the artistic talents of R. Crumb and Fantagraphics and the writing talents of a privileged 14 year old boy circa 1987 and Ta Da!…you would have Superjail! This is not so much the thinking man’s comedy as it is the artists blank canvas. And some how, that’s the appeal. While most shows concentrate on a balance of visual viscosity and written artistry, this show does nothing of the sort. Instead, it takes it’s talent and forms it into aluminum knitting needles aimed for the eyes. The art is the spearhead that protrudes and provokes the story. It’s an asylum run by the insane with varying agendas to house the ultra-violent and serve as fodder for a variety of unspeakable experiments.In other words, it’s like nothing you have ever experienced in any adult-swim format but retains a quality that is still vaguely familiar. Like a Green Day song.
February 12, 2010
SUPERJAIL!
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the artistic talents of R. Crumb and Fantagraphics and the writing talents of a privileged 14 year old boy circa 1987 and Ta Da!…you would have Superjail! This is not so much the thinking man’s comedy as it is the artists blank canvas. And some how, that’s the appeal. While most shows concentrate on a balance of visual viscosity and written artistry, this show does nothing of the sort. Instead, it takes it’s talent and forms it into aluminum knitting needles aimed for the eyes. The art is the spearhead that protrudes and provokes the story. It’s an asylum run by the insane with varying agendas to house the ultra-violent and serve as fodder for a variety of unspeakable experiments.In other words, it’s like nothing you have ever experienced in any adult-swim format but retains a quality that is still vaguely familiar. Like a Green Day song.
the artistic talents of R. Crumb and Fantagraphics and the writing talents of a privileged 14 year old boy circa 1987 and Ta Da!…you would have Superjail! This is not so much the thinking man’s comedy as it is the artists blank canvas. And some how, that’s the appeal. While most shows concentrate on a balance of visual viscosity and written artistry, this show does nothing of the sort. Instead, it takes it’s talent and forms it into aluminum knitting needles aimed for the eyes. The art is the spearhead that protrudes and provokes the story. It’s an asylum run by the insane with varying agendas to house the ultra-violent and serve as fodder for a variety of unspeakable experiments.In other words, it’s like nothing you have ever experienced in any adult-swim format but retains a quality that is still vaguely familiar. Like a Green Day song.Superjail! is like an all-star team in the adult-swim leages. I guarantee that if you go to the Augenblick Studios website and check out their past projects you will recognize the contributions they have made to a the animated world at large. It's the kind of show you would have to watch late at night with the wife and kids sleeping and with the volume turned down like you are watching a pornographic feature. In other words, it is a guilty pleasure that you share with only the closest of friends. If your Mom walks into the room, quickly change the channel!
There’s a reason your video game of choice is GTA IV and your High School Class voted you the “Most Likely to Assassinate A President”.
Horror / Fantasy / Sci-Fi Icon Prints by Chop Shop
I have to say, I’m in love with these prints by Chop Shop. Each contains a huge amount of little thumbnail icons, which should provide hours of trivia fun. There is “The Science Fiction Collection” and “The Horror and Fantasy Collection”. They are both 14″ x 34″ screenprints for $50 each (you can also buy the set for $95). In addition to the screenprints, they also have a bunch of t-shirts and small letterpress prints. Check them out at ChopShopStore.com.
February 11, 2010
Nicktoons project, Cluckie the Vampire Chicken
Dan Balaam and Jez Hall posted all of the Cluckie episodes a while back on the Freakish Kid website. He and his team knocked out the 5-episode order using Anime Studio and Flash. See the CHF interview here. See their official website here.
Here’s Umbrella To The Stars:
Via ColdHardFlash
Here’s Umbrella To The Stars:
Via ColdHardFlash
The Incredible Art of Albert Exergian
I've displayed some of his work in the past, but I had to showoff these iconic TV poster
See a lot more of his amazing work here.
Via signalnoise.
Avatar still breaking records - Now at $2.3 Billion Worldwide - Here's the list for the all-time highest Domestic Gross:
| Rank | Title(click to view) | Studio | Lifetime Gross | Year^ |
| 1 | Avatar | Fox | $630,093,000 | 2009 |
| 2 | Titanic | Par. | $600,788,188 | 1997 |
| 3 | The Dark Knight | WB | $533,345,358 | 2008 |
| 4 | Star Wars | Fox | $460,998,007 | 1977^ |
| 5 | Shrek 2 | DW | $441,226,247 | 2004 |
| 6 | E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial | Uni. | $435,110,554 | 1982^ |
| 7 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace | Fox | $431,088,301 | 1999 |
| 8 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | BV | $423,315,812 | 2006 |
| 9 | Spider-Man | Sony | $403,706,375 | 2002 |
| 10 | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | P/DW | $402,111,870 | 2009 |
Dr. Venkman Almost Definitely a Ghostbuster Ghost
So, Sigourney Weaver isn't a rambling lunatic after all--she's a spoileress! (A lady spoiler-deliverer!) In a new interview, Bill Murray has confirmed Dana Barrett's earlier claim that Venkman would appear in the upcoming Ghostbusters sequel as a ghost:
"I'll come back in Ghostbusters III only if I get to be a ghost," [said Murray.]"I said to them, 'I'll do it if you kill me off in the first reel.' So now they are going to have me as a ghost in the film."
I guess this also confirms the rumors that the next Ghostbusters will be a "passing of the torch." Just as I had to buy both the normal Venkman "Real Ghostbusters" figure and the one where his eyes pop out in fright, so too will the next generation have to buy both a living Venkman and a rarer, blue translucent plastic ghost variant. Via iwatchstuff
February 10, 2010
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