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2008- I used to watch this Saturday morning cartoon show when I was a kid called “Thundarr The Barbarian”. I liked it because it explored the ‘what if?’ scenario of a post-apocalypitic Earth, “after a comet hurtles between the Earth and the moon causing cosmic destruction.” What emerges from the world 2000 years later is a combination of sorcery, swords and far flung science fiction technology. While the show faded into obscurity some twenty-five years ago, its sloppy storylines and art always stuck in my mind. It was something pretty much unheard of at the time, and although replays of it today on Boomerang seem to dull my lusterous interpretation with the fact the near comet miss was to occur in 1994 and that alone dates it evenmore, I have been recently interested in trying to revisit and reinterpret a solid property and flesh out its mythological universe.
I went back and redesigned the logo recently after about 20 variations or so, utilizing the same techniques that I learned in expressive type a few terms ago and combining it with my predisposition of graphic design sensibilities. I decided that “The Barbarian” was a bit excessive. I thought having the right type would say this just the same with more punch. I looked at lots of comic book logos- with Conan and The Incredible Hulk being the greatest influences into this look, and then started designing the individual letterforms before I came out with this inking. Eventually I hope to go back over the break and start character designs, environments and props giving them a more modern edge adding these to my portfolio for this next upcoming term.