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Monogram Animation

Hand-drawn energy, new story worlds. Watch our animated sizzles and teasers for Ape Man, ZEN: Intergalactic Ninja, King of the Zombies and Riders of Destiny.

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Ape Man

Animated teaser · 2:05

The Story

Adam’s father was a scientist working on a formula that combined human and ape DNA, hoping to help Adam’s little brother, who has a muscle disease. He died while the boys were still young. Adam, a skinny kid who always stood up for his brother, grows up studying science so he can finish his dad’s work.

In college he finds Dad’s old notebook, makes the formula and tests it on himself. He becomes incredibly strong, but ape instincts and anger start to take over. With help from his friend Phoenix, Adam must learn to control them before he faces Lionel, his father’s ego-driven former partner, who has turned himself into a villain with his own unstable version of the formula.

Good vs. ego.

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The Look

An anime-style action teaser. Ape Man stays fully human, with ape powers: huge jumps, rooftop leaps and super strength. The teaser ends with the APE MAN title and the animated Monogram Animation logo.

Credits

  • Based on Ape Man by Ilay Ron and Michael Nassau
  • Story Yaniv Raphael Bar
  • Animation Monogram Animation

Inspired by Monogram’s 1943 classic The Ape Man.

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ZEN: Intergalactic Ninja, Bounty Hunter!

Animated sizzle / teaser · about 1:06

The Story

Zen, a bounty hunter, takes the bounty on Skrell the Smuggler (worth 50,000 credits). Tin Head, his robot best friend, helps him catch Skrell, with some comedy along the way.

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Skrell is a new villain made up for this video.

The Look

A hand-drawn look in the style of the early-90s X-Men animated series. The sizzle ends with “Coming soon” and the animated Monogram Animation logo.

Credits

  • Concept, notes and jokes Yaniv Raphael Bar
  • Animation AI-generated by Mickey (Grok Bot)
  • Editing & original rock score Mickey

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King of the Zombies

Animated sizzle · 1:01

The Story

Three YouTubers (Jax, Mia and Leo) sneak onto a forbidden island chasing views and find it full of goofy zombies. They are chased to a hilltop lab, where the King of the Zombies, an old evil human scientist, brags that his zombie virus turns people into zombies who obey him. Jax asks for a collab, but the King is not impressed by their twelve subscribers.

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The Look

Modern 3D animated style. The King of the Zombies is an old evil human scientist.

Credits

  • Based on the King of the Zombies comic by Steve Stern and Yaniv Raphael Bar
  • Animation Monogram Animation

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Riders of Destiny

Animated sizzle · 1:03

The Story

A frontier western: saloon gunfights, a train-top showdown and a night siege at the ranch, with plenty of comedy along the way.

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The Look

A cel-shaded, anime-style western. The sizzle ends with the Riders of Destiny title over riders at sunset, then “Coming soon” and the animated Monogram Animation logo.

Credits

  • Animation Monogram Animation

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The division

Monogram Animation

Led by Rex Wong and Sylvia Hernandez, Monogram Animation forms part of our expansion into animated storytelling, with opportunities to develop characters and worlds for film, television, and digital audiences.

We see Monogram’s future as a connected entertainment business—one where a comic can introduce a screen character, music can become part of a film’s identity, animation can extend a story world, and distribution can help creative work find its audience.

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Sylvia Hernandez

Head of Animation