[Cartoon Forum] Comic Worthy Tales: Our Selected Tweens Projects

Friendship, science fiction, and inner growth are among the key themes of the Tweens and Teens projects we have selected for our readers.

ALFIE’S ALRIGHT!

Animation / Format: 2D Computer / 26 x 11’

Genre: Comedy, Diversity, Folklore, Friendship, Gender, Inclusion, Sustainability

Producers: Animation Studio Iceland (IS)

Transmedia Tip: Comics

A funny and outrageous episodic adventure about being the new kid in a strange new world! A young elf moves to the city with her newfound family and must figure out how to make friends, keep her elf-y nature a secret, and understand what all these strange humans are up to.

ATOMIC

Animation / Format: 2D Computer Drawing / 12 x 22’

Genre: Action, Educational, Sci-Fi

Producers: Studio Zmei (BG)

Transmedia Tip: Comics, Digital Toys, Trading Cards

Atomic is an action series that seamlessly blends sci-fi with educational storytelling. It follows a teenage girl named Willow, who’s determined to help her overworked engineer father—an old-school action hero—by taking on his heroic duty of protecting the city. With the support of her friends, Willow must defend the Eastern European–inspired Hope City from mutants, robots, and aliens—all while uncovering secrets from her father’s past, exploring the wonders of science, and navigating the challenges of everyday teenage life.

>>> Read our selection of projects in the new issue of EAJ.

CAP KRAPOOL

Animation / Format: 3D Computer / 13 x 22’

Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy

Producers: Slam Créations (FR)

Transmedia Tip: Comics, Gaming

In the heart of the Caribbean, the bold Captain Papool Krapool commands an eccentric crew aboard a most unusual ship: The Sea Slipper. He is joined by his 15-year-old daughter, Saïné, whom he has raised alone, and by his older daughter, Akissa, who recently returned after leaving the family soon after Saïné’s birth, following the mysterious disappearance of their mother, Lehoona. One day, Akissa stumbles upon one of the five gems from her mother’s iconic necklace—a sign that Lehoona might still be alive. From then on, the sisters embark on a quest to find the remaining gems, which perhaps uncover the truth behind their mother’s disappearance.

LYON – PLAGUE LAB

Animation / Format: 3D Computer Cout-out / 52 x 11’

Genre: Adventure, Friendship, Survival-Horror Comedy

Producers: Cartobaleno (IT), Vismanimation (IT), WGF (IT)

Transmedia Tip: Comics, Gaming, Board Games

Lyon – Plague Lab is a darkly comic animated series inspired by gamer and creator Ettore Canu, known as Lyon. Three teens—Lyon, Anna, and Cico—are trapped in an underground lab by a mad scientist and must face grotesque mutant monsters symbolizing adolescent fears and insecurities. Their only refuge, a service elevator, becomes the base for a perilous ascent toward freedom. Each encounter represents the inner struggles of growing up, teaching the protagonists that only by facing their fears, supporting one another, and persevering, they can find the strength to survive and truly mature.

>>> Read our selection of projects in the new issue of EAJ.