This is a public service announcement from my four all-time favorite bruisers, Brick, Butch, Blossom, and Buttercup, from Team Xtreme. Brick, Butch, Blossom, and Buttercup: SHUT UP AND GO TO HECK, CRIME! Brick: I bludgeon the fool who dares to murder, assault, and/or batter anyone, male or female! Butch: I go berserk when some dirtbag robs a store, holds up a bank or commits arson! Blossom: I ensure a harsh lesson on pain and punishment to anyone who thrives on corruption, abuse, animal cruelty, shady dealings, and general injustice! Buttercup: And you felonious punks can bet your filthy butts that I will be the one to execute you with a big knuckle sandwich! Brick: So, remember, folks. Butch: No matter how old or how young you are. Blossom: If you do the crime… Buttercup: You will do the time. Brick, Butch, Blossom, and Buttercup (punch the screen): HYAAAH!!! This has been a public service announcement made by the members of Townsville’s very own Team Xtreme. I certainly enjoyed making this piece of work. I figured that the appropriate setting for this would be a brick-walled alleyway and, in terms of the clothing, I gave Brick, Butch, Blossom, and Buttercup their signature color tops as well as matching blue jeans, gray fighting gloves, and white sneakers with their corresponding colors. And for those of you wondering where Boomer and Bubbles are, let’s just say that in this universe Boomer is the director of photography and Bubbles is the producer with the clapboard with these two alternating as directors. Brick, Butch, Blossom, and Buttercup from The Powerpuff Girls belong to Craig McCracken.
Articles by Antoni Matteo Garcia
What better way to send off the 2017-2018 Metropolitan Opera House season than with the radio broadcast of Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette starring the dashingly mellifluous Charles Castronovo and the gorgeously alluring Ailyn Pérez. Enjoy the review and let me know your opinions as well.
Martina Serafin knocked it out of the park as Puccini’s Manon Lescaut. Enjoy the review and let me know your opinions as well.
Two years ago I caught an underrated Richard Strauss that deserved a good look. Enjoy the review and let me know your opinions as well.
Let’s see how this production of Puccini’s Manon Lescaut starring Kristine Opolais will fare. Enjoy the review and let me know your opinions as well. Yes, I did sound a bit worn out in this video review, but let’s just say my voice kind of gave way to a film shoot I was involved in. But it was getting better, I just needed to rest my voice.
Claus Guth. Whether you like him or hate him, you can’t deny that this Salome production did have some moments of brilliance. Enjoy the review and let me know your opinions as well.
Two years ago, I parted from Budapest with this light and lovely comic opera starring wealthy older man and his cheeky yet lovable servant girl. The singers involved in this opera were Andras Kiss as Uberto and Orsolya Safar as Serpina.
Two years ago in January, I caught the premiere of Leos Janacek’s Vec Makropulos, known in English as The Makropulos Case, at the Deutsche Oper Berlin starring the indescribable, invigorating, and exhilarating Wagnerian soprano, Madame Evelyn Herlitzius, as the tragically eternal anti-heroine, Emilia Marty. Enjoy the review and let me know your opinions as well.
Four years ago, I caught the premiere of this particular production of Hector Berlioz’s La Damnation de Faust headlined by an illustrious cast consisting of Samuel Youn, Klaus Florian Vogt, Clementine Margaine, and Tobias Kehrer. Enjoy the review and let me know your opinions as well.
My three favorite Disney muscle hunks, Hercules, Basuli, and Tarzan, are back. This time, based on the look in their eyes, they are so ready for a beatdown, more specifically a Pankration match. Plus, they are aged up to be in their forties, given their ages after their shows or movies were aired and, of course, their beards. In this pic, Herc is 45, Basuli is 44, and Tarzan is 43. For those of you not in the know, Pankration is an ancient Greek martial art that existed since the 7th century BC and that is a combination of wrestling and boxing along with the usage of kicks, holds, locks, and chokes. The only unacceptable moves were biting and gouging the opponent’s eyes out. Etymologically speaking, Pankration derives from two Greek words, “pan” meaning “all” and “kratos” meaning “strength, power, or might”. When combined together the literal meaning is “all of the power”. Moreover, Pankration is rather similar today’s mixed martial arts given the similarities of certain moves. Going to Herc, Basuli, and Tarzan, I envision them as veteran pankratiasts, given their superhuman strength and unparalleled combat prowess. Even more so, when making this drawing, I kind of knew that Hercules would also specialize in something like Pankration, as he is based in Ancient Greece, and I figured that Basuli and Tarzan would make perfect sparring partners and teammates for Herc. Growing up, they would participate in many a Pankration match and would constantly sharpen their skills. By the time they reach their forties, they would still go on with competing, but they would also dedicate themselves to becoming coaches to aspiring young fighters and teach them the basics and watch their growth and development. When making this drawing, there were facets that had to come into consideration from the stance to researching the typical Pankration attire to aging up these three gentlemen. I gave Herc, Basuli, and Tarzan their signature color loincloths, with Herc’s being burgundy, Basuli’s being red and Tarzan’s being dark brown, and even different beard styles, with Herc having his beard around the jaw and chin area, Basuli having a sort of full beard and Tarzan having a goatee. Plus, I gave them the same color of cloth that binds their hands and wrists when fighting. In addition to that, I am rather satisfied with how their arrangement turned out, as everyone is seen and in a line. Overall, I definitely enjoyed making this and even finding out a bit about Pankration. I imagine these guys would square off against Nessus, Kaj the Leopardman, and Muviro, Goku, Vegeta, and Gohan all three in their Super Saiyan 4 form, or even, Conan, Prince Zula, and Ka-Zar in a three-on-three throwdown. That would be such a spectacle I would pay really good money to see! As always, it’s really fun seeing Hercules, Basuli, and Tarzan kicking loads of butt together while being really close friends, which is definitely a crossover I would’ve loved to see happen. Thanks so much for taking a gander at this pic and for reading this post and I will see you all on the flipside. Take care. This is where I found some information regarding Pankration, so here you go. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pankration Hercules belongs to Disney and Greek Mythology Basuli and Tarzan from The Legend of Tarzan and Tarzan belong to Disney and Edgar Rice Burroughs.