Any fans of American animator Bill Plympton out there? Because have I got a DVD for you. Or, rather, Plympton does. The man was in town for the Worldwide Short Film Festival a couple weeks ago and while here he passed me a copy of his brand new DVD Dog Days - signed it, too, and gave me an original drawing on a postcard, the man knows how to work a room – a complete collection of his work from between the years of 2004 and 2008. If he made it in those five years, it's here. The Dog Trilogy? Santa, The Fascist Years? The Fan and the Flower? All here. And it's not just the shorts. Nope. His commissioned work – music videos, festival trailers, etc – are all included as well along with a generous assortment of bonus materials, including audio commentary on each and every one of the shorts. And everything is featured in the correct aspect ratios with tip-top transfers. Call this one absolutely essential for any fan of animation in general or Plympton in particular.