Recently, I noticed something in the credits to Aeon Flux & Phantom 2040. While Peter Chung did design the characters, Eric Canete did the actual illustrations for both shows. Do these guys always work together? What else has Eric Canete done?

-- Paul D. Gilbreath (gilbreathfamily@worldnet.att.net), February 05, 2000

Answers

OK, I just found out that Canete worked on the Starship Troopers cartoon. This proves that he has a career outside of Aeon Flux (and that I have the chutzpah to answer my own question).

-- Paul D. Gilbreath (gilbreathfamily@worldnet.att.net), February 17, 2000.

Starship Troopers is a cartoon?

-- Frostbite (mbkrooks@bellsouth.net), February 20, 2000.

I was referring to the spin-off, CG rendered cartoon of Starship Troopers, but don't worry, you`re not missing anything. It`s just a watered-down kids show, with lots of effects and none of the satire.

-- Paul D. Gilbreath (gilbreathfamily@worldnet.att.net), February 21, 2000.

What the... Canete only did backgrounds for AF? It`s time to watch those tapes again...

-- Paul D. Gilbreath (gilbreathfamily@worldnet.att.net), March 02, 2000.

Aha! But he did illustrate The Herodotus File. I've seen some of his work and it's pretty good, check out his page at:

http://hyperterminal3.com

-- Paul D. Gilbreath (gilbreathfamily@worldnet.att.net), April 09, 2000.

Some of the artwork in this site left my heart beating and I actually felt as if I could swoon, it was so beautiful. Linework superb, black and white worked to perfection, thanks so much for listing the site, anyone loving the artwork in Fon should go there. Beautiful.

-- Barb e. (Suesuesbeo@aol.com), April 19, 2000.

Thanks for the compliments folks. I really appreciate the fanfare.

I aplogise for all the swooning my art induced in some of you. I assure you, that was strictly accidental.

Peter and I have only worked on Aeon together. The Phantom show Paul referred to was somewhat a misleading anomaly. Peter did the intiial designs of the show (the Phantom production was heavily influenced by Aeon, as some of you might notice)and I came afterwards and designed some of the characters towards the end of the initial 13 episode season.

As far as what I did for Aeon, I started off designing the backgrounds for the odd numbered episodes. But after I had explained to Peter that I was interested in learning more, he allowed me to storyboard one of the shows under his direction. The show?- the Purge. Three acts of my work and Peter's. I have read other posts in this news group concerning the this particular episode and I find that all the speculations are entertaining- such as what is a metaphor for what. So, if any of you have any questions regarding this particular episode, I'll be more than happy to answer.

Thanks again to everyone who came ot the site and took a look. I really appreciate you fanship. BTW, the site address has since moved form the hyperterminal3.com site to the now scaled down version located at members.aol.com/oblagon.

_e.

-- E. Canete (Oblagon@aol.com), May 10, 2000.

Yes, I really did nearly swoon, (but of course then I couldn't stay at the computer) and you thought women today were made of sterner stuff. Well, we are really honored to have you here, and what a graceful artist you are, and I still have my head full of the beauty of your black and white sketches, which somewhat reminded me of Aubrey Beardsley. Thank you for the offer to answer any of our questions regarding the Purge, of which you worked on. (Can't believe I am typing this!) Before I post I want to think what to ask, but if I could, I would like to ask when you worked on the Herodotus file, were you informed or aware of the answers to the intrigues of that plot? Because I do have some questions there. It's an incredibly complicated plot, I would love to know the real story. One more thing, working with Peter Chung, who obviously is brilliant, but also so deep, the characters so real, yet in such an imagined setting, were you not emotionally moved by the story, the characters, as we are?

-- Barb e. (Suesuesbeo@aol.com), May 11, 2000.

Was Paul right about the "rocket pops" In the Purge. i mean was Lorna using them as a metaphor for freedom? Was she punishing the people for letting their free will be taken away? One more, what did Trevor really want when he put the custodian in aeon?

