Product Description Twenty cartoon shorts from some of the most original voices in alternative comics and animation! You ll see mechanical birds, unruly cats, unnecessary surgery, high-sea hi-jinks, bizarre and religious visions, freaks, lunatics, and so much more! We ve gathered the most nefarious animations and the debut of new works to bring you a compilation you can t find on TV, in theatres, or anywhere else. Review GOD HATES CARTOONS is like a fever dream exposing the raw potential of animation. There's an alcoholic crow, Shakespearean cats, a cranky pedophile and his roommate with a penchant for diapers. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll scratch your head -- but you won't be bored. If God hates cartoons, then I hate God. --Peter Landau, Total Movie and EntertainmentHolcombe's fluid, beautifully colored cartoon proves that amateur animation has an increasingly sophisticated future. "Sniffy" stands out as one of the best and most accomplished segments of God Hates Cartoons , a compilation of short animated bits by underground and independent cartoonists. --Tasha Robinson, The OnionWell, damn, it's about time someone put some talented cartoonists to work adapting their strips and stories into animated form. Millionaire makes the biggest impact with the funny and disturbing MAAKIES stories, involving favorite themes of alcoholism and dismemberment. They're all funny, and while the animation is not nearly as painstaking and baroque as his black and white strip, it's bright and lively and serves the stories perfectly well. --Moviepoopshoot.com From the Contributor Brunetti & Maloney - "Diaper Dyke " The wacky adventures of America's sickest odd couple -- the earth-loving lesbian and her boy-loving roommate. Henderson - "Lonely Robot Duckling" Poor little lonely robot duckling. All he wants is a friend. Featuring the voice of Spong Bob! Holcombe - "The Courtship of Sniffy LaPants" Anyone who's had unrequited love will have a soft spot in their hearts for this awkward but lovable star. Kaz - "Smoking Cat", "Nuzzle" Nuzzle's bought a bag of strange potato chips! A cat takes up an oral vice! Taken from Kaz's popular "Underworld." Maloney - "Testiklés", "My Friend God", "Cat-Head Theatre" "Testiklés" stars the beautiful, but disobedient Greek horse. "My Friend God" features our superhero in a fight to the death. And "Cat Head Theatre" is a delightful meeting of felines and Shakespeare. Myers - "Gutsman" He's a hero who would just as soon slice you up as lock you up! When he confronts his nemesis, things get out of control. Millionaire - "Maakies" Drinky Crow and Uncle Gabby take to the high seas and encounter mermaids, enemy fire and more. As seen on Saturday Night Live! Newgarden - "Cartoons and You" A delightful explanation of how cartoons work and dangers associated with them. You too will want to "Use Cartoons Responsibly." Woodring - "Whimgrinder" Frank meets Whim and his terrifying device. Good thing he has Pupshaw to keep the danger at bay! Evokes the surreal animations of the Fleischers, but with an eerie Woodring touch. About the Actor Funnyman Sam Henderson has most recently been seen writing and directing for SpongeBob SquarePants. This Ignatz and Harvey Award-nominated cartoonist has published Humor Can Be Funny and The Magic Whistle. In addition to a regular strip in Nickelodeon magazine, Henderson's work has been in The New York Press, The Stranger, Comics Journal, Heavy Metal, Zero Zero, and Screw. Born in San Antonio, Walt Holcolmbe spent his formative years in the rural Texas town of Pecos. While attending film school, Holcombe discovered he was better suited to the solitary craft of cartooning. Holcombe's The King of Persia won the Eisner, Xeric and Ignatz Awards. His credits include work on Space Jam, Nickelodeon CD-ROMs, and his comic, Poot. Born in Hoboken, NJ, Kaz studied comics under Art Spiegelman and contributed to early issues of Raw. His illustrations have been seen in Entertainment Weekly, Esquire, Details, The New Yorker, GQ and Screw. His latest works include SpongeBob SquarePants, Little Lit, and his Underworld comic strips. Tim Maloney escaped the cornfields of the Midwest for the charming horizons of Los Angeles. An alumnus of both Northwestern and USC's film schools, Maloney has been making cartoons and films for almost a decade. His accolades include directing