Cartoon Collection MOTU Origins He-Man Behind the Scenes

Roy Juarez is on ? this week as he’s revealed the card art for He-Man and Beast Man for the inaugural Masters of the Universe Origins Cartoon Collection line. Today, he takes collectors behind the scenes showing sketches and how the art goes from concept to production!

Cartoon Collection He-Man Behind the Scenes

On Instrgram, Roy said, “Behind the scenes look at the packaging cardback artwork for Cartoon Collection He-Man! (Swipe to see the illustration development stages). Presented by LOS GUERREROS DEL PODER @manuel_eduardo_caritas @fetch.franciscoetchart” It’s amazing to see the behind the scenes art concepts because we can see the creative process at work and it’s rare for designers to give fans a glimpse at how the sausage is made but not for Roy! He’s been amazing with letting fans get peaks at the process, which makes amazing line all that more more special! In the image below, we can see the first concept for He-Man’s card art, which looks wildly different from the end result!

In the final pencils sketch, we’ve gone from concept to work of art but the illustration needs the colors to create the iconic scenes, and teases, we all know and love!

You can see the final, produced card art, from He-Man sketch 2 and, colors applied, the art really pops and the scene is brought to life. The differences between A and B are very subtle and it’s kind of like playing Where’s Waldo with the changes but there is one change I spot between Skeletor’s legs (not what you are thinking…minds of the gutter!) and there is a plant in Sketch B where there was not in Sketch B.

He-Man Card Art Comes to Life

Check out this amazing video showing how the sketches and concepts become the final product!

He-Man Card Art Reveal

The MOTU team is on fire as Roy Juarez has released the digital card art for the upcoming He-Man MOTU Origins Cartoon Collection figure! This brand new line, revealed at San Diego Comic Con 2023, brings the characters we know and love from the Filmation Masters of the Universe cartoon to life in plastic form! Today, Roy revealed the card art that adorns He-Man’s cardback, which is not surprise to us as we got an early sample of the figure! What is also great about this new MOTU Origins sub-line is that we get a whole new array of card art teases! Speaking of which, Demos, from the Masks of Power episode, is teased on the back of He-Man’s card art so we’ll wait patiently to see if this figure ever comes to life!

Demos Tease

In the Filmation cartoon, Demos was a powerful sorcerer and the last ruler of the City of the Ancients. He and his wife Tyrella were able to store their essences in golden masks and return to life when two young magicians named Aran and Oona donned the masks. You see Demos cowering and looking at the Sword of Power as He-Man raises aloft his magic sword.

“The Masks of Power”

Adam, Man-At-Arms, and Orko, while exploring, discover the long-lost City of the Ancients. Unknown to them, Skeletor is spying on them via a mechanical bird. While he is still plotting, a young man and woman, Aran and Oona, arrive at Snake Mountain with the urge to serve Skeletor. Seeing an opportunity, he sends them to retrieve the Masks of Power, said to lie within the City of the Ancients.

Aran and Oona find the artifacts within the ruins; they place the masks on their faces, transforming them into Demos and Tyrella, two powerful magicians from Eternia’s ancient past. He-Man battles Aroo, the enraged protector of the masks, whilst Demos and Tyrella head back to Snake Mountain.

He-Man, Man-At-Arms, and Orko speak with the Sorceress, who tells them that Demos and Tyrella are after the Sword of the Ancients located deep under Snake Mountain. Demos and Tyrella defeat a startled Skeletor easily, and He-Man is forced to rescue the villain. Racing to beat the two ancient sorcerers, a tremendous battle takes place beneath the mountain.

The Sword of the Ancients is retrieved by He-Man and joined with his own Sword of Power. With the Sword of the Ancients forever beyond their reach, Demos and Tyrella vanish, and Aran and Oona return, having learnt the cost of their evil employment.

He-Man Cartoon Collection Official Images and Review

With the fury of reveals and preorders for the MOTU Origins and Masterverse lines settling down from the day of (MOTUes)days earlier in the week, we can now focus on the finer details. We’ve discovered carded images of the inaugural MOTU Origins Wave 1 set of figures, which includes He-Man and Beast Man (arriving December2023/January 2024) and Skeletor & Man-At-Arms (arriving March 2024). We secured an early release of He-Man and Beast Man and we’ve reviewed them for your viewing pleasure and are very excited for the Release of Skeletor and Man-At-Arms. On the cardbacks for He-Man and Beast Man, we can see the cross sell of Man-at-Arms and Skeletor.

He-Man

As we saw in the Mattel Booth at San Diego Comic Con 2023, the brand new cardbacks were revealed that feature a beautiful purple and blue sky background, with Castle Grayskull in the foreground.

This new sculpt of He-Man looks fabulous! You can see that they gave him an all new head sculpt from the previous release from the He-Man Anniversary 4 pack.

This new Cartoon Collection He-Man looks like he stepped right out of your CRT tv and into your living room, bringing to life the our heroic warrior! His cartoon inspired head sculpt, simplistic chest armor sculpt, and simplified waist and boots really help to give him an animated look.

He features the new MOTU Cartoon Collection buck that stands a little bit taller and lankier that the MOTU Origins figures that came before them. Also you will notice the new quads design on his legs, that make him look very ripped!

Cartoon Collection Reviews

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