Here are some more remembrances of Joe Barbera, who died yesterday at an alleged 95 years of age. (At least one animation historian is certain Joe was two years older than his official bios claimed.) I suppose we're engaged in two channels of mourning here…one for the man himself and another for the last real "relic" — I don't mean that word in a bad way — of a studio that meant so much to so many cartoon watchers as well as cartoon makers. And maybe we're also mourning the end of an era, as I can't name another living person who was as much a presence in theatrical animation. either. We lost a lot when we lost Joe, as these folks are noting…
- Paul Dini likens J.B. to Sinatra…and if you knew how much Paul loves Sinatra, you'd know what a nice, apt comparison that is.
- Voice guy Howard Hoffman talks about the honor of meeting and working with Mr. B.
- Brent McKee is a child of television and he has a good assessment of Joe's contribution to the medium.
- Peter Farnsworth, one of the talents behind Wallace and Gromit, speaks of how Joe Barbera influenced his work.
- And Tom Sito, an animator and Past President of The Animation Guild, has his own memories of Joe.