In addition to being behind-the-scenes for Moon Girl, Fishburne provides the voice of the Beyonder, a character who interjects a little bit of Marvel's cosmic side into Lunella's adventures.įishburne provides a more flamboyant, bouncy take on the character, which is a unique angle considering how, in Marvel's comics, the Beyonder often raises the stakes by getting involved in larger, universe-defining Secret Wars events. The music influences, Fishburne said, included hip-hop, reggae and Latin, to reflect the sounds of the city while traveling from neighborhood to neighborhood. You see graffiti, which was really important, and New York street mural art,' Loter said, noting that all this was then mixed with a hand-drawn, comic book style. You see Andy Warhol's silk screening process. 'You see a lot of the New York artistic benchmarks. MarvelĪctor Laurence Fishburne serves as an executive producer on Moon Girl, alongside animator Steve Loter, and when it came to art and music in the series, they wanted to make sure the visuals and soundtrack reflected their experiences growing up in New York. Moon Girl and her sidekick Devil Dinosaur focus on protecting their local community, which sometimes gets overlooked. Meanwhile, on the more fantastical side of the episode, a new antagonist is literally made of hair. Another episode focuses on the insecurity Lunella feels over comments about her hair, which opens the episode up to a frank discussion about the discrimination Black women sometimes face over their hair. That more realistic issue is paired up with a matching villain who's also obsessed with stealing power from the neighborhood. That approach - which evokes a bit of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer formula while being way more kid-friendly - allows for the show to approach topics like Lunella's neighborhood feeling overlooked by traditional authority. Each episode also focuses on a superhero conflict that resonates with a more grounded conflict. Judging from the three episodes I've screened, the show puts a lot of emphasis on both its hand-drawn style and its high-energy soundtrack, which makes some sequences feel like a music video. 'He comes from a very harsh place in time and space and now he's at this place that's not built for him,' Tatiasciore said, adding that Lunella is able to help him adjust while he provides the muscle for their Lower East Side patrolling.

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