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nenena ([personal profile] nenena) wrote2008-08-23 06:27 am

Second look at MBX

http://www.mbxanimation.com/

Lots of material and notes from Grant Morrison uploaded.

(*reads notes*)

Uh, [livejournal.com profile] zhinxy, what was that you said about Grant Morrison going crazy?

About the time that he started describing the Gita as a "Singularity" (capital S) in space and time, my brain melted.

Here are my reactions, in no particular order:

--Narration will start with Gita and then intersperse 18-day war with flashbacks to pre-war storyline. Okay. That's a solid approach. Dunno if you want to smack Western viewers in the face with the Gita right away, though.

---Set in 10,000 BC. Ummmmmmmm. Bharat is Pangea. Attempts to include references to Biblical floods. (Um, okay.) Elephants are actually mastadons with plated armor and "gas masks." Mastadons. Drona wears battle armor. Oh, god, please don't tell me the "battle armor" is the giant robots in the preview.

---Click on "Concept Art." Oh Jesus Christ ILU Mukesh Singh. But who are these people? Arjuna is immediately identifiable because a) he's labeled and b) GANDIVA. Nobody else is labeled. Two characters frequently appear with Arjuna, one big and badass, the other older with a constipated expression on his face. Probably Bhima and Yudhisthira. OH HEY I FOUND KARNA he's the dude with the giant cyborg arm and the earrings. I think. Where is Krishna? Where is Duryodhana? I only see one identifiable elder, is he supposed to be Bhisma or Drona or what?

---Teaser trailer is still the same one posted on the Perspective Studios website.

---Behind the Scenes. Okay, they're using motion-capture animation to capture real martial arts fights. This looks potentially awesome. Some guy says it will be "contemporary and psychedelic." You've got some tough competition from Ekta in the "psychedelic" category, guys.

PS - I ordered the MBX Sketchbook from the Virgin Comics store last month. If experience has taught me anything, I'm sure that I'll be seeing it show up sometime in November.

Mmmmm. Must watch more Ektabharat episodes. The power of Nakula's hair compels me.

[identity profile] goldenflames.livejournal.com 2008-08-23 01:41 pm (UTC)(link)
The power of Nakula's hair compels me.


-falls over laughing-


"By the time we reach the 18th day and have witnessed all the stories of the players involved, our hearts should be broken and healed and broken again."

Despite the brain-melting nature of some of his other notes, I think that one was spot-on. Kurukshetra should break your heart.


Apparently the warhorses have head-mounted laser guns. Laser guns.

I think Krishna is the oddly sickly-looking blue guy towards the end of the gallery.



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[identity profile] nenena.livejournal.com 2008-08-24 02:58 am (UTC)(link)
I think Krishna is the oddly sickly-looking blue guy towards the end of the gallery.

That's my suspicion, too. Which I think would make him the guy with the spiky armor and the halo in the black-and-white art. Mmmm. Looks a little... badass? His face looks too gaunt. I mean, Krishna is badass, but I also have trouble imagining him without a more feminine, baby face.

[identity profile] zhinxy.livejournal.com 2008-08-26 11:22 pm (UTC)(link)

Uh, [info]zhinxy, what was that you said about Grant Morrison going crazy?

I say he's going crazy approximately five times a day, but... Oh, what the hell, Morrison's going crazy, but on the other hand... Crazy with MASTODONS! WHOOOO!