The Looney Tunes Treasury

by Andrew Farago, Ruth Clampett

Ehhh, what’s up, Doc? Here’s a first-hand look at the Looney Tunes from an irrefutable source—the characters themselves! This irreverent, hilarious, and just plain looney history provides an offbeat look at the animation industry, the “behind-the-cels” men (and women) who gave the characters their unequivocal look, attitude, and voices, and a first-hand account of what the characters do when they’re not starring in the latest Looney Tunes cartoon. From Bugs Bunny's monumental rise from humble beginnings to animation 'star' at Warner Bros. Studios to Marvin The Martian's latest scheme to blow up the earth, The Looney Tunes Treasury recounts the key moments and quirky details of your favorite cartoon characters.

And the timing couldn’t be better, as Warner Bros. is rejuvenating the Looney Tunes brand in 2010 and beyond. Big announcements will include an innovative animated series starring the characters as you’ve never seen them before, new cartoon DVD releases, new mobile and wireless content, a U.S. Depart. of Health and Human Services campaign on health and wellness, live events, viral grassroots campaigns, and much, much more...

With more than 300 fabulous pieces of concept art, paintings, and memorabilia, The Looney Tunes Treasury is a must-have book for fans of all ages.

Genres: Art, Nonfiction, Animation

144 pages, Hardcover

First published October 5, 2010

About the author

Author and historian Andrew Farago’s writing credits include The Looney Tunes Treasury, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Ultimate Visual History, The Marvel Comics Holiday Special, A Minecraft Movie: From Block to Big Screen, and many articles, columns and interviews on comic books, comic strips, and animation. He lives in northern California.

Reviews

[Sophie Crane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow! A truly wonderful book crammed full of informative pages with plenty of beautiful illustrations of all of your favourite characters and more! Each chapter is dedicated to a particular character which I personally think is superb. Also contained are envelopes with mystery extra's inside (I won't spoil your fun & tell you what they are), and other extra goodies too. It's also a nice size book being approx 24cms x 29cms, a good thick size too. All in all, fantastic value for money and a great treat for all fans of Looney Tunes, young and old alike. Grab it while you can and enjoy it, I know I am!

[Parka · Rating 5 out of 5]

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This book is a great tribute to the some of the most classic animation characters ever created - the Looney Tunes gang - from Bugs Bunny to Marvin the Martian. It brings back good memories of watching these cartoons back in the past. Although I can't remember exact stories, I still can remember the crazy antics of the characters.

The author Andrew Farago, curator of the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco, has done a great job in putting this treasury together.

The book is filled with art, animation stills, and funny autobiographies written by the Looney Tunes characters themselves. You can read in their own words about their rise to fame, the jealousy among cartoon co-characters, and other hilarious jokes. I still get a chuckle out of seeing Tweety in Sylvester's sandwich, knowing seconds later Tweety would somehow escape.

Also included are some mementos like postcards, sticker book, Porky Pig mini-comic, a Tasmanian Devil mask and other cool stuff.

This book is a blast from the past. Recommended for fans of classic animation.

[gemsbooknook Geramie Kate Barker · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck or Tweetie Bird. It doesn't matter who your favourite Looney Tunes character is, they are all here. Take a walk with author Andrew Farago through this beautiful nostalgia trip.

Featuring all of the Looney Tunes much loved characters just as I remembered them. Reading this book was like a blast from the past. Bringing up memories of Saturday morning cartoons enjoyed with the family.

This book really is the whole package. Funny anecdotes, beautiful images and wonderful writing. For those few people new to Looney Tunes this is a wonderful introduction. And for those of us already in love with these amazing characters this book is a celebration of everything Looney Tunes.

This is a great book for young and old, and for Looney Tunes fans it is a must have.

Written by Geramie Kate Barker
https://gemsbooknook.wordpress.com

[Alex · Rating 2 out of 5]

Children won't care for the behind-the-scenes insight into the creative conception of the silly cartoon animals; animation enthusiasts will be insulted that the books is written in-character from the perspective of these iconic creations. Nobody wins.

[Mutant Mike · Rating 2 out of 5]

Someone had a blast writing all the Looney Tunes in-character, recounting their experiences working with Chuck Jones, Friz Freleng, etc. on the shorts they all starred in over the years. It's a very meta take on these characters, much like how they're all depicted as movie stars in 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit?'. An interesting idea for a book, but I would've preferred something a little more informative.

[Joshua Thompson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun coffee table book.

[Thomas Mengeling · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great fun book to read along with the free stuff which i left in the book. Wish they did more studios like Disney and such.

[Scott Williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

For me, a book like this would be too short even if it were a thousand pages long. I love the wonderful sampling of sketches, storyboards, cels, posters, and lobby cards presented here.

[Azucena Sandoval · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love Animation?! this is the book for you, go and read it.