The Animated Short Film Debut

Earlier right now, cartoonist & writer C. Spike Trotman‘s Iron Circus Comics dropped a promising mini-teaser for Iron Circus Animation on social media that included the clue, “Our first project. Over two years in the making. Coming soon.” Well, it did not take lengthy to study extra about that “first project,” with Animation Magazine dropping unique particulars (and a sneak preview) on the animated adaptation of Tracy Butler‘s Eisner-nominated webcomic Lackadaisy. Directed by animator Fable Siegel (The Midnight Gospel, Hazbin Hotel), the 27-minute Lackadaisy: The Animated Short Film is ready to hit YouTube on March 29 at 2 pm ET / 11 am PT.

The voice solid for Lackadaisy: The Animated Short Film contains Michael Kovach as Rocky Rickaby, Belsheber Rusape as Calvin “Freckle” McMurray, Lisa Reimold as Ivy Pepper, Ashe Wagner as Mitzi May, SungWon Cho as Mordecai Heller, Benni Latham as Serafine Savoy, and Malcolm Ray as Nicodeme Savoy. In addition, the animated brief options theme music by Portland-based “Electro-Vaudeville” music and dance expertise Sepiatonic. Now, here is a have a look at the Iron Circus Animation teaser that was launched earlier right now, adopted by a glance again on the trailer that was launched earlier this 12 months for the brief movie and an official overview:

Set in St. Louis, Missouri within the midst of Prohibition, the comics heart on the Lackadaisy, a speakeasy tucked away in a cave beneath the Little Daisy Cafe, the place flashing the membership image from a deck of playing cards grants everybody in-the-know entry to to all of the moonshine and music they want. The joint’s packed stuffed with gangsters, flappers, crooked cops, rum-runners, and wide-eyed ingenues. And they’re, actually, all jazz cats.

The sepia-toned story options motion and journey, comedy and crime, and a colourful (if considerably shady) solid of felines, together with the Lackadaisy proprietors Atlas and Mitzi May, rumrunner Rocky Rickaby, and the sharp-tongued, fleet-footed con artist in coaching, Ivy Pepper.

“The shift from sole writer and artist on ‘Lackadaisy’ to crew member among more than 150 people working on the animated adaptation was nothing short of jarring,” stated Butler. “The amount of work laid out before us seemed impossible at times. Meanwhile, a global pandemic raged in the backdrop. It was the best time of my life. Throughout production, it hasn’t escaped me that I’ve been existing on some surreal plane of privilege and luck. To be surrounded by a team of incredible artists, all collaborating with me to imbue these characters, this story, and setting with all of the motion, voice, and music I dreamed in my head? Amazing. I hope viewers will enjoy the film even fractionally as much as I have loved making it.”

“Tracy Butler is a visionary cartoonist and storyteller,” added Trotman. “The ‘Lackadaisy’ webcomic has been running online since 2006, and it has developed a devoted, passionate fanbase whose enthusiastic support helped fund the production of this incredible short. In working to produce ‘Lackadaisy: The Animated Short Film,’ our intention was to create an experience that would both thrill the comic’s devoted fans and introduce a whole new audience to the adventures of Rocky Rickaby, the fan-favorite criminal kitty, Mordecai, and the loveable cast of ‘Lackadaisy.'”