-- Mary Brody (Mary Brody@aol.com), May 12, 2000.

sorry for the delay folks. a bit busy with deadline sand all and i havent been by in a while. on to the questions and such. btw, for future referrence, my typing and spelling skills are atrocious- so be warned- i am not a professional.

first of all, let me preface everything i am about to say with this: many people have thier thoeries and interpretations of anything and everything theyve seen on the show. i am not here to debunk any of those theories, but to merely offer an aspect of it from a fellow who was actually there. you are freewilled enough as individuals to maintain your percetions of any visual cues you might have seen. i am not *the* authority on aoen- only one man has that mantle. if i am unsure as to any of your questions, ill be more than happy to call him and find out for you exactly. besides, itll be a good excuse for the both of us to catch up on things.

barb- thanks again for the swooning. im glad you like dit. if you refer to my earlier post, please make a note of the address chance. i would surely appreciate it. when i was working on the herodotus file, i was given an assignment sheet with minor (or major) notes concerning the illustration itself. so i had a list of 20 to 30 things i had to draw and not much else. i think i can recall a small bible/synopsis packet i was sent home with, but for the life of me, i dont know where ive buried it. as far as working with peter- peter is a brilliant man who has more ideas than what he knows what to do with. i once had the pleasure of looking through his portfolio and saw some of the htings that never made it inot the individual episodes for one reson or the other. i guarantee, if they had made it past the bs&p and the other editorial aspects of the show, youd have more to talk about than the conversation topics ove read in this news group. when i worked with peter he was an accquired taste and took some time to figure out, but once that was out of the way, i was awestruck. you also have to realise that i was very young then and to be working on a show that i had admired for so long- well, i dont have to tell you how unbelievable it was. and certainly a huge learning experience once the whole thing was over. my focus was not in any one specific aspect of the show so in a sense nothing moved me, in a sense. the broader band that was the experience is what i was humbled by and to this day, as many animation shows as i have worked on, none shall copmare to the enjoyable time i spent working on that unfortunate young lady named aeon...a bit poetic isnt it. sting me with bees then.

mary- you have to realise that in such a visual medium as animation, there had to be visual cues as to the motivations of certain elements and characters in the show to show a plot direction of said element and characters. peter needed to show us, the audience, that the custodian in question was now changing affiliation due to some manipulation on lornas part- thusly the popsicle. the color is less important a symbolism than the actual act of taking off its original mechanical head and replacing with an irrelivant object such as a popsicle. anyone who tells you the colors had some deeper meaning might be looking into it a bit, but again, that is *thier* interpretation. the only person ill take a back seat to as far as this subject matter is concerned is peter himself. the color was purely incidental- please keep in mind that 'red white and blue' doesnt always translate to freedom or liberation.

as for your second question, i dont ever recall trevor putting a custodian in aeon. aeon assumed she was implanted because of the bellybutton plug, but thats heresay. let me just double check just so i dont make a fool of myself...bambara, the girl who crashes through the skylight, judy and trevor...so no, no actual scene where aeon was implanted, right? so it was implied, not neccessarily an actuality. please correct me if im wrong.

the original, unseen, edited ending would have been conclusive proof that aeon wasnt implanted. this ending was cut due to time constraints and was never shown. i have proof of said ending in the form of the original script from 'the purge' as well as the section of the storyboard i had done.

i hope that helps somewhat. im sorry for answering so late.

_e.

-- e. canete (oblagon@aol.com), May 19, 2000.

sorry for the delay folks. a bit busy with deadline sand all and i havent been by in a while. on to the questions and such. btw, for future referrence, my typing and spelling skills are atrocious- so be warned- i am not a professional.

first of all, let me preface everything i am about to say with this: many people have thier thoeries and interpretations of anything and everything theyve seen on the show. i am not here to debunk any of those theories, but to merely offer an aspect of it from a fellow who was actually there. you are freewilled enough as individuals to maintain your percetions of any visual cues you might have seen. i am not *the* authority on aoen- only one man has that mantle. if i am unsure as to any of your questions, ill be more than happy to call him and find out for you exactly. besides, itll be a good excuse for the both of us to catch up on things.

