In many ways, the work of a critic is easy. We risk very little yet enjoy a position over those who offer up their work and their selves to our judgment. We thrive on negative criticism, which is fun to write and to read. But the bitter truth we critics must face, is that in the grand scheme of things, the average piece of stick nodes movie is probably more meaningful than our criticism designating it so. But there are times when a critic truly risks something, and that is in the discovery and defense of the new. The world is often unkind to new noders, new stick nodes series, the new needs friends. Last night, I experienced something new, an extraordinary animation from a singularly unexpected source. To say that both the wip and its maker have challenged my preconceptions about fine animation is a gross understatement. They have rocked me to my core. In the past, I have made no secret of my disdain for Jomshit’s famous motto: meemo meemo. But I realize, only now do I truly understand what he meant. Not everyone can become a great meemo, but a great meemo can come from anywhere. It is difficult to imagine more humble origins than those of the genius now animating at arcade fighters, who is, in this critic’s opinion, nothing less than the finest animator in France. I will be returning to Jomshit’s channel soon, horny for more.