Disney Haunted Mansion Halloween Audio Treat

Doombuggies, an unofficial fan site devoted to Disneyland's Haunted Mansion ride, will premier a new audio production that tells the story of how the Haunted Mansion got haunted. The file will be available on on Halloween day! That's October 31st in case you didn't know.

The mythic, haunting history of Disneyland's Haunted Mansion will finally be told by voice talent Kat Cressida, the artist whose performance as the gothic "Black Widow Bride" was added in early 2006 to the Disneyland version of the Haunted Mansion attraction as part of park-wide enhancements made to the attractions during Disneyland's 50th anniversary festivities.

Visit Doombuggies site to get the audio.

Single-Handed Feature Animation!

Romeo & Juliet: Sealed with a Kiss is a 77-minute feature animation by former Disney animator, Phil Nebbilink. He spent 4 1/2 years animating the entire film in Flash. It is the story of two star crossed seals from warring families that fall in love against the wishes of their parents.

This is where it's at folks. When a guy can animate an entire feature alone using readily available software and his own drawing and storytelling talents, well then you've simply got the future of 2D animation right in front of you.

Visit the film's web site and see a trailer

Thank you to Cold Hard Flash for originally posting this.

The Making of a Comic Strip

42 pages of excellent how-to stuff all about Lynn Johnston's For Better Or For Worse daily comic strip. There's tons of information and images about the strip's writing, drawing, inking, toning, and final delivery for printing. There are specifics on what tools are used and how character poses are rendered using photos for reference. Really cool stuff.

Go Learn About How the Strip is Made

Thank you to The Daily Cartoonist for originally posting this.

Miniscule - An Amusing Action Short About Bugs

A blend of live-action with CG animation, Miniscule is a short action film about bugs that's very amusing. It is from a French production company called Futurikon and serves as the first episode of a new Disney Channel show coming soon.

Watch 'Miniscule.'

Thank you to Cartoon Brew for posting this.

A Little Critique - Flash Animation

Animator Sam Chi has posted a new film that he made in Flash. It is a quiet, unrushed film with fluid movement and a nice setting.

Watch 'A Little Critique.'

Thank you to Cold Hard Flash for posting this.

Ook the Book - The Making Of

Artist Shannon McNeill has posted a web page about how her new book, 'Ook the Book' was made. Plus there are plenty of illustrations and greeting card designs on her site.

Thank you to Drawn for posting this.

Sparkle Friends

Here's an animation from New Zealand animation studio, Mukpuddy. It's called 'Got Gunge?' and stars the Sparkle Friends. It's sort of nutty and colorful and does video game stuff and has goofy sounds. And lots of green slime!

Watch it here.

Zip and Li'l Bit in the Upside-Down Me

Trade Loeffler writes and draws an online comic that is updated every Thursday and Sunday. It's about a brother and sister and a mysterious upside-down character. It looks very nicely drawn and has that quiet charm and subtle humor that is somewhat lacking in many comics and animations.

Read the comic here.