"As an animator, I've always been interested in movement," he explains. That's most evident through Unicorn: Warriors Eternal's breakout character, Copernicus, a silent, rotund robot that bears a passing resemblance to Tik-Tok - the mechanical man from the merry old land of Oz.
One thing that's united all of Tartakovsky's various series has been an emphasis on silent storytelling over dialogue-driven cartoons. That's something I really wanted to tap into." All of a sudden your mind is more adult, but body isn't quite there yet. I almost got lucky that this show wasn't made earlier, because I got to experience that firsthand. "This light all of a sudden turns on and they're not little girls anymore. "Watching my girls become teenagers has been shocking," says the father of three. But the incarnation that's coming to Adult Swim is rooted in something closer to home for him - the push-pull between adolescence and adulthood that defines the teenage experience. Tartakovsky says that the original version of the show that he dreamed up 20 years ago was more about the conflict between magic and technology. The heroes of Tartakovsky's latest series, Unicorn: Warriors Eternal. only this time, their spirits are housed in teenage bodies.
Powerful sorceress Melinda (voiced by Hazel Doupe), cosmic monk Seng (Demari Hunte) and elfin warrior Eldred (Tom Milligan) play the members of Unicorn - a trio who reawaken to combat evil in different eras. Premiering May 4 at midnight on Adult Swim, the steampunk-inspired series takes place in a version of 19th century London populated by magical heroes and villains. Case in point: Tartakovsky's latest series, Unicorn: Warriors Eternal, has taken two decades to become a reality. Of course, the downside to that approach is that it can sometimes take decades to get what you like onscreen. As long as people strong reactions to what I do, I'm gonna keep doing it. "But you have to be really careful because then you're walking a tightrope of doing stuff for fans. "Obviously, you hope an audience will like it," the creator of Dexter's Laboratory, Samurai Jack and Primal adds with a laugh. I just know what I like and what that communicates to me." "I don't know what they like! I don't know what anybody likes, really. "When I come up with a show, it's never like, 'I'm gonna make this one for 10-year-olds,'" Tartakovsky says. But the Russia-born animator tells Yahoo Entertainment that his work is first and foremost intended for an audience of one. (Photo: Courtesy Everett Collection/Getty Images)įor nearly 30 years now, Genndy Tartakovsky has overseen era-defining cartoons that have captured millions of eyeballs. Animator Genndy Tartakovsky (center) reflects on some of his best-remembered cartoons including The Powerpuff Girls (left) and Samurai Jack (right).
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