(John Griffith)

Welcome to Day 2 of our spotlight of Marvel Finalists!  We'll jump right in with animator John Griffith, whose Motion Comic "The Stronger" was selected as one of our Top Five by Marvel!

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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.

We're startin' a new tradition here in Aniboom Blogland (yes, that did just link back to itself--so did "itself"--whoa, meta!), which will be the End of Week Round Up!

Just covering what we've covered, and maybe with a few asides...

So this week we looked at our History Competition Finalists!  We had interviews with everyone who made the Top 5--meanwhile we've started showcasing our Wildcard Submissions, and it's up to you to keep on sending in your work!  So come on and, as we say, make some history!

Below is Wednesday's Animation of the Day, a music video for hip hop band El Gremio--give it a listen and start your weekend now!

(Gabriel Aronson)

On our final day interviewing HISTORY Finalists, we reach Community Choice Gabriel Aronson, whose work "Opposing a Social Order" competes for the Grand Prize!  Let's jump right in!

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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!

(Antonio Nardella)

We continue our showcase of History Competition Finalists!  Today we have Italian animator Antonio Nardella, the creator of the incredible "Statement to the Court", which has taken Aniboom and History by storm!

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(David Chen)

Aniboom and The HISTORY Channel's People Speak Competition continues to roll along (Wildcard Submissions Now being Accepted!) and now we're taking the opportunity to meet our Finalists!  Animators all over the world sent in incredible History Animations, animating original art over great speeches from History read by artists and actors including Matt Damon, Stacey-Ann Chin, Bruce Springsteen, and Josh Brolin.  Now, let's meet animator David Chen, whose animation "Patriotism For Scoundrels" has made big waves within the competition.

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(Avi Graiver)

Aniboom and The HISTORY Channel's People Speak Competition has found its Finalists!  Animators all over the world sent in incredible History Animations, animating original art over great speeches from History read by artists and actors including Matt Damon, Stacey-Ann Chin, Bruce Springsteen, and Josh Brolin.  Today (and over the next week), we'll sit down with one of our Finalists and talk about process, inspiration, art, and animation!

Today, we speak to Avi Graiver, whose animation "The Low Road" has become a fast fan-favorite entry.

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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!