SpindleHorse Toons explained
SpindleHorse,[1] commonly referred to as SpindleHorse Toons, is an American animation production company founded by Vivienne "VivziePop" Medrano in 2018, based in Burbank, California. It is responsible for the Hellaverse shared universe animated series,[2] whose main series Hazbin Hotel is co-animated with Bento Box Entertainment and co-produced with A24. It is the sole animation studio of its spin-off series, Helluva Boss.
SpindleHorse has also produced several animated shorts, including "Holidaze" and "Bad Luck Jack", all of which are available on Medrano's YouTube channel. Medrano has stated that the company's name comes from a childhood character of hers named Spindle.
History
Vivenne Medrano founded the animation studio SpindleHorse Toons, under which the pilot for Hazbin Hotel, the pilot and first two seasons of Helluva Boss, and several animated shorts would be released.[3] Medrano serves as the director, lead writer and lead character designer for SpindleHorse Toons.[4] In an interview with Cartoon Brew, she said that much of the Hazbin Hotel pilot was funded by money from her Patreon, rather than income from YouTube's algorithm.[5] The company Horseless Cowboy assisted Medrano with voice casting during the first season of Helluva Boss, with Richard Steven Horvitz serving as the voice director.[6] Cartoon Brew described her as a "paragon of indie success in animation".[7]
In October 2019, the pilot episode of Hazbin Hotel was released on Medrano's YouTube channel.[8] In November 2019, the pilot episode of Helluva Boss was released to her YouTube channel as well.[9] On December 25, 2019, a short entitled "Holidaze" was released. In July 2020, Medrano released an animated music video for Hazbin Hotel called "Addict", featuring the Silva Hound song of the same name.[10] [11] In August 2020, Hazbin Hotel was picked up for a full series by A24.[12] [13] Animation Magazine said that A24 was taking a "bold step" by picking up the series.[14] In 2023, scholar Ben Mitchell described Medrano's Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss as series which were "sensationally popular" and an effective use of Patreon to subsidize the show's art "through monthly tiered payments".[15] Hazbin Hotel would go on to be released in January 2024 to critical acclaim.
On September 30, 2020, Medrano released an animated short film titled "Bad Luck Jack", based on her webcomic ZooPhobia.[16] The short was nominated for and won for a Ursa Major Award in the "Best Dramatic Short Work" category.[17] [18] The short was also listed as a "Recommended Anthropomorphic Dramatic Short Work" on the Ursa Major Award website.[19] From 2020 to 2021, Medrano released several "Voxtagram" animated clips of the characters of Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss in a crossover slice-of-life setting to a series of in-character Instagram accounts run by SpindleHorse employees, alongside normal posts of character art depicting characters' selfies.[20] [21]
Animation productions
Television series
Web series
Music videos
Title | Released | Original network(s) | Ref(s) |
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"Inside of Every Demon Is a Rainbow" | 2018 | YouTube | [26] |
"Oh Millie" | 2020 | [27] |
"Addict" | [28] |
"Just Look My Way" | 2023 | [29] |
"Polkamania!" ("Vampire" segment) | 2024 | | |
Shorts
Notes and References
- Web site: Secretary of State . 2024-06-09 . bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov . en.
- Hazbin Hotel Live Q&A with Cast. January 31, 2024. Medrano. Vivienne. Vivienne Medrano. January 31, 2024. YouTube. VivziePop.
- Web site: Amidi . Amid . August 7, 2020 . A24 Picks Up Online Pilot 'Hazbin Hotel' For Series . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210307072738/https://www.cartoonbrew.com/tv/a24-picks-up-online-pilot-hazbin-hotel-for-series-195245.html . March 7, 2021 . April 24, 2021 . Cartoon Brew.
- Web site: September 2, 2020 . Making Your Own Cartoon with Special Guest VIVIENNE MEDRANO . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210425182500/https://tv.creativetalentnetwork.com/making-your-own-cartoon-with-special-guest-vivienne-medrano . April 25, 2021 . April 25, 2021 . Creative Talent Network.
- Web site: Vollenbroek . Tunde . April 29, 2019 . 7 Tips For Building A Successful Animation Channel On Youtube . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210205031023/https://www.cartoonbrew.com/streaming/7-tips-for-building-a-successful-animation-channel-on-youtube-173406.html . February 5, 2021 . April 24, 2021 . Cartoon Brew.
- Web site: October 7, 2020 . 'Hazbin Hotel' creator Vivziepop teams with Horseless Cowboy on devilishly twisted 'Helluva Boss' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201008142651/https://www.skwigly.co.uk/horseless-cowboy-helluva-boss/ . October 8, 2020 . November 1, 2020 . Skwigly.
- Web site: Dudok De Wit . Alex . September 23, 2021 . 6 Unmissable Events At This Week's Ottawa International Animation Festival . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210924212016/https://www.cartoonbrew.com/festivals/6-unmissable-events-at-this-weeks-ottawa-international-animation-festival-208910.html . September 24, 2021 . September 26, 2021 . Cartoon Brew.
- Web site: Brueheim . Jackson . May 13, 2020 . Hazbin Hotel: 10 Astonishing Pieces of Fan Art . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200612220106/https://www.cbr.com/hazbin-hotel-best-fan-art/ . June 12, 2020 . April 25, 2021 . . en.
- Web site: Short . Dan . December 18, 2020 . Helluva Boss . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210118103546/https://animatedviews.com/2020/helluva-boss/ . January 18, 2021 . April 25, 2021 . Animated Views.
