Today's breathtaking digital animation by the likes of Pixar may have been unimaginable to such moving-image pioneers as Eadweard Muybridge & Winsor Mc Cay, but over the course of the last century animation has become one of the most popular & prevalent visual art forms. Watch Me Move presents an extensive selection of animated imagery created over the past 100 years, from Felix the Cat, Mickey Mouse & Betty Boop to Astro Boy, South Park & Avatar, & covers a wide range of techniques, including h&-drawn, stop-motion, computer animation & more experimental forms. Organized thematically, the book explores the emergence of animation, its well-loved characters, heroes & villains, its myths & fables, dramatic narratives & alternative realities. With essays by animation experts & biographies of the leading studios & animators, Watch Me Move is the definitive guide to the dynamic world of the animated image.