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An Epic Speech

Something I've been wanting to address for a while now is this idea that we - even atheists - have and need a "Christian moral framework" upon which our very society is based. Sadly, I've seen even atheists (usually right-of-center atheists) express this idea. I've read countless articles published about this and have seen influential figures li...

Power Corrupts: The End

Thank you all so much for enabling me to create this series. It wouldn't exist if not for your support. I just wouldn't be able to devote the time needed without a way to support my family. You gave me a way to do that, so now this series exists. Thank you!

I am very happy with how this story ends, and I hope you will be to.

Update 3 on the End of Power Corrupts

I’ve animated just about every scene now. There are always a few loose ends to tie up, but essentially, I will begin the editing stage soon (adding visual and sound effects, music, arranging scenes, etc), and that always goes much more quickly than the animating stage. In other words, it won’t be long now. It’ll most likely be uploaded thi...

Update 2: The End of Power Corrupts

I'm really into the heart of this animation now. Most of the assets are pretty much done, along with most of the voice work, and now I'm working on the actual animating itself (mouths, eyes, eyebrows, eyelids, bodies, backgrounds, camera, and effects).

I took a little break to create the image above, which is a compilation of all the diff...

Update 1 on The End of Power Corrupts

I recently shared the script with some very intelligent people who aren't afraid to be critical and they said it was perfect and wonderful, which was a terrific surprise and relief. I'm more encouraged than ever to get it done. I'm still in the process of creating all the art for this final episode, which is daunting, because it has a lot of dif...

The Final Episode of Power Corrupts

On August 23, 2014, a full 8 years ago, I uploaded the very first episode of Power Corrupts. Here I am, 19 episodes later, and I just finished writing the 20th and final episode. I always knew where I wanted it to go, but the most difficult puzzle of all was figuring out how to get it there. Well, I figured it out and I'm happy with it. I wasn't...

God Gets Canceled

I hope you like this one. Been wanting to get a God & Jeffery episode off my chest for a while.

Next God & Jeffery Animation

My last two animations were pretty serious and somewhat experimental, but because it's been a while, I felt like doing a good old-fashioned episode of God & Jeffery antics. This time God is depressed about getting "canceled". For the first time ever, God will win the argument, but it won't be in the way He wants to win it. The animation will...

Artificial

Luckily, the animation I was working on when I got COVID was simple from a technical standpoint, but its subject matter is more complex. Fortunately, I did the voice work before getting sick, which was extremely tedious. I read all of the robot's lines backwards, and then cut each word and rearraigned them forward. That removes any semblance of ...

I Got COVID, but I’m Back

Some of you may have noticed my total disappearance online. That’s because I’ve been bedridden with a bad case of COVID. Recently, the fevers and total body aches stopped, but I still have no voice due to non-stop coughing, and no sense of smell or taste. Fortunately, I can at least sit at my computer again (I tried while I was sick and only...

Commentary on "Never Count the Stars"

In this supporter-exclusive video, I talk about my thought processes while creating "Never Count the Stars", including the artistic, philosophical, and technical aspects.

Coming in July

I made a 50-minute commentary video for Never Count the Stars, which I tried to upload to my alt channel, DarkAntics, but it won't process. I was able to contact YouTube support and they're allegedly looking into it. If it doesn't get resolved, I'll have to upload it to my main channel. I'll keep you updated and let you know when it's available....

Never Count the Stars

It's finally done. I hope you like it. For now, it's one of my favorite animations that I've done. I was thinking of posting a commentary video on it for my supporters. I've never done that before, but it might be nice to actually reply to some of your comments and questions in a video with my own commentary about what I was thinking for each sc...

My Best Yet

I made the following post on my YouTube channel. Normally, this would be for Patrons and YouTube members only, but because I've had to go so long without uploading on my channel, I thought it important to put something there as well.

I think this will be my favorite animation (I can't stop watching it even though it's not done yet lol). A...

Sneak Peek of "Never Count the Stars"

I haven't gone this long without uploading a video in a long time, but it's not because I'm not busy. I'm working on an animation that's far more extensive than usual, so it's taking longer, but it will definitely be done in June. I'm putting a lot of care and effort into this one, and I think it will be very special. So far, I think it's one of...

