This is a collection of half a dozen animated short films from 15 years ago. Most of these run around 5 minutes, some a bit more, some a bit less, so the whole thing goes on for about half an hour. The tone is basically what you would expect when Tim Burton ("Vincent") directs an animated superhero. The animation reminded me more of a poor man's version of Don Hertzfeldt. Lisa Marie and Glenn Shadix, who do most of the voice acting, have worked with Burton on several occasions before already. Unfortunately, these Stainboy cartoons are almost never funny. The general idea is always the same. Stainboy's boss instructs him about a new super-villain. Stainboy goes out to find him, meets him, looks lost, but somehow the enemy always manages to defeat himself. It's only entertaining for the first 1.5 or 2 of these short films. The matchstick girl word-plays were already pretty cringeworthy. The animation is black-and-white for the most part (with shades), but here and there they include also a strong bright color as an opposite to the bleakness, mostly red. All in all, a very forgettable project in my opinion. Not recommended.
Review of The World of Stainboy
