Good to see Daicon being appreciated again. We used to share it at CFO (Cartoon Fantasy Organization) meetings in the 80s. Here’s Daicon III and IV.
youtu.be/CoMwYaofwDE?...
CARNAGEMAN:IKE - Teaser
Gosh, it sure would be nice if there were consequences for actively betting on the destruction of others.
A DVD case for "The Exquisite Short Films of Kihachiro Kawamoto" featuring two puppets from the film "The Demon".
I promised myself I would only rent 4 DVDs, but then...
A closeup photo of orange blossoms against dark green leaves
Spring!
Iwao Takamoto was one of the Disney greats. Films like Sleeping Beauty owe a lot to his meticulous lines.
The studio was a kind of home for him -- it was a big change. Just before, he'd been in the camps. We explore the story:
animationobsessive.substack.com/p/takamoto-a...
The cover of the cyberpunk ghost comic Kimmie66, featuring a wild-haired character in front of some blurry circuit-board-like background.
A page from Kimmie66, showing a cartoony goth character sitting in her cartoony goth room. Some futuristic vibes here.
A page from Kimmie66. Telly sits on a hillside, looking at her ghostly friend. Her friend’s back is turned, which somehow makes it spookier.
A page from Kimmie 66. The main character, Telly, screams and pulls off her VR goggles. She’s just seen something terrible. A bunch of fellow students stare at her quizzically.
Next year will be the 20th anniversary (whut) of my cyberpunk ghost story Kimmie66. I should really see about getting that one back in print somehow!
Im so glad you’ll never know the pain of spending $50 on a videotape you got from a guy behind a shopping mall
Got just a couple of open seats left for this session, signups close March 4th!
Not sure yet! It's shaping up to be a busy year, but I might be able to manage another session in the summer months!
Picture of Marjane Satrapi alongside a quote from her. The quote reads: The world is not divided into countries. The world is not divided between East and West. You are American, I am Iranian, we don't know each other, but we talk together and we understand each other perfectly. The difference between you and your government is much bigger than the difference between you and me. And the difference between me and my government is much bigger than the difference between me and you. And our governments are very much the same... - Marjane Satrapi, Iranian-French graphic novelist
Thinking about this quote from Persepolis creator Marjane Satrapi again.
I can’t bang this drum loudly enough, but here goes: SUPPORT! INDEPENDENT! ARTISTS! MUSICIANS! FILMMAKERS! AUTHORS! CREATIVES! These companies do not care about us. You should!
An ad announcing you can get a bad-ass exclusive Invader ZIM print if you pre-order a bad-ass monster book called SHOCK CITY PUNKS.
1. Pre-order SHOCK CITY PUNKS.
2. Send proof to PROOF@aaronalexovich.com
3. Get an exclusive 11x17 ZIM anniversary print for $4 (plus shipping). Drawn by me, genuine human character designer from the show!
#invaderzim #greatdeals
Just had "cryptid" autocorrected to "crypto" and I almost threw my computer out the window.
www.rocketgal.com
Still digging around for something!
Happy Gorillaz Day to all who celebrate! 🏔️ 🐍
The cover of the kid's horror book IT'S NOT SCARY, showing a green monster girl riding a wave of creepy creatures toward a freaked-out human boy.
Netflix if you have a bunch of extra money laying around I have some ideas. (They're calling this one "the Batman killer.")
The talk I did last night is up!
I was super pumped to be able to chat about this topic because its important, but it can also come off as very 'self-help' and 'manage your way into efficiency'
Im not about that, instead I dig into why its so hard to find, what is in our agency and what isint.
So these bubble animations were made with clear gel in this sequence from the movie "A New Dawn".
Legit you have no idea how much it warmed my heart to have someone interested - and invested! - in the post pipeline, so often it's an afterthought.
Sean you are an absolute joy to work with and one of the most organized and informed producers I have ever encountered!
the end card to MST3K that says "keep circulating the tapes"
In retrospect this had a way larger effect on me then I ever could have imagined.
4 seats left! Signups close March 4th!
The perfect company is one that makes nothing, gets money, and only has one employee who all the money goes to.
So when people are like "what are these movie studios doing? Don't they wanna make movies?"
No. They don't. Because that would be making something, which isn't a perfect company.
PSA for Discord's new age verification!
If you get hit by it and refuse to give them any ID or face scans as you should, here's a way to just... bypass it.
Go to Settings - Family Centre and then just enter a date of birth that's 18+
It's really that simple. Give them nothing.
ANNOUNCEMENT! Text pointing toward an Invader ZIM print reads “Want my bad-ass exclusive print?” Text pointing toward the cover of my new graphic novel, SHOCK CITY PUNKS, reads “Pre-order my bad-ass book!”
Instructions on how to get the Invader ZIM print. 1. Pre-order SHOCK CITY PUNKS. 2. Send proof of purchase to PROOF@aaronalexovich.com. 3. I’ll send you a link to buy the exclusive ZIM print for $4 plus shipping.
An ad for SHOCK CITY PUNKS, in stores April 21st. The book cover shows a happy green monster girl, a screaming human boy, and a shifty zombie kid all jumping away from an atomic explosion. There’s a review quote from Kirkus reading “GRUESOME HILARITY!”
Remember that big 25th anniversary ZIM print I posted last week? You loved that! Here's how to get one of your very own for FOUR DOLLARS (plus shipping)! #invaderZIM
You don’t need Disney-level resources and drawing skills to create animation.
People have made classics with sand and a source of light. With magazine clippings, or their own bodies animated via stop motion. There’s no barrier to entry, as we explore: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/sand-and-a...
Hot takes on Adobe Animate on this #indieanimationday:
Great deep dive video on something I mentioned on my last stream - why Animate/Flash matters, why there's nothing else like it in the software ecosystem, and why you should care:
