Life is Like a Hurricane…
When I was a kid, I used to save my snacks at lunch just so I could eat them while watching DuckTales. I remember it being pudding cups—usually butterscotch. Uncle Scrooge was the guy I daydreamed about running around with, taking off on adventures with Launchpad at the wheel. Huey, Dewey, and Louie always seemed to have the answers to everything in their Junior Woodchuck Guidebook.
I grew up a product of Disney, Atari, G.I. Joe—a child of the ’80s. It was a grand time to be a kid.
A couple of years ago, I was hired at Disney’s Junction Point Studio as a character designer, largely because of my passion for both Disney and DuckTales. Last year, I spent nine months developing characters for a DuckTales pitch. I created over 300 non-playable characters, including the main cast—something I’m very proud to have worked on.
Unfortunately, the project was eventually put on hold so resources could be shifted to help wrap up Epic Mickey 2. This was my initial take on Uncle Scrooge—the way I would have liked to see him. Later, I was asked to pull back and follow Carl Barks’ style a bit more.
As far as I know, the new version of DuckTales coming out from Capcom is completely unrelated to the work I did. Still, I had a great time living in Duckburg, and I hope to visit again someday.
#DuckTales #Scrooge #WooHoo
You are so good at this