Go Xombie! Go!

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Some of you may be familiar with the animated Flash series Xombie. It is pretty popular at Newgrounds. I am a member of the mailing list and I received a very cool email today. Check it out:

From the Xombie Mailing List:
Hey guys.

An infinity of gratitude for all your patience during this 4 month period. Here’s a few quick answers to start things off. No I haven’t quit the show. No I haven’t died. (Yet) No I haven’t turned it over to anyone else. I’m still here, plugging away as usual. There have, however, been some major developments. Developments which I am now allowed to share with you, without the slightest possibility of being sued, severely beaten, or assassinated by an elite team of ninja lawyers. They have them. I’ve SEEN them.

So here goes.

The Xombie property has been optioned by actual, real-life Hollywood producers, who make actual real-life Hollywood movies. Which means, at long last, after almost a year of phone calls, contracts and trips to L.A., there will be a fully-animated Xombie movie. Let me say that again. A fully-animated Xombie movie. Let me say that again… It just feels so good to say it.

The movie itself has been in development for well over a year (as stated), and as of today, has finally gone into production with co-producer Wetsand Animation Studios at the helm. Pictures (yes, Xombie pictures) are actually being drawn at this very moment. By artists. Real ones.

As the production kicks into gear, you – the fans – will be granted access to Wetsand Animation Studios, where you can literally watch the movie being made! Check out the official production site at Xombie.ca. Soon you’ll be able to browse all the latest movie news, concept art, video diaries and more.

Good design books? Egad!

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It is common knowledge that most books and/or websites devoted to digital artistry (Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.) are horrible. They overuse filters, throw together garish colors, and over-manipulate everything. These are the people writing the books and the books aren’t worth the $30-50 they cost. Every once in awhile, something great pops up in this area. There are actually a number of great resources amid the plethora of eye rape. I discovered a few of these resources today and I will share one of those with you now. Big surprise, it’s European. Computer Arts is a great magazine! Pick it up in a bookstore. It is expensive, $15 per issue, but it is far better than the Idiot’s Guides, Quickstart Guides, and most of the other crap floating through the book aisles. They get actually highly talented people to contribute. People whose work will impress you. Each issue also comes with a CD full of tutorials, trial software, freeware, etc. As soon as I have $100 to spare, I am getting a subscription.

Check out their website

The answer is no

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It has been a good while since I have received any sort of fan email and even longer since I have received any related to my Newgrounds movies. Well, I did receive an NG related email today, although certainly not a fan email. Enjoy. Here it is verbatim:

U no longer go to Newgrounds.Can I have ur username and password.I will change the username.Thansk

Unfortunate Fortunates

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I saw Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events last night.
Great stuff. All around fun, clever, funny, imaginative, visually enticing stuff. Out of the two big kid’s movies last year, I enjoyed this best. Yes, I liked it better than The Incredibles. I’m sure the Cult of Pixar would disagree, but they long ago blinded themselves to the faults of many of Pixar’s movies. Incredibles while good, was vastly over-hyped. Snicket was vastly under-hyped. Go see it.

Hello Sensitivity, Meet Absurdity

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Here is a review from Amazon.com by a user about the Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer DVD, the best Christmas special EVER. I have highlighted the points that make me want to vomit. This is one of those people who ruins life for everyone else with their attempts to “help” or make things “safer.”

This is a great holiday special. I especially like the Island of Misfit Toys detail. The only reason I gave the special 4 stars rather than 5 stars is the detail in which Hermey pulls out the Bumble’s teeth to make him safe(this could not be done to real-life animals that bite, for they cannot live without their teeth. I think this is improperly teaching the viewer that an animal who bites can have its teeth pulled to make it less harmful to humans. Therefore, I believe that this segment can easily send the wrong message to children.) Nevertheless, the special shows how okay it is to be different. Sometimes I cry when I watch the Island of Misfit Toys segment, but light up again with a smile when I see the misfit toys being dropped out of the sleigh at the end. If you have the older VHS, be sure to upgrade to this DVD version with the original song, “We’re A Couple of Misfits.” The “Fame and Fortune” song is included as a bonus feature.