Bugs Bunny UK Annuals: by Tex Avery British annuals are normally a collection of new and reprint material with color and black and white interiors. Published annually in hard cover, they are dated, if at all, one year ahead of the copyright. Most annuals contain illustrated text stories, comic strips and features such as puzzles, games, even articles. Annuals based on TV shows often carry many photos from the show. The art, mainly unaccredited, is average to good. Bugs Bunny is a fictional character who appears in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of animated films produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, which became Warner Bros. Cartoons in 1945. In 2002, he was named by TV Guide as the greatest cartoon character of all time, an honor he shares with Mickey Mouse] Currently, he is the corporate mascot for Warner Brothers, especially its animated productions.