In 2025, Amid Amidi sold Cartoon Brew, LLC to Jamie Lang, who had previously been the site's editor-in-chef for two years.[3] After acquisition, Lang returned to the editor-in-chef position, and also assumed the roles of owner and publisher of the company.[4]
The site has published news articles, commentaries and reviews regarding the animation industry.[5] TheComics Beat called it the "essential cartoon blog",[6] while animatorFrancis Glebas cited it as "the place to go for the latest in animation news".[7][8]
On August 14, 2020, the site attracted criticism, firstly fromDana Terrace, the creator ofThe Owl House, for their story, "Disney Executive Tried to Block Queer Characters in 'The Owl House,' Says Creator."[9] Terrace clarified that her push for queer characters like Luz and Amity inThe Owl House had been "extremely supported" by executives for the show, and that she was "excited for future shows",[10] while Owen Dennis ofInfinity Train weighed in, calling the story an "unnecessary hit piece"[11] which didn't recognize the progress the show has made.Alex Hirsch ofGravity Falls said something similar, criticizing the headline, stating that they should have titled it "first animated LGBTQ+ main characters break boundary for Disney," and argued thatCartoon Brew is "skipping over the good news in the present to hunt for bad news in the past."[12]Cartoon Brew ultimately responded to Terrace's tweet, defending their piece, claiming that it "clearly tells the entire story."[13] Later, Terrace agreed with the assessment that the article wasclickbait.[14]
On December 3, 2022, the site attracted harsh criticism for an article titled "‘Steven Universe’ Creator Rebecca Sugar Buys Cozy $2 Million House In L.A. Suburbs."[15] This article drew widespread criticism of Cartoon Brew, especially with concerns that such an article could be considereddoxingRebecca Sugar and making her a target for stalking and harassment. The article was subsequently removed from the website the next day, with the original author of the article publishing an official retraction, to which they apologized to the reading public and assured that they would not be publishing similar stories of individuals purchasing real estate in the future.[16]
