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At the beginning of the FBA, I made two horse characters, Lance Cheval and Brandon Hess.
Lance Cheval was the ultimate glory hound. A physically handsome Percheron stallion from a small Maine town, he had the exceptional fortune of being cast in a successful movie when he was just a colt. That planted a seed for young Lance, who made it his life mission to become a huge movie star. But being a drafter from the opposite side of the country, it would be a tough road. His pursuit of an FBA career was a stepping stone, taking advantage of his natural size and strength to become an athlete with the hopes that it would propel him onto the silver screen.
It did. And his movie was a massive flop. When no one would give him a second chance, he turned back to basketball where he rebuilt his talents on his mountain of regret.
Brandon Hess was a quiet, hard-working Clydesdale out of St. Louis, a simple farm colt whose local basketball coach needed his towering size for the school team. Training hard every day, Brandon became the undeniable anchor for his school which led to a college scholarship. In 1999, he submitted his name to the FBA draft, getting picked late. But while few ever paid much attention to the big Midwestern horse, his calm focus on his game was proven as he played for 12 seasons with few ever knowing his name.
In a game in 2011, these two horses met on the hardwood. They jumped for the same rebound. And in a moment that could have gone in so many directions, in so many ways, Brandon came down on his leg wrong, shattering the bones, leaving him with a career-ending injury with Lance just staring in shock. In a post-game interview, Lance talked about the experience--by telling the reporters how much it had affected him.
In the following years, Brandon's team would win their first championship-- without him. And then Lance's team won a championship, putting a ring on the Percheron's finger playing a sport he had been forced to turn back to. Brandon vanished from the spotlight and was quietly and quickly forgotten.
I had a plan for how to complete Brandon Hess's arc, but my plans were snuffed out by the current FBA management's decision to ban me from the project without warning. While Lance Cheval was always the more popular character, amusingly arrogant, unabashedly sexy, with a fun story of seeking and failing at stardom, Brandon Hess's is a story that resonates more with me the older I get. It was wonderful to be able to put this Furballer cover together and remind myself of just how much I poured into these early characters and the world they came out of.
pacAt the beginning of the FBA, I made two horse characters, Lance Cheval and Brandon Hess.
Lance Cheval was the ultimate glory hound. A physically handsome Percheron stallion from a small Maine town, he had the exceptional fortune of being cast in a successful movie when he was just a colt. That planted a seed for young Lance, who made it his life mission to become a huge movie star. But being a drafter from the opposite side of the country, it would be a tough road. His pursuit of an FBA career was a stepping stone, taking advantage of his natural size and strength to become an athlete with the hopes that it would propel him onto the silver screen.
It did. And his movie was a massive flop. When no one would give him a second chance, he turned back to basketball where he rebuilt his talents on his mountain of regret.
Brandon Hess was a quiet, hard-working Clydesdale out of St. Louis, a simple farm colt whose local basketball coach needed his towering size for the school team. Training hard every day, Brandon became the undeniable anchor for his school which led to a college scholarship. In 1999, he submitted his name to the FBA draft, getting picked late. But while few ever paid much attention to the big Midwestern horse, his calm focus on his game was proven as he played for 12 seasons with few ever knowing his name.
In a game in 2011, these two horses met on the hardwood. They jumped for the same rebound. And in a moment that could have gone in so many directions, in so many ways, Brandon came down on his leg wrong, shattering the bones, leaving him with a career-ending injury with Lance just staring in shock. In a post-game interview, Lance talked about the experience--by telling the reporters how much it had affected him.
In the following years, Brandon's team would win their first championship-- without him. And then Lance's team won a championship, putting a ring on the Percheron's finger playing a sport he had been forced to turn back to. Brandon vanished from the spotlight and was quietly and quickly forgotten.
I had a plan for how to complete Brandon Hess's arc, but my plans were snuffed out by the current FBA management's decision to ban me from the project without warning. While Lance Cheval was always the more popular character, amusingly arrogant, unabashedly sexy, with a fun story of seeking and failing at stardom, Brandon Hess's is a story that resonates more with me the older I get. It was wonderful to be able to put this Furballer cover together and remind myself of just how much I poured into these early characters and the world they came out of.
Category Artwork (Traditional) / Miscellaneous
Species Horse
Size 1694 x 2175px
File Size 944.6 kB
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