The Evil One

I made this as a general update post on my channel, but I wanted to be sure to include it here too. More Patreon-only updates coming soon.

Hey, everyone. Since you haven’t seen me in a while, I just wanted to let you know that I’m working on a longer animated movie that is fairly intricate, so it should be done early in June. It has a ...

World Building

In "Never Count the Stars" (the animated movie I'm currently working on) the setting spans thousands of years. Both of these images are from the same area, many years apart. This means essentially creating two worlds, altered by time. In this world, it is forbidden to count the stars. They built these giant smokestacks to cloud the sky at night ...

Massive New Project

This month I'm working on an entire animated movie. Unlike Power Corrupts, it will be one upload, from beginning to end. It will also be more substantial than my usual videos. I'm really excited about it. I've got several different people to voice act. I'm building an entire world from scratch. I'll be posting more updates soon, but for now I'll...

Ultimate Hypocrisy

The power of childhood indoctrination is well known to the religious. "Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it." ~Proverbs 22:6
Children should be taught, but those teachings should be correct and moral. If your beliefs are neither correct nor moral, then of course you may see the teaching of r...

Projection?

Wondering how much projection is behind the idea of the "LGBT indoctrination" of kids, or the teaching of evolution, an old earth, climate change, etc. This image is the background of a scene from my next animation. Rather than drawing my own baby bible covers, I thought it would be more meaningful to actually use existing ones, which are depres...

Indoctrination!

In the animation I’m currently working on, I will be addressing the hypocrisy in the recent concerns about childhood indoctrination in schools. A parent will circumcise their baby (permanently alter their genitals without their consent), ritualistically dunk them in water to attach them to their worldview, buy them a baby bible from the local ...

The Hardest Problem to Solve

If we are the problem, what's the solution? That's how I summarize the central question of this speech, which I attempt to answer. Sorry this is a bit different than my usual work, but my last two posts here explain why. Regardless, what I say here still matters to me, and I plan to get back to animating in April. I really appreciate you stickin...

Thanks for sticking with me. Speech coming tomorrow

In my previous post, I mentioned that I had some family visiting and everyone got sick except me, so I was pretty much taking care of everyone. Well, everyone is better, but I finally got very sick and was rendered useless for a while. I feel like I’m almost fully recovered now, but still without stamina. Covid tests came up negative, so it mu...

March Update

Hey, everyone. I think this is the longest I've gone without an update, but that's because of extenuating circumstances. Some family needed a place to stay for a while, so I've been letting them use my house. Everyone got sick (not covid) except me, so I've been taking care of everyone. My son is fully recovered, and my wife is half-way there. E...

A Bible Story Snagged from Older Gods

Special thanks to Digital Hammurabi, an Assyriologist who read my script and offered suggestions and corrections (it was mostly okay though, I swear!). Also, thanks to Josh, my top supporter, for suggesting this topic. I always consider supporters’ topic suggestions first and foremost, so don’t hesitate. I hope you like this one. The basic q...

School Days God

Still working on my next animation about biblical plagiarism. You'll get to see Yahweh and Jeffery in their high school days, and some of the many antics they used to get into.

What I'm Working on for February

The gods in this image will all make a brief cameo in my next animation, which is actually a little bit more involved that it might seem. My top supporter, Josh, asked about doing a video regarding the bible's use of the flood myth, and how it was taken from previous myths. To be sure I was being accurate in my research, I contacted an Assyriolo...

How To Intimidate God

This is my updated Tower of Babel animation. 13 years ago, I made a really bad Tower of Babel animation. It was the 5th animation I ever made. The story badly needed a reboot in my current style, so that's what this video is. It's a new script with new animation. If you're interested in seeing the old video, it's called "God Fail Part 1 - God Zi...

Can you guess which bible story this is?

God gets intimidated by human ambition. He has to leave heaven to check out what they're doing and how they're able to do it. He deliberately sabotages their efforts toward progress, which weren't even sinful, but merely because God wasn't being glorified. Ultimately, God fails, and it happens anyway. That's what my next animation covers, and I ...

Improving an Old Absurdity

My next animation is in the works. It will most likely be called "How to Intimidate God" and deals with yet another extremely absurd part of the bible. It will be the first time I "reboot" an old animation from over a decade ago. The script is completely different and much better. The art and animation will also be much better. The four images y...