barb- thanks again for the swooning. im glad you like dit. if you refer to my earlier post, please make a note of the address chance. i would surely appreciate it. when i was working on the herodotus file, i was given an assignment sheet with minor (or major) notes concerning the illustration itself. so i had a list of 20 to 30 things i had to draw and not much else. i think i can recall a small bible/synopsis packet i was sent home with, but for the life of me, i dont know where ive buried it. as far as working with peter- peter is a brilliant man who has more ideas than what he knows what to do with. i once had the pleasure of looking through his portfolio and saw some of the htings that never made it inot the individual episodes for one reson or the other. i guarantee, if they had made it past the bs&p and the other editorial aspects of the show, youd have more to talk about than the conversation topics ove read in this news group. when i worked with peter he was an accquired taste and took some time to figure out, but once that was out of the way, i was awestruck. you also have to realise that i was very young then and to be working on a show that i had admired for so long- well, i dont have to tell you how unbelievable it was. and certainly a huge learning experience once the whole thing was over. my focus was not in any one specific aspect of the show so in a sense nothing moved me, in a sense. the broader band that was the experience is what i was humbled by and to this day, as many animation shows as i have worked on, none shall copmare to the enjoyable time i spent working on that unfortunate young lady named aeon...a bit poetic isnt it. sting me with bees then.

mary- you have to realise that in such a visual medium as animation, there had to be visual cues as to the motivations of certain elements and characters in the show to show a plot direction of said element and characters. peter needed to show us, the audience, that the custodian in question was now changing affiliation due to some manipulation on lornas part- thusly the popsicle. the color is less important a symbolism than the actual act of taking off its original mechanical head and replacing with an irrelivant object such as a popsicle. anyone who tells you the colors had some deeper meaning might be looking into it a bit, but again, that is *thier* interpretation. the only person ill take a back seat to as far as this subject matter is concerned is peter himself. the color was purely incidental- please keep in mind that 'red white and blue' doesnt always translate to freedom or liberation.

as for your second question, i dont ever recall trevor putting a custodian in aeon. aeon assumed she was implanted because of the bellybutton plug, but thats heresay. let me just double check just so i dont make a fool of myself...bambara, the girl who crashes through the skylight, judy and trevor...so no, no actual scene where aeon was implanted, right? so it was implied, not neccessarily an actuality. please correct me if im wrong.

the original, unseen, edited ending would have been conclusive proof that aeon wasnt implanted. this ending was cut due to time constraints and was never shown. i have proof of said ending in the form of the original script from 'the purge' as well as the section of the storyboard i had done.

i hope that helps somewhat. im sorry for answering so late.

_e.

-- e. canete (oblagon@aol.com), May 19, 2000.

again, forgive my typing skills and allof my grammatical errors. i am only an illustrator, after all.

_e.

-- e. canete (Oblagon@aol.com), May 19, 2000.

Only an illustrator to our collective dreams, (Jung and Chung!)If you ever browse the site, look under Aeon flux dreams, mine's there. Funny thing is Aeon got the living room I always wanted, only I guess it overlooks Monica, not Manhattan. Is it your design? Lovely. It happens today I got my second copy of the Herodotus file, (as my other fell apart from reading all the time). I'm not using the second copy, it's to preserve for arts sake. So here is another question, after careful study of that book, was Euphemia a jealous lover of Aeon? If you don't know, ok. But if you ever find out, I'll be waiting around this site probably another aeon or so. Looked into Peter Chung's portfolio you say, (sigh),you touched the hem of the garment, and came away changed forever. I really thought all the ones in connection with that show knew all the ins and outs, but you say only one man has that mantle, that says it all. Basically speaking, we're never going to know all of it, and if you ever do call him, tell him thanks, because we've all grown intellectually, from working on figuring out that show, and from sharing together our ideas on this site, and we beg him to re-confuse us, we would dearly love back that show, it was genius. By the way, be careful about tossing off mention of that 'bible' around here, it could start a Jihad, (for ownership that is). One more thing, I just loved that red outfit in the Purge, and aeon looked just killer in it.

