More, more, more Dragon Rojo Jr.  So while CGI labors away in a pointless quest to imitate life (‘Uncanny Valley’?!? Give us a break) here’s the flipside

Yes, we are very excited over this

(Dragon Rojo Jr appears around 2:16)

UPDATED!  New pic!  Dragon Rojo looks like the real deal!

This is seriously freaky. As part of the promotion for our movie ‘Los Campeones de La Lucha Libre’, a new luchador based on our main character has debuted in Mexico! Behold – Drago Rojo in the CMLL promotion! No word if his cranky, overbearing papa was ringside giving him a hard time all evening (movie story point!)

Link: More info on Superluchas.net

As Lucha Libre diehards, this is such a huge thrill for us. And not the first time this has happened. These two luchadores from Tijuana looked a little familar too…

 …and pencils!

Flash and Toonboom Digital Pro may have made it possible for ‘paperless animation’, but I still needs me the feel of a thick lead on paper in order to draw anything decent.  Here are some of my warts ‘n all roughs (which I cleaned up in the next stage) for the Los Campeones storyboard.

And remember – Los Campeones de La Lucha Libre premieres in Mexico October 17th! -Eddie

A couple of stills from our final 2 promos