Probably my first "Character-driven" show idea. I originally intended to have it take place in the 1940's as a "tribute" to classic cartoons. While not a bad idea, it may not cut it with the studio execs if I were to pitch it in the future. Here's the story, Leroy Crow has dreams of becoming "Top Bird" So he conjures up a plethora of schemes and scams in order to get some cash. But, most of his plans can't be done alone. So he requires the assistance of Skillet, an extremely paranoid crow with a skillet on his head, who reluctantly takes part in any of Leroy's plans. So let's get down to the two main characters...
Leroy is a quick thinker with a big dream. His goal in life is to be the world's richest crow, and he plans to achieve said goal by using his wit and intellect. Leroy is pretty shrewd when it comes to his plans , so he'll never give up on one, no matter how bad it is. Unfortunately, with Skillet he practically has no alternative.
Skillet is the exact opposite of Leroy. He is extremely paranoid and a bit pessimistic. Leroy actually found Skillet in an alley. Like everybody who has ever come in contact with Skillet, the first question Leroy asked him, was "Why do you have a skillet on your head?" to which he would respond with an insane non sequitur that would involve random objects raining from the sky and eventually leading up to the apocalypse. This would happen every time Leroy has a plan that he doesn't want to be part of. He would start off with a reasonable excuse and then end with an insane excuse. I will be posting more of the story as well as the other characters as soon as I'm done redrawing them...
They both look good, though If you want to make them different from each other, I think you could still push it more.
ReplyDeleteAnd is it just me, or is the larger guy seem like he was horizontally squished? It looks off.