After a while of setting things up, progress went underway and I took my timely break like a boss.
What better way to do so than lounge in the boss room meant for me.
It was as unappealing as I saw it last time. Any trace of old boss was gone and it was up for me to fix things up and make myself in my room. I can't take inspiration from my work at Home though as the room wouldn't be able to fit at all.
Of course, I wouldn't be spoiled with my privileges inside of here as I set the tables and the seat for my time alone on my solo projects.
Working on a lot of pencil works was not that difficult to me, so I decided to direct the whole content processing myself.
Dividing the burden with others is effectively productive but sometimes completing it all to the end is much more satisfying.
I have already accumulated my experiences with pencil work and planning thanks to my capabilities so this was the perfect opportunity to improve on my inking and coloring work.
Being all bark out there in the production team would be shameful if they found out that I didn't have enough of the seasoned bite skills to back it up.
Bristol paper was laid out and a preliminary story was already on the page I brought along with me.
My full version iteration wouldn't be any of the established Dragonball or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle follow-ups. This was a new title that would become the third after its predecessors.
A redheaded lion, a resourceful tiger, a speedy cheetah lady, a buffed panther, a sibling pair of teening cats, and a non-talking but cute, cat-like pet.
I also designed an insignia of a roaring feline head against a red background. I also opted for a wearable gauntlet for a special sword.
Designing other human-like figures laced with animal species also took precedence and their distinctive attires is enough to get a lot of creative points from everyone who could see it.
The animal kingdom counterpart of He-man was locked on with Third Earth as its prime designation.
As far as I knows of the ThunderCats, it is an unfortunate franchise that never got to reach its full potential. Even its storyline never got to see its conclusion with all the cancellations, reboots, and retcons.
Initially debuted in 1985 in my previous life through an animated series that ran for 130 episodes but got sank due to the decline in ratings and the drop in toy sales.
ThunderCats 2011 was probably the most underrated while also the better reimagining in my opinion but never got to full potential due to the problem with ratings once again.
As for the 2020 cartoony version, I didn't even have to guess that it might fall into the same fate as the acclaimed Teen Titans with Teen Titans Go.
To avoid all these pitfalls and give it the proper story it should have, I simply forego animations and toys for later and give it the proper platform of comic books.
The 2011 iteration with a maturely mainstreamed story and tone would be what I would be expanding on.
ThunderCats would roar into its full potential under Dunphy Comics and bolster my arsenal of "my" intellectual property.
If anything, I was doing Ted Wolf a favor by helping it avoid the pitfalls it could have fallen into.
Lord of the Rings meets Dune. This was how I could put 2011 ThunderCats into perspective.
Thundera and all the anthropomorphic kingdoms and nations are yet to be explored.
Mumm-ra could even be set as someone from the First Earth and traces back to mysterious Egyptian culture. Meaning that the grand Third Earth could be the future that Earth would evolve into.
The characters and beasts are designed incredibly well that 80s Lion-o's thick thighs and spandex team could only hide in shame.
It has magic, lore, technology, and so much to explore than how the original creators and recreators could have imagined.
As much as how any 70-80s kid would defend the RankinBass produced one, the costume and character design had become awkward by the time the new century came around.
If they were wondering why toys never sold, it was because the main lion-man had a girly hairstyle and always wearing a speedo to showcase his muscled thighs.
Just like how I remastered Toriyama's Dragonball, once again, I would give ThunderCats a grandness that it much deserves through comic books and extended storylines.
Working on the first issue was mostly on introducing Third Earth, the Thundercats, the kingdom of Thundera, and the brashness of the inexperienced young prince Lion-o.
Drawing and working on quality paper felt much better than the flimsy bond paper and he might just make the switch into a permanent one from now on.
Working on Bristol paper should help my employees lessen their burden of remaking my every stroke.
Throughout the making of ThunderCats issue 1, I would make sure to come back to the coloring group to give my specifications.
Coloring is a much more tedious process than inking and sketching after all, so the progress might take a while.
Dividing an issue among the group might work as great as it had been last time but it isn't conducive for the groundwork of team efficiency that I was laying out for them.
I just practiced patience as completing 30 plus Dragonball issues to its full majesty isn't really a day-long task as his over- productivity made it seem to be.
Thus, the day went by with my moving back and forth from his office work and boss work.
Lunchtime was an interesting event with me asked to tag along and mingle around with the boisterous group.
Too bad, that the age gap and his identity as a boss were bringing complications. The lunch gathering wasn't exactly as how I remembered a group lunch had been.
It is tradition for peer talk to be restricted by age and discrimination while it is also commonality for such peer talk to gossip about the boss.
Hence, from that lunch gathering, I made it paramount to eat in my private office as a form of respect towards them.
This is to give my employees the freedom to talk about adult stuff while also giving them an area to vent about how meticulous and bossy I'm.
I was making my considerations as the boss I should be. I wasn't the quiet observer, the work crush of office ladies, or the talented co-worker anymore.