-- Barb e. (Suesuesbeo@aol.com), May 20, 2000.

I have the Herodotus file and would be interested to know which illustrations were by Eric? some of it did not really look that good I am guessing Eric did'nt draw those (I do admire your talent) Particularly the strip of Aeon and Trevor in the final act looked particularly not well drawn. Maybe I am overly critical?

-- William (stateofflux@yahoo.com), May 20, 2000.

Hmm... good question. Eric, I vaguely remember you saying something about a strict deadline on Herodotus, that it was a rush-job not up to your usual standards (or words to that effect), please correct me if I'm wrong. And thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to write us, your insights are greatly appreciated.

-- Paul D. Gilbreath (gilbreathfamily@worldnet.att.net), May 20, 2000.

Oh, and I have a couple questions of my own about The Purge, but that can wait. For the record, I never believed Aeon had been implanted. That would have taken all the fun out of taming her, and Trevor wouldn't want it any other way... :)

-- Paul D. Gilbreath (gilbreathfamily@worldnet.att.net), May 20, 2000.

going on from that last message, the notion of taming Aeon got me thinging, and try to follow my rambling here.....could'nt the act of duplication in 'a last time for everything' (of Aeon by trevor) lead to a reading that trevor knows that Aeon can never be tamed (producing a copy rather than attempting to restrain the true Aeon), and if he were to some how tame her, which in some sense he does manage unwittingly in this episode (evidenced through the real Aeon's passive resistance to completing the original mission) would the destruction of their existing love/hate relationship (with a more conventional one) cause Trevor to lose his affection for Aeon? essentially, is it a case of wanting more than you have? (what you want is always more desirable than what you have) or are they truly in love? Perhaps their passion was developed from the very fact that they each know they can never be together. perhaps the ending of a last time for everything is Peter Chung's comment on their relationship, the death of Aeon being the result of them getting to close. ok, there could be stuff in there that is clearly wrong (ie not the popularly accepted opinion) but I accept criticism :-)

-- William (stateofflux@yahoo.com), May 22, 2000.

and of course, by thinging I meant thinking :-)

-- William (stateofflux@yahoo.com), May 22, 2000.

heyyy, I'm impressed, ever see Anne of a thousand days?, Richard Burton as Henry X111, and Genavieve Bujold, who plays Anne Boleyn? She's too hard to get, so he asks her, "did someone somewhere ever say, don't love him completely, don't give of yourself entirely?" To which she answers, " Yes, I do, to myself, everyday", of course, when she does finally love him this way, he loses interest. Thanks for the memories,,, But when Trevor and Fon do finally get close she dies, maybe that is just another way of creating the tension by Chung, because it seemed that Trevor really didn't want to lose her, she couldn't have kept him being the way she became,(no fight left, kinda wimpy), don't you think?

-- Barb e. (Suesuesbeo@aol.com), May 22, 2000.

By the way, sorry Eric, this is really your column, and we are drifing, that's sorta how it seems to go around here sometimes. Still your column, though.

-- Barb e. (Suesuesbeo@aol.com), May 22, 2000.

yes, you are right, it was a bit off track. but you raised an interesting point. When Aeon gave in to trevor she became weak/passive. she was a different person, not the strong anarchist we have grown to love.

-- William (stateofflux@yahoo.com), May 25, 2000.

Actually, with her sad face, I think she was braver for loving Trevor than any war she ever fought. She allowed herself to feel. He meant something to her, his approval of her became more important than her own, and she lost her freedom. "You can't buy it, you can't give it and you don't even get it,".. but you can steal it..." the stars in your eyes, they're stolen" Trevor was so powerful, he stole her heart, and he stole her freedom. I think that was the sadness in her eyes, really. But I doubt Aeon knows it. There is no pain in being alone, but then there is no love, either. Sorry, I know I'm pontificating here, just my opinion. And here is a little, maybe, whimsy: when her clone kissed her, I think she 'took' Aeon back, and I think maybe Aeon didn't die, I think the kiss allowed somehow for a transformation to take place, but I haven't worked it out in my own head, yet. Sort of the beginning of approval of yourself, to 'kiss' yourself.

