. This 352 page book presents a great variety of quick sketches, character designs & model sheets, story boards, finished illustrations, cels, background art and a lot more production visuals. The artwork is beautifully reproduced and there are a number of large images, especially background art work, allowing a clear look at all the details. Quite a feat of given the amount of artwork that has been lost over time.As well as a good range of visuals, this book is also includes an extensively researched written history of the studio. Much of the history is recorded while chronologically following each show including Rocky and Bullwinkle, Dudley Do-Right, George of the jungle, as well as the lesser known characters, commercials and unsold series.Throughout the book are also several profiles of artists that worked on the shows in different capacities. While I personally don't find these as interesting as the rest of the written content (I actually only read a few of them), i'm glad they're in there. They allow credit to be given to the people who worked behind the scenes and often miss out on getting the recognition they deserve. It also demonstrates the care and respect author Darrell Van Citters has for the craft and people of Jay Ward Productions.This book was certainly more than what i was expecting, with much better visuals than i was anticipating and a historical account that i found very interesting.A fantastic book for anyone interested in animation and its history.

This amazing book is definitely missing a voice! A voice chapter. I've been a big fan of the Jay Ward cartoons for years, and Darrell Van Citters has given us a powerful book on the history and style of his cartoons. I've enjoyed reading about all the series they produced and all the artists who worked on the series. Included in the book are very detailed biographies of all the artists, directors, screenwriters and some background personal who worked on the cartoons and advertising departments. Even the people who worked in Mexico at their partner Animation Studio. However, he missed the most important people who gave life to Jay Wards work: The Voice Actors! They also have a unique art, all their own. Amongst the many chapters I would have loved to have seen one with biographies of some of Wards greatest talents: Paul Frees, June Foray, Hans Conried, Bill Scott, Daws Butler and so many others. This book would have gotten a five star plus rating if that had been included. Maybe in another book?

It was exhilarating to read about the Jay Ward and all the creative talent that contributed to Rocky and Bullwinkle among the many other creative endeavors by the Jay Ward Studios. The book is filled with backgrounds on the animators and production drawings. Absolutely were fascinating. I recommend this book to anyone that loved this era of Cartoons! Well worth it!

If you're a Rocky and Bullwinkle fan, this book is a must. A fantastic companion to the Moose That Roared and in fact surpasses it. The book is solid with a great spine and between those heavy covers you will find treasure after treasure on very high quality, heavy weight, glossy pages!A must have for any Bullwinkle fan, most highly recommended!!

Descubrí a Jay Ward en la universidad al estar estudiando caricaturas de los 50'sPasé años buscando este libro y nunca tenia el dinero para comprarlo.Valio toda la pena los 10 años que esperé para tenerlo y leerlo. Es una guia comprensiva sobre Jay Ward y toda su trayectoria, con imagenes del proceso de animacion y su historia.Una de mis mayores inspiraciones como caricaturista.