Escape Claus
Channel: Nick Gibbons
Date: 20/06/2020

There's an order of mystical beings living on the planet. They are forever in battle to claim the one and only spot of supremacy. Once the final member has killed his way to the top, he shall take his rightful place, and dethrone the current king. Did I mention the king is Santa Claus? Because it’s Santa Claus, and all the violent creatures battling for that coveted spot around the globe are all Santa’s as well. Each Santa with his own theme and powers.
 Cliff Claus is a divorcee living in a suburb on the outskirts of Tucson with his daughter. He works in a big box overstock store, Deal World.  While Cliff is part of the whole, “there can be only one,” jazz, he doesn’t want any part of it. He just wants to lay low, get his life back on track, and raise his daughter. That doesn’t stop the relentless onslaught of holiday themed, action-packed, fight sequences as each festive juggernaut in this world seek to kill him and take his power. It’s exhausting for Cliff, and his boss is sick of having to file insurance claims.
 While Escape Claus is centered on Cliff, his daughter Belle, and the Claus Clan, this world is filled with a myriad of holiday creatures and antagonists all with their own twisted mythology. From the Easter Bunny to the Tooth Fairy, this series will broaden out to explore the strange sides of all the holidays creating a bizarre world where anything can happen.

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   This is an animatic that me (Nick Gibbons) and my writing partner Andy Coen put together with the amazing artist Eli Orth. It is a pilot/pitch for our show. We finished it up about a year ago and just wanted to share it with the world. We love it, and the world we have created behind it is funny, different and exciting. Our hope was to sell it and make a great action-comedy sit-com with heart, and a lot of fighting. 



If you like it and want to produce a season of this crazy fun show with us, here's our contact info:


Nick Gibbons
https://www.instagram.com/nicknickgibbons/



Andy Coen

https://www.instagram.com/andydiamonds/ 



Eli Orth
https://www.eliorthdesign.com/