August was a very good month for animation here at ToonTube. We were blessed with so many great animations. Picking the finalists was a difficult task but we had to narrow it down to 5.
Here are the Finalists
Soup
“Gone Fishing” by Second Person
L19: Disposed
S3 vs the Mad Scientist’s Robot
Barrier
Best of luck!
-Wes
Two comic reviews! Isn’t this supposed to be a animation website? Yeah, but we here at ToonLifeOnline love comics. We love all forms of art. Wait a minute? Why am I explaining this? I’m having a written conversation with myself……
The Walking Dead #51
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After issue #50 concluded, it left the reader wondering what was going to happen. The entire party was wiped out, including the Rick’s (main character) wife Lori and their newborn baby girl. Now, Rick’s son Carl is growing up awfully quickly due to the traumatizing loss the both of them have just experienced. The two of them are now holed up in an abandoned home while Rick attempts to recover from his illness.
The two of them decide they need to hunt due to their decreasing rations. As the two of them are out hunting, the stumble upon a man who is being overtaken by a large group of zombies. As Carl brings out his gun to help the man, Rick tells him to stop. I think that Carl is beginning to realize the difficult decisions the his father had to make for their survival.
As they venture out the next day, Rick hears a noise and runs into the house. He answers the telephone and on the other line is a woman. The talk to each other and keep attempting to set up a meeting. Rick doesn’t trust the woman and the woman says she will call back the next day.
Days go by and Rick keeps talking to the woman and they can never seem to come to an agreement to meet one another. Rick finally realized that he hadn’t asked the woman her name. In a heartbreaking reveal, the woman on the other line says, “Rick, it’s me, Lori.” Rick unplugs the phone and Lori keeps talking to him. Rick had been so busy being ill and worrying about Carl, that he had never been able to grieve for Lori. Lori tells him not to blame himself for her and their baby’s death.
As Carl and Rick set up to leave, Carl asks his father who was on the phone. He tells him that the woman was dangerous and that they must leave. He tells Carl to wait in the car so that he can make sure they didn’t forget anything. Rick goes to the phone, picks it up, and puts it in his pack.
This issue was absolutely fantastic. There wasn’t a lot of action going on, but we finally got to see Rick deal with the loss of his wife and baby. I believe he took the phone in hopes to hear from his wife again in the future. Robert Kirkman totally pulled the rug out from underneath me in this issue. I have been wondering what new characters he was going to introduce and he totally had me bamboozled.
Pros: Excellent story even though there wasn’t a whole lot going on
Cons: Still just Carl and Rick. What is going to happen to them?
Grade: B+
I had a huge stack of comics waiting for me this week. I read through them all, and one of them really struck me.
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The Amazing Spider-Man #568 New Ways to Die Part One
If you haven’t read or aren’t reading Spider-Man, this is a great issue to start up on. The issue starts of by re-capping what has been going on. Peter Parker’s roommate is a cop. The Daily Bugle was bought out, renamed the DB, and is now a trashy tabloid. Peter is struggling to pay bills(nothing new right?) and catches a break when he snaps a photo of a building destroyed with chinese immigrants running out of it. It is a sweat shop and the building is currently owned by Randall Crowne, one of the candidates running for Mayor. The DB is backing this candidate and wants to sling some mud at the other candidate, Bill Hollister.
As the reporter for the DB goes to find some dirt on the other candidate, she goes to a homeless shelter that is supported by the Bill Hollister. There have been reports that this shelter has had multiple miracles happen there, curing many of the inhabitants. There, she sees Eddie Brock(Venom), who has cancer. He explains to her that he was cancer free and has turned to religion.
The story moves on from there revealing that Norman Osbourne is up to no good. He traps Peter Parker and the comic ends there. What really struck me next, was the story of Eddie Brock. Eddie Brock is shown working at this homeless shelter where he is constantly at odds with himself and his former self, Venom. He says he hasn’t seen himself in the mirror in years. In one particular panel, he is speaking to a woman who tells him he doesn’t meet the criteria of a cancer trial, and the next panel shows what he sees. He sees Venom’s arms reaching out and choking the woman. At the end, it is revealed that Eddie is cancer free and when he looks in the mirror, he finally sees himself. He believes he has been given another shot at life, but in the final panel, the reader sees a reflection revealing Venom.
Pros: Excellent start to a new story arc.
Cons: Multiple artists used in this issue. It can be distracting.
Grade: A-
Hey all,
I went on vacation last week and I have finally recovered. I know, I know, don’t feel too bad for me.
Anyway, I just wanted to point a few things out. Wes has been doing some major overhauling of the website. The site is getting better by the day and is become easier to navigate.
Our ToonLife episode is done. WE NEED MORE VIEWS!
Wes and I have a Judson Boys that just needs to be animated. Please remain patient, as he has been very busy lately.
Time to get things kickin’ around here people!
-Gary
You have probably noticed the player to the left on the ToonTube homepage. It is called ToonTube TV. It is a collection of some of the best animations from ToonTube. There is over an hour of ToonTube animation in that little player. We will keep updating this. We would like to hear feedback on what you guys think about it, good or bad. You can watch it in a bigger size here.
You can also watch original ToonLifeOnline cartoons continuously on ToonLifeOnline TV.
-Wes
DreamWorks Animation will likely produce at least one more additional MADAGASCAR sequel as well as a sequel to this summer’s hit KUNG FU PANDA, per THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.
DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg discussed the possibilities at a preview Wednesday of the upcoming MADAGASCAR: ESCAPE 2 AFRICA.
Here is a new revised episode of Toon Life. We just finished it. This is the cartoon that inspired me to start ToonLifeOnline.
“Playing to the Crowd.”
Episode One of Toon Life: In this episode Jerod is devastated from news about Ryan Cabrera’s new cd. On a quest to help create music for Cabrera, Jerod plays a show to test out the new songs. It is an unforgettable performance!
Your objective is to create a banner for us. These banners will replace the banners on our Link to us page. You can create as many as you like. We are looking for ToonLifeOnline and ToonTube ones.
The Rules
1. Must be family friendly 2. Must be one of the sizes of the previous banners found on our Link to us page.
There will be several winners, we want to replace all of the banners
The Prize
Well besides us using your banner or banners on our Link to us page, Winners will also receive ToonLifeOnline stickers and magnets and we will also promote any personal website or blog that you might have.
To enter this contest just send an email to toonlife@toonlifeonline.com with the word “Banner” in the subject and the banner itself as an attachment.
Good Luck Everyone!
-Wes
Our first “User of the Month” was awarded to movieguyted. Ted was an easy choice, and you can be too, by doing one or all of the following:
These are most of the things we take into consideration. We want this to be an ongoing thing and hopefully, it will stimulate some of the users to become more active and our community can become even better. So be active, and win some prizes and get your website, profile, and animations featured on ToonTube.
-Gary
