Outsideboxproduction, 1980-2023

[TomFulp]

It’s been a sad week, I just got word that Johnathan Wrathborn aka @Outsideboxproduction has passed from a heart attack. I was notified by Johnathan’s brother-in-law @GALLOWS-GOD, who notes Johnathan was “a great guy and a good friend.”

Johnathan’s NG history goes back far beyond his current account, having previously posted under the johnathan-wrathborne name. He placed in Halloween 2008 with “The ladys room” and again in Pico Day 2010 with “Tankmen: Dual” and Halloween 2010 with “Left4lol: Survive This.” 

In 2017 he won first place on Pico Day with 2XXX, which has since been re-posted after he closed his original account and opened Outsideboxproduction. He also followed it with a formal episode one:

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  2XXX

  by Outsideboxproduction

  A young woman battles drones in the future

  Movie

  3,087 Views

  (Ages 13+)

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  2XXX one

  by Outsideboxproduction

  Decades after the apocalypse a survivor, sick and lost seeks shelter

  Movie

  2,904 Views

  (Ages 13+)

With his Outsideboxproduction account, Johnathan was known for his Joy to the World and Breached webcomics as well as some great Dungeons & Dragons-inspired movies.

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  Dragon Slayer

  by Outsideboxproduction

  Rhede fights a Green Dragon

  Movie

  4,669 Views

  (Ages 13+)

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  Slimetime

  by Outsideboxproduction

  How not to fight a slime monster

  Movie

  2,293 Views

  (Everyone)

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  Do Not Enter

  by Outsideboxproduction

  Rhede goes where she shouldn't.

  Movie

  7,098 Views

  (Ages 13+)

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  Dungeons n' Debt: A castle crasher story

  by Outsideboxproduction

  Red goes treasure hunting and finds trouble instead.

  Movie

  4,841 Views

  (Ages 13+)

A Resident Evil fan, Johnathan participated in Resident Evil Reanimated 1 & 2 and created his own parody series.

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  Hap-Hazard

  by Outsideboxproduction

  Jill and Barry look for Chris in the Spencer mansion

  Movie

  5,323 Views

  (Ages 13+)

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  Hap-Hazard 2

  by Outsideboxproduction

  Barry and Jill Split up to find Chris and Wesker

  Movie

  2,199 Views

  (Ages 13+)

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  Hap-Hazard episode 3

  by Outsideboxproduction

  Low on ammo, Jill and Barry discover the body of a fallen comrade.

  Movie

  701 Views

  (Ages 13+)

Johnathan was a chat regular and will be greatly missed by friends there.

Please take this opportunity to share your favorite memories about Johnathan. I mentioned it’s been a sad week because last Thursday we got word that Wiesi has passed. Thank you everyone who has been sharing memories about Wiesi, as well.

[JizzyJazz]

an NG chat regular and overall nice guy. RIP

[Edeshye]

holy shit what a sad fucking week man........

[Chris]

Christ what an awful week

[Cyberdevil]

Way too young too...

RIP Johnathan.

[nixnoux]

John was going through a lot this year. its completely fucked he's gone so soon. I hope wherever he's at now, he has peace.

it really sucks cause you could tell he was really honing his craft, becoming such a fantastic animator.

all of chat is in mourning -__-

[G2961]

NO! WHY ARE NEWGROUNDS LEGENDS DYING LATELY? WHY?

[burningmagma]

I'm deeply saddened to hear about this news, I regularly talked with Johnathan in the chat. He will be gone, but not forgotten...

[Bundeluxe]

How absolutely awful to lose two users in such a short time. My condolences to his friends and family, as well as all who enjoyed his work. RIP

[Slimetok]

Not Outsidebox!

[shrizumalonito]

This is very sudden. I followed Johnathan back in 2009 when he made Tankmen (his own series based off JohnnyUtah's series). Luckily, those videos are saved on his Dailymotion. I've also enjoyed Joy to the World webcomic, it's very funny. Johnathan was also animating another cartoon currently in production, but now it's shelved. You can see the progress he made on his Patreon.

I am severely going to miss him. He has great ideas and funny comedic writing. Rest in Peace & Bless your Heart Johnathan Wrathborne.

Watch Tankmen series on Dailymotion

Wrathborne's Patreon

[SeanyDS]

Rip to two legends on newgrounds. They will be missed. ❤️

[BlueMonday1984]

Its starting to feel like the end of an era.

[OnixDark]

At the chat, we're shaken. He'll be missed. I wish we could've done something to help.

