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Cartoonist Kim Deitch, son of animator Gene Deitch, is writing a series of reminiscences at The Comics Journal site. The first two ( one , two ) are mostly about jazz (but include some jazz related art by Gene), and the third is about early television and includes material about Gene, UPA and Tony Eastman. The series is ongoing.

"I hate the term “2D.” That’s bullshit. They put us in that category. They say they’re making 3D. They’re not 3D. What Pixar does is not 3D because it’s shaded. The screen is flat. It’s a flat picture. It’s just an illusion. There’s only one 3D, Brian, and that’s what you’re looking at with your two eyes. You are seeing real space. It’s all around you. And you can touch the objects and see that they’re really there." The four part Gene Deitch interview is now complete. Go here for links to all four parts.

Brian Heater begins a four part interview with Gene Deitch. Here is part two . Here's part three . Here's part four .

Gene and Zdenka Deitch Gene Deitch has now been in Prague for 50 years and The Prague Post commemorates the occasion with this article on Gene and Zdenka. ( link via Fantagraphics Flog! blog )

At Ralph Bakshi's website , there is a podcast where he remembers his time at Terrytoons in the 1950s when the studio was being run by Gene Deitch. Also mentioned are R. O. Blechman, Jules Feiffer, Connie Rasinski, Mannie Davis, Art Bartsch, Dave Tendlar and Jim Tyer. There are photos and artwork to accompany the podcast.

The Comics Journal #292 will be available on September 4, and it includes an interview with animator Gene Deitch and his cartoonist sons Kim and Simon. You can read an excerpt of the interview here , and the excerpt includes Gene talking about his early days in the animation business, including mentions of John Hubley, Terrytoons, Ralph Bakshi and Jules Feiffer.

Today is Gene Deitch 's 84th birthday, so happy birthday, Gene! Gene worked for UPA and was the head of Terrytoons after Paul Terry sold it to CBS. Since the 1960's, Gene has worked in Europe where he did adaptations of many children's books for Weston Woods. Gene and his cartoonist sons Kim, Simon and Seth are the subjects of a joint interview in The Comics Journal #292, pictured above. That issue was apparently available at Comicon but has yet to hit comics shops or bookstores. Look for it in the next few weeks. Gene's online book about his life in animation can be found here . (Birthday link via The Comics Reporter )