In concept, a fan-made animated series about Nintendo’s Star Fox games following the continuity of Star Fox 64 sounds like a recipe for charming failure, akin to the many passionate but ultimately cringe-inducing Star Trek fan films. So it’s an unexpected delight that animator Matthew Gafford’s A Fox In Space is so damn good. It’s beautifully drawn, recalling ’70s and early ’80s animated films like Heavy Metal as well as more modern space-noir like Cowboy Bebop. Beyond the visuals, the bigger surprise is that Fox is not only well-voiced (mostly by Gafford himself), but well-written, with a wry sense of humor and a world that feels more lived-in than that of the game.