Mrs. Munger's Class for Disney and Gimme the Mermaid for Negativland. Born in Lubbock, TX, Roland Lance Myers became Lance Fever 22 years later when he moved to Austin and began drawing naughty cartoons. Animator Myers has to tear himself away from his own projects to work on such respectable ones as Space Jam, Anastasia, Prince of Egypt, and Turok 4. Tony Millionaire is the creator of the comic strip Maakies. His latest publications include the hardcover collection of his most recent strips, The House at Maakies Corner and his new children's book, Sock Monkey: The Glass Doorknob. Millionaire lives in L.A. with his wife and two children. Creator of the Garbage Pail Kids, Mark Newgarden had long proclaimed the cheap novelty as the true art form and has unleashed a torrent of warped and weird gimmicks. His work has graced such venues as the Smithsonian, The New York Times, The Brooklyn Museum, & the ICA in London. He also worked on The Stinky Cheese Man and B. Happy. Born in L.A., Jim Woodring enjoyed a childhood of hallucinations and other psychological malfunctions. Eventually, he landed a job in an animation studio where he made some of the worst cartoons this planet has ever seen. His work has been featured in Kenyon Review, World Art Magazine, and Zoetrope, to name a few. He has just published The Frank Book and lives in Seattle with his family. About the Director Named after Ivan the Terrible, Ivan Brunetti was born in a small town in Italy. After working a series of unglamorous occupations, college, falling in love, he then watched his life unceremoniously crumble. Somewhere in there, he drew intensely personal, notoriously suicidal comics. He's actually a wistful, heartbroken, sweet-natured fellow, who now lives with 2 cats and an antique mannequin in Chicago. Funnyman Sam Henderson has written and directed for SpongeBob SquarePants. This Ignatz and Harvey Award-nominated cartoonist has published Humor Can Be Funny and The Magic Whistle. In addition to a regular strip in Nickelodeon magazine, Henderson's work has been in The New York Press, The Stranger, Comics Journal, Heavy Metal, Zero Zero, and Screw. Born in San Antonio, Walt Holcolmbe spent his formative years in the rural Texas town of Pecos. While attending film school, Holcombe discovered he was better suited to the solitary craft of cartooning. Holcombe's The King of Persia won the Eisner, Xeric and Ignatz Awards. His credits include work on Space Jam, Nickelodeon CD-ROMs, and his comic, Poot. Kaz studied comics under Art Spiegelman and contributed to early issues of Raw. His illustrations have been seen in Entertainment Weekly, Esquire, Details, The New Yorker, GQ and Screw. His latest works include SpongeBob SquarePants, Little Lit, and his Underworld comic strips. Tim Maloney escaped the cornfields of the Midwest for the charming horizons of Los Angeles. An alumnus of both Northwestern and USC's film schools, Maloney has been making cartoons and films for almost a decade. His accolades include directing Mrs. Munger's Class for Disney and Gimme the Mermaid for Negativland. Born in Lubbock, TX, Roland Lance Myers became Lance Fever 22 years later when he moved to Austin and began drawing naughty cartoons. Animator Myers has to tear himself away from his own projects to work on such respectable ones as Space Jam, Anastasia, Prince of Egypt, and Turok 4. Tony Millionaire is the creator of the comic strip Maakies. His latest publications include the hardcover collection of his most recent strips, The House at Maakies Corner and his new children's book, Sock Monkey: The Glass Doorknob. Millionaire lives in L.A. with his wife and two children. Creator of the Garbage Pail Kids, Mark Newgarden had long proclaimed the cheap novelty as the true art form and has unleashed a torrent of warped and weird gimmicks. His work has graced such venues as the Smithsonian, The New York Times, The Brooklyn Museum, & the ICA in London. He also worked on The Stinky Cheese Man and B. Happy. Jim Woodring enjoyed a childhood of hallucinations and other psychological malfunctions in Los Angeles. Eventually, he landed a job in an animation studio where he made some of the worst cartoons this planet has ever seen. His work has been featured in Kenyon Review, World Art Magazine, and Zoetrope, to name a few. He has just published The Frank Book and lives in Seattle with his family. See more
