Kyle!

Faith and begorrah, it's Kyle, the bus-driving leprechaun!

Deep thoughts...

Cosmo contemplates one of the many choices he will have to make in "Cosmo Kimball and the Perfect Hat"!

Threading the needle...

That Cosmo is a crafty fellow!

Meet Cosmo!

Here's Cosmo, the hero of the story!

Meet Gus!

Behold Gus, Cosmo Kimball's puppet upon whom the Perfect Hat will fall!

Meet Ted Todman!

Ace illustrator David Vordtriede is cranking out the art for "Cosmo"! Here's a look at Ted Todman, the host of "Ted Todman's Talent Time", where Cosmo has a shot at his big break.

Creator Callout: Galen Fott

Hey, that's me! How awkward. Well now, let's just see what it says about me on the Cosmo Kimball website:

Galen Fott is the writer, director, and animator of Cosmo Kimball. An award-winning filmmaker, Galen has completed 14 animated films to date for the venerated Weston Woods Studios, now a division of Scholastic. For these films, he directed the vocal performances of Joanne Woodward, Stanley Tucci, Steve Buscemi, Sean Hayes, and Paul Giamatti.

Galen’s work has screened at the Guggenheim, Sydney Opera House, National Gallery of Art, Brooklyn Academy of Music, the Hiroshima and Anima Mundi animation festivals, and in the major film festivals of San Francisco (three-time Golden Gate nominee) and London. He has also created animation for Sesame Workshop, Marvel Comics, country star Trace Adkins, and Ralph's World.

Galen is also an accomplished actor, singer, and puppeteer, having performed these services for The Walt Disney Company and The Jim Henson Company. A former contributing editor to PCMag and a Macworld reviewer, he has co-authored eight books on digital imaging. Galen lives in Nashville with his wife Laura, son Burton, and their 2 dogs, 2 goats, 4 chickens, and 5 cats.

His personal website is www.grundoon.com.