Bob Camp & George Lowe: Maestros of Animation with Alex Grand

02/14/20 • 42 min

Alex Grand moderates an Animation Panel at Dallas Fantasy Fair 2018 interviewing two titans of cartoons, Bob Camp and George Lowe with an overview of their careers. Bob Camp talks about starting at Marvel Comics working with John Buscema and Larry Hama, moving onto animation, working on cartoons like Thundercats, Real Ghostbusters, Tiny Toon Adventures and Ren and Stimpy. George Lowe discusses his work as a DJ then as a voice over actor including his work as the main voice in Space Ghost Coast to Coast. Edited & Produced by Alex Grand. Ren & Stimpy ©Viacom, Space Ghost ©Warner Bros, CBH Podcast ©Comic Book Historians. Thumbnail Artwork ©Comic Book Historians. Support us at https://www.patreon.com/comicbookhistorians

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Comic Book Historians - Bob Camp & George Lowe: Maestros of Animation with Alex Grand

Transcript

Back in 2018, Alex Grand interviewed Bob Camp, Ren and Stimpy animator, as well as George Lowe, the voice of Space Ghost, in a fun Animation Panel at the Dallas Fantasy Fair hosted and produced by comic book historian and publisher, J. David Spurlock.

It’s a fun panel that goes through the careers of these two titans of the animation industry. Bob Camp, who started at Marvel Comics, and went to produce cartoons like The Real Ghost Busters and the Tiny Toon Adventures. And