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BET has been pushing to get into the animation game, and the network has just taken the next step by partnering with Film Roman, the animation studio behind both The Simpsons and King of the Hill, as well as other great but departed animated series such as The Critic, The Oblongs, Bobby's World, and Mission Hill. The combination of Film Roman's track record and comic artist Denys Cowan serving as vice prez of animation for BET could be a great thing for the network, at least I hope it is. My only expectation is that they try something different and offer animation fans another distinct choice from all the pre-existing cartoons that are already in production.

Denys Cowan is a comic book artist who worked on comics for such DC characters as Spider-Man, Batman, The Question, and Steel, but lately he's been holding down a job as Vice President of Animation at BET. Newsarama's Daniel Robert Epstein recently spoke to Cowan about what exactly BET has in store as far as animated offerings, and what might be expected down the road. Cowan, as some of you may know, was also a producer for Boondocks during the show's first season, and was largely responsible for getting it on the air. Apparently, however, things did not end smoothly and Cowan refuses to speak about his time on the show. At least, he refuses to go into it with any great detail. Cowan hopes BET is able to use animation the way MTV used it in the 90s, and considering his background in comic books, I could definitely see that happening.

[via ToonZone]