Astro

With the year wrapping up, I’m already looking forward to 2009 when a CG “Astro Boy” soars high in the sky on the big screen.

Total 80s flashback after seeing the teaser – one of the afternoon cartoons I devotedly watched, even though we didn’t have a TV. I would slip out of our house and watch it at a neighbor’s living room. As a fan, I doodled that head a lot on paper, perfecting those two pointy peaks on his head, those wide Manga eyes, and the dash of white on his hair.

And I don’t need to spend money for a psych session to understand why I identify and adore this robot and his relationship to the “Professor.” That he only wears a black brief and red boots is another story.