On October 2nd, Adult Swim will reveal their latest animated series, Brad Neely’s China, IL, which has an 10 episode pick-up. Titmouse, Inc is handling the animation out of their LA-office. Mike Mayfield, who I was lucky to work with years ago on his pilot Boogies, is serving as the Supervising Director, Grif Kimmins is the Animation Director on the series, while Daniel Weidenfeld (EP of Super Deluxe, brother of Adult Swim exec Nick Weidenfeld) is co-EP of the show. The original 4-part web series was produced in Neely’s signature ‘slideshow’ format, but the TV series is being “fully” animated in Flash. Gone is Neely’s organic, inky line quality, and that’s going to take some getting used to, but I’m thinking we’re in for something special next month. Here’s a behind-the-scenes assembly, hot out of the oven:
Scott Sanders’ 2009 feature Black Dynamite is making the unlikely move into TV on August 8th. The live-action feature, while a critical success, grossed less than $300,000 at the box office after a run in only 70 theaters. That didn’t stop the Adult Swim team from greenlighting an animated series (the end credits of the feature were animated), which is being produced out of Titmouse and directed by Carl Jones. Here’s the teaser:
Big congrats to the Titmouse team (both East and West!) and Superjail! co-creators Stephen Warbrick and Christy Karacas on the return of their show this Sunday. Best Friends Forever, the first episode of season 2, arrives at midnight on Adult Swim. Here’s a clip from the new installment, which is jam-packed with loads of “full-animation” – not the tweened stuff we more commonly see on Flash-animated series.
For more on the series, check out our exclusive CHF interview with co-creators Stephen Warbrick and Christy Karacas.
Superjail! is set to return for a second season on April 3rd at midnight (ET/PT) on Adult Swim, bringing one of the most violent and warped TV series back to your eyeballs. While season 1 was animated out of Augenblick Studios (who have their hands full with Ugly Americans), this new season is being produced at the new Titmouse studio in NYC.
In this behind-the-scenes clip below, we learn that Jackson Publick (co-creator of The Venture Bros.) is the story supervisor, and they’re knuckling down to add even more full-animation to the show. Along the way, you’ll hear from Superjail! co-creators Stephen Warbrick and Christy Karacas, and two members of the character layout team Tom Marsan and Joe Jurewicz. What I enjoyed the most from this clip was that Superjail! is called “an animator’s show.” You don’t often hear that about something produced in Flash.
For more on the series, check out our exclusive CHF interview with co-creators Stephen Warbrick and Christy Karacas.
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Scott Pilgrim vs. The Animation aired on Adult Swim last night, but now it’s available for viewing on your computer box too! It was animated at Titmouse, Inc., where Allison Craig directed.












