Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Homemade Werewolf (and Werecat) Animation, Part 2 (Werewolf/Werecat Transformations)

This is a sequel to my earlier post on amateur/homemade animation. Let's start with this fast but very fluid werewolf transformation:




The same artist, Eric Strother, surpasses this with a superb and beautifully smooth puma transformation--look at how the entire process occurs in one shot, with no cutaways:




Next comes a finely detailed werewolf transformation from Luis M. Pérez Suárez, showing a gentleman enjoying his change into a well-muscled lycanthrope. This TF uses cutaways to good effect:




We'll take a brief detour out of 2D animation with "An American Werewolf in Maya." I think this is better than many of the transformations we see in computer-animated cartoons:




An anonymous comment on my earlier post reminded me that I forgot to include one of the greatest amateur werewolf animations of them all. Created back in 2004 by William Short of "Voria Studios", this is a definite classic:

In many respects it's an example of the archetypal modern werewolf transformation: shots of the expanding back developing ridges and bursting through clothing, extreme muscle growth, and snout formation--all accomplished with cinematic direction and an excellent soundtrack of moans, groans, and snarls.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Hellblazer (Werewolf Transformation)

First off, I'm back! Apologies for the gap between updates--I moved to a new room and had to clean and find occupants for my apartment. Now the only room left to clean is my own, and I have time to post some transformation tidbits for you. Today's updates are all from comics, but I have several videos lined up for the weeks ahead. Nothing current though--this has been a dry period for TF fans, especially with disappointments like Hemlock Grove. But hopefully these scans will serve as a stopgap.

In Hellblazer #292, John Constantine gets scratched by a werewolf and becomes a rather studly lycanthrope...



I, Zombie (Dog Transformation)

I, Zombie #6 amusingly features a character who turns into a were-dog, or to be more precise, a were-terrier...


Monster-Size Hulk (Werewolf and Hulk Transformations)

Monster Size Hulk #1 features a meeting between Bruce Banner (the Hulk) and Jack Russell (Werewolf by Night). The two meet in their human forms, and Banner locks Russell in a cage right before the full moon. And then all hell breaks loose...a pity the art isn't clearer.



The Darkness Versus Eva (Werewolf Transformation)

The Darkness Versus Eva, Daughter of Dracula #1 (whew! long title) opens with a scene on a subway, showing a blond werewolf harassing a passenger. Why don't we see blond werewolves more often?


Wolverine 1000 (Werewolf Transformation)

The comic Wolverine 1000 features a story set in World War II, with everyone's favorite hairy Canuck battling Nazi werewolves. I've included the before and after pages to give some context.