-- Barb e. (Suesuesbeo@aol.com), May 25, 2000.

yes, I think the kiss did signify something, but was it merely a parting gesture? as the duplicated Aeon knew that she would probably die if she entered the towers by herself. When Aeon saw trevor immediately after the kiss she turned and fled, as if she realised what she had become, or the hold that he had on her. by following the other Aeon she chose herself over trevor, so maybe she can't be tamed afterall...

-- William (stateofflux@yahoo.com), May 26, 2000.

Dear Eric Canette/Oblagon: I just got a brand new copy of the Herodotus file, can I askorbeg for an autograph? My paws are up in front of me, and I am asking, I'll send it packaged in a way that there is minimal rewrap, but I would really love one, and I'll even include postage. Of course if you don't have a private box please don't give out your address, not trying to wreck your life, honest. But a girls gotta try. Realllly I would love and cherish it.

-- Barb e. (Suesuesbeo@aol.com), May 26, 2000.

Again, I am sorry for being so late with these answers. I will try to do better in the future.

In answer to Williams question- since I dont have the book here in front of me, I can honestly say, other than the artworks that have been 're-used' from the show itself, all others were done by yours truly...except: the end story that was the comicbook. Initially, that section was laid out by Mr. Robert Valley, a talented illustrator, as well as a storyboard artist for the show. You can see his name in the credits somewhere. Once Robert was done, he in turn gave it to me to finish. Unfortunately, I had already been 3 weeks past the contractual deadline that was given to me by production crew for the book. As in, they only had my services until such a certain date and because they couldnt get their acts together quickly enough, it spilled over into another 3 weeks beyond that. I was patient of course- Peter had hand chosen me to illustrate the book and I was more than honored to comply, but unfortunately, my financial obligations had started to become overwhelming to the point where I could no longer stay with the book for very much longer.

They had informed me that the remainder of the book consisted of said comicbook pages and Robert would do it. I was happy since that would make my job a bit easier. The turning point came when they told me I only had about 1 week to finish after Roberts part was done. I told them that this was a physical impossibility for me, and that I could not, in good conscience, hack something out for the sake of finishing.

They proceeded to illustrate that final section in-house. Their illustrators, as talented as they might have been, were all trained in a style consistent to that of the Beavis and Butthead show. I am uncertain, how in their right minds could have let that travesty which was that comicbook page section let pass. I guess, given the time constraints, they had to finish the book somehow. And that is how that horrendous portion of the book came to be. I claim no responsibility for it and to this day, people still ask me as to what happened to the quality of my work in that instance. I would then have to launch into this very same explanation as I have now. What I am truly proud of, is the fact that enough of my fans can site that the work done in that section was not mine. So William, thank you for the good eye. And no, you are definitely not being over critical.

No apologies are necessary Barb. This is, after all an Aeon Flux board and not an Eric Canete board. As for having your copy of Herodotus File signed, I will be more than happy to. Send a package with a self-addressed stamped envelope to this address. I check this mailing location from time to time and Ill be sure to keep an eye out for it and get it back to you rightly. The mailing address is:

Black Velvet Studios c/o Eric Canete PMB# 514 2390 Crenshaw Boulevard Torrance, CA 90501

Thanks for reading along folks.

_e.

-- E. Canete (Oblagon@aol.com), June 02, 2000.

Wow, Eric. I really did not expect that! I will definitely mail my copy to you, thank you so much. I still do love your work, and actually the story above regarding the last pages doesn't surprise me, as your ability to render the human figure is very accomplished. Btw, did you see that Peter Chung visited this site, it's been a great thrill for all of us here that the animators/creators of this show are also so considerate of their fans, thank you again. Do love reading your inputs, its pretty fascinating to hear the inside stories of the making of any part of Aeon.

