Awesome Cartoons

This animated series imagines what the world would be like if it didn’t have something we’ve taken for granted. A World Without… doesn’t take itself seriously when it comes to the consequences of our loss. Watch what might happen if we didn’t have sound, names, maps, wood, and more. Created by Matias Sinay and Santiago Perez Silva.

(PG-13) “Those terrible sights we witnessed… were nothing more than the entrance to the spiral.” The anime adaptation of horror master Junji Ito’s masterpiece. Uzumaki is about a series of gruesome events in a Japanese town, which was afflicted by a curse that contorts places, objects, and people into spiral patterns. Premieres 9.28.24. on Adult Swim.

(PG-13: Language) “They want it nipped in the bud.” “They?…Oh, OK.” King of the Hill creators Mike Judge and Greg Daniels present a new Adult Swim animated series. Common Side Effects is about an activist and a PR staff looking into a pharmaceutical conspiracy while a pair of goofball FBI agents are on their trail. Premieres 2025.

(PG-13: Language) Amazon managed to snag Bruce Timm and Batman. Max counters with… Kite Man. He may be a laughingstock in the comics, but his depiction in Max’s Harley Quinn has earned him a following. Kite Man: Hell Yeah! sees the villain and his girlfriend Golden Glider open a bar that becomes a hangout for other rogues. Premieres 7.18.24.

A new Batman animated show from Bruce Timm, the man behind Batman: The Animated Series. Batman: Caped Crusader brings the hero back to his 1940s pulp and noir roots, with an equally reinvented roster of friends and enemies. Hamish Linklater (Midnight Mass) stars as Batman/Bruce Wayne. Premieres 8.1.24 on Prime.

Josh Harmon is no ordinary percussionist. In addition to his drum-playing skills, Josh replicates sound effects from classic cartoons using various instruments and props. Whether you’re a fan of Tom & Jerry, Looney Tunes, or Peanuts, there’s a fun video for you. Check out his YouTube Shorts for more, including cameos by Benny Blanco and Jason DeRulo.

Have you had it up to here with being asked to tip for every little thing? KurtToons pokes fun at America’s out-of-control tipping culture with a parody of what life is like now that self-checkouts are asking us for tips, too. How about big companies just pay employees a living wage so we can stop this madness?

Adam from North of the Border likes to make tiny, nerdy things. He forgot to mention the word “creepy.” His take on tough, but adorable Powerpuff Girls is just plain wrong. Instead of sugar, spice, and everything nice, his cursed versions of Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup are made from clay and wire and clearly didn’t get enough Chemical X.

From Don Draper to Roy Tillman, there’s no question that Jon Hamm has range. On the animated series Grimsburg, Hamm voices Detective Marvin Flute. After being kicked off the force, “the greatest detective ever” returns to his seedy hometown to solve crimes and maybe get his family back. A preview episode hits FOX on 1.7.23 and Hulu 1.8.23.

Fumi Games’ FPS combines the black-and-white, rubber hose animation style of 1930s cartoons with high-intensity action. Think Cuphead meets Serious Sam. It doesn’t drop until 2025, but this early gameplay footage is promising. Add it to your Steam wishlist today. In case you’re wondering, Mickey’s Steamboat Willie look loses copyright protection in 2024.

Looney Tunes cartoons are known for iconic characters like Bugs Bunny, Road Runner, and Foghorn Leghorn. The animators who created these characters and their voices often are mentioned, but the artists who created the background images are rarely mentioned. The Gaze gives credit where credit is due with this video essay focused on artist Maurice Noble.

The Domino King has made numerous domino displays inspired by pop culture characters. This video compiles some of his many impressive displays, built from more than 800,000 dominoes in total. Along the way, you’ll visit Bikini Bottom, Gravity Falls, Rick and Morty’s multiverse, and much more.

For many, the 1960 and 1970s are considered the golden age of Saturday morning television. The era gave us weird, wild, and memorable shows like H.R. Pufnstuf, Scooby Doo, and the original Spider-Man cartoon. Johnnyboy792 shared this time capsule of TV shows and commercials that’ll bring back fond memories to Gen-Xers and younger Boomers.

We know how important the work of foley artists can be when it comes to adding sound effects to movies. But the clueless dudes in this animated comedy sketch from deansoups must have fallen asleep – or smoked a whole lot of weed – while attending foley school.

RPGs and fantasy movies often send their characters on a quest for a mythical object. The Minute Hour and animator slouch take a jab at the trope with a cartoon about a man and his quest to capture an orb that possesses such mysterious powers that even we shall not understand them by the end of the video.

(PG-13: Gore) Master Shake, Fry Lock, and Meatwad are back for an insane new adventure. In this clip from Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm, the gang heads into space and comes face-to-face with a horrifying creature straight out of John Carpenter’s The Thing. The gang returs on 11.8.22 on Digital, 4K Ultra HD, and Blu-ray.