Michael Ruocco

Michael Ruocco, man, this guy’s got Looney Tunes running through his veins. You’ve seen his stamp all over New Looney Tunes (2015), and then he just kept that wild energy rolling right into Looney Tunes Cartoons (2019). It’s like he took the classic slapstick DNA from the originals—Bugs, Daffy, Porky, the whole gang—and amped it up for a new generation. There’s a kind of bounce in the animation, loads of squash and stretch, and honestly, you can just tell Ruocco’s having a blast. He’s one of those animators who actually gets why people fell in love with these toons decades ago. And then, 2024 drops The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie. I mean, what a title, right? Classic Looney Tunes chaos, but now everything’s cranked up to eleven. Aliens, explosions, gags that hit you outta nowhere—Ruocco’s fingerprints are all over it. He’s not just animating, he’s channeling that old-school mischief and tossing in a bunch of his own flavor. The timing, the expressions, the comedy—it’s sharp, fast, sometimes a little unhinged, exactly how these characters are supposed to be. If you’re a Looney Tunes nerd or just someone who likes their cartoons with a bit of bite, Ruocco’s work is a total love letter to the anarchy that made these characters legends. He’s not trying to reinvent the wheel; he’s just making sure it spins as crazily as ever.