Reviews
"Readers familiar only with the studio's most famous creation, the nearsighted and befuddled Mr. Magoo, can hardly begin to appreciate the range and diversity of the studio's best work. But Adam Abraham's When Magoo Flew, the first full-scale history of UPA, is a good place to start."ÑWill Friedwald, Wall Street Journal, ""Readers familiar only with the studio's most famous creation, the nearsighted and befuddled Mr. Magoo, can hardly begin to appreciate the range and diversity of the studio's best work. But Adam Abraham's When Magoo Flew, the first full-scale history of UPA, is a good place to start."", "Readers familiar only with the studio's most famous creation, the nearsighted and befuddled Mr. Magoo, can hardly begin to appreciate the range and diversity of the studio's best work. But Adam Abraham's When Magoo Flew, the first full-scale history of UPA, is a good place to start."-Will Friedwald, Wall Street Journal, "Adam (Abraham) writes well, and certainly did his homework; I learned a lot and pass along my highest recommendation."--Leonard Maltin, Movie Crazy "This splendid, and long-overdue, book traces the colorful history of the studio that sought to reinvent American animation. Abraham has done his homework and weaves the individual stories of UPA's many artists and personalities into a seamless and highly readable narrative. A first-rate piece of film history."--Leonard Maltin, "Adam (Abraham) writes well, and certainly did his homework; I learned a lot and pass along my highest recommendation." ÑLeonard Maltin, Movie Crazy, Adam (Abraham) writes well, and certainly did his homework; I learned a lot and pass along my highest recommendation., "Adam (Abraham) writes well, and certainly did his homework; I learned a lot and pass along my highest recommendation." -Leonard Maltin, Movie Crazy, "This splendid, and long-overdue, book traces the colorful history of the studio that sought to reinvent American animation. Abraham has done his homework and weaves the individual stories of UPA's many artists and personalities into a seamless and highly readable narrative. A first-rate piece of film history."--Leonard Maltin "At last! The story of UPA, the influential little-studio-that-could--and did--challenge Disney's domination of animation design and content, has finally been told accurately, with wit, clarity, and insight.""--John Canemaker, Oscar-winning animator and director of animation at the Kanbar Institute of Film and Television at New York University, "Adam (Abraham) writes well, and certainly did his homework; I learned a lot and pass along my highest recommendation."--Leonard Maltin, Movie Crazy "This splendid, and long-overdue, book traces the colorful history of the studio that sought to reinvent American animation. Abraham has done his homework and weaves the individual stories of UPA's many artists and personalities into a seamless and highly readable narrative. A first-rate piece of film history."--Leonard Maltin "At last! The story of UPA, the influential little-studio-that-could--and did--challenge Disney's domination of animation design and content, has finally been told accurately, with wit, clarity, and insight."--John Canemaker, Oscar-winning animator and director of animation at the Kanbar Institute of Film and Television at New York University "The research is impeccable, the writing solid, the story fascinating..."--Amid Amidi, Cartoon Brew "Adam (Abraham) writes well, and certainly did his homework; I learned a lot and pass along my highest recommendation."--Leonard Maltin, Movie Crazy "Readers familiar only with the studio's most famous creation, the nearsighted and befuddled Mr. Magoo, can hardly begin to appreciate the range and diversity of the studio's best work. But Adam Abraham's When Magoo Flew, the first full-scale history of UPA, is a good place to start."--Will Friedwald, Wall Street Journal, ""Adam (Abraham) writes well, and certainly did his homework; I learned a lot and pass along my highest recommendation."", "Adam (Abraham) writes well, and certainly did his homework; I learned a lot and pass along my highest recommendation." --Leonard Maltin, Movie Crazy, Readers familiar only with the studio's most famous creation, the nearsighted and befuddled Mr. Magoo, can hardly begin to appreciate the range and diversity of the studio's best work. But Adam Abraham's When Magoo Flew, the first full-scale history of UPA, is a good place to start., "Adam (Abraham) writes well, and certainly did his homework; I learned a lot and pass along my highest recommendation."--Leonard Maltin, Movie Crazy "The research is impeccable, the writing solid, the story fascinating..."--Amid Amidi, Cartoon Brew "Adam (Abraham) writes well, and certainly did his homework; I learned a lot and pass along my highest recommendation."--Leonard Maltin, Movie Crazy "Readers familiar only with the studio's most famous creation, the nearsighted and befuddled Mr. Magoo, can hardly begin to appreciate the range and diversity of the studio's best work. But Adam Abraham's When Magoo Flew, the first full-scale history of UPA, is a good place to start."--Will Friedwald, Wall Street Journal, "Adam (Abraham) writes well, and certainly did his homework; I learned a lot and pass along my highest recommendation." --Leonard Maltin, Movie Crazy "Readers familiar only with the studio's most famous creation, the nearsighted and befuddled Mr. Magoo, can hardly begin to appreciate the range and diversity of the studio's best work. But Adam Abraham's When Magoo Flew, the first full-scale history of UPA, is a good place to start."--Will Friedwald, Wall Street Journal "The research is impeccable, the writing solid, the story fascinating..."--Amid Amidi, Cartoon Brew
