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Loot Crate and Sanrio Unveil “Sanrio Small Gift Crate” Subscription at New York Comic-Con
Fans of Hello Kitty, Chococat, Gudetama and the rest of the gang can join up for “small gift, big smile” deliveries full of exclusive goodies.

Fox’s Sandra Vauthier-Cellier on ‘Bob’s Burgers’ Expectations, ‘The Simpsons’ in Fashion and a Mammoth Year for ‘Ice Age’
Licensing’s Billy Langsworthy sits down with the consumer products SVP to talk about the entertainment giant’s plans and hopes for this year’s BLE event.

’Enchanted’: Disney Taps Adam Shankman to Direct Sequel
Studio is in talks with the Hairspray director to helm Disenchanted, the sequel to the 2007 live-action/animation fairytale comedy directed by Kevin Lima.

Animation Show of Shows Overflows with Cutting-Edge Shorts
The 18th annual traveling toon show arrives in Seattle with international offerings from British stop-frame to Argentine-Chinese collaboration, and the latest Pixar short.

This Nightmarish Animated Short Based on Stephen King’s ‘The Long Walk’ Took Five Years to Make
The 1979 dystopian novel gets a striking (and bloody) animated adaptation from British motion graphics designer Adriano Gazza.