Maxwell Atoms
Adam Maxwell Burton,[1] better known as Maxwell Atoms is an American animator, screenwriter, storyboard artist, and voice actor. Atoms is the creator of the Cartoon Network series The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy and Evil Con Carne.
Maxwell Atoms | |
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Atoms in Los Angeles in 2017 | |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Animator, screenwriter, storyboard artist, television director, television producer, voice actor |
Years active | 1995–present |
Known for |
Career
He is the creator of Cartoon Network's animated television series The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy,[2] Evil Con Carne, and has developed a Billy & Mandy spin-off Halloween special called Underfist: Halloween Bash. Before he started working on his own series, Atoms was an intern at Film Roman, a freelance artist at Warner Bros., had a brief stint at WildBrain and had also worked on The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat. Atoms got a job at Hanna-Barbera and as a writer and storyboard artist on Cow and Chicken and I Am Weasel. Atoms also performed the voice of Jeff the Spider and Piff on The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, and voiced Cod Commando on Evil Con Carne. He also voiced several additional characters in the TV-movie Billy & Mandy's Big Boogie Adventure. Atoms has been recognized several times for innovation and creativity in his work.
Atoms is good friends with fellow animator Mr. Warburton, creator of Codename: Kids Next Door and C. H. Greenblatt, the creator of Chowder and Harvey Beaks. He and Tom have made multiple references to each other's shows and have made a crossover half-hour special, The Grim Adventures of the Kids Next Door. As for C.H, he voiced the character Fred Fredburger in several episodes of Billy & Mandy, alongside a brief cameo of Chowder in Underfist. Atoms was also an executive producer and voice actor of the Disney show Fish Hooks with Noah Z. Jones.[3]
As of 2012, Atoms begun developing a new project entitled Dead Meat, "an awesome black comedy/buddy action/puppet gore web series",[4] which is still in production as of January 2020 and had a successful Kickstarter campaign as of November 15, 2013. In an interview in 2013, Atoms stated that the series would be posted somewhere on the internet once it is finished. In early 2014, Atoms stated that he hopes to get the series released in 2015. This fell through and in early 2020, Atoms announced that the project is shelved indefinitely and all backers will be refunded due to expensive costs and contractual issues.[5] In 2016 he began working on a new series called Bunnicula. The show ended in 2018.
Most recently, he was a voice actor in the adult animated web series Hazbin Hotel.
Filmography
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996 | The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat | N/A | Character Designer |
1998–99 | Cow and Chicken | N/A | Writer
Storyboard Artist |
1998–99 | I Am Weasel | N/A | Props Writer Storyboard artist |
2000 | Poochini's Yard | N/A | Storyboard artist |
2001–03 | Grim & Evil | Cod Commando Jeff the Spider |
Creator Director Writer and storyboard artist Executive Producer Character and Prop Designer |
2002-03 | Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones? | N/A | Layout Artist |
2002-04 | Teamo Supremo | N/A | Character Designer (uncredited) |
2003–08 | The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy | Jeff the Spider Additional voices |
Creator Writer and storyboard artist Executive producer Character and Prop Designer |
2003–04 | Evil Con Carne | Cod Commando Additional voices |
Creator Writer and storyboard artist Executive producer Character and Prop Designer |
2008-09 | Chowder | Additional voices | Writer and Storyboard Artist |
2010–14 | Fish Hooks | Additional voices | Story Director Storyboard artist Executive producer |
2016–2018 | Bunnicula | N/A | Producer Writer Storyboard Artist Director |
2019 | Rainbow Butterfly Unicorn Kitty | Storyboard Artist | |
2020 | Teen Titans Go! | Writer | |
2022 | The Jetsons 3000 | N/A | Creator, Writer and Storyboard Artist, Executive Producer, Character and Prop Designer |
TBA | Dead Meat | TBA | Creator, Web Series |
Films
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995 | Billy & Mandy in: Trepanation of the Skull and You | Billy | Student film |
2007 | The Grim Adventures of the Kids Next Door | N/A | Writer |
2007 | Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure | I'll Cut You Guy Pirate #2 Horrorbot Burnt Skeleton Guard |
Writer Storyboard Artist |
2007 | Billy & Mandy: Wrath of the Spider Queen | Jeff the Spider Mystery Announcer Man |
Writer |
2008 | Underfist | Jeff the Spider | Writer Storyboard Artist |
2016 | PINK: The Lighter Shade of Red | Special thanks | |
2019 | Wonder Park | Chimpanzombie | Head of Story |
2020 | Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo![6] | N/A | Writer Producer Director |
Video games
Year | Title | Role |
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2009 | Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall | Jeff the Spider |
2012 | PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale | Big Daddy |
Internet
Year | Title | Role |
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2016 | Cartoons VS Cancer | Himself |
2019 | Hazbin Hotel[7] | Additional voices |
2020 | Helluva Boss | Additional voices like Ralphie.[8][9] |
Awards
- Special internship, Film Roman. University of the Arts. 1996.
- Annie nomination (1998)- Outstanding Individual Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Television Production. Cow & Chicken "The Karate Chick".
- Top Pick Cartoons (2001–02). TV Guide.
- Comic-Con (2005, 2006 and 2007).
- 34th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, Children's Programming, 2007 – The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy
References
- Atoms, Maxwell (1996). "Billy and Mandy in Trepanation of the Skull and You". www.youtube.com. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
- "Video Game Features, PC Game Features". Retrieved April 3, 2010.
- "Fish Hooks announcement" (Press release). Disney Channel Medianet. October 30, 2009. Archived from the original on January 13, 2010. Retrieved November 28, 2009.
- Atoms, Maxwell (September 16, 2013). "Dead Meat". Maxwellatoms.tumblr.com. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/745014573/dead-meat/posts/2737022
- "The Gang Teams With Elvira and Battles Evil Pumpkins in New Animated Movie 'Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!' [Trailer]". Bloody Disgusting. July 3, 2020. Archived from the original on July 5, 2020. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
- "Hazbin Hotel - "Inside of Every Demon is a Rainbow" (Original Song)". Archived from the original on December 6, 2018. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
- Vivziepop (November 1, 2020). "HELLUVA BOSS - Murder Family // S1: Episode 1". Archived from the original on October 31, 2020. Retrieved November 1, 2020 – via YouTube.
- Cubillas, Sean (January 8, 2021). "Billy & Mandy: 10 Things Fans Need To Know About The Series". CBR. Archived from the original on January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2021.