New Jessica Rabbit Art Available

Some new Jessica Rabbit artwork and sketches have surfaced online. Certain stores in the Disney Parks and Disney Marketplace have been selling character sketches for many years. Jessica has always been available at one time or another but I've never personally seen one of her sketches for sale when in one of the stores. Two new artist sketches and one new art piece were recently found...

Disney Artist Showcase Event Offers Roger and Jessica

This past weekend on April 27 and 28, the Art of Disney in Florida's Downtown Disney Marketplace held an Artist Showcase with the Disney Design Group. This featured an Artist Showcase where you had the opportunity to add beautiful masterpieces to your very own Disney collection, and also get the chance to meet Disney artists, including Costa Alavezos, Brian Blackmore, Natalie Kennedy, Randy Noble, Mark Seppala and Darren Wilson. There was also a special Roger and Jessica Rabbit pice made available at this event. There is no indication of the price, if the art is a print or painting, or if it will still be available in Disney parks after this event.

To see more art from the event - CLICK HERE

New Jessica Rabbit Art By Mike Kungl

From the artist behind Roger's Moto Works and Car Toon Speedway comes some brand new Jessica Rabbit art, just in time for Valentine's Day - titled Rabbit's Prefer Redheads with Roger and Jessica Rabbit. Disney fine artist, Mike Kungl, has featured both cartoon stars in this new piece, and quite a stunner it is! With his signature bold colors and angular, nostalgic style, he faithfully brings Roger and Jessica to life in his new work.

Jessica Rabbit Merchandise Review #41 - Jessica Print By Darren Wilson

It has been quite a long time since any "affordable" Jessica Rabbit artwork has been released. Disney parks are now offering a Jessica Rabbit print that you won't want to pass up!

Jessica Rabbit Vinylmation Rumors

I've heard from a few people now that there is rumor of a Roger and Jessica Rabbit Vinylmation set or series in the works. There is no other information available other than that, but pretty much the only characters yet to be created in that line are from Who Framed Roger Rabbit. The Vinylmation line became a pretty big hit a couple years back and have included characters from almost every Disney movie or ride, Star Wars characters, and The Muppets. They are essentially small Mickey-shaped, bear-like figures with a different characters likeness printed on the front. Over the years, some of them have gotten pretty creative and have brought about different types of series for Disney rides, holidays, and even expensive one-of-a-kind pieces.

Exclusive Jessica Rabbit Creator Interview - Gary Wolf

For Walt Disney, it all started with a mouse. For Gary Wolf, it all started with a blue cow. In grade school, Gary K. Wolf was already thinking outside the box by coloring a cow bright blue. Even though his teacher criticized it as "silly," his parents embraced his creativity when he told them the cow was all alone and therefore colored it blue.

They encouraged him to read - and he did. Comic books were his passion, but as he got older he branched out to noir mysteries and science fiction. Gary Wolf went on to become an author, screenwriter, lecturer and entertainment consultant. He is well know for being the creator of Roger and Jessica Rabbit. The premise to his story, Who Censored Roger Rabbit, came to him while watching Saturday morning cartoons. His story of zany characters living side-by-side with humans was hard to sell, but after many rejections, a small publishing company bought the idea. The film adaptation, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, went on to become a multi-million dollar success, earning Gary a Hugo Award for screen writing, and introduced some of the most unique characters to the Disney library. What followed in its wake was a new golden age of traditionally animated Disney films, and influenced the creation of new Disney parks.

I had the honor of interviewing Gary Wolf to bring you some exclusive information found only on this site. Where did he get inspiration to create Jessica Rabbit? Who called him to discuss making his book into a movie? Did Disney ever have Jessica make a live appearance? Find out!




ImNotBad.com:
What was your first published work?

Gary Wolf:
A short story in Worlds of Tomorrow called Love Story.


INB:
What inspired you to write Who Censored Roger Rabbit ?

Gary:
I had written and published a number of short stories and novels. I was always trying to push the envelope. Write things that were completely unique, things which nobody had ever thought of before. One Saturday morning I was watching cartoons on TV. (For research, I told my wife!) I wasn’t that enchanted with the cartoons themselves, but suddenly I really started to notice the commercials. You had the Trix Rabbit, Cap’n Crunch, Snap, Crackle and Pop. Cartoon characters, talking to real kids, and nobody seemed to think that was odd. That gave me my first inspiration. What if you had a world where cartoon characters were real? What kind of world would that be?

Music Video - Holli Would, Betty Boop and Jessica Rabbit

This awsome video by Mark features Holli Would, Betty Boop and Jessica Rabbit - set to the song "You Gotta Get A Gimmick" from the musical Gypsy.

Exclusive Jessica Rabbit Artist Interview - Tim Rogerson

As a rising star in the art world, Tim Rogerson casts his artwork with a very evident energy and passion, inspired by the works of Picasso and Matisse.

While studying at the prestigious Ringling School of Art and Design, Mr. Rogerson gained a reputation as an upcoming artist and influence in his own right. In 2009, Mr. Rogerson was named Official Artist for Disney's first ever D23 Expo where he created his most ambitious work to date, "In The Company of Legends," which now sits in the Disney vault as a piece of Disney history.

Learn more about Tim's unique style from the master himself, how he began to work for Disney, and why it took some time to get his first Jessica Rabbit piece approved.

Jessica Rabbit Merchandise Review #21 - Markrita Statue

After the turn of the Millennium, things were about to change drastically for Jessica Rabbit. However, there had only been a few things available up to that point. Markrita statues became a hot new collectible, but for some reason, this didn't last very long. Husband and wife team Mark and Rita Dornan were making such statues based on movies like Nightmare Before Christmas, Alice in Wonderland and Peter Pan. In 2001 they finally released a Who Framed Roger Rabbit Markrita Statue.


They were all limited editions, but they were not numbered although each one did come with a Certificate Of Authenticity. They were made exclusively for the Art of Disney Gallery stores found only on Disney park property and came in a special box with the store logo.