Another MD, another update from good 'ol Jswole. The submissions are still coming in, but I think it's safe to say that this year is gonna have a pretty sweet haul of solo projects and unique collabs. Thankfully, I think the community has finally gotten out of its "Beginners BodylessTest Collab 5" phase, and I'm quite thankful for that. Innovation is what drives good content around here and that's something we can't really achieve when people are too stubborn to draw their own sprites - instead choosing to use the same assets from classic madness which are almost 20 YEARS OLD. Be violent, be bold - That's the only way we'll get better content year-to-year.

Another taste of the MAX 2 OST for 'ya, give it a listen.

On the Maxification 2 front, things have been going a bit better than I honestly expected, although the release date is still a bit out. The movie currently sits at almost 10 minutes with all included footage, and there's plenty more meat to pump into this puppy. Huge thanks to some pretty badass people along the lines of LK_Gross, Armage, and Krispr for helping to speed along with this monumental task - the finished product will be out far faster thanks to their efforts. For those who are unaware, MAX 2 is intended to be the "Avengers - Endgame" of the Madness Community. The amalgamation of fan-created content and characters, leitmotifs and visual gags which will act as the ultimate tribute to this unstoppable beast of a fandom. I promised a media dump, and you're gonna get one:

Extile being interrupted during a casual game of pool.

Interior shots of CLUB N - The premiere partying spot of the Nexus Core.

And a couple of spoilerific sneak-peeks. (It also seems like Newgrounds broke the last one, here's hoping it'll just fix itself)

I'm hoping that Newgrounds won't rape the quality of these pics like it often loves to do. Also, keep in mind that these scenes haven't had their rounds of polish yet, so minor visual glitches are to be expected. I'm genuinely excited for what the rest of the community is gonna have cooked up for today, and I'm even more thrilled for when I'll get to unleash my

coup de grâce.

Art by Mystic

As always, you guys are some sweet-ass bros for stickin' with this community for so long - your patience shall be rewarded greatly in due time. I'll be releasing my Madness Day Submission overview later today when all the posts are in - for now, have a fucking fantastic Madness Day 2020!

Another year, another chance for MD to either impress or disappoint. Following the disaster that was 2017's MD, the following 2 years have steadily gotten better to a degree, at least in terms of new solo projects instead of a clusterfuck of shitty ass collabs. I'm going to be posting a shitload of media and goodies regarding MAX 2, along with another sample of the OST, so there's that to look forward to at least. There were lots of up-and-coming animators that tried to get done solo projects in-time for this MD, but as usual 90% of them fell through or just missed the target date, hopefully such efforts won't go to waste and we can still see the projects completed at a later time.

As I have with the last few years, I'll be making a big overview post of all the (watchable!) film submissions for this MD, rating them in no particular order - yet with the most objective of taste. I won't be reviewing 2-second test collab clips or shit you'd see posted to the dumping grounds on a bad day, because it's safe to assume nothing of value is lost if they're just left to be ignored. If 9.5 manages to come out on time, I will probably add it to the list for shits and giggles / seeing how it holds up to community submissions. The addition of an actual cash-money prize is something I see as a fantastic way to push more creators to innovate/post for our favorite NG holiday, although I think announcing it earlier would have been a better idea, giving everybody a lot more time to put something together. Either way, I'm pretty excited for tomorrow and the surprises it'll bring, hopefully this MD injects some life back into the fandom so we can get back to the good 'ol days of Madness making Newgrounds its bitch.

Cute spoilery doodle by Oddy

He had it coming.

" S q u a w k "

- - Give it a listen or face the consequences. - -

Our sexy boi CryptVoice has done some sexy work remastering and extending the preview theme for MAX 2, give it a listen as we chip away at the rest of the flick!

Keep 'yerselves safe durin' these horrid times, respect distances and don't go 'round doin' retarded dares/challenges and shit anymore.

'Beware the yellow plague.'

Welp, Pico Day got cancelled for this year and I doubt they're gonna be able to reschedule it at a convenient time for anybody who's still alive to show up. That means I won't be seein' Krunks this year, which sucks but I'm making the most of the mandatory isolation this horrid disease has brought upon us.

Working on more guys and animatin', mostly.

As for the rest of y'all, stay safe and don't be stupid 'n get yourselves killed. Toilet paper bandits are right around the corner.

Didn't really expect to get this far, but here we are !!

The realization that a thousand people still even use Newgrounds is quite a surprise to me, let alone the fact that they decided to follow me. Huge thanks to you guys on NewGrounds, Youtube, Discord, and everywhere else for giving me such awesome support, your love won't go unrequited ♥w♥

-Work Continues-

HUGE thanks to Cryono for gettin' this out on-the-dot, it was a change of plans compared to previous years but I feel like this still works out. Although I wish to not sound like a Hallmark card, the reason this community continues to thrive is thanks to your unwavering dedication to what appears to most as just another web series, but we know better. Madness has introduced me to some of my closest online buddies, and still continues to do so for hundreds of others. Our ability to persist through content dry-spells and tragedies shall pave the way to global domination, but for now we take the time to be thankful for what this community has given to us, and to give back through the creation of more badass cartoons in the years to come!

To anybody who's reading this, I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, see you peeps in 2020 ! !

Another year, another set of utterly awesome fan-art by you beautiful people! Big thanks to everybody who's been shootin' me messages and gifts, you've all worked to make this day one for the books! I'll be listin' all of the art I got sent below, If I missed u shoot me a message and I'll fix it up!

By: Ursyn

By: Raff

By: LK_Gross

By: ROPH

By: YumiPan

By: TGS

Additionally, the masterfully done MAX: 2 Comic by Dumbellz2 / Dachi !

Read the Full Comic Here: https://dumbellz2.newgrounds.com/news/post/1079624

And Lastly, a breathtaking commissioned piece by Boomnm !

Full res version here: https://www.newgrounds.com/art/view/boomnm/mad-to-the-end

Again, a big thanks from the bottom of my cyber-heart for all of the work that's been put into these pieces! You guys are seriously some of the best boi's the community has to offer, and I'll do my best to make it up to 'ya in Maxfication 2!

Until next time, I love y'all !!

Progress continues. Problems arise.