Animato!
English magazine dedicated to animation
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Animato! was a magazine that was dedicated to animation, generally viewed by animation fans as a successor to Michael Barrier's pioneering Funnyworld and David Mruz's Mindrot/Animania.[1]
| Categories | Animation |
|---|---|
| Founder | Michael A. Ventrella |
| Founded | Summer 1983 |
| Final issue Number | Spring 1999 40 |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Language | English |
History and profile
Animato! was first published in the summer of 1983.The magazine was founded and initially edited by Michael A. Ventrella in Boston in the early 1980s[2] and featured the film Rock & Rule as its first cover.[citation needed] Harry McCracken later become editor and expanded the magazine to full sized with a color cover.[1]
Ventrella later sold the rights to G. Michael Dobbs and Patrick Duquette, who began distributing through newsstands. The magazine was first published under the new ownership in 1992.[3] It ceased publication with issue #40 published in Spring 1999.[4]
