the Greatest Geek Who Ever Lived", was heavily critiqued by a writer for Forbes. In response Inman made a second post going through the Forbes article, acknowledging some good points but picking apart others, including calling multiple sections "bullshit" and defending his work as "a comedian [who speaks] in hyperbole." In reaction to Tumblr's regular downtimes, Inman created the TumbleBeasts in 2010 as a parody of the Twitter Fail Whale, and urged Tumblr to use them. Tumblr added the artwork to their 404 page for some time, renaming them Tumbeasts. Hiatus In June 2019, just after the release of The Secret Life of Pets 2 – a feature animated film in which Inman was credited as creative consultant – Inman told the Washington Post that he "won’t be regularly creating the Oatmeal much longer" and was planning a hiatus of around two years. Inman said that he loved The Oatmeal but "I’m just tired and it’s been a decade of writing comics for strangers from my basement, and I want to try something different for a while." Around the same time, Inman signed a deal to develop an animated feature for Illumination Entertainment, though at that time the film did not appear to have been greenlit and no details were announced. Success The Oatmeal received 300,000 visitors in its first month and within 10 months had received 4.5 million visitors. Inman said in 2010 that The Oatmeal received more than 20 million page views per month; as of 2012 the site received 4 million visitors a month. Inman said in 2012 that The Oatmeal had a revenue of $500,000 a year. The Guardian considered the claim and found it reasonable given the site's visitor numbers. Fast Company described Inman in 2012 as a "millionaire". Campaigns for related products have also been successful. A fundraiser to develop and produce a card game called Exploding Kittens raised $8.8 million, and a game company co-founded by Inman received a $30 million investment in 2019. Inman appeared on an episode of Last Call with Carson Daly in 2010 and mentioned his web site. Exploding Kittens is being made into a Netflix series by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels. Awards The website was awarded the Eisner Award in the Best Digital/Webcomic category in 2014. In 2016, Inman received the Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award from San Diego Comic-Con, an award given "to people in comics and