Cold Hard Flash: Flash Animation News, Videos and Links » Mike Geiger http://coldhardflash.com Flash Animation Community - Featuing a Blog, Videos and Links Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:48:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Geiger Offers Up The Gift of Ghost http://coldhardflash.com/2011/06/geiger-offers-up-the-gift-of-ghost.html http://coldhardflash.com/2011/06/geiger-offers-up-the-gift-of-ghost.html#comments Tue, 21 Jun 2011 15:00:08 +0000 aaron http://coldhardflash.com/?p=5543 After a long haitus, Mike Geiger has produced a new installment for his Flash-animated series County Ghost. The fifth episode is titled The Gift of Ghost.

]]> http://coldhardflash.com/2011/06/geiger-offers-up-the-gift-of-ghost.html/feed 2 Smile and Penny – New Web Series From Geiger and Hobo Divine http://coldhardflash.com/2010/04/smile-and-penny-new-web-series-from-geiger-and-hobo-divine.html http://coldhardflash.com/2010/04/smile-and-penny-new-web-series-from-geiger-and-hobo-divine.html#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 14:21:22 +0000 aaron http://coldhardflash.com/?p=4152 When two Flash animation wizards combine forces – you get a Mecha-Ani-Mator. Well, actually you get Smile and Penny, a new web series from Mike Geiger (County Ghost & Cuddle Sticks) and Jamie Mason, aka Hobo Divine. It’s reportedly been in the works for quiet a while, and they’ve just now delivered the title sequence:

]]> http://coldhardflash.com/2010/04/smile-and-penny-new-web-series-from-geiger-and-hobo-divine.html/feed 1 Geiger Challenges Canada’s Olympic Spending http://coldhardflash.com/2010/02/geiger-challenges-canadas-olympic-spending.html http://coldhardflash.com/2010/02/geiger-challenges-canadas-olympic-spending.html#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:24:00 +0000 aaron http://coldhardflash.com/?p=3893 County Ghost creator Mike Geiger has taken a stand against the massive amount of spending his homeland has poured into the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. This animated “peaceful protest” calls out the Canadian government for missing a golden opportunity to funnel money “into more meaning avenues.” The Flash-animated short, titled How To Run a School 2010 Winter Games Style, was produced in conjunction with the NFB’s CITIZENShift program, “a multimedia platform dedicated to media for social change.”

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]]> http://coldhardflash.com/2008/10/county-ghost-sucks-for-halloween.html/feed 6 Geiger Scares Up Ghostly New Series http://coldhardflash.com/2008/09/geiger-scares-up-ghostly-new-series.html http://coldhardflash.com/2008/09/geiger-scares-up-ghostly-new-series.html#comments Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:54:35 +0000 aaron http://coldhardflash.com/?p=1449 Mike Geiger’s new original animated series has launched. County Ghost, a Flash-animated series aimed at all ages, has emerged on YouTube with episode 1, titled Not My Moonshine. Geiger’s release schedule will essentially be “when the next one is done,” so root him on as he builds his animation empire!

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Mason’s crew included a talented roster – Rex Hackleberg provided the conceptual art and design, layouts were designed by Graham Falk, inks by Mike Geiger and BGs by Clive Powsey.

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I also found a plush sample of this new crime-fighting duo, designed by Rachel Peters.

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