If you are going through a lot of stress like he was before dying, please, take care of yourself.

[DioShiba]

This is why I'm not a fan of the month of November.

RIP OutsideBox and Wiesi. What a week it has been.

[Syrupmasterz]

I always digged how he'd make things spur of the moment, and it would make me more inclined to act on random whims when making things for friends on Discord.

His Castlevania parody Simons Bathroom Quest got me laughing pretty hard too, so I'm definitely gonna miss the guy.

I hope his family will be alright.

[AlexToolStudio]

WHY IS EVERYONE DYING!

[SkilledFella]

Rest in peace, brother.

[AlexToolStudio]

B-B-B- BROTHER?

At 11/21/23 11:00 AM, fe3l1ngsk1lledd wrote:Rest in peace, brother.

[SkilledFella]

At 11/21/23 11:01 AM, TheAlexToolStudio wrote:B-B-B- BROTHER?

At 11/21/23 11:00 AM, fe3l1ngsk1lledd wrote:Rest in peace, brother.

That's slang for a fella.

[Dungeonation]

What a week, I remember seeing them in chat often and had no idea of their Movie history…I pulled up his profile before reading further and recognized his icon and was like “Awww, nooooo”.

May Wiesi and Johnathan rest easy.

[Tyler]

He literally just posted that Dragon Slayer animation too....

Sad week for NG'ers

[MuramasasEdge]

The world lost a Titan that day.

Rest in power my friend.

[RjainXIV]

RIP. Sad week.

[Atlas]

Oh fuck man, R.I.P. Always saw him in the chat when I'd poke my head.

[BronzeHeart92]

At 11/21/23 08:29 AM, JizzyJazz wrote:an NG chat regular and overall nice guy. RIP

Even back during the old Radio Chat days?

[RobC3]

Man, it sucks to hear this news. My condolences to his family as well as those close to him.

Johnathan was a very talented artist. Just last month I read his forum thread on his Dungeons & Dragons animations, he was really good at what he did. Like many, I remember him as well from visiting the chat page.

Rest easy, Johnathan.

[AliceMako]

I first met Johnno a fair number of years back some time after the rebooted chat had gone live, his affable demeanor made it very easy to like him as i'm sure most people who got to know him will attest to.

Over time as he felt comfortable opening up about his personal life it became clear that he was also a very, very conscientious person whom was deeply and unwaveringly devoted to his family. Not infrequently to the point of burning himself out.

The first example of this he shared was the fact that he lived with his grandfather as a live in carer for a long time already which by the end of it had been a period of twelve years before his grandfather's mental condition declined to the extent that it wasn't manageable for him anymore and required professional help, the which i personally had to persuade him of.

After this he'd moved in with his parents as they left california for oregon ostensiby to enjoy his father's retirement which tragically was not meant to be a long respite as his father was diagnosed with cancer shortly after which led to a number of years of what i can only describe as medical misadventures and midnight scares straight out of rescue 911, culminating in his father's untimely death which pained him greatly. In the backdrop of all this he also lost an uncle to a heart condition.

In his final days he tended to his father's estate and worried constantly about his mother's health as he voiced a lot of concern he might lose her next though, blessedly he was spared this.

On an individual level Johnno often lamented his inability to "read" in to social situations and people's intent, something he attributed to being on the autism spectrum though it was always unclear to me how acurate that assessment was coming from somebody as profoundly empathic as him.He had mentioned on occasion he feared he had inherited the heart condition that was rife among the males in family, on the rare occasions he felt depressed he'd voice his concerns about his longevity which ultimately proved to not be unfounded.

All of this aside, Johnno was a workaholic ( something we had in common), spending prodigious amounts of time on his animations and script writing, the latter of which he had sought to leverage to perhaps one day gain him a career which by all accounts looked to be an inevitability as he'd shopped his work out to be reviewed by industry professionals whom generally agreed he was extremely competent, his final work being deemed easily adaptable for series. Sadly i've only ever had limited occasion to collaborate with him myself but the times we did were wonderful.

His sudden passing has hit his friends, of which he had many in our community, hard. I offer my condolences to all them and his surviving next of kin.

On a personal note, i loved Johnno and i am going to miss him, it has been an honor and regularly a delight i got to be his friend. I have no doubt his just reward finds him well and perhaps we'll meet again some day.

[WillHeff]

Damn, I can't believe it, his stuff was a lot of fun and he was so young! Rest Easy Johnathan

[DoctorStrongbad]

Losing two personal friends this week has not be easy.