I was one of those latecomers when it came to jumping on board the whole Half Life 2 bandwagon. I got the Orange Box when it was marked down to $9.99, and finally got to enjoy the game that everyone was buzzing about 3 years ago. But then the big shocker was that after I beat the game, and Portal, I ended up playing Team Fortress 2 for another 40 hours. The game was that good.

But it wasn't just the great multiplayer deathmatches, it was the whole style of the game. The art direction, the character design, and the audio work has such colorful flare. And I was thinking to myself, it would cool if this was actually made into a cartoon. Lo and behold...

This cartoon rocks all sorts of amazingness. It's the creation of Andrew Kepple, a Kiwi from Zealand, who is a triple threat with talent (that's what he says on his website!) He writes music, draws comics, and also does flash animation.

What's great about this cartoon is that I can actually see this become a great ongoing series on Adult Swim. It has to appeal to a more mature audience, as we don't want something that Nickelodeon might air. It brought back memories of the classic Road Runner and Wyle E Coyote cartoons, mixed with liberal doses of Happy Tree Friends, and facial reactions out of Ren and Stimpy. Then out of nowhere, Benny Hill music comes blaring in, cameos by Luigi, a Portal reference, etc. Man, Andrew is one gaming nut. And make sure you watch all the way through. It gets strange.

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