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ANIMATION MAGAZINE CONTENIDO VOLUME 24, No. 7 OCTOBER 2010 4 FRAME-BY-FRAME October Animation planner….Books We Love FEATURES 10 A real Hoot! Director Zack Snyder leaves his live-action soldiers and superheroes behind to tackle a sweeping 3-D animated adaptation of Legend of the Guardian, featuring a brave parliament of owls. Ramin Zahed. 14 Call of the Wild. Alpha and Omega, the new 3-D GC-animated pic from Crest Animation and Lionsgate, charts the unlikely friendship between two very different kinds of wolves. 16 One Man’s Best Friend. Paul and Sandra Fierlinger’s animated adaptation of My Dog Tulip tells a poignant, personal tale through realistic and simple drawings and paperless TVPaint technology. Ramin Zahed. Television 18 Fall TV Preview: 2010 Edition. The latest scattering od quirky, cute and just plain raunchy toons debuting in North America this season. Ramin Zahed. 26 Science Gets Seussical! The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! Brings the timeless Dr. Seuss character to animated life white serving up some fun scientific lessons. 28 Cartoon Network Goes MAD. Warner Bros. Animation brigs Alfred E. Neuman and the Satirizing sizzle of MAD to animated life with its new skit series. Mercedes Milligan. 31 Kids’ Toons Find a New Home. The Hub’s president and CEO Margaret Loesch discusses the new Hasbro/Discovery venture’s programming lineup and philosophy. Ramin Zahed.. 34 A Big, Big International Friendship. Canada’s Breakthrough Entertainment and Brazil’s 2Dlab join forces on the uplifting new preschool series, My Big Big Friend. Mercedes Milligan. 37 Scaling the Heights. Disney Channel’s new animated series Fish Hooks introduces viewers to a hilarious cast of characters with a backdrop of a great-looking pet shop. 40 Hungarian Haven. Billed as the first Cartoon Forum in a new E.U. country, the 21st edition of the noted European gathering showcases 62 new animated projects from the continent. HOME ENTERTAINMENT 42 Magic, Mayhem and Mad Science─Now on Disc! Disney classic, DC heroes, Viking adventurers and pint-sized inventors populate the home entertainment shelves this month. Mercedes Milligan. 44 An Enchanting Encounter. Director Bradley Raymond and producer Helen Kalafatic share the magic of Tinker Bell’s third solo flight on DVD. Ramin Zahed. OPPORTUNITIES 46 A Tale of Two Demons. Acker’s latest project, Plis Minus, makes the grade with Gnomon students. Ellen Wolff. 48 A Day In the Life. Get to know Elizabeth Ito, a brilliant Pasadena based storyboard artist and toy designer. .