This is a little test run of my Indie Showcase on Tumblr. Click play and all six cartoons will run back to back in this post. The material in this collection is a little old but still great. Now that I know it works, I’ll send more collections of cool independent animated shorts your way in the future.
Failed Experiments: “Headlight Greenlight” (Clip 1) (2010)
Here’s some animation from a project I worked on before Cartoon Death Zone. The art is gross but I think the characterization is fun, which is why I transplanted it into The Puzzle Hunters but made it better. Another clip will be posted later this month!
It’s episode 12 of Deadly Space Action! I guess I haven’t done much of a job posting my own material to Tumblr. If this is your first episode and you want to catch up on the story — first of all, the story is incredibly inconsequential and reads like a third grade creative writing assignment, but second of all, you can catch the other episodes here. Hope you have a feeling about it!
jdrowe asked: Do all your cartoons, past and present, exist their own collective universe or are they all disconnected?
They probably exist in similar universes. I’m sure there’s a LeMarion in the Puzzle Hunters setting but instead of a space captain he’s maybe a racist uncle that broke his bowling hand before the night of the league championship and won’t stop talking about the glory days.
I, as well as many others, have lost a great friend today. I first started following Ricky Garduno on Dumm Comics with his strip 1930 Nightmare Theatre in 2008. His personal comics were eye-opening and realistic alongside its humor. It was a comic that took off the rose-colored glasses of life and made you think. He knew what was going on. In addition to that, he worked on a number of cartoons in the industry, mainly storyboarding, from El Tigre to his most recent job on the highly-esteemed Family Guy. We became friends fairly quickly. And I don’t mean he was some guy that I spoke to on a few occasions for only a little bit. In fact, he approached me (if he hadn’t, I probably would have been too afraid to kick things off myself, so I’m glad he did). He was a real friend, a great one, not to mention very supportive, helpful, and an inspiration. He gave me a lot of advice on cartooning that has helped me and still sticks with me today, but more importantly, he was a person who would listen and give advice about life in general. We suffered depression in similar ways and he was always positive for me. I knew that lately he had been going through a very rough time, and I just wish I could have helped him more in the ways he helped me. It pains me to know that I will never get to meet him in person, but even just talking through the internet, he made a big impact. I’m still in shock; it hasn’t really hit me yet, but I can’t get it out of my head. For everyone who knew Ricky, this is a sad day. I wish he could know how much he changed my life. Rest in peace, buddy.
Oh hey it’s more music
This album is called OS Tease, it’s got a lot of noise snares and pianos. Listen to it on Bandcamp! Early reviews are in!:
“@MattWilsonCSS STOP USING THE SAMPLES WITH THE WHITE NOISE BEAT AND THE WAILING VOICE. IT’S NOT THE ONLY RETRO SOUND FORMAT ON THE PLANET”
See what all the excitement is about, using your ears!
