The Brothers McLeod have returned to a series they created in 2008 – Sticks. This new batch of episodes is coming to BBC Comedy Extra, and yes, these are animated in Flash. Here’s a trailer:

Thanks to the fine folks at Mondo Media, the world’s most horrifying convenience store is again open for business, and in this second episode, titled Sale Price, we meet a young grifter aiming to freeze prices at all new low.

I animated the first one, but for this second episode you’ll likely notice that animation quality went up, oh, 2000% percent. That’s due to the addition of animator Mark Salisbury, who brought so much to this short, he’s really due a co-director credit (after all, he is an animation director). I worked with Mark a whole bunch in 2009 on a number of Dr. Tran episodes, and he always blows me away with his brilliant acting, funny drawings and incredible speed. Big props, Mr. Salisbury. You hereby get a lifetime supply of Freezy Froze drinks, courtesy of the Larkmart management. If you missed episode 1, go here, and if you’re a super big pal, you’ll go over to the YouTube page and leave a comment.

Late last year we featured UK animator Andy Sykes’ Flash-animated short Special Glue, the first in a series of 3 films. The third film is now out, and it’s titled Painting.