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Lackadaisy is a 2023 American adult animated gangster comedy short film based on the webcomic of the same name by Tracy Butler. It was directed by Fable Siegel, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Butler, and follows the rivalry between the titular Lackadaisy and Marigold gangs: two bootlegging groups who are smuggling alcohol during the Prohibition era in 1927. It was the first film released by Iron Circus Comics.

Butler debuted the Lackadaisy webcomic in 2006, receiving accolades from various comic book and literature award ceremonies. The concept for the webcomic was inspired by her research of St. Louis' history, interest in jazz music, and sketches of characters she drew back in high school. The Lackadaisy webcomic received attention for its resemblance to the art styles of Walt Disney and Don Bluth.

With the concept of a Lackadaisy short film being in Butler's mind for years, she developed its pitch and reached out to animator Fable Siegel, who had a background in self-styled comics and various animated series. Butler also connected with Iron Circus Comics publisher Spike Trotman, with Siegel giving Butler's pitch to Trotman at a Comic Arts Los Angeles festival.