'Twas a big week here at Aniboom--a very big week.

On Tuesday, we announced the Marvel Wildcards for Aniboom's Marvel Motion Comics Competition, one awesome Hulk entry by Guicho Nuñez and a dazzling Nova piece by Arnaud Faire.  Next week, we'll announce our $10,000 Grand Prize Winner Motion Comic, which will then grace the ions and electrodes of Marvel.com.

Our featured Youtube animations showed off the Five Finalists in our Fox Holiday Animation Challenge.  We also gave you exclusive interviews with our FOX Finalists, on this here very same blog.

And, as all this was going on, we celebrated The Simpsons' 20th Anniversary in style.  So, without further Apu, let's give y'all Simpsons addicts one more priceless clip, before I sleep the weekend away, so that I may return to you rested and ready to impart only the greatest Aniboom news there is!

Aniboom's Marvel Motion Comics Competition has found its Wildcard Finalists!

We're proud to announce that animators Luis Felipe Nunez Velazquez's and Arnaud Faure have been chosen by Marvel's Judges Panel as our complete Motion Comics Wildcard Finalists.  They are now in the running for the Grand Prize consisting of $10,000 and their work showcased on Marvel.com.

Check out Luis's "Fragmented Memories" and Arnaud's "Nova: All For One" now, along with the finished Motion Comics from our Five Finalists!

And remember, on November 16th we announce the Grand Prize Winner!

Aniboom and Marvel are proud to announce that our Five Finalists are here!

After receiving so many fantastic submissions, Marvel's Panel of Judges has picked their Finalists, who will complete their Motion Comics and go for the Grand Prize!  The Finalists are Justin Acree's Nova: All For One, Mike Peraza's Nova Mojo, Pryce Duncalf's All For One, John Griffith's The Stronger, and Community Choice Eric Hunn's The Worst Part About Getting Your Memories Back.

The 5 finalists come from Los Angeles, New York, New Hampshire and Australia, and each will receive $2,000 to expand their motion comic into a full-length story.  We're also about to start accepting complete Motion Comics through November 2nd to qualify as a Wildcard Finalist, which will be put in the running with our Five Finalists to win the $10,000 Grand Prize!

We'll be featuring each Finalist in an exclusive interview every day this week, so don't be a stranger!

Congrats, guys!

Hello All!

It's been a very busy week here at Aniboom--as you all know, the Marvel Finalists Announcement has been delayed until October 26th (and again, we apologize for that).  We're getting ready to start accepting Wildcard Submissions to the competition, that will last from October 26th through November 2nd, so keep on working on your Motion Comics!

We also are continuing to receive History Channel Competition Wildcards, which end on November 4th.  We've received 36 incredible entries so far!  You should totally check them out!

FOX is currently their Finalists, and we'll be excited to announce them (on time, natch!) on November 3rd.  Check out the animations now--one will be FOX's next big Holiday Special!

We had some incredible Daily Animations on our top-ranked Youtube Channel, this week, including my personal favorite I've put below!  But do check out Mirage (below), The Date, and Toaster Purse!

Things are really heating up here, and stay tuned, 'cause next week's gonna be a big one!

Aniboom'’s Marvel Motion Comics Competition has received so many top-notch Motion Comics, it isn'’t so easy for the judges to decide our Five Finalists.  So to make sure every entry gets the attention it deserves, we'll be announcing the Finalists on October 26th.

The votes are in and counted, however, instead of announcing the Five Finalists on October 19th, we’'re rolling them out on the 26th!  But fear not, True Believers, we still have our Wildcard Stage coming up soon, so you should keep working on completing your Motion Comics as the opportunity to win the Grand Prize remains open to everyone who submits complete work in the next stage!

We greatly apologize for the delay and for making all the hardworking First Round submitters wait even longer to find out who'’s a Finalist, and we genuinely thank you for your continued faith in us, and for your incredible work.  Our hats are truly off to you.

