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Welcome to the world of Mr. Jon T. Littlehat, gatepeeker of the Infinite expanse of human imagination. A little clown with an even littler hat, he hopes you have a fun time reading this little blog!!!

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This is a space for me to share my clown-related research and thoughts.

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Today is the public release of The Amazing Digital Circus Episode 9. I watched The Final Act in Cinemark on June 6 and had a blast. This is a photo I took in the theater arcade, yes that is me in the back with the Kinger shirt. I'm also holding a bag with Pomni and Jax plushies inside.

My sister and I had a great experience watching The Final Act in theaters, thankfully. There were a bunch of kids in cosplay and they were so cute and excited. One kid who sat next to me said "Finally!" when [REDACTED] hugged [REDACTED]. Everybody clapped when it was over, which I don't think I have ever experienced in a movie theater before? It was great energy.

TADC is really special, and I'm so glad Gooseworx got to tell this story on her terms. I hope she gets a long looooong rest now that the show is over, it is well deserved.

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Mirage and Lucia illustrations by Izabella Itzia, posted by Wishbone Animation for Pride month 2025.

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Art Fight 2026 revealed its new theme today with 3 teams to choose from, in celebration of the event's 10th anniversary: Comedy, Mystery and Tragedy. The theme reveal video features lovely animation by axel/@krakenpho‬. I'm loving the clown vibes.

Good luck to everyone who is participating this year!

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Poppy Playtime Pride Month artwork, by MaxVoidcore

This artwork seems to be a reveal of what the Prototype looked like before he kitted himself out with the sick spider legs. If so, I am pleased that he seems to be a stilt walker rather than a jack-in-the-box, because the former is fairly uncommon. Stilt walkers can also be pretty creepy, such as the tall Macy's parade ghost from the 2016 Ghostbusters movie. Poppy Playtime sure does love lanky, uncanny monster designs!

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A little collection of Pride merch for Mammon from Helluva Boss.

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The teaser poster for Swirleye Animation's next work, Spiral Park: Creative Process Guide. Spiral Park already has a lovely short called Pantomorning, and this next installment is more of a pilot episode for the whole project. I'm looking forward to it! I like the artstyle and it promises some analog horror elements that intrigue me.

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Album artwork for the Combat Arena X section of the soundtrack for The Hex, featuring Bryce and the menacing Sado. Not sure who the artist is, unfortunately.

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Porcelain figure of a cheeky clown made by Lladró

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Sinking Road is a film project I've been watching for a while now, animated solely by PoundToundHound aka Baphomet the Clown. It's finally got a set release date: July 18, 2026! This is the newest poster. PoundToundHound's boundless creativity is really inspirational to me! She has created quite an interesting world of little clown creatures, and I am so excited to see the final film!

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Anyone else spot this clown character in the Gameoverse pilot? I hope we see more of them if the show gets greenlit!

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Gameoverse creator Ross recently revealed the names of all these background characters over on Twitch, and that includes this clown who has the lovely name Zannille! (Source)

I love this name! It seems to be a combination of Zanni and names like Camille. The Zanni is a character type of the commedia dell'arte, and where we get the English word 'zany' from!

Based on her looks and this name, right now I am feeling like Zannille is from a fantasy role playing game. Possible inspirations could be magic-wielding clowny villains like Dhoulmagus from Dragon Quest VIII and Kefka Palazzo from Final Fantasy VI.

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Anyone else spot this clown character in the Gameoverse pilot? I hope we see more of them if the show gets greenlit!

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SNUBBED (2026), a SCAD capstone film by the SNUBBED team

SNUBBED takes place on a fictional island based on Minoan civilization and Mycenaean Greece. Here a festival in honor of the local monkey deity, Snub, is upended by a conflict between Jingle (the acrobat) and Pebble (the clown). I've been waiting for this film for a while, and it finally was released on YouTube in April. It is short, but well worth your time. The adorable music and bright vibrant colors make it such a treat, like the most delicious candy! It was hard to narrow down the frames to just a few for this post. The team behind it did such a great job, please give it a watch if you haven't!

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Promo image for the Billy Makeship plush campaign, posted on The Walten Files socials today.

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Pokémon Rumble Rush models of some clowny Pokémon: Mr. Mime, Mime Jr., Popplio and Blacephalon.

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MIRAGE - PILOT CONCEPT (2025), by Wishbone Animation

Select frames from the first pilot concept trailer by Wishbone Animation. Mirage is the title as well as the name of the main character, a dreamwalking humanoid with a jester's motley. I rather enjoyed this concept as a whole and as another example of the connection between clowns/jesters and dreams in fiction (think Little Nemo, Nights into Dreams, etc.). I missed the vote for which pilot concept trailer gets the full production treatment, but if I had participated I probably would have voted for Mirage. (I'm glad Where is Tracy Maddison won though, we always need more horror indie animation)

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Marx: Kirby's Calamitous Clown -- Designing For Corruption by Designing For

As someone who hasn't played much of the Kirby series (as in, just Kirby's Avalanche, Kirby 64 and I think Kirby pinball), this video has really helped me gain new appreciation for Marx as a character. I've always loved Marx's design and villainy, but the idea that he is a dark reflection of Kirby is quite delicious. It reminds me of my favorite example of a hero and his dark foil: Batman and Joker. The heroes can't be any more different, but the foils both being clowns? Right on.