Episode 165: Karen And Bill On Animating Maxxie LaWow - The First Drag Queen Superhero Film

This chat is with Karen and Bill Drastal, the co-founders behind the Chubby Beagle animation studio. Karen and Bill are both seasoned animators, having worked in 2D, production, storyboarding, and directing with companies like Google, Bento Box, and Warner Brothers. In this chat they also share how they came to work on the first ever drag queen superhero feature film, Maxxie LaWow. Tune in to Ibele and the Drastals to hear: *Where Maxxie LaWow got its funding from *What it took to start their own studio *How each of them go their break in the industry ~[SPONSORED MESSAGE]~ This episode is sponsored by Snowlands, a brand new full-color graphic novel series for animal fantasy fans, featuring snow leopards and arctic wolves on a wild adventure through a snow-covered mountain range. Shifty lynxes, secret monkey tribes, singing Pallas cats and a cult of sheep are just a few of what the heroes of Snowlands run into on their journey. This is a perfect book for Readers who love Erin Hunter's Warriors or Tui T. Sutherland's Wings of Fire series. This premium hardcover book is only $19.99, and since it was created by Morr Meroz, the guy behind the animation training website Bloop Animation, you can now get $25 credit to any Bloop Animation course when you buy the book. So if you thought about getting any of their courses, get this book first and get your $25 credit. It’s kinda like getting the book for free. To get this deal go to www.bloopanimation.com/terry ~~ Social Links: *Check out Chubby Beagle’s website: https://www.chubbybeagle.com/ *Check out Chubby Beagle on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chubby_beagle/ *Check out the Maxxie LaWow Indiegogo: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/maxxie-lawow-drag-super-shero-animated-film#/ *Follow Maxxie LaWow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maxxielawow/?hl=en