Iron & steam & blood

"Jasper Morello and the Lost Airship” is the first (and currently, only) part of “The Mysterious Geographic Expeditions of Jasper Morello”, and you must see it. It’s a pretty harrowing adventure of monsters and steam-driven Victorian airships, and features a strange mix of CGI modeling and Japanese-style shadow puppets by Australian Anthony Lucas… and it’s just beautiful. It’s shockingly dark and adult, which seems a brave step for an Oscar-contender animation. I just can’t wait for the rest of the trilogy and the rumoured feature film.
The formal voiceover also gives us good preparation for the Jules Verne-themed weekend party we’re attending in December.
See the trailer here.