Editorials
Aslan: Who is He?
As the New Year began, I decided to go on another journey through the daily devotional book A Year with Aslan. This coupled with beginning the Lenten season with the devotional Preparing for Easter: Fifty […]
Bill Melendez
1979 Animated Narnia Special
From Snoopy to Aslan: Bill Melendez and A Charlie Brown Christmas and the Animated Narnia.
At first glance The Chronicles of Narnia and the animated special A Charlie Brown Christmas, don’t seem to have much in common. One is a beloved work of classic British literature, considered a foundational […]
Movies & TV
‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’ animator Bill Melendez dies
If you were at LionCon 2008, you’d have learned that the animated version of “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” is partially responsible for my love of Narnia today. I grew up watching that version of the story, and have it on DVD today.
The creative force behind the style of that animated version has passed away.