-- Barb e. (Suesuesbeo@aol.com), June 02, 2000.

It sure is, Barb, it sure is. Mmm, since I have no idea how long this Q&A is gonna be able to keep up (hopefully for a while), I'd better quit waffling and ask my Purge question. Ok, here's the main thing that's been bugging me, if Aeon ended up doing just what Trevor wanted (ie: pulling the lever as indicated by the Custodian in the tank), how did he know all that was going to happen? I mean, Bambara showing up when he did, seeing fake Trevor, calling him a dirty carbuncle and being eliminated by consensus? How would he know all these things? And I'm not even going to pretend I understand the connection between Aeon's lever-pull and fake Trevor's Custodian jumping out. What was the mechanism there? And is the Trevor watching the blood bank fake, or the real one? We see him doing something to his navel... sorry Eric, I know that's more than one question, but I'm sure you can help clarify this.

-- Paul D. Gilbreath (gilbreathfamily@worldnet.att.net), June 03, 2000.

And I promise I won't mention Starship Troopers anymore. (for what it's worth, the backgrounds are the best part of the show)

-- Paul D. Gilbreath (gilbreathfamily@worldnet.att.net), June 03, 2000.

Eric: After reading about some of these stories, it doesn't exactly sound like a piece of cake to illustrate. Did you ever meet any of the other artists? Did they think it was hard? Did the censors ever cut what you felt was one of your best pieces of work? Was the Herodotus file ever a subject for possible animation?

-- Kittymoon (Kittymoontale@aol.com), June 10, 2000.

Thank you for clarifying everything Eric.

-- William (stateofflux@yahoo.com), June 11, 2000.

As for "How did Trevor know that Aeon would need to pull the lever?" You know what? I really don't think it matters. But if you want an explanation I guess you could say that Bambara was another unwilling participant of Trevor's little show. Trevor could have somehow arranged for Bambara to find the place.

-- Frostbite (mbkrooks@bellsouth.net), June 12, 2000.

Hello again.

Paul- dont worry about the mention of the Starship Troopers thingI dont mind it so much. And thank you for the compliments regarding the backgrounds. Very much appreciated.

Kittymoon- I wouldnt say easy, but it was a blast- regardless of the circumstances. I mean, how many kids my age were doing the kind of things I was doing. So it was more good than bad and I had fun doing it. As for meeting the other artists- I worked with Mr. Robert Valley while I was employed at Colossal Pictures working on the show. The painter responsible for all the wonderful colors on Herodotus was a man by the name of Jameshis last name escapes me at the moment- so the guys name was James. (heh!) I never met he people responsible for the tail end of the book. I was never censored in any way. You also have to understand I was still coming into my own artistically, so it wasnt as if I was this seasoned veteran as Peter Chung is. There was a whole lot of visual experimentation on my part- more than I would like, when it came to that book. But for the most part, I was given free reign. I was never informed of the book being turned into anything else beyond its original concept. Perhaps Peter might be able to answer this question with more information.

William- You are welcome.

Barb- I have received the package you sent me. I have signed the copy and will be sending it back to you directly. Thank you for the kind words and I hope you enjoy it. By the way, I have never seen the book in this format before. I had always remembered it with the flap that went over the front and locked into a small slat. Perhaps this is a reprinted copy? Does anyone know of what Im speaking about? Regardless, thanks for the fanship.

Thank you all writing. I appreciate you patience.

-- E. Canete (Oblagon@aol.com), June 27, 2000.

Thank you, wow, this is so cool. Really, you met a guy named James, (oh god no, not an artist), well, the book has the flap still, but you open it up and assemble it, it's on the last page. The whole idea for that book was highly creative, it was really novel, not too mention extremely well written, you are definitely part of the Flux Team, and believe me I will just swoon to see your signature on it. I bet it was a blast, I hope Peter Chung, (hard to just call him Peter, seems disrespectful) does get to work on Aeon again, and I hope you are part of it, and all the others on the original team, I really feel there was a group effort that exceeded the general product put out, ever. God, what a great show it was, having a hard copy to hold is perfect. Thanks again.

