MINION FACTORY

Friday, May 15, 2015

FAB 4!

FANTASTIC FOUR

Just a little Fab 4 doodle.

Friday, May 8, 2015

2010, 2011 - The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That!

THE CAT IN THE HAT KNOWS A LOT ABOUT THAT!

It's like a dream come true when you get to work on anything Dr. Seuss. This animated show was based on a series of books ( not written by Seuss ) aimed to educate children about the world and everything in it, not very Seuss thing at all. But it is still his style and I enjoyed the challenge of designing in that style, especially the weird and wonderful machines.

I only got to work on the first season of this show and not the second because of trip to the Hospital that lasted two months and more at home recuperating. Would have been fun though, but that honor went to my friend Rene Daigle.

Friday, May 1, 2015

Combat Carl!

COMBAT CARL

ALIEN HUNTER

COMBAT CARL / CARL WEATHERS

I just recently saw Pixar's "Toy Story of Terror" TV special ( forgot about it when it originally came out ) and just loved all the "Predator" movie reference, especially Carl Weathers aka: Combat Carl. The whole show was a kid friendly "Predator" movie, right down to the "Over Here" whisper and being hunted by a giant lizard. Even Combat Carl's hand was missing and in the "Predator" movie, Carl Weathers character had his hand ( actually his arm ) blown off by the Predator.

I loved it so much, I did this small sample of a "Combat Carl" toy line in classic G.I. Joe style right after watching the special. Also made his enemy villain the classic Predator for him to fight until the end of time.

Friday, April 24, 2015

2008 - World of Quest!

WORLD OF QUEST

The adventures of Quest come to life in this action adventure ..... comedy type show. There was a disagreement between producers on what kind of show they wanted, action adventure or adventure comedy.

The show was based on a independently produced graphic novel by Jason T. Kruse, which means it was drastically changed for the animated show. It's what producers do to reach a wider audience, which kind of alienates the original fan base.

Here is the Wikipedia description of the show:

In the land of Odyssia, Prince Nestor goes to seek Quest who was banished years ago by Nestor's mother for failing to properly protect the Prince. Prince Nestor wants Quest's help in rescuing his parents who have been captured and are being held captive by unknown beings. Quest refuses to help Nestor even though he is shown a letter that would have repealed Quest's exile. The Prince places an "allegiance spell" on Quest which forces him to grudgingly obey the Prince. Later they meet up with Graer, a griffin, who joins them in order to rescue, Gatling the cyborg who is in prison. They discover that the prison is actually a giant monster and they aid Gatling in his escape. The group decide to look for the "Dagger of Way", a techno creature. Known as "Way" to the others, the creature eventually aids the group in their search. Finally they are joined by a young wizard female named Anna who understands "Way" unique way of speaking. The group wants to find the five swords which will form the Shadow Soul Sword enabling them to find and free Nestor's parents. They are pursued by Lord Spite and General Ogun who hamper their search.

I didn't really enjoy working on this show and I will leave it at that. If you are interested in seeing this program, there are episodes on Youtube as usual.