Voting is now open for Aniboom's Marvel Motion Comics Competition!

The first stage is over, and Marvel is looking at entries to the Competition for Four Finalist positions.  One Motion Comic, selected by Aniboom users, will be the Fifth Finalist, as the Community Choice!

You can support your favorite Motion Comics anywhere on the web using our Embedded Player!

Check out these amazing Motion Comics now, and if you still haven't submitted, start pluggin' away on your Wildcard Entry, which will begin to be accepted October 19th!

Aniboom is now showing Motion Comic entries to our Marvel Motion Comics Competition!

Go to the competition now to check out the latest entries--you can view, rate, and comment on all the entries so far!

And don't forget to keep working on and submitting your 1st Stage 7-Page Motion Comics, which are due October 5th!  Uploading now can help you build an audience, and receive constructive advice from fellow Aniboom members, which can help if you like to update drafts of your work before the submissions deadline.  The Top 50 Motion Comics will win a free one-year subscripton to Marvel's Digital Comics Unlimited Program.  The Top 5 Finalists will win $2,000 to complete their Motion Comics, and the Grand Prize Winner will receive $10,000 and the opportunity to see their work featured on Marvel.com!

So check out the latest and greatest Motion Comics from your fellow Aniboom animators, and keep those submissions coming!

Today Aniboom and Marvel launched their Motion Comics Competition!

Download pages featuring fan-favorite characters Hulk, Wolverine, and Nova and take the power to bring them to life. Use the images, audio, and scripts provided on Aniboom.com/Marvel, and show us your awesome motion comic!

The top 50 winners receive a one-year subscription to Marvel's Digital Comics Unlimited service, and a Grand Prize Winner receives $10,000 and their work showcased on Marvel.com!

The first entry stage lasts the next six weeks--we can't wait to see what you make!

We’re collaborating with Marvel Entertainment to bring you Aniboom’s Marvel Motion Comics Competition. 

This promotion highlights one of Marvel’s hottest new entertainment categories and newest endeavor to refashion some of the world’s most popular comic book content into brand-new entertainment that remains true to the heritage of panel-by-panel graphic storytelling. 

With groundbreaking graphics, sensational soundscapes and the explosiveness of the Marvel Universe, Marvel motion comics bring to life favorite comics, authors and artists in a never-before-seen way.  This partnership will allow animators registered with the Aniboom community, which currently consists of nearly 8,000 professional-level animators, the opportunity to enter a competition to create unique motion comics inspired by comic book stories starring such renowned Super Heroes as the Hulk, Wolverine and Nova. 

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Finishing up our Comic Con coverage, Larry has another exciting day at the world's biggest and best pop culture event.  So without further ado, he're's the latest and greatest!

Comic Con Day 2

Another amazing day at Con.

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Today's highlight was announcing Aniboom's Marvel Motion Comic Initiative to a packed panel at Con.  Nearly 1,000 fans showed up to get the get the details!  The project launch was made by Joe Quesada, Marvel’s Editor In Chief – who as you probably guessed is a HUGE animation fan. He can't wait to see what YOU GUYS do with Marvel's comic art and scripts.  The world is watching!  On the panel with Joe were two of the world's great comic book artists -- Neal Adams (whose work on Batman and Green Lantern were my all time faves as a kid) and John Cassaday (his X-Men with Joss Wedon really were Astonishing).  Other Marvel men on the panel included Publisher Dan Buckley and VP Interactive Ira Rubenstein.

(From left to right, Ira, Larry, Dan.)

Everyone of these professional fanboys said they are relying on the community of animators working on Aniboom’s Virtual Studio to step up and show the world what a Motion Comic can mean, and that the true meaning of a Motion Comic is up to an endless amount of interpretation.  And for the first time anywhere, Marvel showed portions of their upcoming Spider-Woman Motion Comic by Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev -– an original story being released FIRST as a Motion Comic and then as a print book.  You can view the trailer here!

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