Animan--"Animan's Hercules".
Q--Oh boy! When will it be done?
A--Not for a long while yet.
Q--But I want to see it NOW! What's causing the delay?
A--Health issues. Influenza flattened me all through December. And now, I have been scheduled for surgery on January 29. You see, there's a rather large tumour inside my colon and I have to have the operation as soon as possible. The doctor said it was probably the result of too much stress---I think he's right.
Q--That's too bad, Animan. I hope you get well soon! What will happen to Hercules?
A--Well, I won't be working on it while I'm in the hospital of course, but before and after that, when I'm home I will.
Q--Can we see some pictures from the video now?
A--Sure.This is Hercules.
His first labour is to fight the Nemean Lion, shown here:
His last labour is to fight the Cretan Bull:
A--They haven't been animated yet. These are scenes #72 and #73, in still drawings. I have the whole video planned out like this. The drawing is pretty bad! All I have to do is go in and redraw and animate them, scene by scene.
Q--How many scenes are there all together?
A--There are exactly 150. Most of the men will be big and musclebound; there will be some wrestling scenes and lots and lots of naughty Animan cartoon scenes.
Q--I'm looking forward to it.