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... The title of this blog has to do with a Will Bruder quote I heard while attending the University of Arizona College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture (CAPLA) during the Fall of 1999 - "Learn to master the trash can and you might become something" - It really resonated with me and has stuck with me to this day. I suppose for me the concept hit hard that although you can discard an idea, concept, sketch, design, whatever for a certain project you may be able to revisit it at a later date under different circumstances - In other words designs never die, they evolve, they hibernate, they circle-back but they never die...Or maybe he was just telling us to quit our ideas of becoming Architects and to go live in a public park somewhere; which, given the current state of the industry probably would not have been such a bad idea...

That is what this Blog will be for me - With over a decade in the industry I have come to realize that what I thought I would be doing on a daily basis and what I actually do are pretty darn different - BUT - I still have ideas, I still have hopes and I still have my creativity; So, I figured this would be a good outlet...I will share my thoughts on work and the industry as well as whatever moments of creativity I can muster - And, yes, at the direction of my Wife I will keep the swearing to an absolute minimum.

Cheers...B.

Wednesday, February 3, 2016

X-MEN: APOCALYPSE | 1990's CARTOON STYLE:

... Did you guys see the trailer for "X-Men: Apocalypse" a few months before the Holidays? - I know, old news, right? - I am late for EVERYTHING...It sucks. BUT - Enough with the self-deprecation because that is NOT what this post is about. This post is about my favorite Marvel Comic Book Characters:

The X-Men.

I am a HUGE X-Men fan - Always have been actually; they were my comic book of choice as a child and I even remember dressing up with my Sister and running around our back yard pretending to be Wolverine, Cyclops or Gambit - My Sister would either be Jean Grey - Or, her favorite, Rouge. We had these yellow and blue cellulose triacetate and polyester Nike warm-up jackets (...so late 80's, early 90's) that allowed us to play our parts to perfection in our minds.

Good times had by all.

The other really cool thing about the X-Men was the Saturday Morning cartoon that ran in the early 1990's - IT WAS AWESOME - The graphics always seemed a little odd but it stuck true to the canon of the comics and the main antagonist, Apocalypse, was a total bad ass.

... Of course, I am not the only fan that felt this way and the 1990 Cartoon has a rather large cult-following - So, it is really no surprise to me that someone re-cut the dialogue from the latest "X-Men: Apocalypse" trailer, dubbed-it over shots from the 90's Cartoon and posted it to www.youtube.com - AND - Since I am just that kind of guy, here it is...From me to you:


Pretty cool, huh?

Remember what I said about the 1990's Cartoon having a huge cult-following? - Well it honestly still holds true to this day. There is an Animator who has taken a whole year off of work to create and produce an unauthorized and re-imagined short animated series on YouTube and his own www.facebook.com account - His name is Joe Furtado and the series is titled "X-Men : Danger Room Protocols" and you can find more information here on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/joelyface

Or his website here:

http://www.joelfurtado.com/

Problem is...Last I read Marvel had shut him down - Se la vie.

Here is a promo pic:


... AND - In closing, you can see the Official 20th Century FOX Trailer for "X-Men Apocalypse" here on YouTube - I guess it is pretty cool too:


But come on...You'd be lying to yourself.

Peace,
Hot Mama

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