- Web site: Troup . Margaret . November 2, 2020 . 'Hazbin Hotel' creator releases new episode of spinoff series 'Helluva Boss' . live . https://archive.today/20201103153029/https://www.iowastatedaily.com/limelight/hazbin-hotel-creator-releases-new-episode-of-spin-off-series-helluva-boss-vivienne-medrano-youtube-animated-series-a24-angel-dust-charlie-moxxie-millie-blitzo-brandon-rogers-richard-steven-horvits-iowa-state-daily-ames-iowa/article_f905a1ea-1d33-11eb-afb6-3b962bc22e27.html . November 3, 2020 . April 25, 2021 . Iowa State Daily.
- Web site: James . Tito W. . July 17, 2020 . 'Hazbin Hotel' Returns With A New Music Video 'Addict' . live . https://archive.today/20200722000834/http://www.comicon.com/2020/07/17/hazbin-hotel-returns-with-a-new-music-video-addict/ . July 22, 2020 . April 25, 2021 . Comicon.com.
- Web site: Dudok de Wit . Alex . September 1, 2020 . Here's The Biggest Animation News You Missed In August . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200904074858/https://www.cartoonbrew.com/monthly-wrap-up/heres-the-biggest-animation-news-you-missed-in-august-195997.html . September 4, 2020 . April 25, 2021 . Cartoon Brew.
- Web site: Alexa . Laurén . September 1, 2020 . Unconventional A24 Picks Up Controversial 'Hazbin Hotel' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201102023751/https://www.awn.com/news/unconventional-a24-picks-controversial-hazbin-hotel . November 2, 2020 . April 25, 2021 . Animation World Network.
- Web site: Milligan . Mercedes . August 7, 2020 . A24 Checks in to VivziePop's Hellish 'Hazbin Hotel' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200814180006/https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/a24-checks-in-to-vivziepops-hellish-hazbin-hotel/ . August 14, 2020 . April 25, 2021 . Animation Magazine.
- Book: Mitchell, Ben . Independent Animation: Developing, Producing and Distributing Your Animated Films . 2023 . . 9781000849189 . . 87 . July 6, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230706134653/https://books.google.com/books?id=rNytEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT87 . July 6, 2023 . live.
- Web site: Short . Dan . October 5, 2020 . ZooPhobia: Bad Luck Jack . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210120184811/https://animatedviews.com/2020/zoophobia-bad-luck-jack/ . January 20, 2021 . April 25, 2021 . Animated Views.
- Web site: Voting . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210301150205/https://ursamajorawards.org/voting2020/ . March 1, 2021 . March 2, 2021 . Ursa Major Awards.
- Web site: O'Reily . Rod . May 2, 2021 . The Ursa Major Awards for 2020 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210503132052/https://www.flayrah.com/8351/ursa-major-awards-2020 . May 3, 2021 . May 3, 2021 . Flayrah.
- Web site: Recommended Furry Art and Literature List . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210203232450/https://ursamajorawards.org/ReadList.htm . February 3, 2021 . March 27, 2021 . Ursa Major Awards.
- Web site: Vivienne Medrano. Medrano. Vivienne. Voxtagram. Tumblr. June 21, 2020. June 21, 2020. Hellaverse.
- ❤️ Val & Vox are an Item? ❤️ – Hazbin Hotel & Helluva Boss Instagram Part 2!. August 28, 2020. Veggie Gamer. August 28, 2020. YouTube. VivziePop.
- Web site: Hemenway. Megan. Why Hazbin Hotel Season 1 Is Releasing 5 Years After The Pilot. Screenrant. December 27, 2023. February 20, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20231228193723/https://screenrant.com/hazbin-hotel-2024-release-take-so-long/. December 28, 2023. live.
- Web site: Shuman. Sean. Hazbin Hotel: What Changed From the Pilot?. MovieWeb. November 19, 2023. February 20, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240220182754/https://movieweb.com/hazbin-hotel-pilot-differences/. February 20, 2024. live.
- Web site: Dumas. Zoe. Why Helluva Boss Is the Best Web Series Right Now. MovieWeb. July 2, 2023. February 20, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230718180108/https://movieweb.com/helluva-boss-best-web-series-now/. July 18, 2023. live.
- Web site: Dumas. Zoe. How Does Helluva Boss Replace Hazbin Hotel? . MovieWeb. July 2, 2023. February 20, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20240128085848/https://movieweb.com/how-helluva-boss-replace-hazbin-hotel/. January 28, 2024. live.
- Hazbin Hotel – "Inside of Every Demon Is a Rainbow" (Original Song) Not For Kids. October 6, 2018. Medrano. Vivienne. Vivienne Medrano. October 6, 2018. YouTube. VivziePop.
- Oh Millie (Official Music Video) – Helluva Boss. February 14, 2020. Medrano. Vivienne. Vivienne Medrano. February 14, 2020. YouTube. VivziePop.
- Addict (Music Video) – Hazbin Hotel. July 17, 2020. Medrano. Vivienne. Vivienne Medrano. July 17, 2020. YouTube. VivziePop.
- Web site: Mullinax. Hope. New 'Helluva Boss' Music Video Teases the Future of Stolas and Blitzo's Romance. Collider. December 3, 2023. February 20, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20231208085721/https://collider.com/helluva-boss-stolas-blitzo-relationship-music-video/. December 8, 2023. live.
- SpindleHorse . SpindleHorse . 1209572862048292870 . December 24, 2019 . Very very soon... ❄ #Holidaze . en . February 20, 2024 . https://twitter.com/SpindleHorse/status/1209572862048292870 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220326181044/https://twitter.com/SpindleHorse/status/1209572862048292870 . March 26, 2022 .