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I have a confession to make: though I am an engineering student who started a blog, I am by no means a proper nerd. I do not run Linux on my laptop, play Dungeons & Dragons, nor read graphic novels. I do, however, possess the sappy heart of a 20-something indie girl. It is with that authority, that I can declare that Andy Runton’s lastest Owly installment is extremely adorable.
Released in conjunction with the 2009 San Diego Comic Con, Andy’s usual pen and ink drawings are brought to the silver screen courtesy Sprite Animation Studios. A former graphic designer who worked with computer icons, it’s no surprise that Runton’s signature pictographic “speech” bubbles come complete with computer notification sound effects in the animated short. The piece is also soundtracked by folk-pop duo The Weepies.
The animation, as well as original storyboard by Andy Runton, is available via the Sprite Animation Studios website. More information about Andy can be found on his personal site.
Wait, you don’t read graphic novels? But don’t you read Owly, though? You must. How can you resist?! No one can resist the sweet little vegetarian owl with a worm as a best friend. NO ONE!
Whenever I start to read something, I lack the patience to finish it. It’s terrible.
If you haven’t read the Owly novels, you MUST. They’re a really quick “read.”
Also, in case you didn’t know, Andy Runton has an Industrial Design degree from Georgia Tech. Which is just awesome. A couple of years ago he drew me a “Tech fan Owly and Wormy” commission at Dragon*Con. I still need to get it framed. It’s just about the cutest freaking thing, ever.