As you probably know, here at Geekscape we’re huge fans of Jon Schnepp.
You’ve surely seen (or are at least aware of) some of his previous work like Metalocalypse and Grimm Fairy Tales, and maybe you even supported the Kickstarter for his upcoming documentary, The Death of ‘Superman Lives’: What Happened? I can confidently say that you’ve never seen anything like this.
Schnepp’s latest baby is an incredible-looking, what-the-fuck inducing animated film/series titled Unicrom: The Unicorn Barbarian. The official campaign page for Unicrom states that it’s “A surreal insano animated “Thundarr on Acid” adventure, this f’ed up feature film will force funnel funny until your brain explodes!!!”
After watching the project’s Kickstarter video, that’s clearly an accurate description.
Schnepp is looking for a reasonable $84,000 to fund a pilot episode, while an additional 9 episodes (completing the first season and also acting as a feature film) will cost an additional $45,000 each. This means that the total goal for the complete season is a hefty (but definitely worth it) $489,000. There’s even an opportunity for a secret Brony episode if the campaign raises enough funds!
Unicrom: The Unicorn Barbarian will feature an astonishing voice cast that consists of Mark Hamill (Mark freaking Hamill), Dana Snyder, Laraine Newman, Martin Star, and Bobcat Goldthwait (to name a few). The series sounds and looks absolutely incredible, and is a Kickstarter that I’ll surely be backing.
As always, there are some fantastic rewards in store for backers. You can earn everything from downloads, DVD’s and Blu-Ray’s, to Unicrom toys, posters, and even spots on the show! I saw some of Schnepp’s The Death of ‘Superman Lives’: What Happened? toys at last week’s Comikaze Expo, and they were definitely something that I wish I had.
Take a look at the Kickstarter video for Unicrom: The Unicorn Barbarian below, and head here to back! Be sure to let us know if you’ll be taking part in the campaign!