-- Barb e. (Suesuesbeo@aol.com), June 28, 2000.

Eric, yes, there was 2 formats produced for the book/file. The first print was with the silver cover and the flap that folded into the cover, the second came with the standard softcover. I believe it is blue.

-- William (stateofflux@yahoo.com), June 28, 2000.

Guess what, as of last week I now have a Herodotus File of my very own, and it has the original cover! Woo-hoo! Too bad I ordered it back in Febuary... Amazon.com might say they'll accept checks, but don't you believe it. Anyway it's a cool companion book to the series, I'm glad it finally arrived.

-- Paul (gilbreathfamily@worldnet.att.net), June 28, 2000.

Thanks for answering my questions, Eric. That sort of opportunity doesn't come along too many times for anyone, and the fact that you were there will never be erased. Personally, I think MTV really never has recaptured those seasons for quality, and I notice they have a new cartoon about spies this season, I bet they wish they still had Aeon Flux on. Well, maybe if we all keep prompting them occasionally they'll get the hint...sure wish they would do Herodotus as a film, that would be something to see. Paul, you're in for a treat.

-- Kittymoon (Kittymoontale@aol.com), June 28, 2000.

Eric: I just realized that by 'visual experimentation' you might be referring to the other parts of that book, the simulation of the 'file' itself. You mean that was yours too? Well, you certainly met standards. I like the way the pages are all stamped with "central archives" and there really is a maze of little nuances in that book to pour over, certain comments are very funny, like 'all the muck that's fit to rake', for those who don't know the top of every NY Times says "all the news that fit to print".

-- Barb e. (Suesuesbeo@aol.com), June 29, 2000.

I still don't get why Aeon had to pull that lever to make Trevor's custodian jump out, it feels like something is missing from that scene. The result of editing perhaps?

-- Paul (gilbreathfamily@worldnet.att.net), July 08, 2000.

How ironic that MTV is now cashing in on the "Austin Powers" craze with a new spy series.

-- Paul (gilbreathfamily@worldnet.att.net), July 08, 2000.

Eric, I still haven't gotten my copy of the Herodotus file, is it possible you haven't gotten around to sending it yet?

-- Barb e. (Suesuesbeo@aol.com), July 09, 2000.

Eric, still haven't got that file, hope it isn't lost in the mail, (god what a nightmarish thought). But I wondered if you would answer these questions: These days work for animation artists is abundant, but out of our country it seems. So, how do you as an artist, (this is just artistic curiosity, not that it's something I'm attempting for myself) get these offers in other countries. I can see Peter Chung is a different thing, his name being so well known, but for the general artist; and if he did 'land a gig' in Korea, does that company pay for travel and expenses? Doesn't that defete the 'low cost' of hiring an artist? Does that mean they are more prone to hire local artists? As an artist iss there a way to do your work and ship it? Just wondering, also have you ever done any work that was re-routed that way? One more thing, this new computer software that allows for animation among amateurs, have you worked with it, and what about the big guns equipment, does it cost just thousands upon thousands?

-- Barb e. (Suesuesbeo@aol.com), July 13, 2000.

Wanted to say thanks so much Eric, for the personally signed copy of the Herodotus File, Eric was kind enough to write me a whole page thanking me for my interest in his work, the 'file' is a beautifully written/illustrated work, and yes, I will read in again and again, but the thrill of owning a work signed by one of the original 'Aeon Flux' team is one that I will always treasure. Thanks again. BTW Eric signed it on the first page, the full lenght face of Aeon, which is looking at the reader, which is evidently his drawing, and I have to say this drawing I have admired many a time, love rendering of the lips, and the lighting from behind, nice work. Wouldn't I love to see a movie of this, it has the intrigue and mystery that all 'spy' work' has, but with these elegant characters, and the thrill of it all is of course Aeon.

-- Barb e. (Suesuesbeo@aol.com), July 21, 2000.