I guess these days you know you've made it when you get mentioned on a DVD commentary. Here's a short clip where Genndy (along with Bryan Andrews) gives a little shout-out to yours truly in the commentary track for the "Jack & the Spartans" episode from the SAMURAI JACK Season 2 set:
Here's my designs for the robot monster:![](//2.bp.blogspot.com/_fydvn82dy8s/SEnPHbf1HdI/AAAAAAAAAks/Bpce6s3F_0Y/s400/SpartanBeastTones.jpg)
My idea was to have the robo-beast's facial graphics resemble
a Greek vase, with orange graphics on black.
Of course, red and black are always seen as symbolically
representing evil, so they went with that.