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IBM-Sponsored 'Squnkwurx' Studio Aligns Veteran Internet Producers with Stan Lee Media

Strategic Insights

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Leading internet producers and Disney animators have joined forces with comic book legend Stan Lee to launch Squnkwurx, a digital animation studio sponsored by IBM. The new studio promises to revolutionize the industry by leveraging advanced technology and creative freedom to develop cutting-edge internet content. This strategic move by Stan Lee Media, Inc. aims to establish the company as a leading player in the creation of globally branded entertainment franchises on the internet.

Key Takeaways:

  • Squnkwurx, an IBM-sponsored studio, brings together veteran internet producers and Disney animators, including Jamie Wilkinson and Gary Manfredi, who will lead the company's R&D efforts.
  • The studio will oversee all aspects of technology and creative services, excluding franchise storylines and scripts, to develop original branded internet animation.
  • Stan Lee Media, Inc. has partnered with IBM to harness the power of high-end Intellistations, the top-of-the-line NT workstation for the graphics and online industry.
  • Squnkwurx will be involved in pioneering the development of complex technologies, activities, and characters, allowing the company to aim at a wider demographic.
  • The studio's team includes Michelle Drudzinski (producer, online), Vince Golveo (lead Flash engineer), Andrey Pavlovskiy (director of Flash animation), and others from Disney Online, Disney Feature Animation, and Walt Disney Imagineering.
  • Stan Lee Media, Inc. is a publicly traded company founded by comic book icon Stan Lee, seeking to become the premier creator of globally branded entertainment franchises on the internet.

Statistics:

  • The Squnkwurx team comprises 150 convergent media professionals.
  • The studio is sponsored by IBM, which has provided high-end Intellistations workstations.
  • Stan Lee Media, Inc. has published more than two billion copies of books featuring characters co-created with Stan Lee in 100 countries and 27 languages.
  • The company has partnered with The Backstreet Boys, the most popular singing group in the world, to establish the largest independent creator and aggregator of globally branded entertainment franchises on the internet.

Sources:

  • Press Release, "IBM-Sponsored 'Squnkwurx' Studio Is New Base for Veteran Internet Producers," PRNewswire, June 12.
  • "Stan Lee Media, Inc."

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