The Mysterious Stranger

Went lookin' for 'Disturbing Animation' on them thar YouTubes, and looky what I found. An excerpt from Will Vinton's 'The Adventures of Mark Twain', a claymation feature film and one of my teenage faves. And disturbing it is...as the kids get a lesson in the value of life from Ol' Nick hisself. Enjoy!

Stefan G. Bucher

Sorry, my loyal yet lascivious lovers of monster mayhem...MONSTERJAM: Part the Second will have to wait 'til the coming of the next week. Many apologies. You'll be happy to note, however, that Part the First is currently the 2nd featured animation on the MyToons main page. Thanks to my monstrous minions for making such marvelous motions. More to come.

In the meantime, gaze in awe at the fine works of master monster maker Stefan G. Bucher, and while you're at it, go purchase his fine yet fuzzy tome "100 Days of Monsters". A book and a DVD for a mere twenty...bargain, says I. Go, enjoy, and stay cool. Special thanks to MyToons for their support and for the excellent article on Mr. Bucher. Cheers!

Miles Kalbach

A recent discovery on MyToons and YouTube, Miles Kalbach is a claymation animator and graphic artist with a delightfully creepy style. He's also pulling something here in this claymation experiment titled 'Metamutography' that I've not seen often...panning the camera 'round his subject. Nice.

According to his site, he's the '13th and final child' born to his folks in 1981, hopelessly hooked on metal and currently calls Philly his stomping grounds. I've got his Youtube page subscribed...gonna keep an eye on this one. More later.