Contrary to the Robot Chicken: Star Wars specials, which consisted of mostly random unrelated jokes, the Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special tells a somewhat succinct story about the DC universe's most under-appreciated hero: Aquaman. It opens with a parody of the Super Friends theme, which features many of the Robot Chicken ... [Read More]

Each week the Futurama opening features a new humorous caption but the actual animation is largely unchanged with the exception of what plays on the Jumbotron at the end. The reason is obvious: animation is time-consuming and expensive. This week's episode "Viva Mars Vegas" gets around that with a live-action opening that's ... [Read More]

The Robot Chicken season 6 will premiere on Sept 9 @ Midnight with the Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special. The trailer hints that Aquaman is the only one who can stop the Legion of Doom. Creator Seth Green recently told Attack of the Show that the hero will turn villain after one too many jokes at his expense. The ... [Read More]

The official website for the new Dragon Ball Z movie has been updated with a teaser trailer and the following message from creator Akira Toriyama: Actually, it's the first time that I've been involved deeply in the production of animation from scriptwriting. I've forgotten many things because it had been a while, but as ... [Read More]

Adult Swim ratings have been up with return of Toonami and they're rewarding faithful fans. "Have about five or six things we are working on. And some good shit on the horizon soon-ish!" tweeted Jason DeMarco, VP of strategic marketing and promotions. One of those things is a "new" series called Samurai 7. It's an ... [Read More]

Animator Junaid Chundrigar is having a very good day thanks to the success of his viral video Disassembled, a series of slapstick skits that show us heroes and villains on their worst days. The playful-looking characters scream for attention, which they got from comic book legend Stan Lee. It probably didn't hurt that he ... [Read More]

Dick Figures: The Movie puts the figures in stick figures. The popular YouTube series is usually free but the show's creators have raised a record-breaking $313,411 on the crowd funding website Kickstarter, making it third highest funded film & animation project and the highest funded animation project. The movie will be ... [Read More]